My name is Tom. I have been married to Kathleen for 10 years. I am 6'3 and 210 pounds and I make a real effort to stay in shape. I make a pretty good living as a sales rep for a manufacturer just outside Cleveland. I married my high school sweetheart when I was 19.
Two years later my son Robert was born. When Robert was eight years old, my first wife went away for a weekend and never returned.
My world was upside down. I could no longer accept out of town assignments and my normal workday now included being home for my son. It made me grow up quickly.
Fortunately for me, there was Kathleen. About the time Robert was 5 my wife would use Kathleen as a baby sitter on a regular basis. At that time Kathleen was a freckle face, flat chested 14 year old with a tough home life. Her dad left when she was young and her mother tried her best to keep things going, but she drank too much and too often to keep a real job.
The money that Kathleen earned helped out at home, but I think the good part for her was that babysitting gave her a place to go.
When my wife left, I turned to Kathleen. At seventeen, she was mature beyond her years and she did a pretty good job playing mom to Robert and keeping the house in order while still attending high school.
For about three years, we continued on as a sort of family. Kathleen and I seemed to be on the same page regarding almost every issue. We would often talk till late at night. Kathleen had her own room and I never really considered her as anything more than that little girl that took care of my son.
On the rare occasion that I would date, Kathleen would always be there to talk when I got home. Since she was always available whenever I needed her to watch Robert, I guess I started taking her for granted.
On the evening of her 20th birthday, it dawned on me that I had never seen or met any of Kathleen's friends. I asked her if she had any plans for her birthday, and when she said she was going to stay home and read a good book that she had just purchased. I started to tease her that she needed to get a life. In her hurt little voice I can still remember her telling me that she had everything she wanted right here.
At that point I started feeling guilty, so I asked her if I could treat her to diner at one of the better places in town for her birthday. Her response was that she had nothing to wear and I quickly assured her that I thought many of her outfits would be more than appropriate.
On that basis, she agreed to our date if I would give here time to find something appropriate to wear. I used the time to make reservations at the best steakhouse in town before I got ready.
Within half an hour Kathleen was ready. I was astonished as she came out of her room dressed in a low cut evening dress that came just above her knees and cut so low in front that I could see about half of her soft breasts. It was obvious that I had never taken a real look at this beautiful young lady that was almost 12 years my junior.
At 5'4 and about 115 pounds, she appeared to be all women. I kept wondering how I had never noticed her before.
Needless to say we had a very wonderful evening. I managed to get through the evening supporting a huge hard on without so much as a goodnight kiss at the end of the evening.
After that night things started changing. There were the little touches as we passed each other, and there was more casual time spent together both with and without my son. We spent almost a year, each trying to come to terms with our reality and our feelings for each other.
Just before her 21st birthday, I finally got up the courage to seduce her. She was a willing participant with a lot to learn. Three months later we were married.
We have added two more sons to our family, and Robert has both a mom and a big sister in Kathleen. We moved to a bigger house with a pool and with a few promotions along the way I have done a pretty good job of taking care of us.
That brings me to today. I am 43, still in pretty good shape and working more than I would like. Kathleen is 32 and totally devoted to our three sons. Other than work related outings, we don't get out much and I still don't think that Kathleen has any real friends.
About a year ago, I started teasing her that she should get out more. She always seemed to ignore me or change the subject. Our sex life was good, but like the rest of our lives it had become pretty routine. I kept dropping hints that I wanted her to expand her horizons in the bed room. After about six months of getting nowhere, I finally asked Kathleen if she had ever noticed another man. When she said she saw them all the time, I pushed and asked bluntly if any of them had ever turned her on. She started to cry and told me that I was all she ever wanted.
I finally convinced her that I was not interested in being with other woman, but that I would find it to be a big turn on if she were to have sex with another man and then tell me all about it.
After another case of crying hysterics, that is where I left it. From time to time I would bring it up, but her standard response was that if that person ever came along, we could talk about it. I knew that it would never happen.
I am going to let Kathleen tell you the rest of the story, because somehow I always manage to get it a little bit wrong.
It was three o'clock on a Saturday afternoon. Tom had been working for weeks on a presentation for a new client. He came to bed about 2 in the morning and muttered something about a great idea and that he was ready for the big presentation. By 9 this morning it became obvious to me that Tom was really sick and that his presentation this evening would have to wait. He kept insisting that he could manage it. By noon, he finally relented and called his boss Henry. Together they tried to prepare Henry for the presentation as the client was from out of town and this would be their only opportunity to meet face to face and beat the competition.
A few minutes before three, Tom told me that he felt Henry would be able to pull this off but that I would have to meet Henry and the client to bring all the materials for the presentation. I was in a panic as I didn't know what to wear or how I would come across so as not to mess this up for my husband. Tom just assured me that I would do fine if I was just myself.
I spent 3 hours agonizing over my responsibility. I got dressed 3 times before I finally settled on a button down blouse and medium length skirt with matching jacket. I wore sensible heals and combed out my shoulder length blonde hair and put on just a touch of make-up.
By 6:30, I had loaded all the materials in the car and headed off to the restaurant where I was supposed to meet Henry. As I walked into the restaurant with my arms loaded I recognized Henry in a big corner booth with what I assumed were the clients. As I got to the table Henry introduced me to Frank and his wife Joan.
I asked Henry where he would like the presentation materials. To my surprise Henry looked at me in a bit of confusion and said that he thought I would be joining them. Not knowing what to do, I managed to say something about Tom not feeling well and the kids needing their dinner. Quickly realizing that I was saying the wrong thing, I ended by saying that I was sure Tom could handle the home front and that I would be glad to join them.
As I slid in next to Henry, Frank took the liberty of ordering a round of drinks.
As I sipped my martini, Henry and Frank discussed business and Joan just seemed to sit quietly as though it was something she was used to.
I had known Henry for probably 15 years and in all that time he had always been nice to me but I felt like I never really knew him. He had been Tom's boss for most of that time. As I really looked at him for the first time, I saw a well-dressed man in his mid-fifties with graying hair and a bit of a belly. I understood from what Tom had told me that his third marriage had just ended in divorce.
Frank on the other hand was probably a little older than Henry. He appeared to be just over 6 feet tall with a very good physique and an ability to make everyone feel like he was your best friend. On top of all those qualities he was one of those rare men that I would truly consider handsome. His wife Joan was just stunning. My best guess put her at about 5'2 and 105 pounds. She had long black hair and a dark complexion. I wondered to myself if she could really be as young as she appeared. I finally figured her to be close to my age, which would make her about half the age of her husband.
I was startled out of my little session by Frank who asked me what I thought of all this business stuff. I had no choice but to be honest when I said that I was simply the delivery girl and had nothing to do with putting it together.
He just smiled and said that Joan and I probably had a lot in common then. He went on to say that he appreciated the work that had gone into the project and from what he had seen; he hoped we would be seeing more of each other. Not knowing what that meant, I said I would like that.
Frank then excused himself to go to the restroom. When he returned, Joan shifted her seat to be directly across from Henry, leaving her husband facing me. Frank started right in with small talk. He wanted to know all about me and my interests. He sounded genuinely interested when I told him about my typical day with three kids.
By the time dinner was served, I was feeling a bit out of it from all the alcohol. I was not used to consuming so much and I was just hoping that my slurred speech was not obvious.