Thanks and admiration to three talented author/editors:
HMAuthor
for first editing and improving this story;
Shygirlwhore
for editing and suggestions that made it even better, despite her extreme distaste for some of the things the characters did; and
Amela
, whose stories are both devious and airy and who finds things that no one else sees and scrubs away until the story shines. And thanks to seedpearl for contributing.
"Never!" she declared.
They were watching a grossout comedy on a premium channel. Andrea's reaction was to Dane turning and looking at her right after one of the characters mentioned anal sex.
Dane laughed as he turned back to the screen. Though he had long ago given up any hope of her allowing him into her ass, he still enjoyed getting a rise out of her whenever someone else brought the subject up.
He had seen plenty of anal porno online and would have liked to try it at least once in his life. But Andrea hated the idea, and life with her was nearly perfect, so why bother bringing up something that would put her in a bad mood.
They had been married seventeen years and were both successful in their careers, she in sales, he in IT. Their two teens and one pre-teen were exasperating but basically good kids.
More importantly, Andrea was still exciting in bed. Both of them worked out and were fit, and their lovemaking was athletic and imaginative. They were always trying new things to add to their repertoire.
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"Never!"
"Come on, Dane," Andrea said. "Let me! Just once! I know you'll like it."
They were lying naked next to each other, sweaty, exhausted and satisfied from the vigorous horizontal workout they had just finished.
Andrea had been caressing his cock and balls. She had inserted a finger into his ass. As a second one went in, it provoked his reaction.
"How can you be interested in something so unnatural?" he asked. "God made it for getting stuff out, not pushing it in. The idea is so disgusting that it makes me feel like throwing up."
"This is different. It's not a cock in the wrong hole. You can parrot what I say about anal sex all you want, but you have to admit that it arouses you."
"I admit that when you put one finger in there and move it around, it feels good," he countered. "But when you stick a second finger in, it's a total turn-off. When you snuck three in one time, it felt really uncomfortable. Don't try to tell me you're doing it for me. You're the one who gets a kick out of it."
"You have no idea how many times I've used two fingers on you when you thought it was one," she retorted. "You take them easily. And I know if you relaxed a little, I could do a lot more. Yes, it gets me hot watching my fingers doing your ass. What's wrong with that?"
He didn't answer her question.
"You really want to get your whole hand in there, don't you? Those guys you watch on the Internet are gay. They've been practicing with big cocks for years, so their assholes are trained for fisting. The women sticking their arms up them to the elbow aren't their wives. That's just an act.
"I respect your feelings about anal and don't try to push it on you. Please explain why you don't give me the same courtesy."
"Forget it!"
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"I got a call from Valerie today," Andrea said one night a few months later as they were preparing for bed.
"That's the one who-"
"Yes, she's the lesbian I experimented with in college. I embellish the stories I tell you to get you excited, so please don't bring them up when you see her."
"What do you mean 'when I see her?'"
"She's moving to town, and she has strong feelings about patriarchy. She once told me in college that every time I had sex with a man, he was really raping me."
"Is it because of things that happened to her?"
"I don't think so. At least she never mentioned anything to me. She says from what she's read and what she's observed, it's obvious that since men are stronger physically, they overpower us. They are brutes, and most women are willing to be their slaves. She thinks a woman isn't really free until she rejects their supremacy and treats them as they want to treat her -- like an inferior animal."
"Wow! That's really, umm, extreme!"
He was going to say "really sick" but thought better of it."
"I thought that would be your reaction. That's why you won't be seeing too much of her. When you do, don't mention my stories, okay? She might get upset that I told you about us."
"Don't worry."
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Except for meeting her for dinner a few times, Andrea didn't bring up Valerie again until a month later when they were in bed.
She took a deep breath before she blurted out something so fast that it took Dane a second for it to register.
"She wants to have sex with me."
Dane looked at Andrea. Her face showed she was curious to see how he'd react.
"Are you asking for a hall pass?" he said. "It's a great idea for a movie, but not for a marriage based on love and trust."
"I knew you'd be upset if I said that about a guy, but I wondered if you felt the same way about a woman. My stories about her and me never bothered you. They got you hot."
"If you had sex with a guy I wouldn't be upset," he lied. "It would mean the end of our marriage, so you could fuck anyone you wanted. You'd feel the same if I cheated."
He stopped and scratched his head.
"You're right, though. Her being a woman doesn't provoke the same feelings. I don't know why. My gut reaction is still that I don't like the idea."
"It wouldn't be cheating, because you'd know about it," Andrea whispered, snaking her arms around his neck.
"Are you asking me for permission?"
"No, but I'm asking you for something else."
The next hour was devoted to hot sweaty sex. She was impatient and took the lead, which she rarely did. He loved watching her use him to get off multiple times and give him two big orgasms along the way. When they were done, she fell asleep immediately. As he drowsed off, he wondered if she had imagined having sex with Valerie.
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They were in bed two weeks later and she was playing magic fingers between his legs. He was rock hard when she put her mouth to his ear and began licking inside. She whispered, "I'm asking for permission."
"What?"
He pulled his head away and pushed her hands off of him. Despite his question, he knew exactly what she was asking. Andrea didn't like it when he accused her of having selective amnesia. Here was another example of her conveniently forgetting everything that they had talked about so she could try again to get her way.
"I'd like to have sex with Valerie," she stated. "She's been talking about it a lot. I don't think it would hurt us. It would be totally different from what we have. Thinking about it really turns me on. Okay, now give me all the reasons why you object."
"No," he said. "I'm not falling into the trap of talking about it. You and Valerie must have rehearsed this, so you have answers to every objection I could raise. You can sell ice to Eskimos. So all I'll say is no, you don't have my permission.
"If you do it anyway, and I find out, I honestly don't know what I would do. Maybe I wouldn't divorce you, but your violation of my trust would mean things would never be the same. Is this so important that you'd put the future of our family in jeopardy?"
"Of course not," she said.
He could see that she was trying to hide her disappointment.
"Why are you making such a big deal out of this? You may not like it, but I can't believe you brought up divorce. How could you even think of that?"
"I've said my piece," he intoned, wondering if she would resume her foreplay. She didn't. She just lay on her back silently. He turned away from her, put the conversation out of his mind and soon drifted off to sleep.
Neither of them initiated lovemaking for a week. Dane wondered if the kids noticed how cordial and cold they were to each other.
The frost finally melted one night at bedtime. Dane was sitting on the bed in his boxers, and Andrea came out of the bathroom naked and stood in front of him swaying and smiling. He could tell she was bursting to tell him something but was still surprised with what came out of her mouth.
"I have a deal for you."
"A deal? What are you talking about?"
"Valerie is a wonderful and loving friend. I won't go into detail about what happened to her relationship before she moved here, but right now she's depressed and vulnerable. She really needs this. It's not that important for me, but it would mean a lot to her."
He groaned. Selective amnesia again.
"Stop the PowerPoint and get to the deal," he demanded.
"Valerie says that all men want threesomes," Andrea continued, barely containing her excitement. "Despite her distaste for men, she knows a lot about them. She's willing to do a threesome with you and me. You would get anal and she would get me."
Dan stared at her for a moment, not believing his ears.