The Downfall of Ashley
Ashley wasn't happy. She should be, and she knew that, but she just wasn't. She was 33, had an okay career that she didn't plan to pursue forever (but paid the bills), and she had a good-looking boyfriend that she lived with. Craig was one of the nicest, funniest, and most charming guys she had ever met. She legitimately felt lucky to have him -- he looked like a Disney prince and was everything she ever wanted in a man.
The sex was great....at first. Over the years, however, it had gotten stale. Well, stale may have been an understatement -- she hadn't been touched in months and it was starting to have an effect on her self-esteem. Ash knew she was a good-looking girl. She saw the guys checking her out, she saw it in the mirror, and she knew her friends weren't lying when they often complimented her. She was petite at 5'0" and 100 lbs, fit from yoga and running, and her shoulder length brunette hair framed her face perfectly. Her tanned skin didn't hint at her age and she knew she SHOULD feel good...but she didn't. She felt neglected and unwanted.
"Maybe he's cheating on you?" Aja, her closest friend offered. Ash wasn't sure and she knew Aja pretty much always thought the worst of men in relationships. For good reason, Aja was strong minded, constantly single, insanely attractive, and had her share of taken men. Aja's suspicion raised Ash's curiosity but she honestly couldn't see Craig having a girl on the side. She'd kind of be glad if he did as what she suspected was far worse for her self-esteem: she suspected he just was no longer interested in her and had turned to porn for gratification instead.
His long showers, late nights at the computer, and browsing history all almost all but confirmed this. The nights he thought she was asleep beside him and would sneakily stroke to videos at low volume on his phone. In her mind, this was even worse -- she didn't even compare to some girls that he's never met before and who probably would never give him a second glance. But she couldn't open up to Aja or anyone else about that, it was too embarrassing and degrading. Instead she silently carried on in a sexless relationship, feeling worse about both herself and the man she supposedly loved.
Ash's decline was not lost on Aja. She invited her out more often and they started partying -- hard. Ash was no stranger to recreational drug use but she had mostly left that behind her in her 20's. But she had to admit, the late nights out at shows and concerts, capped off with rolling on molly or high on coke really did help her feel better and really gave her something to look forward to. She also looked forward to the confidence boost that seeing Drew gave her.
Drew was Aja's ex of sorts and they remained close friends. Ash didn't think they ever had a serious relationship but definitely enjoyed an off and on again very casual relationship. A casual relationship that Aja couldn't help but gush about over various brunches over the years. The girls all knew about Drew's size, prowess, and girth, but that wasn't what interested Ash -- it was the fact that he actually paid attention to her. He laughed at her jokes, smiled when they talked, and made casual comments about how hot she was at all the right moments. His bold but casual touches to her legs, arms, or lower back made her heart beat faster and gave her that tingle down there that she had been missing for years. And she really, really appreciated the attention. He wasn't as good looking as Craig -- taller but skinny and definitely not a Disney prince, but he was attractive and she felt a definite attraction, although one she knew she would never act on. She didn't even entertain the thought until the texting started.
Ash was on her way to meet Aja at an afterhours when she received a text from a strange number. Aja's phone was on the verge of death and she borrowed Drew's to reach out. After the night passed the texts came coming -- innocently enough although Ash made sure to save the contact as "Becca", Aja's sister...just in case. She didn't think Craig would go through her phone and she had nothing to hide but people take things different ways and no point in being reckless, right?
But over the coming weeks the conversations escalated. Slightly at first -- sly sexual comments, inappropriate jokes. Ash always pretended to be shocked but she wasn't and she was actually still quite enamoured with the boldness. Besides, it wasn't anything too bad -- just harmless flirting. Until that fateful Wednesday night when her phone chimed to Drew's text "You up?" Ash laughed slightly, "Of course -- it's like 9:00" . She didn't laugh at the next text -- A picture of Drew's cock. He was on his bed, the shot of the stomach down, completely naked and with his hand at the base of the largest, thickest cock she had ever seen ...and it was an obvious state of arousal. Extreme arousal.