by: Jack Duncan©
Wednesday 7:00 PM
Alec Ogden finished off the last bite of apple pie and reached for his coffee cup. �Had lunch with Gerry Tukham today.� He announced. �His treat.�
Across the table, his wife Alice barely glanced up at him. �And what did he want?�
�He wants me to screw Ethyl.�
Alice reached for her serviette as laughter threatened to spew flakes of pie crust across the table. �Let me guess.� She chuckled. �She finally got wind of the motel mambos he�s been dancing with Helen Forsyth and has threatened to get even. How did Gerry explain it?�
�Pretty well as you just put it. He he�s convinced that she truly intends to get her bit of extramarital poon to even things up and he would sooner she had it with a friend than some randy pickup.�
�Makes sense.� Alice nodded. �But I would have expected him to choose some friend more their age; we�re almost a generation up on them. Did you agree to do it?�
�Only through supreme effort did I manage to conceal my enthusiasm:- pointed out that his wife counts you to be one of her closest friends and undoubtedly considers me to be off limits.�
�A very proper consideration.� Alice said thoughtfully. �What did he say to that?�
�Agreed it would not be like Ethyl to even think of me as anything other than the husband of a friend.�
�So you want me to drop a hint to Ethyl that I�m open minded on the subject?�
�I didn�t say that.�
�But that�s what you have in mind.�
�You always could read me like a book.�
�Hmm-� Alice added a spoonful of sugar to her coffee and stirred it thoughtfully. �It�s been some time since our last romantic adventure and I can imagine you�re quite captivated by the thought of those delicious yumyums of Ethyl�s. Well, you�ve been a good boy lately and deserve a little treat; I�ll put my mind to how I could suggest to Ethyl that you could be available.�
�You�re so good to me.�
Alice smiled at her husband. �And don�t you forget it.�
Thursday 7:30 PM
The Ogdens were again just finishing their evening repast.
�Just happened to run into Ethyl at the hairdresser�s today.� Alice opened the conversation.
�Just happened?� Her husband commented with a wry smile. �Thursday isn�t your usual day at the hairdresser.�
�No, but it is Ethyl�s. I suggested we do lunch and we went down to Pierre�s - had the poached salmon and quite a bit of wine.�
�Wasted most of the afternoon.�
�Spent, not altogether wasted.� Alice corrected her husband. �We got to exchanging confidences and she asked me if I had ever caught you having an affair and I said yes, that it had created some awkwardness between us the first time but we have come to accept that while the expression of physical attraction between individuals may be sinful by some people�s definition, if we choose to include sex in our table of recreational pastimes and social activities, it becomes non threatening to our marriage. She thought that over for some time and then went on to ask me if I have had many lovers. I confessed to three or four and added that while I haven�t had an active affair for over two years, I�m looking forward to an appointment Saturday afternoon with a charming real estate agent over in Barkerville who�s been flirting with me for the past few months. I hinted that I might not make it home until late Sunday.�
�I see where you�re heading here;� Alec said thoughtfully, �But Saturday?�
�Granted it�s rather short notice but this weekend the teacher�s union is having a caucus in Portland and both Gerry and Helen, as officers in the local, will be there.�
�Well, that saves one room reservation.� Alec remarked. �And did you hint at what I might be doing for the weekend.?�
�You�ll be watching football at the Cottage sports bar until five o�clock Saturday so if a buxom young blonde should breeze in and express surprise at running into you, you might buy her a drink or two.�
�And you? Do you really have a date in Barkerville?"
"Of course not darling, I'll be at the club playing bridge so don't go near there."
�Right.�
Noon Sunday:
Alec Ogden parked his car in the driveway and let himself into his house. �You home, dear?�
�Back here in the den, sweety.� His wife called back. �Just made a fresh jug of Margaritas.�
Alec tossed his jacket on the front room sofa as he hurried through to where Alice handed him a salt-rimmed glass of iced golden liquid. She held up her face for a quick kiss. �And how did it go?�
�Exactly as you planned it, darling.� Alec took a sip of his drink and puckered his lips. �Damn that�s good.� He seated himself in the lounger. �As you predicted, Ethyl showed up at four thirty. I fed her a couple of coladas and, when she mentioned that Gerry was out of town for the weekend, invited her to have dinner with me - that I was on my own too. She said if I would drive her home later, she would love to dine with me so we went over to Diamond Jim�s for steak and lobster.�
�Big spender.� Alice snorted. �Let�s fast forward to where she invited you in for coffee.�
�Right. - Well, she didn�t waste any time; once inside the front door, she pressed against me and gave me a big juicy kiss. She didn't object to my opening her blouse but when she dropped a hand to my developing erection she froze up. I thought she�d lost her nerve.�
�And had she?� Alice asked.
�Maybe.� Alec grinned. �I didn�t give her time to back out. I scooped her up and carried her to her bedroom. She laughed nervously as she took off her clothes and hesitated again as I put my bare arms around her nude body so I thought it best to not waste time with foreplay - I just took her down on the bed and put it to her.�
�Good move.� Alice commented.
�She was petrified.� Alec continued. �She just lay still - hardly breathing - staring at me with not a blink of those big blue eyes. It wasn�t until I started coming to her the first time that she accepted that she was really doing what she started out to do. That�s when she really came to life and went wild. Here I was ready for a half hour rest and a little cozy cuddling and she wanted to start in again at the beginning. She used every trick in the book to get me recharged including a nifty little exercise with a finger up my ass you should ask her about. It really works - she had me up and at it again in about ten minutes - and then once more before I got any sleep. And again this morning - I hope you don�t have any immediate amorous plans, my dear. You see before you a thoroughly pussy whipped man.�
�No problem, my love.� Alice laughed. �My weekend has been quite eventful too.�
�I thought you were going to play bridge.� Alec sounded surprised.
�Oh I did. Roger Forsyth is in charge of Saturday night bridge at the club and as he and I were both without partners, we teamed up and took second prize.�
�Roger - that�s Helen�s husband.� Alec nodded his head. �I should have known you�d be concerned about the forgotten man. You�re so considerate.�
�Yes.� Alice faked a blush. �And Roger, besides being a great lay, is really a considerate man too. He knows all about his wife�s affair with Gerry and he�s not unhappy with it so when I told him about the price Ethyl is making Gerry pay for his philandering, he thought it hilarious. I�m thinking of setting him up with Ethyl.�
Alec shook his head. �You have a devious streak don�t you.�
Alice grinned. �And it would cap it off if, when you inform Gerry you�ve screwed his wife, you could tell him you screwed his mistress too.�
�What a fiendish suggestion.�
�That was Roger�s idea. He says it�s not proper for anyone to have just one lover on the side - he�d prefer that his wife has at least two.�
�There�s an interesting thought.� Alec contemplated a moment. �One lover is competition - two do not pose a threat.�
�And, with that consideration, it probably would be a good idea to also get Ethyl in bed with someone else as soon as possible to forestall her developing an infatuation for you.� Alice added.
�Roger - I see a pattern emerging here.� Alec conceded. �Are you planning on completing it?�
�Not immediately.� Alice refilled both glasses. �We�ll rub Gerry�s nose in it for a while but eventually we�ll have to accept him back as friend and neighbor - besides, it�s only proper that I spend a little sack time with the husbands of the women my husband screws.�
�That sounds fair.� Alec agreed. �And it adds reason to the idea of my getting with Helen. - By the way, what plans have you made for that?�
�Roger has a rather nifty scheme which I�ve promised not to disclose at this time.�
�I�d rather not hear about it right now anyway; After last night it will take a couple of days for me to take an interest in sex and then a couple more to get over what I�m going to do with you.�
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