My wife Stacy had been best friends with Carrie from the time they were teenagers until their early 30s. It was around then, with young kids and careers and distance all factoring in, that their friendship started to sour. By the time they reached 40 they were essentially strangers.
I had always found Carrie attractive, even though she really looked nothing like my wife. She was short, chubby-cheeked, and with prematurely gray hair that she colored brown, but honestly I liked the gray better. When we hung out in a group we usually found ourselves casually flirting, something which I wondered if it may have had a negative impact on their friendship.
I also really enjoyed Stacy's insistence of always sharing with me juicy gossip about Carrie, letting me know how much of a slut she was in high school, how she had turned her life around and settled with a nice guy, but how she still craved the rough sex that her husband didn't provide her. My wife let me know over the years, in a disapproving tone, about Carrie's past proclivities for being choked, slapped, spanked, and spit on. That she was a masochist who loved pain and being used. She told me that she had actually read Carrie's diary once when they lived together (which should have been a red flag in hindsight) and that Carrie wrote about wanting to be forced by multiple men.
I didn't let my wife know, but honestly I always took the approach of what adults do in their bedroom shouldn't be judged. Even more honestly, I was kind of turned on by a lot of it. When I would see Carrie, I would let my mind wander and imagine her tied spread eagle on a bed in a cheap hotel, having my way with her and doing things that my wife would never approve of.
Like I said, over the years Stacy and Carrie's friendship waned, so I saw Carrie less and less. The last time I saw her, we were with our kids. I was joking with Carrie's young daughter about taking a snack away from me, and Carrie remarked that she should be careful because "he likes to bite." We exchanged a knowing look. On the way home my wife would specifically remark on that comment with her disapproving tone.
I would still see Facebook updates, so knew generally what her and her family was up to, and she saw the updates from me and my family. Which was how she knew about that week last fall when my wife and daughter's went on a vacation and left me home alone.
Don't get me wrong, my kids are great, but given the choice of a week in Florida with them or a week home alone, it's no contest. I even took a few of the days off work so that I could get the full effect of a week home alone.
The first day was just cleaning the house, grocery shopping, and doing whatever needed to be done so that I could relax and do nothing the rest of the week. It was that first night, when I was exhausted and a little tipsy that the doorbell rang. I opened the door and there was Carrie.
"Hi, I was nearby and thought I'd stop in to say hello."
"It's great to see you, but you picked a bad time. Stacy and the girls are in Florida."
She smirked. "Yeah, I know. That's why I stopped by." With that she surprised me and leaned in for a kiss. It was just a friendly peck, the kind that some adults always greet each other with. But I suspected that it was just a trial. She walked past me into the house, stepped out of her shoes and hung her jacket on a hook.
I followed her and remarked "I don't think I've seen you in a few years. You look great. How are you?"
She ignored my question and asked me to make her a drink, whatever I was having. I poured her a vodka sour to match my own and we clinked glasses. I finished mine and she took down half of hers in one gulp.
"So why are you here."
"You know why."
"I have some idea, but want to hear it from you." I moved closer to her, our bodies nearly touching.
"It's been too long. And I always valued your ability to keep secrets. You are good at keeping secrets, right?"
"Very good."
"Unlike your wife, who I'm sure has told you every secret I've ever asked her to keep."
I thought back to those things Stacy used to tell me about Carrie's habits. "Well, let's just say that I do know some things about how you used to be. Things you used to enjoy doing."
"Not used to... just things I did when I had partners who liked doing them too."
"I suspect that maybe my wife's ability to keep a secret works both ways, and maybe you know some things about me too."
"I also have some ideas."
"Is that why you're here?"
She took another gulp from her drink, then set the glass down on the kitchen counter. She just looked at me. In my brain I could hear a voice screaming "no more talking..."
I leaned in and gave her a kiss similar to the one she'd given me. Then I raised my hand and put it on her neck, squeezing gently but firmly as I kissed her again, deeper and more passionately. She gasped and returned the kiss, her tongue darting into my mouth. When we broke the kiss long lines of saliva connected us. She swiped it up with her hand and then wiped it on her lips and chin. I squeezed harder and kissed her again.