I'm a receptionist for a law firm. There are four lawyers and two paralegals in the firm. Both paralegals are women as is one of the lawyers. At night, I'm taking classes to become a paralegal. The firm is paying half of my tuition. After a couple years as a paralegal, I plan to go to law school.
Maybe it was my fault my husband stopped spending as much time with me as he used to. When we were first married, George would fuck me two or three times a night. Many a morning I went to the office sore as hell between my legs and yawning from lack of sleep. It was heavenly. That was three years ago.
I got too engrossed in my work and my career. Although I was only the receptionist, I did a lot of typing when the caseload became backlogged. I often got home late. George would already be asleep. Our love life went from hot and heavy to cool and light.
Couriers came to our office every day. I signed for whatever they were delivering, and they left. I usually didn't see them for more than thirty seconds at a time. There was an older man from the courier service who came in frequently to pick up outgoing briefs and other packages. He was a pretty upbeat guy, always smiling, always cheerful.
One morning I was feeling down. It had been a week since George and I had made love. I had been trying to rekindle the flames between us, but he hadn't responded to anything I had done. I tried sleeping in the nude, wearing shorter skirts and t-shirts with no bra so my nipples showed. Nothing worked. I was beginning to fear he was having an affair.
This driver popped in around ten. He gave me one of his grins and said, "Smile. It doubles your beauty quotient."
I looked up and gave him a halfhearted smile. "I'm sorry," I said glumly. "I've got a lot on my mind."
"Hmmm," he said rubbing his chin. "Judging from that expression and your voice, I'd say it's marital."
"Am I that obvious?"
"It's the most common problem people bring to work. Somebody's not performing his husbandly duties?"
I looked down at my computer screen to hide my embarrassment and nodded my head slightly. "Easy fix, assuming you want a fix."
"Of course I want to fix things. I don't know where to start. I've tried everything I can think of."
"Walked around naked? Thrown yourself at him?" I nodded my head. "Too blatant. You have to get him to initiate things. It's a very simple two-step procedure."
"What are the two steps?"
"First, I have to be sure you really want him. How far are you willing to do?"
"I'll do anything."
"Anything? That covers a lot of territory."
Was he hinting he intended to proposition me? Maybe if I had an affair, George would find me more desirable. "Yes. Anything."
"Okay. After you've performed the first step, I'll tell you what the second step is."
"Why can't you just tell me what both steps are?"
"Because if you skip the first step, the second one is pointless. It's also the toughest. Most women won't do it."
"Let me guess. I'm supposed to sleep with you."
"No, that's not it. It is a pleasant idea. I'm not going to touch you. I'm married, too, and I don't want to jeopardize my relationship with my wife."
"What makes you think you have the perfect solution?"
"My wife and I were in your place once."
"All right. What's the first step?"
"Give me your panties." He said it so matter-of-factly I knew he was serious.
"You have to be kidding!" I gasped.
"I told you the first step was the hardest."
"You were certainly right. I can't do it."
"I understand. It took my wife a long time to work up the courage to take the first step. I'm glad she did because it saved our marriage."
"Why can't you tell me what the second step is first?"
"You have to be prepared for it, otherwise, you won't go through with it. The first step is your commitment to your husband and to your marriage."
"I'm sorry. I can't do it."