I sat in the pew watching Aaron and the college group. They were busy playing a game and I opted to sit this one out. It gave me a better view of Thomas. He was new in town, tall kind of frat boy looking with broad shoulders and a square jaw. He was good looking. All the girls were flirting with him naturally, like all girls do with the new guy. He seemed to take it in stride and it didn't seem to get to his head. I felt myself getting flustered around him, so I did my best to keep my distance. It was harder and harder not to let my mind wander to what I was calling, "My otherself."
I did all I could to push it down. But slowly, it was creeping into more and more of my subconscious. I think I was beginning to acknowledge that. Guilt was there. It was always there. I mean, I had cheated on, well, everything that I believed in. The problem was that it felt so good. I felt so much more than I think I had ever felt doing anything. Was I a slut? Those trashy girls I knew in school that I judged? I didn't think I was. I don't know what I was.
But that wasn't true either. I knew. I knew because Jim told me what I was. Again and again. I was a cocksucker...no I used to be that, now he told me I was a cockslave. If I was honest, which I felt like I never was anymore, then he was right. Every time there was a dick in front of me, I felt taken over by it, that I had to please it. I needed to and God I wanted to. Watching Thomas just made me want more.
But that me could come to this place. I wouldn't allow it.
I got up and headed out the door. Things were basically done here and I would just text Aaron that I wasn't feeling good. I need to get out of here for a bit.
I was in my car and headed out onto the road when my phone buzzed.
Aaron: You ok? Where are you?
Me: Fine. Just not feeling good.
Aaron: Ok. Remember we have the event tonight.
"Crap," I said out loud. I stopped at the light and sighed out loud. My head and heart were not in a good place. The last thing I needed to do was a youth group lock in until the wee hours of the morning.
Me: Oh no! I forgot! I am sorry, I just really don't feel good.
Aaron: Ok. I will figure something out. Just get some rest. The other church group will be here in a couple hours and we will figure it out.
I realized the event involved several other area churches and leaders. In a way that was really good as Aaron wouldn't be on his own to manage the high school kids. On the other hand I was really leaving him on his own on this one. The first time in our marriage that I was not supporting him. But my head wasn't in a good spot and i couldn't be there and looking at Thomas the whole time.
"This is better," I muttered.
I drove home in a bit of a daze. Not knowing what I wanted to do, but really not wanting to be home. I parked at the house and sat in the car. On an impulse I texted Jim.
Me: Hey, I have some time today.
I sat for a minute or two waiting. No reply. I guess he was busy. Of course he was. A guy like that had other things going on besides waiting for my texts. I got out of the car and went inside. I had thing feeling in my stomach. I needed something. To not be here. To not be me right now. Not this version of me. I needed to be Jim's version. I had to get it out of my system. But how? Jim handled everything.
I had a pit in my stomach. My hands were shaking. I sat at the table and opened up my laptop. I didn't know what to type or what to search.
My first searches were too non-specific. Things like "sex" and "casual" yielded porn sites or sites that seemed too sketchy. My hands were shaking so bad, I couldn't focus.
I sent Jim another text: Text me when you get a chance.
Back to the computer. I began to search for personals. I was overwhelmed by what I saw in the "Casual Encounters" section. Hundreds of ads for men looking for sex, posted just today. There were ads for couples looking for another woman, not to mention every kind of match in between. My heart was racing. I started looking through the ads for men looking for women. I was overwhelmed. Pictures of dicks on most of them. Some had pictures of bodies and they were gorgeous. Some were gross. I clicked on the one that looked the best.
Looking:
Need a girl that loves to suck cock. Can be discreet.