Trisha sat quietly in her makeshift home office. She was lost in thought as she waited for her computer to boot up.
Dennis, her husband of six years had left to go to work without even saying good morning. The years of work and life in general had certainly taken its toll on their relationship.
Trisha tried to be understanding with Dennis's need to be intimate, but her desire to have sex with him or anyone for that matter had all but died. It just wasn't a priority to her. She couldn't remember the last time she was horny. Sex seemed like nothing more than a sink full of dirty dishes, an obligation, just another domestic chore.
It made her sad and she knew in her heart that it would eventually be the cause of him cheating on her, or even possibly leaving her for another woman.
She knew he loved her. And she was pretty sure that he had never cheated on her. She also knew in her heart that he was miserable.
It made her sad that they had grown so far apart. They didn't sit and visit anymore. When they went to bed at night there was little more said than "sleep good!" Before they turned their backs to each other. It wasn't him, it was her that wasn't interested. How long could he go on being denied, or occasionally climbing on top of her lifeless body and using her for nothing more than a masturbation assistant.
Her Ebay store had been doing well. Selling antique furniture and vintage dinnerware had proven to be much more profitable than she had ever imagined. She spent most weekends going to estate auctions and garage sales in search of items that she knew would turn a good profit on.
Her computer monitor came to life pulling her attention away from thoughts of Dennis leaving without saying goodbye. The guilty feeling of not taking care of him faded.
Trisha sat sipping her coffee as she looked over the current bids on her listings. She needed more listings.
She was startled when her phone vibrated on the desk. Picking it up, it was her friend and neighbor Linda.
After a pleasant morning greeting Linda asked, "Are up up for a morning chat over coffee?"
Trish agreed mostly because she knew linda was lonesome. Her boyfriend had been deployed to Europe nine months ago and communication between them had faded to nothing more than an occasional phone call.
Trisha had never told Linda that her boyfriend Tom had tried on several occasions to talk her into sneaking out with him. The worst part was that Tom and Dennis had been pretty good friends. Trisha had considered Tom a cheating asshole for a long time.
The two girls sat visiting and enjoying fresh banana bread that Linda had made. They giggled and agreed that it wasn't the healthiest way to start the day. But the fresh coffee and extra butter on the bread was hard to resist.
Trisha seemed quieter than usual.
"You okay?" Linda asked
Thoughts began to whirl through Trisha's mind. She had always liked Linda. Thoughts of her and Tom being so far apart, knowing Linda must know he had probably found a new lover by now. Thoughts of Dennis being lonesome. "Why am I watching my two best friends wallow in unhappiness?" She thought to herself. She looked into her friends eyes. They were a beautiful shade of green but seemed lifeless.
Trisha asked, "Would you possibly consider doing me a favor?"
"Probably, what is it?"
"Well I know your missing Tom, and like I explained last week when we went grocery shopping. I've lost all desire to make love to Dennis. He is miserable! It makes me sad to see both of you so lonesome. Would you ever consider sleeping with him, or us? Maybe it would open a new door for me, stir some new feelings."
Linda sat peering into Trisha's eyes, searching for an answer in her own mind. "I've always found Dennis handsome but I couldn't do that, I couldn't do that to you."
Trisha smiled, "Well I've always found you gorgeous! I've never been with another woman but the thought of being in bed with you and Dennis kinda turns me on. Maybe it would help all of us. Will you think about it?"
Linda started laughing, "Your crazy!"
Trisha giggled, "Please? Just give it some thought."
"Okay Trish, what are you really thinking?" Linda's smile faded. "Really, what are you thinking? Give me details, tell me what you really want!" She sat waiting for an answer.
Linda sat thinking, "What do I really want?" She asked herself.
"Well maybe if I could have some good orgasms it would help get me back on track." She sat silently as questions began to roll through her mind. Visions of Dennis fucking Linda wasn't all that appealing, visions of Linda giving him head wasn't either. What did she want? Why had she even considered the idea?
"I'm not sure what I want! But I know Dennis is miserable and I've seen him checking you out when he didn't know anybody was looking." She replied.
"Well let's just forget it, it's a bad idea!" Linda replied.
No more was said as conversation turned to Trisha's Ebay business. Half an hour later Linda kissed Trisha on the cheek and left to go clean her house. Thoughts of her friends request kept rolling through her mind as she cleaned rooms that were already clean.
Trisha updated her Ebay ads and boxed up a couple of items that had sold. Like her friend Linda, she kept thinking about the request she had made and wondered why she had even asked. She opened Microsoft office and started typing out her thoughts, a letter to her friend Linda. An attempt to explain, maybe apologize.
My dear friend Linda Please accept my apology and silly request. It's just that I'm worried about loosing Dennis and my lack of desire to be intimate with him. I thought that maybe if he was getting laid by you it would keep him from looking elsewhere. Your such a good friend and like I said, I've always been attracted to you. The thought of being with you really does turn me on. The thought of being with you and Dennis at the same time just sounded fun. To be honest, I know I have wronged him and should be punished in some way. He is a good man. I sometimes wish he wouldn't be so compliant and just take me. To be totally honest I wish he would use me for his pleasure and not worry about if I'm enjoying it or not. I guess I just need to fix myself. Anyway, please accept my apology. Your friend Trisha