When I first bought the IBM PC and installed the WordPerfect software, it had been my expectation that I would be simply transcribing the erotic stories that I had written and typed up, but now, several days into the process, I recognized that instead, I was engaged in a massive rewrite of all of my previous stories.
It was one a.m. as I pushed myself back from the keyboard and reflected on why this was happening. The most obvious reason was that I recognized that I was now a much better writer than I had been when I first started composing erotic stories as a relaxing diversion from long plane rides and lonely nights in hotels around the world. To be honest, I was somewhat embarrassed by some of the amateurish verbiage that I had once thought was so descriptive and arousing, and as new and better phrases filled my mind, paragraph after paragraph were completely discarded and replaced.
The second reason was more subtle. Since my initiation into the Freyja Club over a year ago, I had become immersed in a hedonic lifestyle, the impact of which was giving me a much richer understanding of the subject of 'eroticism,' than I previously had. Plus, I realized that the relations with over a dozen different women over the past year had also provided, for me, a deeper appreciation of the emotional quality and nuances of the female side of the sexual experience which I was now incorporating into the rewrites.
These weren't my male assumptions about how women felt before, during and after sex, it was what they actually said. Oh, I had heard some of these things, like to urge at the point of insemination, for women to push their pelvises forward in a manner that insured that the male ejaculation would be placed deeply into the woman's womb, but hearing the same comment from many of them reinforced in my mind that this wasn't just an isolated comment, but something that I should address in my narratives so they captured the reality of sexual union. Of course there were other insights as well, but only some of which I could incorporate in any single story.
What did women really mean when they moaned that they loved the feeling of "being filled?" I wanted to know, but the answers I got sounded a lot more like they were telling me that it was more akin to feelings of 'closeness,' than a tactile physical experience, although that was present as well. Sadly, I knew that I would now not be satisfied until these new insights found their way into my narratives.
The story that I'd been working on was a perfect example of my quandary. It was a slightly embellished rendition of something that had actually happened, as were a lot of what I'd written over the years. It recounted the circumstances that had led to the current relationship I had with Karen who, for all intents and purposes, was now my 'significant other,' if anyone actually qualified for that title.
Karen and I had known each other for years before we became lovers. When I first met her she was an HR manager in the company I worked for, but soon thereafter she left to start her own consulting practice and we lost touch for several years until later when we began to use her as a consultant.
Karen was a useful asset when we were evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, particularly when it came to those sticky questions about what we would be proposing for the company's senior management and ownership. Would they still have jobs and responsibilities or would they be bought out? Since many of these discussions were extremely sensitive and often the success or failure of the entire deal depended on the answers, we usually didn't use our own HR people until later in the process.
Like Jennifer, another significant woman in my life, she wore glasses, but unlike her, she clipped her blonde hair short. Physically she and Jennifer were virtual twins. Same figure, same height, weight and skin color. The biggest difference was that Karen had big dimples, smaller breasts and slightly buck teeth. The teeth especially bothered her but she was deathly afraid of dental work so never tried to have them fixed. For my part, I thought they looked cute.
At the time we became lovers, Karen was married but separated from her second husband Steve. Yeah I know, Jennifer also had a husband named Steve, but this was just a coincidence. Karen also had a son, Kevin who was a freshman at Cornell.
As I said, Karen and I had worked together, off and on, for years and even had quite a few dinners together. We always seemed to be comfortable in each other's company and over time we gradually opened up to each other about both personal and professional things that you normally wouldn't share.
As I said, there were several instances, especially in the late 1970's when Karen would actually be working for me on various projects and I would be lying if I said that after some late night dinners and drinks the thought of asking her to join me in my room hadn't occurred to me. Indeed it had, lots of times. I found her incredibly seductive. However, I had made myself a promise years before, to never play in my own sandbox, and even though Karen was technically a consultant and not an employee, while I was supervising her I considered her covered by my personal covenant.
Years later, Karen confessed that there had been several times during that period that had I given her the slightest inkling that I was harboring such thoughts she would have torn my clothes off right there. Twice, she admitted that she herself was thinking about how she could seduce me into her bed. The offer was on her lips but went unsaid. Both times she also confessed that she took out her sexual frustration with her trusty vibrator. Apparently she also called me some bad names.
So, how did we finally get together?
Like so many things in my life, God brought us together. Yes, I know. Generally crediting God with arranging illicit affairs is not normally something we hear about in Sunday sermons. But when I tell you how it happened, you can give me a better explanation.
The year was 1980 and global markets were opening and expanding. While this was happening everywhere, the biggest untapped market was China. Several of our biggest corporate clients were busy expanding operations there and as a key supplier we were expected to support this by producing products for them in China. This meant that we either had to acquire, or most likely build a factory in China to do so.