The Game They Played

Sitting in the back of a taxi on her way home from the airport, Alice thought about Daniel for the first time since Monday night when she had made the video call from the hotel room. She started to get nervous thinking about what she had done the last few days, about the things they had never discussed, not to mention agreed upon. "What if I don't tell him? What he doesn't know doesn't hurt him. But I cannot live a life with secrets and lies. I have to tell him." She mulled over those thoughts in her mind, not even realising the taxi stopped in front of her building until she heard the driver's words. She paid the fare, took a deep breath and headed for their apartment. The aroma of cooking tantalised her nose entering the hallway. Daniel was in the kitchen, bending over a pot and stirring its contents.

"Your Wifey is home," Alice chirped, wrapping her arms around his neck.

They passionately kissed for a few minutes, then Daniel resumed cooking while Alice took a shower. When she returned to the kitchen, the food was on the table and two glasses filled with chilled wine. During dinner, they talked about anything and everything while Alice tried to avoid the subject of sex, what Martin and she had done in their private time during the trip.

From the dinner table, they moved onto the couch, Daniel bringing up the subject of intimacy between Alice and Martin again, wanting to know what had happened the last few nights between them. This was the first time the two of them made love outside the apartment without the cameras recording their activities. She nervously began to recount the events of their stay in the hotel, first seeing the excitement in Daniel's eyes, then the uncertainties, and finally the conflicting emotions.

She became worried when Daniel briefly kissed her on her cheek, picked up the TV remote and selected a movie to watch. This was not what she had anticipated at all. She wanted him to make passionate love to her, to take her to their bedroom and show her how much he loved her, just as he had done every time she had spent a night with Martin. She curled up beside him, resting her head on his shoulder, her hand on his chest, hoping he would put his arm around her and kiss her passionately.

"Are we okay? Did something happen while I was away?" She asked demurely, knowing it was her who had caused his mood to change.

"Yes, Wifey, you've fucked Jack, gave him your anal cherry, you've got double penetrated and spitroasted. We have never discussed any of that, and I am not sure how to handle it."

"I am sorry. I didn't think it would be an issue."

"Have you ever thought of confirming it with me? Have you even thought of me since Monday night?"

"No, I haven't. I got caught up in the game too much."

"I need to think this over."

"I won't do it again if it bothers you so much. It will be just the four of us. No more games, I promise."

"You called me to ask if I was okay with you fucking Martin in the hotel, but you did not ask if I was okay with you fucking a stranger. You got caught up in your little game so much so that you forgot about us, didn't you?"

"I am sorry. You are right, Tiger."

"So how can I be sure you won't do it again? I cannot be, I just have to take your word for it and hope you keep it."

"I can only promise you it will not happen again. I wish I could somehow prove it to you and not just promise, but I hope that is enough to somewhat elevate the mistrust I caused."

"Only time will tell. I am going to bed. Goodnight, Wifey," he said, kissing her on the forehead.

Daniel went to bed lost in his thoughts, not sure what he would have said if Alice had called him asking if she could fuck Jack, but he was sure the thrust they had had gone. He remembered when he had watched the video of Alice and Martin the very first time and the feelings he had had, remembering how her actions broke his heart, even though he felt turned on watching them. At that time, he realised what she had done had turned him on sexually, but her deception almost ended their marriage. If it were not for her confession and him witnessing what they had done, and knowing that what she said was true, it would have been the end of their marriage.

Alice regretted what she had done but could not deny that it had been fun, and she had loved it. The thought of cucking Martin and being a slut for him made her pussy burn with excitement, even then, sitting on the couch where Daniel had left her. She wished she could bring him around and let her be a slut for her 'Daddy' and for him, but at that moment, it seemed like it was a farfetched dream while the reality was that she was sailing troubled waters. She needed a plan and thought, "I have to get Tiger to accept what happened, happened and cannot be undone. Show him that it changed nothing, he is still my love, my husband and save my marriage."

She slowly rose from the couch, turned the lights off, and followed Daniel to bed. Lying in bed, she scooted up to him, resting her hand on his chest. She softly asked if he was awake, but she got no reply. Her head was filled with thoughts of how to save the day, but as she started to drift off to sleep, she was thinking of being spitroasted and felt no regrets.

For the next few days, there seemed to be an invisible wall between them. Daniel just could not get over that she had fucked a stranger behind his back, and it affected his libido as well, while Alice wanted her husband to ravish her, take her, and make love to her. The memories of being fucked by two men kept her pussy on the boil, and her husband's cold approach did not help to put out that fire. She hoped once Daniel claimed what was rightly his, she would settle and her ménage à trois would become a distant memory. Weeks went by, and eventually they made love, but the sex was lukewarm between them, only achieving to re-igniting the fire in her as the memory of being double penetrated flashed in her thoughts.

The next couple of months, their lives returned to normal, and their sex lives improved to the point where Alice felt Daniel got over her having a threesome or accepted it. She did not want to stir the hornets' nest, so she did not ask, and they did not talk about it. Even when she accompanied Martin on a couple of overnight business trips, she could not see any concerns in Daniel's behaviour, although she could not see the same enthusiasm in his eyes either as before. She was happy with the way things were going and hoped it would further improve over time.

About three months later, during a four-day business trip, everything fell apart in their lives. Lucy saw the worry in Daniel's eyes upon arriving at his apartment that Alice had missed, as she was excitedly getting ready for the trip. Lucy asked about his mood, but he said it was nothing. She gently nudged him, and he eventually told her that since Alice's night with Martin and Jack, he kept thinking of them having a ménage à trois every time they went on a trip, despite her promise of never having one again. Lucy was shocked, realising he did not know. Alice was keeping a secret from her husband; she was cheating on him, lying to him. She was angry with Martin too, as she had discussed it with him, and they had agreed that unless Daniel was onboard with it, they would not do it again. His only excuse could be that Alice lied to him too.

Daniel saw her frown, not understanding why. Lucy was torn about whether she should be the bearer of bad news that could destroy his life and his marriage or not say anything and become Alice's accomplice in her web of lies.

"Daniel," she began with a heavy heart, "I thought you knew, but it seems you are the only one who doesn't."

"What are you saying?" He asked, feeling a large stone slowly crushing his heart.

"They never stopped playing the pickup game."

"Oh my God! What a trusting fool I am," he cried.

Lucy, seeing the pain on his face, put her arms around him, holding the distraught man lovingly. After a few minutes, Daniel picked her up, surprising her, and carried her to his bedroom. Gently placing her on the bed, he took her shoes off, rolled her stockings off her legs and removed all the other clothing she had on. He got naked and made passionate love to her for the next few hours, taking Lucy to places she had never been before. She did not cum a half a dozen times or four times, she only orgasmed once, but that was all she wanted, she needed. Their lovemaking was pure love, the likes of which she had never felt in her 48 years.

The man making love to her did everything she had ever wanted in her life. Not even her husband, Martin, had ever made her feel the way she felt that night in his bed. She loved the way Daniel slowly thrust in and out of her, massaging her womanhood with his beautiful cock while kissing her ever so tenderly and whispering the sweetest things a woman wants to hear. She finally admitted to herself that she could never give him up, for she was in love with him, only with him. She would give up everything in her life to be just with him, to be his wife, but she knew that she would not do anything to damage his marriage to Alice.

Waking in the morning, Daniel looked at Lucy and thought how beautiful she was, a woman of beauty and character. He softly kissed her cheek, and she stirred.

"I am sorry, did not want to wake you up."

"You didn't, Sweetie," she said, scooting up to him. "Hold me, my love."

They held each other, softly kissing, neither saying anything while enjoying the moment. Eventually, Lucy spoke and asked him how he was.

"I am fine, never felt better."

"Really?"

"Yes, I have made up my mind."

"Meaning?"

"I am done with Alice. She saw how it affected me when she'd fucked behind my back. She had promised me never again, then she did it at the first opportunity, but that time she hid it from me and has been doing it ever since."

"I understand your point of view. It is the lying, the cheating that hurt you."

"It did, but after last night, I know I will be fine without her," he said, briefly pausing. "I love you, Lucy. I want you in my life."

"You have, Daniel. You have me more than you imagine."

"I want more than what we have."

"What do you mean?"

"Move in with me, marry me after we divorced them."

"You're just saying that because of what Alice has done."

"I know it sounds like that. That was why I said 'Move in with me', and when we feel the time is right, we get married."

"That is very sweet of you, but I see three issues with it. I am married to Martin, you are married to Alice, and I am so much older than you are."

"All those are true, but none can stop us from doing what I said."

"True, and I am flattered that you even considered marrying me. You know what? Let's give it a month, a sort of cool-down period, then we talk about it again."

"I can live with that, but it will not change anything as far as how I feel. I just cannot leave with someone I do not trust."

"Ask me a month from today, and you will get my answer. But now, you better get ready for work. You are already late."

For the next three days, Lucy and Daniel lived like husband and wife, time flew by too quickly for both of them and when the time came for Lucy to return to her home, they both felt the sadness of separation.

Alice arrived home happy and cheerful from her steamy business trip with Martin. She was royally fucked by him and a handsome stranger in his hotel room, whom she picked up on the third night.

"Your Wifey is home," she chirped.

Entering the living room, she immediately saw the dark clouds in Daniel's eyes and knew there was trouble. "Did he find out?" She pondered. She plopped down beside Daniel and kissed him on the cheek, which he did not return, nor did he greet her.

"How are you, Tiger? Why the cool reception?"

"You tell me."

"I haven't the foggiest idea."

"Well, if you don't know, I won't help you."

"I have been away for the last four days, how should I know? Did you have a row with Lucy?"

"Well, think about what happened during those four days. As far as Lucy and I are concerned, we are just fine."

"Can you stop acting like this and spill it out, Daniel?"

"I am off, don't wait up for me," and with that, he left the apartment.

Alice was panicking, she did not want to lose Daniel, but she loved her lifestyle, being a shared woman. She did not know what to do and had no one to turn to but Martin. Their friends and family had no idea about their way of life. Martin and Alice had never called each other while they were with their own spouses, but she felt that it was an emergency, so she called him.

"I am in trouble, Daniel knows our game," she said as soon as he picked up the phone.

"You are not the only one, we are both in the shit. Our marriages are in trouble. You lied to me, Alice, and you lied to Daniel just so you could get fucked in threesomes."

"I am sorry, Daddy. I just caught up in our game and could not stop."

"Yeh, and now my marriage and yours are in Daniel's hands."

"What do you mean your marriage is his hand?"

"Lucy told me if Daniel decides to divorce you, she will do the same, we are done."

"I am so sorry, Daddy," she sobbed down the phone.

"Too late for that now. You better wiggle yourself into Daniel's heart, or we both will find our arses on the pavement."

"He was very upset and left, saying not to wait up for him."

"Lucy said the same. I guess they could be together, who knows what they do. We will not go on any trips together in the near future, nor will we meet on Friday nights. Start working on your marriage and stop lying to get your way."

"I am so sorry."

"I will see you sometime. Bye, Alice."

"Love you, Daddy."

"Love you too."

Alice grabbed a pillow and curled up on the couch in a foetal position, wondering how she could fix the mess she had created. When Daniel returned home, she was sleeping in the same position. He turned the lights off and went to bed, leaving Alice on the couch.

Days and weeks passed, Alice tried to be the best wife and lover she could be, but Daniel was short in his replies and cold towards her, rejecting her advances. She was frustrated by the lack of communication and intimacy between them but could not get him to talk or even hug her. She wanted to scream at him but was afraid that would just make things worse. He had never been late home from work, but now he was regularly home about bedtime and went straight to bed, not saying much more than greeting his wife. At the end of the fourth week, on Friday night, he walked into the living room. Alice was sitting on the couch, looking at him despondently. He sat in the armchair, looking at her carefully.

"I have been thinking about our marriage, the love we have for each other, and how we opened up our marriage to Lucy and Martin. I enjoyed every moment of it," he continued as Alice smiled, hoping something good would come out of this.

"I love you, Tiger," she murmured.

"When you brought Martin here the first time, the only thing that saved our marriage was that you did not fuck him, and you confessed everything the moment I returned home."

"Yes, I remember that. You were so excited."

"When you went on your first business trip with Martin, you forgot about me, and you let a stranger seduce you and fuck you in ways we had never done. There was no discussion or agreement, you just did it and told me you got lost in the game."

"I did."

"It hurt me. I don't think I would have agreed to your game, I felt that could open Pandora's box. I did not want my wife to be a slut."

"I am sorry I made you think of me like that."

"We discussed it, and you knew how I felt and that I did not want you to continue."

"Yes, I know."

"But you have, you have continued with your game, telling Martin I was onboard with it. You've lied to your lover and husband for the thrill of a good fuck."

"I am sorry, I thought you would never find out. It was exciting, I loved it."

"Well, as you know, when you do something, there are always consequences."

"No, I don't want a divorce. I love you, you are my husband. We can rectify this."

"I wish we could, but I simply don't trust you, Alice. I had great difficulty managing my emotions after the incident with Jack. I could not stop wondering if you were fucking a stranger every time you went on a trip, and four weeks ago, I found out that you had been."

'I..., I don't know what to say. I am just a fool. What now?" She said, sobbing.

"I will move out this weekend, the apartment is yours. On your income, you can cover the expenses easily."

"Where are you going?"

"Interesting you ask. Well, I will move in with Lucy. She has that big empty house for herself now Martin is getting his marching orders."

"What, she is kicking him out, too? Did you two plan this?"

"The subject came up when I told her I was leaving you, yes."

"So you leave a cheater for another?"

"No, not at all. I leave a cheater for an honest woman. They played their games together that Martin started after Lucy had lost their child in an accident, and they learnt she could not have another baby. Martin cheated on her, but they agreed not to divorce but instead have an open marriage. After that, they were honest about their lives, and neither had done anything that the other did not know. She had known about Martin's plans for months before he made his first move on you. They even checked me out, and she was onboard with seducing me. They have not been a monogamous couple but have been honest with each other from their first mistake onward. I cannot say that about us. As for another cheater, well, she has been honest with me and told me if I move in with her, she will stop playing around as long as we are together. So right now, I believe her, and I have no reason to doubt her."

"So that's it, it's over?"

"I am sorry, but that's about it."

At that moment, Alice's phone rang. She picked it up and walked out of the living room. When she returned, she told Daniel that it was Martin.

"Lucy gave him his marching orders, and since the house belonged to Lucy's family, he had to leave. He was lucky, as one of their rented apartments was renovated, and he could move in there. I know you have made your mind up, and right now, nothing I do would make any difference. But know that, Tiger, I love you, and my door is always open for you."

"Thank you. I love you, too, but without trust, it is just too painful. I better start packing."

Months and years went by, and it became obvious Lucy and Daniel found love, love only for each other, never looking outside of their matrimony. Soon after they got married in a quiet ceremony, they adopted a child, and six months later another. Lucy finally found her place in life; she was the mother to two beautiful children and the wife of a man who adored her. She had never forgotten to show Daniel the love and affection she had for him, which came from deep within.

Martin never proposed anything to Alice beyond their established relationship. He never asked her to his apartment, saying he did not want anyone to find out at work about their relationship, even though both had found themselves divorced as quickly as the law allowed. Their meetings in the club always ended up in her apartment, but the gloss quickly wore off, as Daniel was never there happily reclaiming her. Even the business trips became dull, for there was no Daniel at home waiting for her. She began to miss what she had lost and decided her future was not with Martin. She found a new job and put herself out in an attempt to find someone to love, someone who loved her, but soon she realised all the good men were home with their wives, in restaurants and clubs while the hounds and cheaters buzzed around her, looking for a lay. All she craved for, all she wanted was a loving husband to come home to. A husband like Daniel and hoped her time would come again.