Shortly after her coffee with Trish, Cathy called Tracy and invited her over for coffee. It was something they did from time to time. Not as often as Trish and Cathy got together, but still common enough that Tracy would have no reason to suspect anything.
While waiting, Cathy looked in the mirror at herself. She wasn't bad looking for being in her mid-to-late thirties. Her shoulder-length blonde hair was a little dry from colorings and there were crinkles at the corners of her blue eyes. But overall, her face was still pretty. Not the fresh pink skin of twenty years ago, but not bad.
Her body too was reasonably attractive. Her boobs had somehow grown from B cups to C's and started sagging a little. Her hips and thighs were a bit thicker than she would have liked, but she could still wear a tight pair of jeans. She had the inevitable belly sag that came from having children, but she was still reasonable trim.
As she looked at herself, she decided that she was still young and vibrant. She still had plenty of sexual energy and desire. And she was still looking good enough that she could have expectations. The only question that she couldn't answer was what to do about it.
When Tracy came over, Cathy was as patient as she could be, keeping the talk mundane and boring for the first half hour. Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer.
"So," she said with no warning, "did you hear about Margaret and Tony, from Trish's store?" A bunch of expressions flitted quickly across Tracy 's face, but Cathy wasn't sure what any of them were.
"What?"
"You know Margaret? The accountant?" Cathy said, as if revealing a juicy piece of gossip. Tracy nodded. "She's screwing the stock boy, Tony!" Cathy arched her eyebrows in a "what do you think of that?" look. She studied Tracy 's face, looking for a clue, but Tracy was careful to keep her expression neutral.
That in itself confirmed to Cathy that she at least knew something. If Tracy was hearing this for the first time, she would have at least some reaction. The fact that Tracy was trying so hard to keep a poker face told Cathy all she needed to know. Trish hadn't just been pulling Cathy's chain. It was true: Tracy was fucking Tony.
"Yep," Cathy nodded, smiling impishly. "I heard it from Trish. She said she actually saw them!"
"Wow, really?" Tracy said, but nothing in her voice sounded all that surprised to Cathy.
"Can you believe it?" Cathy asked excitedly, trying to elicit more of a reaction from her friend. "She must be twice his age!"
"Yeah, wow, that's pretty wild, isn't it?" Tracy 's response was far too deadpan. Guilt was all over her face. Cathy moved in for the kill.
"And I heard he's got a really big dick, too!" She locked onto Tracy 's eyes with a knowing look. Tracy murmered something and looked away. Cathy continued to stare at her intently, letting the pressure of the silence mount.
"So she, uh..." Tracy finally said, breaking the silence. But she faltered again when she looked into Cathy's eyes. Cathy was still staring through her with a smug, knowing look. Tracy must have known that her embarrassment was only serving to further incriminate her.
"Does he?" Cathy finally asked. Tracy looked up and quickly looked away again. "Come on, you can tell me!" Cathy said in a voice just above a whisper.
"What did that bitch tell you?" Tracy snapped. Cathy backed off, surprised by Tracy 's sudden anger.
"It's okay," Cathy said, trying to placate. "I was, uh, you know, thinking about it myself," Cathy lied. Tracy looked up. Her eyes were still smoldering, but her expression had soften.
"You what?"
"You know," Cathy said, with no idea what she was going to say next. "I heard that his, uh, services were available and, well..." Cathy shrugged and looked at Tracy as if she had explained everything. Tracy continued to glare.
"I can't believe that bitch!" Tracy swore. "She just came right out and told you? Everything?"
"Uh, well, I think she was trying to talk me into it," Cathy said trying to dodge the question.
"Talk you into fucking him too?"
Too? Was that an admission from Tracy?
"Yes. Well, no, not fucking him," Cathy corrected herself. "Giving him a bj." Tracy 's eyebrows shot up in surprise.
"So she did tell you! Bitch!"
"Tell me?" Cathy asked, feeling a bit confused.
"About the blow jobs!" replied Tracy , angry again. The blank look on Cathy's face must have told Tracy that more explanation was necessary.