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Having once tasted gay sex, I had to have a little more.
My experiment in bisexuality was becoming broader in scope. I was determined to experience a little of all that I had been deferring all these years. I had accepted that I was bisexual now, and I knew that I had needs that needed to be met, even if only a handful of times before I was too old. I intended to have a few adventures to remember for when I resumed my exclusively heterosexual role as partner to a wonderful woman I had shared years of my life with.
A few days after my first tryst with King, I had a new hook-up scheduled for ten o'clock in the morning; that was just an hour after my wife went to work, leaving seven hours of possible playtime. The meeting was to take place at a low-key motel near the town centre and was all confirmed through the hook-up app.
My correspondent's name was Tom. We had chatted online only briefly, but sufficiently to express our simple expectations of a meeting: kissing, sucking and fucking. He had expressed a desire for a slow and sensual exploration of each other's bodies. None of this was disagreeable to me.
That morning, after my wife left for work, I jumped in the shower, washing myself thoroughly until I was satisfied that my asshole reeked only of Irish Spring. I dried off quickly and dressed casually in jeans and a t-shirt.
I needed a hoodie for the turn in the weather; conditions had been unseasonably mild for the beginning of the month, but characteristic November weather had arrived with a vengeance. I also knew the hoodie, a cap, an old winter coat and my COVID-19 face-mask would be invaluable in disguising me as I made my way through town to a motel with a slightly sordid, storied reputation. Sure enough, there was wet snow blowing against me the whole way from my home to the motel. Precipitation gathered on vegetation in a whitish-grey slush that reminded my dirty mind of fresh, hot cum. The vision made me smile to myself.
I had a few other reasons to smile. I was off to get laid. Today's partner was twelve years younger than me and might be expected to have a higher sex drive than me. His body type was also of interest. I am a hairy chub, and from his pictures, so was he. He was just a little taller than me and weighed a bit less. In an odd way, I envisioned it would be somewhat like making love to my reflection.
I checked in at the motel at nine-thirty. I was paranoid about using my real name on the hotel register, but how does one avoid it without some kind of fake ID? As it happened, my face was covered with my face-mask and the clerk, who was also masked, didn't even ask for ID. Not so long ago, entering a business with a mask on would have stirred panic, but we were living in the new normal. Still, the transaction was on my credit card. It hadn't occurred to me to get a new card my wife didn't know anything about; if she ever asked to see my transaction history, this motel payment would be strong circumstantial evidence for my guilt as an adulterer.
I went about preparing the room, leaving a water bottle and two condoms on the bedside tables. I had one jar of lube and set it within reach of the bed as well. I brought two beers from home and set them in the fridge; it occurred to me after our hot work, we might feel like something more refreshing than water. As it happened, the refrigerator was broken. I reasoned that I might as well store the cold drinks there anyway; at least it should make a half-decent cooler.
Waiting for ten a.m. was the worst part. That was when my anxiety kicked in. All the familiar questions came back to haunt me. Had I left any forgotten indication of my infidelity out in the open for my wife to find? Would this meeting cost me my marriage? Would Tom show up? Was it better if he didn't? How could I trust myself to have sex with a complete stranger I met on the internet? What if he was a serial killer or something? A thousand other thoughts poisoned my mind.
A few minutes before the hour, I received a message through the app that Tom would arrive in five minutes. It seemed we were on. I threw back a Viagra, wonder drug for the middle-aged man.
I almost sucked back one of those beers before ten o'clock rolled around, but I resisted the temptation. My patience was rewarded with a knock at the door exactly at the agreed-upon time.
I walked over to the door and released my breath in a deep sigh; I didn't realize I had been holding it. I opened the door and let Tom in. I could tell he was happy to get off the doorstop of a motel room that faced one of the city's busiest streets. I was a fool to go with this motel given its visibility; I wouldn't make that mistake again.
Tom was still masked. I gathered from chatting with him online that he was out in a low-key way, but he probably didn't want to be seen at this establishment much more than I did. He unmasked, stuffing the mask in his coat pocket before taking his coat off and hanging it up on the rack behind the door; he kicked off his shoes. Then he turned around and faced me, and we exchanged greetings. We had previously shared face pictures online, so we recognized each other.
As I said, Tom was tall and a bit stocky. Like me, he was wearing a t-shirt and jeans. He extended a hand and we shook, a gesture that seemed unlikely in the pandemic age, but there was no reason not to touch hands given how intimate we expected to become.
I was still a bundle of nerves and I started talking.
"You know I'm new at this, so I'm not sure of the etiquetteβ"
Tom was as confident as I was nervous. He held a finger up and shushed me. In some people, that might seem a condescending gesture, but from Tom it seemed reassuring. Very slowly, he put his hand behind my head and pulled me into a deep kiss. I melted into him as his tongue gently pressed against my teeth. I let him in and our tongues played. My nerves began to recede. I felt nothing from this man but need and desire and I felt myself wanting to satisfy both.