The follwing story is a work of fiction, based on facts from my life. The names of all parties have been changed to protect their "innocence".
"Hey Jim, you need anything from Supply while I'm down there?"
"Naw, I'm good Marv, thanks anyway."
I headed down the hall to the elevators so I could get to Supply. It was Thursday, and I was winding up some details so my weekend wouldn't be interrupted by any calls from the office. Thursday was also when Tom did the interviews for the office, and as I was passing the conference I noticed a guy in there with him. I took a look back over my shoulder as I went passed the doorway and did a double-take. As I came to a quick stop and turned around into the room I called out in astonishment:
"You gotta be kidding me!! Rob? Rob Kingsley!!? How you doin' man.?"
Tom looked from the new guy to me with that deer-in-the-headlights look.
"You know this character, Rob?"
"You do look kinda familiar, but I can't place your name...?"
"Marv, Marv Poppler. Geez, must be twenty years now. Back in the day we were stationed in the panhandle together, remember?"
Ding, the light went on and Rob's face lit up with a big grin!
"I'll be damned. It is you!! Good god, man, it has been a while hasn't it? Last I remember, you were just a skinny dude. Life must've been treating you pretty good; all filled out, and that beard is something I clearly remember you NOT having!"
Back in those days, I was one of the guys that could put away plates of chow and not gain an ounce; six foot and 155. I was that way from the time I got through puberty until I hit 40. Then my metabolism changed and the pounds finally filled out my frame. Now weighing in at 205, working out and eatin' good didn't hurt me any. I looked pretty good for a man hitting 45.
"Thanks Rob. You look no worse for wear yourself. Is Karen with you?"
"Naw, she's back in KC taking care of the house sale. Soon's that's done she'll be coming out."
Tom jumped in.
"Yeah, Rob's transferring in from the Kansas City office. He'll be officially starting Monday. Tell ya what Marv, since you two already know each other, why don't you take some time tomorrow and show Bob around, let him get the feel of the place."
"Sure thing Tom, be happy to. Give us a chance to catch up and all that."
I gave Rob a quick wink, and told him that I'd let the two of them finish up their business and that I'd get back with him later.
As I headed down the hall, a flurry of memories invaded my head.
Twenty years earlier, Rob and I had been stationed together, working in the same maintenance shop. He was married, no kids, and living off-base, I was single and living in the enlisted dorm. We worked the graveyard shift for several months, yacking it up about our early days: high school, cars, the typical guy talk. One night, the talk finally got 'round to sex and women.
"You're pretty lucky having a wife like Karen. She seems like quite a catch. You say you two've known each other since high school?"
"Yeah, ever since Sophmore year. I was on the wrestling team and she came out for one of our home meets. I saw her sitting 'bout halfway up the bleachers and caught her eye. I know she's not the cheerleader type, but she had that heat about her, ya' know? The way she carried herself, that look of confidence about herself, that she was comfortable with herself."
Yeah, he was right. Karen was only about 5'4", but carried 120 lbs. in a very well proportioned way. She didn't look like she was heavy, but had a full-bodied sensuality. Her legs were solid, muscled and perfectly smooth. She had just the slightest swell of a bubble butt and a full, bouncy rack. Contrary to her body, her face had a slender, almond shape, with laughing eyes and perfectly full lips. Oh yeah, she had heat allright.
"We started dating soon after that meet. Things went great the next two years. We did the proms, homecoming, all the regular stuff. We were both brought up with the old school ethic, so we never had heavy sex while we were in school. After high school I joined up and soon after boot camp Karen and I got married. That's when we started to have a little...'trouble.'"
"What d'ya mean by 'trouble' man? She didn't go frigid or soemthing, did she?"
"Aw, no, nothing like that. She was more than ready for that wedding night, it's just that, well..."
"C'mon man, out with it, it's just you and me here."
"Yeah, well, see Karen's kinda small, not just in her height, ya know what I mean?"
"You mean she was good and tight, right?"
"Oh yeah, she was tight allright, too tight for me."
Rob clammed up and started to kind of stare off, like he was remembering that night. He seemed a little embarrassed, so I tried to smooth things out a little.