Two weeks later Chris was sitting on a "Charlie's" bar stool lost in thought. He and his best friend Phil Hogan met for a beer almost every Wednesday after work. Usually they spent the better part of an hour just goofing around and decompressing. But today was different; the recent events with Annie had been somewhat gnawing at him and Phil noticed.
"Hey you? What's with the sour look? That beer's been sitting there for five minutes and you haven't touched it."
"Oh, I don't know," Chris admitted, "lots of stuff on my mind."
"Yeah? Well that's what we're here for, right? You wanna blow off some steam, go for it!"
Chris took a sip of beer and said, "This time it's not about work."
"Problems at home? You and Annie duking it out?"
"No, nothing like that; it's a bit more...uhh...personal than that."
"Ohhh, sex problems huh? You're not getting enough?"
Chris cocked his head and replied, "Nooo, THAT'S not the problem! In fact, we're having more sex than ever. Three or four times a week for the last couple weeks."
"Your dick can't handle it, is that it?"
That comment made Chris smile, "You asshole!"
Phil studied his friend for a moment before saying, "Well then what? This doesn't sound like a problem to me; you gonna make me drag it out of you?"
Taking a bigger slug this time Chris threw it out there, "I'll tell you, but you better not tell Jill; ya hear me?"
"That bad huh? What happened?"
"Annie, she cheated on me!" When Phil's eyes grew large, Chris added, "with a woman!"
The surprise registered on Phil's face and he mouthed the words, "Holy SHIT!"
He looked so funny Chris laughed and continued, "Yeah, my thought exactly! And I think it lit a fire under her; she's a fuckin' nymphomaniac now!"
"And all this is a problem how?"
"That's the thing, I don't know exactly what to do about it all. The idea of her and a woman is fuckin' hot; but there are lots of variables and I'm having trouble processing."
Phil chortled, "Don't do anything, you dumbass! Just enjoy it!"
Chris swiveled his chair to face Phil, "I've considered that option; but I want to know where this is headed. I don't like not-knowing."
"I think you're lucky; lots of people never explore their fantasies and end up dying...dried up like a fuckin' prune...it's sad! Annie's not looking for any cock but yours; she's discovered her bi-sexual side; to me, this is not a problem."
"So you and Jill have been exploring your fantasies now?"
"Hell no; we've talked about it, but nothing's happening."
Chris took a deep breath and said, "I fucked Annie in the ass for the first time too!"
Phil had his elbow on the bar; when Chris made that comment. it slipped off and he banged his forearm on the edge. "Oww, fuck! Then he slapped the counter-top so hard his glass bounced, "Holy Mother-of-God! You did?"
"You think that's good...do you?"
Phil's grin spread over his whole face, "This situation is getting better and better! You got anything else to tell me? Next week you guys becoming swingers?"
"That's not happening; but I will tell you...I laid the law down to her! I said, 'If you're gonna have sex with a woman, then the trade-off is at some point we have a threesome with that gal'."
Putting his hand to his forehead, Phil continued, "And Annie said?"
"She agreed; and the way she agreed, I'm thinking a threesome is right around the corner!"
Phil sat there with his mouth open, "You're my hero, Chris!"
"Yeah, maybe!"
"No, I'm serious; this is inspiring! I'm gonna have to have a new talk with Jill now! Do you think I want to be a dried up prune someday? Look...have another talk with her. Plan the future on this, don't let it eat you; after all, she started it."
"Yes, I'm thinking you're right...in a situation like this, if our communication breaks down, things might REALLY get out of hand!"
"Yeah, right!" Phil guffawed, "All that great sex might kill you!"
Chris finished his glass of beer, "Anyway, fair's fair; gimme one fantasy you and Jill have discussed."
Phil pursed his lips, "Umm, well...we've discussed the anal thing; and that ain't happening."
"I don't want something that ISN'T happening, gimme something that MIGHT happen?"
"Frankly, I don't want to shock you, you have enough to think about without absorbing my problems too!"
"Don't give me that bullshit! You brought up the fantasy thing." Chris paused, "Know what? I don't think we've ever discussed things quite like this before; have we?"
"Nope, and I don't know if we should go much farther; the territory gets REAL complicated from here."
"Why would that be?"
"Because you would think I'm nuts!"
Chris laughed again, "I already know THAT! You're bat-shit crazy sometimes!"
"No...I mean seriously crazy!"
Staring at him hard, Chris said, "There's no way you're getting out of this one; doofus! Tell me what you're talking about?"