The Sparrow and the Anaconda
My name is Michael Morgan -- friends and family call me Mike. I'm 42, average height and weight and an IT professional for a Healthcare system in Michigan. My wife is Sarah Morgan -- friends and family call her Sparrow, and she is a schoolteacher in the elementary system.
Sparrow is barely five foot tall, small breasted (32b), just about 100 pounds soaking wet. She has brown hair that falls just to her shoulders and deep brown eyes. I will also admit that she has the cutest little ass this side of Detroit. She is 39 years old but looks much younger because of her size.
We live in the suburbs of Grand Rapids and have been married for 18 years. We have two children in their teens, old enough to be on their own but still young enough that we don't leave home alone overnight.
As you can guess, Sparrow got her nickname because she is incredibly tiny and lithe but to anyone who knows her, she is small but mighty and has an Irish temper that surprises people who cross her. She is also incredibly reserved and private and doesn't take kindly to jerks or arrogance.
I'd love to tell you that we are wild sexually and have a lot of adventures, watch porn and have tons of sex toys, but none of that is true. The wildest thing we've ever done in the close to twenty years together was having sex in the back of a pickup truck during the first summer we dated and when she gave me a BJ on her parents covered porch while they were inside watching Jeopardy one hot summer night. And after eighteen years of marriage, the sex has gotten somewhat sedate and "vanilla". Same positions, a very rare night of oral sex, no toys, dildos or movies.
So, it was out of the ordinary when I walked into the kitchen one fall night two years ago with what would be a somewhat radical idea. Sparrow was sitting at the kitchen table wearing a black hoodie and yoga pants, her legs tucked up under her slender frame to keep warm. She had a pair of cheaters reading glasses on and was sifting through a small stack of bills and having a glass of wine.
I sighed...I loved the look of my wife in yoga pants (we've already established she has the ass of a 18 year old coed) and smiled to myself watching her face all scrunched up doing paperwork. Yeah, you could say I love my wife.
"Hey, Sparrow... what you working on?" I asked innocently.
Sparrow looked up from the pile and gave me a sarcastic grin before holding up the stack of papers in front of her.
She said, "I'm finishing my doctoral thesis on Nuclear Fission and the effects of radiation on bees!"
I laughed, which made her smile. Then she said, "Bills, Mike, bills, bills and more bills!"
I kissed her on the forehead and reached past her for a wine glass and poured myself a healthy draw of merlot from the bottle.
"Kids are in bed finally -- well, let's say they're in their rooms, pretending to be sleeping but probably on social media or watching porn..." I said.
Sparrow's head snapped up when I said PORN as if I was committing a mortal sin and said, "If they're watching porn, they learned that from you -- Mr. Morgan!"
I laughed and reached for the papers in front of her. "Do we have any money left after paying off half the utilities in Michigan?" I asked.
Sparrow pursed her lips and said, "Barely -- Things are crazy expensive anymore...Someday we may be selling the children off for medical research to keep things afloat around here!"
I nodded and dropped the paperwork back on the table. I thought for a moment, took a deep breath and said, "We need a break....and I have an idea..."
Sparrow took the readers off and looked up at me..." Uh, oh...this sounds expensive -- your ideas are always expensive!"
I laughed and pulled a brochure out of my back pocket and laid it in front of her. On the cover were an attractive couple basking in the sun and splashing each other with pale blue ocean water... Sparrow glanced down at it and her eyes widened.
"Jamaica?" she exclaimed. "Have you lost your senses? I just told you we barely have enough money to pay the mortgage and utilities, let along the kids' soccer unforms due next week!"
Mike swallowed hard and let his little wife finish her tirade before speaking. "Sparrow, take a look at the pricing of this. Through the hospital's credit union, they're offering a buy one, get one free for adults. It would be half the normal cost and include airfare to an adult, all inclusive, resort in Negril. 8 days, seven nights in a five-star rated resort.
For the first time, Sparrow calmed down to look at the brochure a little closer. She had to admit to herself that the price was excellent. But still she had her doubts.
She looked up at Mike and said softly, "Honey, I know we haven't had a lot of time for ourselves, but this is still a lot of money...And what about the kids?"