The Affair
5. Wasted days, wasted nights…
Monday, April 13th 2020
7:15 PM
After heading outside, they had both begun to strip off their clothes while running to the hot tub. Both of them arriving at the tub completely naked, Sam was just about to jump over the side into the tub when Fred yelled "WAIT!" He had noticed there was no steam wafting up from the water. Sam had put her hand in the tub, yanked it out, and began to laugh.
"YOU DORK!"
They both raced back into the house, teeth chattering. Fred went to light a fire in the fireplace while Sam grabbed a couple of terrycloth robes out of the bathroom closet.
"Damn Benson, next time you invite me out to the hot tub to fulfill some fantasy of yours, could you remember to light the heater when you turn on the system!" Sam laughed "A girl thinks she's gonna get some and then the water is like 40 friggin degrees! Only you, ya nub, only you… Just what head were you thinking with?"
Fred could only shake his head and chuckle. They were both standing in the living room, warming up next to the fire he had built in the fireplace.
"Well Sam, was that a complete mood breaker?"
"I think that just about killed…"
Before she could finish the sentence, he had stepped in front of her leaned in and began a long, open mouthed kiss. After a bit, Fred stepped back, grinning.
"You know Sam; I've always had a real thing for robes. I think it's because of the, you know, total access…"
Sam moaned something about a happy finger…
Monday, April 13th 2020
8:00 PM
"Well, that certainly gave me an appetite. Where did you learn those little tricks Freddie?"
"Instruction manuals mostly."
"Uh huh… Ok Benson, help me get dinner warmed up and on the table."
They went about food preparation and table setting like an old married couple. Actually Sam knew more about where things were in this kitchen than Fred did. This is due to the fact that she and Carly had designed it, planned its renovation and stocked it with everything a functioning kitchen would need. Frankly, the two women had done the same thing for the entire house. The property also had a mother in law apartment attached to the garage behind the house. They had done the same for it, including renovating the apartment's kitchen.
The couple ate and cleaned up the kitchen. Both of them being tired from the days (and evenings) activities, they decided to watch the unseen pilot in the bedroom. They got comfortable and got through about half the movie before both were sound asleep.
Tuesday and Wednesday were pretty much the same, with the exception of Freddie taking Sam out to lunch on Wednesday. Thursday, Sam had to drive herself to work as Fred had to be a short distance out of town for work most of the day. Friday was the trio's monthly luncheon. The first since Fred and Sam had started their 'affair'.
Fred had another good day, selling a series of commercials to a group of real estate agents. He had called Sam at work and invited her out to dinner to celebrate. The restaurant for the evening would be 'Mr. Porkers', Sam's favorite.
Meeting at the establishment, they enjoyed a wonderful ham dinner with all the trimmings, and each others company. Sam had mentioned to Fred that she had decided to take Friday off work. She was nearly finished working out the income taxes from the previous year and was meeting with her CPA in the morning. The taxes were kind of messy due to the pending divorce and Phil going missing. Fred didn't have any plans for the day at all. Over coffee, Fred looked over to Sam…
"So gorgeous, are we spilling the beans about us to Carly tomorrow at lunch?"
Sam looked surprised; in fact she was nearly indignant.
"Are you tired of 'us' already? We're having an affair, if Carly finds out, it's over! I thought you enjoyed our time together."
Fred couldn't believe what he had just heard. He felt like he'd had the wind knocked out of him.
"Sam, this affair thing… I just, I wasn't sure what this was I guess… I really don't know what to think. I was thinking about something more… umm permanent… I'm sorry, I'm kind of speechless… random I guess."
"Well Benson, I guess that's it then. We're done. I need to get back to my apartment and get some papers ready for tomorrow. Maybe I'll see you tomorrow at lunch."
With that, Sam got up and left. Leaving Fred confused, and hurt… Now what? He thought. Go after her, or just blow it off before things got crazy…
Yeah, kind of a short chapter… Let me know what you think so far! Thanks for all the reviews!