don’t want any trouble. What happens if you think I’m attractive?” “ I do think you’re very attractive. I’m sure every straight man does.” “ Well it has been my experience that when a man wants something or somebody, a little gold band has never stopped them.” There was a weird silence that passed between us. I stood to gage her closely. She bit her bottom lip and her eyes scanned my entire body. She was checking me out like I had done to her many times since we met. She had the same surge I had the minute we laid eyes on each other. “ Kari, maybe I’m different from other guys. Maybe the gold band means something to me.” I was lying. I wanted to fuck her ten ways until Sunday. “ Maybe, only time will tell. I know me. I know that if you ask me to jump I will say how high. So I will stay away from you and hope that you never ever say jump.” She shrugged and crossed her arms under her chest. Just as if the conversation didn’t get inappropriately intense Kari turned on her heels and jogged away leaving me standing on the playground. I didn’t know what to do with the information she bestowed upon me. I just remained there and took it all in. I watched as she got in her silver Camry and drove away from the park, away from me. This attraction was different than before. Remotely different than that one time four years ago when I cheated on Tess. I was sloppy drunk, it was Superbowl Sunday and it was with some random chick from the bar. I had seen that random chick around but she was nobody to me. She definitely wasn’t someone I had to see at baseball games and practices. I held that little Superbowl indiscretion to myself. I didn’t even tell Mike. I learned that excessive alcohol and judgment calls don’t mix. I am a grown up now and drinking like I’m still back in college is really not an option. My brother thinks I have a perfect marriage and a perfect wife. I do. I think. But if it’s so perfect why am I constantly thinking of Kari? If I slept with Kari and it went bad I would have to see her three times a week. I’m getting ahead of myself. It’s not going to happen. I felt so guilty the last time and I was too wasted to actually know what was happening. There’s no way I’m putting myself through that again. I walked through the playground, pass the basketball court, pass the two baseball diamonds and into the parking lot. I got in my car and drove home in the fog her words produced. When I got home Tess was in the kitchen feeding the kids breakfast. I kissed her on the cheek. She said something about me smelling stinky. I remember the kids laughing but I was zoned out. I had other things on my mind. I jogged the stairs two at a time until I made it to the bathroom. I turned on the shower and started to peel off my clothes. Stripped down and naked, I took a hard look at myself. I peered into the mirror over the sink. I exhaled when I thought of her, Kari. All I had to say was jump. I got in the shower and let the hot water wash over my back. I closed my eyes and let the water ran over my face. It felt so good under the jets. I grabbed the bodywash and squeezed a wad in the palm of my hand. I rubbed my chest, one pec at a time in small circles. I thought of Kari, her lips, her tits and her lovely ass in those Levis the first time we met. I imagined Kari’s hands in place of mine, her hands examining my chest. Her hands massaging my arms and shoulders. Her fingers skimming my abs. I traced my hand down to my crotch. I took my energized cock in my wet hand. I opened my eyes just for a second. I was rock hard in the shower thinking of her. I rolled my wet fingers over my cockhead and stroked my fingers down the shaft. I gripped my evil twin firmly. I started to rub my shaft up and down, slowly at first. I wonder what Kari’s pussy taste like? Shit. I started to move my hand faster, and faster, and faster. I was shaking my cock like I was shaking dice in the game of Yahtzee.