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Compliments? Didn't Jolene
deserve that? Didn't she deserve to be treated with respect for who she was? I
said, "And respected."
    He was nodding. "Always respected."
    I breathed easier. I was comfortable with that. Very
comfortable.
    Dinner was eaten at a small burnt-wood table highly glossed
with varnish. The swirls of wood grain were highlighted with a beauty made more
for looking at rather than eating on. I even gave the wood a few rubs to feel
the smoothness of the finish.
    Jacqueline was next to me. "Beautiful, isn't it?"
    "It is."
    "It was my parent's. I had it refinished by a
woodworker."
    Jolene was sitting on the other side with Walter. They were
talking themselves about a variety of small topics. The furniture, the weather
up here, the beauty of snow, the lodge – they skipped from topic to topic as if
wanting to hit on everything.
    It was nice seeing my wife smile.
    I had the impression they touched sometimes when they
talked.
     
    ~ ~ ~
     
    In a guest bedroom almost the size of our own McMansion
master bedroom, I waited for Jolene to come out of the bathroom.
    She climbed into the small bed. "Uh oh."
    "What?"
    "You have that look on your face."
    I was anxious to talk to her. "Well, don't worry. I
don't think it would be polite to hump like teenagers when we're guests."
    She nodded. "Doesn't feel right."
    I laid on my side and placed my hand on her hip. "How
did it go, anyway?"
    "You were there." She seemed defensive.
    "But what did you think?"
    "He was very nice."
    "You were touching during dinner?"
    "Yes, but it was harmless. We were just talking."
    I ran my hand down her panties. She was warm.
    She frowned. "I thought you said we weren't going to do
anything?"
    "We aren't. I just can't help touching you."
    "Oh, alright then." She relaxed her legs.
    "He was nice to you?"
    "Perfectly. It was nice not having someone act like a
dick because I have a pair of tits."
    I laughed. "Is it that bad at the school
district?"
    "Sometimes."
    "He touched you?"
    She gave me an eye. "Yes, but we were just
talking." She reached over and groped for me. She found me mostly hard.
"You like hearing that?"
    I chuckled sheepishly. "I suppose."
    She handled my length and began stroking. "He put his
hand on my thigh several times. Left it there for a while near the end of
dinner."
    I hardened fully. "Did it feel nice?"
    She smiled. "Yes. Does it bother you to hear me say
that?"
    I was half panting by now. "Uh, no." I reached my
hand down her panties. She was wet.
    "I thought you said—"
    I breathed into her ear. "I want to feel you."
    "You are such a naughty man."
    "Did he rub at all?" A worm of confliction ate its
way through me.
    She was thinking. "No. No, just laid his hand on my
thigh."
    That made me feel better. At the same time, disappointed.
"I guess that's okay."
    "Are you sure you don't mind him touching me?"
    "As long as he's a gentleman, I think it's fine."
Yes, that felt better. He could flirt with her all he wanted that way. If it
excited him and his wife, then great. I was happy with it like it was.
    "What should I do if he touches me and rubs?" she
was smiling.
    "I'm not sure about that."
    She gave me a squeeze. "I'm thinking this is telling me
otherwise."
    We had to part before the teasing drove us mad. I kissed her
goodnight.

CHAPTER 5
     
    It was snowing a little heavier the next day, but was warm
enough that most of it was melting on the ground.
    Walter invited Jolene for a leisurely stroll around the
property, which she accepted.
    She had on her jeans, snow boots, knit jacket and a scarf
with a snow-beanie. She looked radiant and warm.
    I watched them go from the porch. Not much could happen out
in the snow.
    Jacqueline came up beside me and watched them walk off.
"How is… everything?"
    I knew she meant more than just asking about my morning.
"Alright, I guess."
    "You guess?"
    We went back inside. "Your husband seems concerned with
respecting her. I like that."
    Her smile was almost as radiant as Jolene's. "Oh,