Open Marriage: A Tale of Rediscovery

I woke up to the sound of my smartphone notification.

It kept ringing in the middle of the night, so I looked at the display.

"I had a great time today♡"

"I came so many times♡"

"I want to stay over at your place again. When is your wife going back to her parents' house?"

Sigh.

Why is my husband John's smartphone by my pillow?

I got out of bed and placed John's smartphone next to his computer in his room. Just then, John, wrapped in a bath towel, came in.

"Did I wake you?"

"...What kind of prank is this?"

"Sorry, I was taking pictures of your cute sleeping face, and I forgot to take my phone. I also took one of Emily."

"...You got a message from her."

"Oh, that doesn't matter. Since you're awake, can I sleep with you?"

"Sure."

Returning to what used to be our marital bedroom, John lay down next to our daughter Emily, closed his eyes, and began to breathe regularly.

Once I'm awake, I can't go back to sleep.

"Mary, are you okay? You look tired."

"I didn't sleep well last night..."

I almost dropped the plate I was holding, worrying my coworker, Alex.

Alex is a college student who works part-time at the family restaurant with me. He has already completed most of his credits, so he often works daytime shifts.

Despite always arguing with the manager about his hair color and piercings, he is diligent and attentive, making him well-liked among the part-time housewives.

With his almond-shaped eyes, thin lips, slender jaw, and long legs, he is so beautiful that it's hard to believe he's human. Just looking at him makes me happy.

"Your husband must be keeping you busy. I understand, it's about time for a second child, right?"

There it is. The veteran part-timer's sexual harassment. It's worse because she means no harm.

"Well, we haven't been intimate for a while."

Annoyed by my lack of sleep, I said it bluntly.

"Really? In that case, you need supplements. And sexy lingerie."

I shouldn't have said anything.

Not wanting Alex to hear this conversation, I glanced at him and our eyes met. I quickly looked away.

"Mary, can I talk to you for a moment? Do you have time after this?"

After my shift ended, I hurriedly changed into my casual clothes and ran into Alex in the locker room.

Alex was dressed in a rock-style outfit with a striped knit sweater, black skinny jeans, and lace-up boots, looking so cool that I didn't know where to look.

"Sorry, I have to go home soon. My daughter will be back from the school bus. If it's about the shift, send me a message."

"It's not about the shift..."

Alex looked down with a serious expression, making me curious about what he wanted to talk about.

"Do you want to come to my house?"

After all, John brings women home, so it's just a conversation.

I put Alex in the passenger seat and started the car.

"So, what did you want to talk about?"

As I placed the macarons I bought on a plate and brewed coffee, Alex hid behind the refrigerator and played peek-a-boo with Emily, who was sitting on the living room sofa.

"Um... the other part-timers told me not to say anything, but... your husband is cheating on you..."

"Oh, that? I know, and I don't care. Emily, do you want to watch TV?"

Emily hadn't taken a nap for a few days, so she was tired today. She was already zoning out while looking at the screen.

"I can't forgive him. How could he cheat when he has such a beautiful wife?"

"Alex, thank you for caring about me. But it's mutual. We have an open marriage."

After giving birth to Emily, I was exhausted from my poor health and unfamiliar childcare, and I couldn't bring myself to have sex.

When I kept refusing John's advances, we eventually became completely sexless.

When I finally got used to childcare, I tried to initiate, but he brushed me off. When I asked why, he said he couldn't get aroused by me anymore after being rejected so many times.

After that, he suggested an open marriage, and we had a lawyer draft a document stating that we wouldn't seek divorce or alimony for each other's infidelity.

It was originally my fault, and John still cares about me and Emily, so I can't complain.

"...So, if you cheat, your husband can't say anything, right?"

"Well, that's the logic."

Alex's expression brightened.

"Mary, I have a favor to ask. I'm training to be a sensual therapist, and I was wondering if I could practice on you?"

A sensual therapist?

"So, you think I'm frustrated because my husband doesn't pay attention to me? Don't underestimate me."

"I didn't mean it that way. I'm sorry."

Alex held his head and looked down.

Oh no, I was too harsh on my favorite.

"...Is that all you wanted to talk about? I want to take you home, but Emily fell asleep, so I'm sorry. Do you know the way to the station?"

I stood up and headed to the entrance.

"...!"

He hugged me from behind, covered my mouth with his hand, and pushed me against the side of the refrigerator.

He turned me around, kissed me, and thrust his tongue into my mouth.

Despite his slender appearance and thin lips, his touch was rough and hot, and his thick tongue stirred my mouth, making my body tremble and my legs go weak.

"You've been watching me, haven't you? Always."

"Just watching..."

Alex's hand reached behind me, unhooked my bra, and pulled up my sweater.

"Ah... stop..."

"Be quiet."

Alex squeezed my breasts from the sides and sucked on the two pointed tips.

The sharp pleasure made my body contract, and my hips trembled.

"How could your husband neglect such a beautiful body?"

Alex slipped under my skirt and lightly scratched the hard nub through my underwear with his fingernail.

"Ah... ah... no... Alex..."

He pulled down my underwear and licked my clitoris with his trembling tongue, while his long fingers entered my vagina.

"...Mmm... ah... mmm..."

Even when I covered my mouth with my hand, my voice leaked through my nose.

"Mary, your place is gripping my fingers."

He added a second finger and slowly moved them in and out, pressing the swollen spot inside while rolling my clitoris with his tongue.

"Mmm... mmm... I'm coming... ahhh..."

The electric pleasure pierced my brain, and I arched my back as I climaxed.

"Did you come?"

Alex hugged me tightly, pressing his hot, swollen groin against me.

Knowing that there was a man who could get aroused by me, and that it was my favorite Alex, made me lose my mind.

I knelt down, unzipped his black skinny jeans, and took his penis into my mouth.

"Mary... you don't have to..."

I teased the underside with my tongue, stroked it with my lips, and occasionally sucked hard, making a vacuum sound.

"Ah... it feels so good... wow... I might not last..."

As I took him deep into my throat and increased the speed, his penis became so hard it seemed like it would burst, trembling in my mouth.

"I can't hold it anymore... ugh..."

I sucked up the spurting semen and stroked his urethra with my tongue.

"Mary, next time I'll make sure to take my time and make you feel even better."

Hearing small footsteps approaching, I hurriedly adjusted my clothes.

After that, my boring days turned into a clear rose color.

Alex and I exchanged messages, secretly looked at each other on the floor, and matched our weekday off days when making new shifts, waiting for the day with bated breath.

Finally, the day arrived. After sending John and Emily off, I went to pick up Alex.

I took a shower first and waited nervously for Alex to come out of the bathroom. Then I heard the sound of the door unlocking from outside.

"Mary, are you here? Is there a repairman or something?"

John entered the bedroom and his gaze caught my chest wrapped in a bath towel.

"Ah... those shoes... are they your boyfriend's?"

"Sorry. I'll ask him to leave."

"No... I'll go to a cafe or something. I needed a proposal I was working on at home, and I thought I'd work from home today... I didn't know you had a boyfriend. Honestly, it's pretty tough."

The sound of the shower stopped, and Alex entered the bedroom.

John and Alex looked at each other and froze.

"Oh, so this was a play? If you had told me from the start..."

"I'll leave, so don't mind me. See you..."

"Since you're here, why don't you watch? I'll make sure you regret neglecting such a good woman."

"Got it. I'll watch."

That's impossible... but.

"Mary, just look at me," Alex said, and I made up my mind.

I lay face down on the bed with a towel spread out.

Sweet-smelling oil was dripped on my back and spread by Alex's hands.

He gently stroked my back and pressed along both sides of my spine, making me feel so good I could melt.

His hands moved down to my waist, caressed my buttocks, pressed both sides, stroked from the back of my thighs to my calves, and licked the soles of my feet.

"Ah... no..."

He licked between my toes one by one, sending a shiver of pleasure through my body.

"Turn over."

When I turned over, I met John's eyes as he sat in the corner of the room.

Alex's face approached, and when I closed my eyes, our lips touched.

He nibbled on my upper lip, licked the middle bump, and inserted his tongue.

"Mmm..."

He entwined his tongue with mine, and as his hands slid from my armpits to the sides of my chest, a tingling pleasure made my skin tingle.

He kissed from under my ear to the hollow of my collarbone, occasionally making a sucking sound, and lifted my breasts from the sides, tracing my areolas with his fingers.

"Alex, don't tease me so much..."

"I didn't mean to..."

Alex sucked on my hard, pointed nipples, tickling the tips with his tongue while rolling the other with his fingers.

"Ah... no... stop... ah..."

The pleasure coursed through my body, making my core wet and my hips lift.

His lips and tongue moved down, sucking and licking as they went, passing my navel, tracing the inside of my hip bones, and descending to the base of my thighs.

He spread my legs wide and licked my inner thighs persistently, teasing me again.

"Alex..."

"It's been a while since you had sex, so I need to make sure you're thoroughly wet."

He peeled back the hood of my clitoris and licked it with the tip of his tongue, sending sharp pleasure through my brain.

"Ah... no..."

Alex's fingers entered me, rhythmically pressing the sensitive spot inside, making my head feel light and fuzzy.

"Ah... not there... ah..."

He sucked on my clitoris, and I climaxed instantly.

"Ah... I'm coming... I'm coming... ahhh..."

The brain-melting pleasure made me arch my back as I came.

"Mary, can I put it in?"

I looked at John.

John awkwardly raised the corners of his lips and looked into my eyes, nodding slowly.

"Alex, come here..."

Alex, already wearing a condom, slowly entered me.

"Ah..."

"Does it hurt?"

"No... it feels so good."

Filled to the brim, just having him inside made my vagina tremble, and a sense of euphoria welled up.

"I'm going to move."

He slowly stroked inside me, and the overwhelming pleasure made me lift my hips lewdly, tightening around his penis.

"Mary, if you do that, I'll come..."

He thrust his hips vigorously, and the intense pleasure made my brain numb, unable to suppress my voice.

"Ah... ah... ah... no... I'm coming... I'm coming... ahhh..."

The white flash pierced my entire body, making me convulse.

"I'm coming too... ugh..."

He thrust with incredible force, and as I reached my second climax, Alex came inside me, ejaculating into the condom.

"Alex... that was amazing."

"Me too."

John stood up and sat on the bed.

"Alex, thank you for being gentle with Mary. I forgot how beautiful and sexy she was."

John hugged me tightly, and the knot in my chest slowly melted, tears spilling down my cheeks.

Fin.