As I said in the first chapter, this is a true story. And reality is never the same as your imagination. In your imagination, everything goes exactly as you wish, but reality sometimes exceeds even the wildest imagination.
The next day, on Monday morning, I had to attend a conference call, for which I still had something to prepare, so my alarm rang at 6:30. I got up, made myself a coffee, and got back in bed to enjoy it. I wanted to read the news and my emails, but I couldn't concentrate. The events of yesterday were too distracting. After about fifteen minutes, a soft voice next to me said, 'I love you.'
'Good morning. I love you too.'
I leaned over to kiss her. A soft, loving kiss. I caressed her back softly, and she pressed her body against mine. We were getting aroused quickly but our movements remained careful and slow like in slow motion movie. Her hands found their way to my dick, which was immediately fully erect. When I put my hand between her legs, she gasped and began to rub her pussy against it. It's not often that she gets aroused so quickly, so I assumed she also still had the day before in her mind.
She turned around and started moving her ass against my dick. I love spooning. I love the way that her perfect ass moves against my belly and how easy it is to enter her while I can still touch every part of her body. I let my hand go over her back, while she reached behind her and guided me in her. We moved with more urgency now, our excitement growing. I pushed into her more strongly and quickly while rubbing her clit. Then she turned on her back, making sure I wouldn't slip out of her. Like this, I could enter deeper and look her in the eye.
'Cum in me. Put it all, there.'
Her encouragement sent me over the edge and she me pulsing inside her.
'Yes! Cum, my love. Cum. I love you.'
Our movements slowed down and our bodies relaxed, almost falling back asleep. It was not even 7:30 a.m. and I was exhausted. But what to expect? In the last twelve hours, we had made love twice. Double our monthly average from last year.
'Coffee?'
'Coffee!'
Having our morning coffee in the first sun of the day is always a bliss. Satisfied, we were getting ready to start our day. In about an hour, my conference call would start, but I took out my phone and canceled it because we had too much to talk about.
Anna mentioned that we had to talk to Mark to be sure that he was ok, and wouldn't do anything stupid, like tell somebody about the proposal.
'Maybe I should go and talk to him man to man. I'm not sure what to say, though. Apologize? Ask him if we offended him. I don't know.'
'No,' said Anna. 'I have to do it. I will go.'
So far we had seen no movement in the garden next door. We decided to wait a little because it would not be okay if Anna walked in on him when he was still sleeping, in the shower, or masturbating. But when we finished our second cup of coffee, we saw Mark in the garden, cleaning his fishing rods.
'Ok. I'm going now. See you later and wish me luck.'
'We both need that luck. Success!'
I went into the house to do some chores. I didn't think I could concentrate enough on work to do anything productive, so I made our bed, which was a mess, put dirty clothes in the hamper, did the dishes, and cleaned the kitchen which resembled a disaster area. Then I vacuumed the living and the hall. At times I looked out of the window for a sign of Anne and Mark, but they obviously had gone into the house. Not sure what to make of that.
When it was time for me to take a break, I went out on our terrace to roll a cigarette, and then I saw them sitting in the garden, talking with serious expressions on their faces. Again, not sure what to make of that.
It was not long before Anna saw me and shouted, 'Sven, can you come over and bring the tobacco and some beers?'
I took three cans from the fridge and headed over to them, somewhat anxious about what would follow. When I arrived, Mark went inside to get some glasses, and Anna said, 'Everything is okay. But there is a bigger problem.'
Before she could go on, Mark returned with the glasses and I asked, 'How are you doing? I apologize if we offended you yesterday.'
I noticed that he had wet hair from the shower, was cleanly shaven, and had decent clothes, as if he had prepared for a party instead of a fishing trip.
'No, that's fine, no problem,' he said, 'But I was just telling Anna that I have a problem. I have a gambling addiction. That is why I wanted to stay here this week. To avoid the temptation.'
Oh. I didn't see that coming. I had an idea that he was playing the slots sometimes, but addicted? No way.
Then we talked about his problems. I will not go into many details about those, but it involved him losing several month's salaries over the last two years and telling his wife only parts of the truth. We talked for a few hours. We were supportive and unjudgmental, and we told him that we would do whatever we could to help.
At some point, we were out of beer, and Anna said, 'Sven, why don't you go get some beers from the shop in the village and then take a shower? I will prepare dinner.'
It was already late afternoon and we had forgotten to eat.
'Mark, you will join us for dinner, won't you?'
'Of course,' he said.
After I shopped for a few beers, I took a shower and wondered what they had discussed about yesterday's proposal, and I had no idea what the rest of the day would bring.
A few days later Anna told me that, at the beginning of the conversation, he said that he had reconsidered. He also asked her to at least make him cum once at that moment, so he would have more endurance later that day. She kindly refused, but that's how she knew that he had changed his mind. Anna, for some reason, didn't mention that small piece of information to me that day, so I was oblivious to what was about to happen.