“Well, I’ll let you in on another little secret. Being a doctor has its advantages, including the ability to write scrips for yourself. I try never to use the stuff in normal circumstances, but on vacation? I make an exception.”
“You mean Viagra?”
“Yep, or one of the other ones. I’ve tried them all. They really help with our little game. It’s easy to get hard quick, whenever you want to.”
“You been poppin’ those things on this trip?”
“Nah, not yet. Tomorrow maybe. You want to try it? I’ve got plenty.”
“Geez, I don’t know…” The truth, though, was I really did want to. I’d always been curious about those pills, wondered what it felt like.
“Well, if you change your mind, let me know. You know, you guys should try the game tomorrow. You’d like it.” Eric had a mischievous grin.
“Yeah, well, we’ll see. It takes to two play that game. Not sure I’ll have a willing partner.” With that, I finished my last swig of beer. It was time to call it night. I said goodnight to Eric and headed back into the house and into our bedroom. Amanda was still awake, lying on the bed.
“Where’ve you been?” I could tell from her tone that she was a little annoyed. She probably wanted to talk before going to bed and had been waiting up for me. Her annoyance quickly dissipated, though, when I told her all about my conversation with Eric. I essentially relayed the whole conversation, leaving out only the Viagra discussion (I really wanted to try it and was worried she would veto the idea). She hung on my every word, particularly when I started describing “the game” that Serena and Eric play on vacation. She kept asking questions, probing for details, which I supplied if I knew them.
Eventually the conversation came back to what had happened earlier in the main room. “Jake, I still can’t believe what we did earlier. When I think about it, part of me feels really dirty, guilty even. But another part of me is just so turned on by it. I’ve never been so turned on.”
“You shouldn’t feel guilty. We didn’t do anything wrong. We’re all adults. Yes, it was totally crazy, and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it too, but whatever we feel, it shouldn’t be guilty. Life is way too short to regret harmless things.”
“Yeah, I know you’re right, but I’m not like you. I can’t just talk myself out of how I’m feeling. Let’s just be careful, okay? We’ve done a lot of crazy stuff already on this trip and we still have another full day. Let’s ratchet things down a bit, okay?”
“Okay,” I said, kissing her on the forehead.
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When I woke up the next morning, Amanda was already up and out of bed. I wandered into the bathroom and began brushing my teeth. While I was doing that, I heard a knock on the door leading to Eric and Serena’s room. I said “come in” and a moment later Eric was in the room, grinning at me in the mirror.
“Good morning, my friend,” he said, “I’ve got a little something for you.” He placed a little orangish, egg-shaped pill on the counter. “That is Cialis, buddy. It’ll last you all day. Trust me.” He grinned again, gave himself a quick once-over in the mirror, and was gone. I stared at the pill for a while, uncertain. Then I picked it up, popped it in my mouth, and rinsed it down with some water before heading out into the main room.
The main room smelled of waffles and syrup. Amanda had found a waffle iron in the cabinets and had made a bunch of Belgian waffles, which the kids were all eagerly devouring. Amanda saw me and immediately handed me a piece of waffle and kissed me on the cheek. I looked at her, trying to gauge what she was thinking about, what kind of mood she was in, but I couldn’t read her. Whatever she was thinking, though, she clearly wasn’t in a bad mood.
I couldn’t help but notice that Amanda was dressed a little more scantily than was her custom. She had on a shortish skirt, one I’d forgotten she owned, and a loose fitting tank top that she usually only wore to sleep. I could tell she was not wearing a bra. As we sat around drinking our morning coffee and making plans for the day, I kept stealing glances at her. She really was just as beautiful as the day I met her.
We eventually decided that we were all going to drive to town to buy some groceries and do some a clothes and toy shopping. Amanda said she was going to go freshen up before we left and disappeared into the bedroom. I waited a few minutes and then went back into the bedroom myself, quietly closing the door behind me. Amanda was making up the bed.
I snuck up behind her and put my hands around her hips.
She jumped. “What the hell, Jake? You scared me.” She wasn’t mad.