Chapter 1

What started out as an exciting day for me, turned out to be the worst day of my life.

I had only been married for six months to Judy, a lovely, sexy and vivacious singer, strictly small time, but very good!

She landed what to her was a dream job as a vocalist with an orchestra who were booked for a three month stint as the entertainment on a cruise liner!

I worked as a welder on oil rigs earning good money and when Judy got the cruise gig, it meant that we would be able to put down a deposit on our own house instead of renting!

I worked two months on and a month off and we worked it out that she'd finish her cruise just a week before me, so we were both quite happy about that, it meant we'd have three weeks together before I went back.

Perfect, except for a minor accident on the rig which meant that it had to be shut down for a health and safety check and only a skeleton crew stayed on whilst the rest of us were shipped off by helicopter.

It was the morning of her arrival in Southampton that I was among the first to leave the rig, I did a bit of thinking, called in a favour from a chopper pilot and blagged myself a chopper ride down to London which gave me two hours to meet her ship!

I had to rent a car of course and allowing for the crew coming off well after the passengers, I reckoned that I would arrive about an hour after it docked, which I did.

After parking up and getting the required permission to enter the dock yard, I actually walked up the gang plank about an hour and a half after the ship had docked.

A crewman escorted me through a million different corridors, down half a million flights of stairs and finally pointed to a door,

"Your wife's cabin sir, good luck"

I didn't think twice about his words, I just pushed open the door silently and popped my head in hoping to find her undressed or partly dressed, I did, only she wasn't alone.

She had her back to me lying across his lap wearing a black corset and stockings, he was sitting up completely naked holding her as they kissed wantonly, One big, black hand was between her wide open legs a finger prodding at her tiny rear hole, I just heard her whispering, "Ooh Yes Tommy, do it there again, shag me hard up my bum darling"

It was like being hit by a sledge hammer, I tried to speak but nothing came out, my wife turned round and screamed, her lover jerked back and I vaguely remember the floor coming up to hit me!

It was just a tiny speck of light that kept appearing then disappearing, then it seemed to get bigger and brighter, I could hear noises, people talking, my eyes wouldn't open until I felt someone near me, wiping my eyes gently,

"Try again John" a voice said softly and suddenly I could see my wife looking at me with tears in her eyes,

"Thank God for that" she whispered and reached for my hand,

"Judy" I said softly, "What are you doing here?"

"Where would you expect me to be?, the man I love has had a stroke, I'm where I want to be"

"That's funny, the man you love, the last time I saw you it didn't much look like I was the man you loved"

"John, believe me darling, what I did, I did for us"

"Oh OK" I said sarcastically, "You made love to another man for me"

"I didn't make love, I had sex with him, or rather I nearly did, there's a difference you know"

"I know what I saw"

"John just get better and come home, we can talk about it then, this is the biggest thing that could ever happen to us, honestly my darling, trust me"

"After what I saw you doing, that's not too easy"

"Yes, well like I said trust me, I have to go now I have an appointment with our solicitor, and I'll leave you with this thought, we don't need to save for a house, we've got one"

"What?"

"I'll be back later on, never forget that I love you and only you, OK?"

Much against my better judgement I smiled, "Hurry back"

Bending over me, she touched her lips to mine,

"I love you more than you'll ever know"

"Really?"

"Yes really"

That made me feel better although I didn't know why after what had happened, but I really was looking forward to her return.

I was examined again after she left and I had a blood test, a doctor came round and told me I'd had a stroke, a minor one but still a stroke, he said when Judy came back I could go home with her but I was to take it easy from then on, I told him I worked on an oil rig but he shook his head,

"You'll have to look for something else now, they'll not let you back on a rig after a stroke"

My good humour evaporated with his words and I wondered what the hell I was going to do, I was still wondering when Judy came back to find me sitting on my bed dressed and ready.

"Stuff the rigs" she laughed, "We've got ourselves a dream job from now on"

It took about half an hour for me to collect my medication and walk slowly down to our car during which time she told me about the house,

"Tommy the orchestra leader bought it with his wife who died five years ago, they had no children and no other relatives, they never lived in it, he's doing one more cruise and then retiring, he's going back to Jamaica where he was born to drink rum and watch the sunsets, the house is ours, all he wants is to visit occasionally whenever he comes back, he says he'd want to stay in the gatehouse"

"I only have one question" I said softly, "Why?"

She sat and thought for a moment, then she pulled into a lay by before speaking,

"He's my Godfather John"

"Your Godfather?"

"Yes, before he got his orchestra together, he and his wife Winnie lived next door to us, we were all very friendly even though they were younger than mum and dad, I used to stay with them if mum and dad wanted to go anywhere overnight"

"So when did you become, you know, friendly?"

"I looked after him when Winnie died, I stayed in his house"

"Just the two of you?"

"Yes, he needed me John, we cried together"

"And slept together"

"Yes we shared a bed, but nothing happened to start with, I just held him while he cried, it wasn't until the second week that we, you know"

"Fucked?"

"Yes, we fucked, but you know, I've never lied to you, you knew I'd had other lovers, I married you because I love you and I'm sure you haven't forgotten our little fantasy, you remember, the one where I go with another man, a black man"

"Oh yes" I said quietly, "I remember"

"Well this isn't a fantasy, this is real life, but we've got ourselves a house out of it, our own house John, bought and paid for, look in my handbag and you'll find a receipt from our bank, I've lodged the deeds with them, this is our chance darling, you won't be able to work on the rigs again, but it doesn't matter there's a great big garden with the house, we could do a lot with it, but we're nearly there, you'll see for yourself"

We drove through two huge, wrought iron gates then and down a long, tree lined drive way before coming to a halt outside a very large but slightly shabby looking old house,

"This is it" Judy said and leant over to kiss me,"Tommy's here, be nice"

Christ he was even bigger than I remembered, but he was smiling shyly when he took my hand,

"Johnny thank God you're all right"

"Thank you" his hand shake was firm and somehow friendly, I liked him immediately in spite of myself,

"I take it that Jenny's told you about the house?"

"Yes, it's a fantastic gift Tommy"

He looked at me a bit oddly before saying,

"It's not quite a gift John" he smiled, I looked at my wife's face and realised there was something else.

"Tommy has a recording studio at his home in Jamaica, he wants me to record an album a year for the next five years"

"You wrote some of the songs in her act didn't you?"

"About a dozen or so, why?"

"Because they're damn good songs Johnny, her audiences like them, I also own a record label and distribution company, I want five albums each with at least ten songs on it over the five years, but I want them all to be your songs"

"Why?, they're not that good?"

"I'll agree that some are just fillers, but "Starlight" is special, I want her to record it and I reckon it'll be a world wide hit"

"You're kidding"

"No Johnny, I'm serious, give me a week in a studio with Judy and you'll have a very big hit"

"And where will I be while all this is happening?"

He looked at me and smiled,

"Well I assume that you'll be with your wife, showing your support"

"I thought, well I thought, you'd be, you know, fucking, with me here and you there"

"After seeing what it did to you the last time, I think not John, no I'd like you there for her to lean on, oh I'll admit that the idea of spending a month with my beautiful God daughter did cross my mind, very much so but no, no I couldn't do that to you now, or ever"

I thought about it for a moment before speaking and when I did speak I could hardly believe it was me saying the words I said,

"I'd like her to go without me, it's something we talked about, you know a fantasy" Judy gasped in surprise, but I carried on talking, "I think it's something we'd both enjoy"

"But..." Judy began but I cut her off, "Judy darling, I want you to go with Tommy, you know I work better on my own and besides, I've just had a stroke, I need time, you know I do"

"Yes I think you do too" Tommy said with almost indecent haste, "But I'd really like to start before the next, my last cruise, let's show Johnny round the house, then you can come with me to pick your things up, you can follow me in your car, yes?"

The house wasn't just big, it was enormous, so by the time they'd took me round it all I was about ready to drop.

"I need some sleep Judy" I told her, "You can drop me off on your way to Tommy's"

I felt like shit and staggered upstairs to my bed and I remember thinking that things seemed to be getting out of control just before I fell asleep!

I was still asleep when I felt her sliding in next to me, I smelled her perfume and the pleasant hint of alcohol on her breath as she kissed me,

"You've been drinking" I said drowsily and reached out for her to draw her closer,

"Yes" she laughed, "And I had the traditional cigarette afterwards too"

"Afterwards?"

"You know, coming down after an orgasm"

"He fucked you?"

"Mmm, yes he fucked me"

I felt her hand sliding down over my stomach and her fingers gripped my cock,

"Do you want me to tell you about it?"

"You'd better, before I come all over you"