Chapter 1

It was another hot day in Denver, at least everybody else said so. The weather outside was in the 80's. I didn't think it was so bad coming from New Orleans where both the temperature and the humidity in the high 90's made it unbearable in the summer. I thought this Colorado weather was pretty nice actually. I was pleased to have the towels dry in an hour after a bath while hanging in the bathroom.

I was in the kitchen cleaning up after lunch. My husband of a year and a half had told me he was bringing me a surprise this evening. It was my birthday and he had not mentioned that at all so I was thinking he must have remembered and had gotten a present. I wanted the house to be clean and tidy when he arrived.

About 2 PM he called and said his boss would be bringing us out to dinner, be ready about 7.

I was in a tizzy. This job was very important to him. We had moved here 6 months ago because of it. Henry was working much too hard, too many hours a day. It showed when he got home. He was tired and had just enough energy to eat, plop down on the sofa to watch an hour of TV and go to bed. It showed in our love life too. Sometimes he would go to sleep with out touching me. When he did make love to me, it was over all to quickly for me.

I was used to our college life. Henry and I met there. He had just gotten out of the Marines as a communications specialist and was in college for a business degree. He was a lot hornier then and I liked that better than what I was getting now. He had boxing skills he picked up in the service and an athletic build. He talked to the coach and found they had no boxing team in our school. The coach talked him into joining the football team instead as a running back. He had the size for it at 6' 2" and was 4 years older than most of his classmates.

I was one of the cheerleaders. Henry and I were attracted to each other right away. I winked at him one day and that was all it took. I am a terrible flirt and Henry knew it. He said that he got a charge out watching other guys look at "his girl" and encouraged me to wear revealing clothes. He even got me to flash my tits on the dance floor a few times while we were out dancing. He didn't take me to bed until our second date, but then he gave me a good licking and pounding. I loved a little hard, rough sex, it sets me off like a Roman candle.

I desperately wanted to make a good impression on his boss. I immediately headed for the shower. I laid out my clothes, picking the one I knew Henry liked. My little black dress, backless and snug enough that I wore it without a bra. At 22, I was still firm enough to get away without one.

This dress made my nipples very noticeable because the material was thin and stretchy. A string thong took care of panty lines and 3 inch heels gave my legs a little more appeal. It was also short enough that I had to hold the hem when I sat down, otherwise it would rise up over my ass when I sat down. That made it embarrassing to get up because it would not slide back down by itself. It was cumulative too, if I was to sit down twice, without pulling it down, my ass was exposed so I had to pull the hem down every time I stood, not that it would bother Henry,

I certainly wouldn't go shopping dressed this way but I knew my husband liked to show me off. He had taken me out to a number of clubs and restaurants and loved sheer blouses and mini skirts. I would have liked my breasts be a cup size larger but Henry said they were just perfect. At 22, 5' 4" and 110 lbs, they had no sag and were a bouncy C cup with plump nipples. He really liked to watch other guys looking at me and I got more than a little turned on by it myself.

I had put my long brunet hair into a pony tail while I straightened up. Now I brushed it all out and let it hang loose. It was my pride and joy and was really thick. It came down to the middle of my back.

They arrived on time and I was happy to see the bag in my husbands arms. His boss was all smiles and shook my hand gently. I gave them both a hug. Randy hugged me back, a little too snugly, squashing my breasts against his chest.

"You are looking very fetching Charlie," he said with a twinkle in his eye.

"Fetching?" I asked.

"A lady with your looks would fetch me out of a grave." he said with a big laugh.

I laughed with him thinking "This guy is a little rough around the edges." I had met him once before at his office in a cluttered construction trailer and thought he was charming then. He was a single guy, about 35 with longish dark curly hair and a great smile. He looked like he worked out and did.

He and Henry discovered they went to the same gym a month after he was hired and they became workout buddies and fast friends. He was shorter than Henry and more stoutly built. He had worked his way up in the construction industry until he had his own business.

Right now they were finishing the last four houses on a subdivision project. He had hired my husband out of college starting as an electrician for pretty good pay. Henry put his business skills to use and soon had a web site up for Randy that was bringing in customers.

"Charlene," my husband said, "we have an hour to kill before it's time to leave for dinner. Why don't you pour everybody a glass of wine while we wait".

"Got any beer?" said Randy.

"We always have beer." I replied, "How about yourself, Henry, beer?"

I poured myself a glass of wine while the guys popped the top on a couple of Coors. Henry and I sat on the couch while Randy sat on the chair on the other side of the coffee table from us. Randy was saying what a help Henry had been to the company, all the while trying to look up my dress without being too obvious. I smiled and knowing Henry was going to find it amusing, moved my legs around just enough to help him look and see if I could fluster him.

"Without him," Randy was saying, "I would have been stuck building houses all my life and we would never have had a chance at the contract for the hotel. We closed on that today and banked the first draw. Today was a special day for us and for Henry. He gets a percentage of every job his web site brings in. This contract alone, will make us a major operator in Denver. We are celebrating that and Henry's raise." He leaned forward and finally looked up to meet my eyes, saying, "Did you know that Henry is getting two percent of the net on this job as a finders fee? It was his web site that was responsible for landing this job for us. He's going to be working in the office more to, handling the web site and permitting.

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