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Chapter Five
Sam
Sam: In case I die this afternoon, I want you to know onething.
Sam: You'rewicked.
Sam: Wicked wickedwicked.
Sam: You could drop a house on someone and that wouldn't be as wicked as the stunt you pulledtoday.
Sam: I hope you'rehappy.
Sam: I'm going to drink this erection away now, but when I get home, your mouth will be spending some time with mycock.
When I madeit home that evening, after stopping at several taverns, making a jewelry store pilgrimage, and depositing Matt and Patrick in their neighborhoods, I was suffering from the most virulent case of blue balls in my entire existence. I wanted nothing more than to take Tiel by the hand, and get her behind closed doors and on herknees.
After institutingandenforcing a strict look-but-don't-touch rule in the dressing room, she deserved it. Then, after working off the worst of this afternoon's aggression, I wanted to get her into that leather corset and fuck her like I adored her. I did, and she deserved that,too.
But I found Tiel deep in conversation with Ellie, who—while carrying on a conversation—was also making a valiant effort at teaching my son the basics of drumming. With a stock pot and woodenspoon.
We didn't get enough time with Ellie. Her band's touring schedule was grueling, and these visits were few and far between. She'd originally planned to spend the holidays in England with her girlfriend, but things soured between them recently. I didn't know all the details but it was obvious Ellie was licking somewounds.
I watched them talk for several minutes, still concealed in the darkened doorway, and couldn't help smiling to myself. Dave was making a holy racket but looked happier than when he had a spoonful of peanut butter all to himself. And my wife—there was never a time when I didn't enjoy staring ather.
I was especially fond of staring at her while she debated which bras and corsets would do the most good for her cleavage. The short answer to that question was all ofthem.
"I don't believe that," Ellie said, shock rippling through her voice. "Not you. Never you. Tell me this is amyth."
That pulled me right out of my fantasies and away from thedoor.
Tiel shrugged as she ran her hands over Dave's teddy bear. "We can't really take an infant withus."
"Maybe not all the time, no," Ellie replied. "But you hire babysitters. You bargain with one of your seventeen in-laws. You get some noise-canceling headphones for the kiddo. You call in the cool aunt to help you. You don't pick out a pair of mom jeans, get your hair frosted, and pack your life before children away in theattic."
"What are we talking about?" I sat down on the mat with them and held out my hands to Dave. He replied with a drooly squeal and excitedly beat his hands on thepot.
"Nothing," Tiel murmured, shaking herhead.
"It's not nothing," Ellie hissed. "She said you two haven't been out since Dave wasborn."
"That's not what I said." Tiel shot a pointed look at Ellie. "Don't start,El."
"We go out all the time," I argued. "Sunday dinners at Matt and Lauren's loft. Our summer trip to Cape Cod. All those roof deck parties at Patrick and Andy's place. We visit with Shannon and Will, and their daughter, all thetime."
"Yeah, prepster," Ellie replied. "You have lots of outingswithyour child. That's not wrong. You are stellar parents. I'm not disputing any of that. I'm just saying you can't forget who were before Dave wasborn."
"We haven't really wanted to go anywhere without him," Tiel argued. "Riley will watch him for a bit so we can sleep in or catch up on work. He'll take him to the park or out for a walk, and I can get in some practice time. Or a shower. That's all we need rightnow."
I glanced at my wife, hoping her expression would explain the note of surrender in her voice, but she was focused on the teddy bear. Her thumbs passed over its ears and down its face, over and over, and in this moment, I wasn't certain I knew anything atall.
"I've been here all week and I haven't seen Riley once," Ellie said. "When is all of this happening? Why can't he give you a night out"—she waved her hands at me and Tiel—"together?"
"He's seeing someone," Tiel said. "He spends most of his time at her place now. It's kind ofserious."
When I walked through the door, I believed my wife was sexy and confident, and steeped in the satisfaction of having everything she could ever want. This was the woman who'd teased me within an inch of my life earliertoday.
But as she stroked the bear's dark blue ears, I realized she was missing something.Wewere missingsomething.
