The Affair

Sandra’s lips trembled as his finger encircled them softly. Every touch ignited her. Her eyes shut as Keith pressed her lips open with his finger. She suppressed a moan as she knew they were in the next room.

Their respective spouses were busy enjoying dinner. The salad is to die for, his wife, Jane said, to Mark, her husband, as she passed on the bowl to him. You might like to add a bit more of the dressing though she smiled as she passed it to him.

Keith had met Mark in the club. They were squash partners and soon bonded over other common interests. He had seen Sandra for the first time when they were invited to their house for a meal. Both of them felt an instant connection.

They were both inherently happy and settled in their marriages. He was married to Jane for nearly 9 years now and Sandra and Mark were high school sweethearts married for over a decade. And just like any affair there was no apparent cause other than an inexplicable yet undeniable attraction. They did try to resist it initially but couldn’t for long. It seemed inevitable.

Their secret meetings started with seeming harmless coffee outings. They both couldn’t have enough of each other’s company. He found her magnetically attractive. Her dusky complexion, long silky hair and those deep searching eyes which he always felt were piercing into him. He couldn’t take his eyes off her. She found his charm irresistible. And whenever their hands touched accidentally she felt a surge of desire running inside of her. She knew she couldn’t hold on to her control for too long. The coffee meetings were harmless at the start. But neither of them mentioned them to their spouses. Hiding it was what made it wrong. And strangely enough,exciting.

A harmless domestic disagreement acted as a catalyst for them to take their meetings to the next level. Sandra was upset with Mark over a trivial matter and called him, wanting to meet. Keith suggested the same place where they usually met but she asked him to come home. He did. She hugged him on opening the door. She felt a delicious mix of relief and desire and she hugged his body tightly he head resting on his strong shoulders. He felt so tough and reassuring. His hands went around her body as they hugged, his head resting on her back as he lost himself in her hair, loving the way she smelt. He kicked the door close with his foot as they made it to her bedroom and made passionate love.

It was 3 months ago and now it seemed like settling down. They both realised the danger of it all. The early stages of an affair was fun primarily because of its newness and excitement. The process of discovering each other was an unknown pleasure that had engulfed both of them. But as time went on, the familiarly of it all became more settled. And dangerous. They knew they had to end it before it brought up scary situations.

Situations like today. She and Mark had come over to his place for a meal and he had on a pretext brought her to the kitchen where he could not keep his hands off her. The thought that both their spouses were in the room next door not only did not deter them, but in a perversely strange way excited them further. She managed to push his finger away from her lips, adjusted her hair and dress, controlled her breathing as she went out of the kitchen back to the dining table. I think he can’t find the right spice she looked at Jane and announced with a slight smile.

Jane got up and headed towards the kitchen to see him hunt for something inside the top drawer. Not there darling but here, she smiled as she pulled out a tiny box of saffron from the cupboard and handed it to him. This is what you want right? By the way the food is excellent today. You’re such an amazing cook honey, she cozied up to him and gave him a soft smooch, away from their guests. More later tonight, she winked at him, as she went out to join their guests.

That night when Keith made love to his wife he imagined Sandra.

You know darling I always imagine you when I’m with him. That’s what helps me go through it, Jane said, as she snuggled inside Mark’s chest. The two of them are so busy discovering each other in their new affair they’re more concerned keeping it hidden from us than to doubt us, Mark smiled as he hugged Jane tighter and closer. The two lovers lay content in their hotel bed. Their 4 year old affair was way deeper and secure than their respective partners’. Mark dimmed the room lights as he turned over to kiss Jane once more.

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