- Romance
- Reconnecting
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Click hereOnce again on the rooftop restaurant having breakfast, after a sexy morning of mutual pleasuring and not wanting to leave each other's naked bodies, we had to face it. In an hour, I would be on my way to the airport on my first leg home and Steve would be on to Madrid for his conference.
"This has been amazing ... but what now?" I finally blurted, feeling unsure. "Will there be a next time?"
Steve looked at me, smiled and grabbed my hand. "I've loved spending time with you. I don't know what the future holds... but I think we owe it to ourselves to find out, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do ... but how?" I said, slightly exasperated. "I live in Oslo with my kids, you in the States... how often can we match our conference or travel schedules? And is that what we want -- just a chance meeting a few times per year? Don't get me wrong - I'd go for another chance meeting like this with you any time," I added, blushing, knowing that what I was really saying was that I'd loved having sex with Steve.
"Hmmm, I've been thinking about that too. I don't really have much that ties me down anywhere, and I have been kind of playing around with the idea of taking a sabbatical from work to take a few additional college classes and do a bit of research. Last night, when you were asleep, it occurred to me, "What if I took those classes in Oslo? What if I moved there for a few months? We'd be closer and would have a chance to work this out, to see if a few steamy meetings were enough -- or, if there's actually something more between us..." He reached out with his hand across the table and I put mine into his. "No pressure, Tina - but what do you think? Do you think it might be worth looking into?"
"I don't know," I said, suddenly wanting to tease. "Do you have a University in mind?"
"No, I haven't looked into it at all. It was just a thought..."
"Where would you stay? On campus, or..." I understood what he was proposing, and knew what I thought we both would like, but didn't want to seem too eager.
"I... Uh, I'd probably need you to help me find a place..." Steve stammered in reply, a bit flustered, my answer obviously not quite as upbeat nor the invitation he had anticipated.
"Oh, well, I suppose," I said, standing to leave and reaching out for his hand, "in that case, we might be able to find you... a bed... somewhere..."
- COMMENTS
Peter_Clevelandalmost 2 years agoWow. In the first half of the story (as told in flashbacks), Steve and Tina meet. The erotic sensuality and sexual tension begin, then slowly and steadily increase, then slowly and steadily increase some more. And then some more. (Alas, they're both married to someone else and reluctant to give adultery a try.) Their behavior and mindset strike me as very plausible and realistic. I'm pretty familiar with college professors, and I found Steve and Tina very believable.
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Fortunately, before Steve's, Tina's, and the reader's brains explode from all the sexual tension, time passes, the spouses depart the scene, the couple meet again, and they hop into bed. BenLong's descriptions of their sex are long, erotic, tasteful, and nicely detailed—every bit as good as his earlier descriptions of unrelieved sexual tension. The complex time scheme, too—with its flashbacks, long time gap, and present action—is adroitly handled.
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A couple of small reservations. First, in the second half of the story, Steve and Tina are happy new lovers (in Paris!), so the plot there is not much enlivened by conflicts. Second, I'm not sure that alternating the POV between Steve and Tina actually contributes enough to warrant the trouble. Their two minds and their perceptions seem to be very similar. But the dual POV doesn't do any harm, so I won't gripe. Overall: this is a very good, technically complex, skillfully written, and very erotic story. Five stars.
Kaleoponoover 2 years agoI liked the flow of the writing that seems like the natural telling of the story. The account would be improved in my opinion with more building of erotic tension. This seemed as the ending approached to be a summary description focused on quickly getting to the end, rather than casual open-ended lounging in the actual experience.
BenLongover 2 years agoAuthorHey all, thanks for the great comments. Sorry about the back and forth confusion; I thought it was obvious that when I separated section by the multiple asterisks that it was swapping form he said to she said or vice versa. It's difficult to swap back and forth from "memories" to present also, but most of it becomes obvious as you continue reading.
OldBullUSover 2 years agoLovely story, with great longing and tension in the build-up and great sex in the reconnection!
Anonymousover 2 years agoNice to have the male and female view on the same events! A bit hard to follow at times, but the 2 viewpoints plus memories vs present time made it an interesting read. More to come from these authors?
