One of the cool things about having an extended period of time off is the way you lose track of what day it is. It is really a result of letting go of an old routine and replacing it with nothing. The freedom to do nothing is such a departure from being in the classroom. There are always things to do as a teacher. It is an endless stream of demands and obligations.
As the summer break approaches the anticipation is palpable to teachers and to students. Teachers shift in those last two weeks of school from academia to fluffy activities to keep the students busy. The students know the last grades have been submitted by this time and their behavior tends to be far less controlled. When that last day finally arrives the school changes from a madhouse of parties to a ghost town.
The last few years I’ve been one of the very first of the staff to check out for the summer break. The check out process can be tedious but after years of teaching, you learn to prepare for it by getting little bits done each day leading up the day. I had become so accustomed to the process that I literally was off the campus before some straggling parents came to pick up their children.
Renee and I have one year to go before we retire from teaching. We have been as anxious for that day to come as any student anticipating their summer break. We'd just made our last payment on our little coast house. Our cars were paid off. Our finances were in great shape. It had now become a matter of waiting out that last year and, as any teacher knows, it would be over before you knew it.
This summer had just started and there was nothing to compare to what had taken place in just the first week of it. It was Sunday and I had to drive home to do my radio show. Friday and Saturday had blown me away and like normal I had lost all sense of what day of the week it was. It all came rushing back to me that morning I got out of bed.
The aroma of coffee was as good as an alarm clock. As I stumbled towards the java I could see the back of Renee’s head at the couch. It sometimes feels like the movie “Groundhog Day” at the coast! The television is on the morning news. Renee is on Facebook. The sky is gray with the morning fog. One day blends with the next.
“Morning, baby!” Renee said as I plopped myself down on our loveseat after giving her a peck on her forehead.
I sipped my coffee and rubbed my eyes as they adjusted to being open. I mindlessly watched the TV as the weather showed triple digits for the temperature back home. As the numbers appeared on the screen I let out a disappointing sigh that conveyed my reluctance to leave.
“What time are you taking off, sweetie?” Renee asked.
“Probably noon, I guess,” I replied still mesmerized by the TV.
The station I volunteer at has streaming capabilities. You can be anywhere in the world and hear it. I have friends all over the U.S. and in many different countries that listen to my show regularly. Renee always listens too. She has always expressed how proud she is of me to get this rare opportunity. Renee likes supporting me in those “healthy creative” endeavors.
I took my coffee and laptop to the deck. I checked over my material I prepared for my show. I checked my emails and turned on the radio. I had just lit up a smoke when Renee called out for me.
“When you’re finished out there come here for a second,” Renee said.
“Be right there, honey!” I replied.
I snuffed out my smoke and left the radio going. Inside, Renee patted the spot next to her to sit down. In the past, I had always dreaded these moments. It made me feel like I was getting in some kind of trouble even if I knew I hadn’t done anything. I sat down and waited. I could feel that awkward anxiety creeping in.
“Baby, we need to talk before you leave today,” Renee said.
“Okay,” I replied and waited again anxiously for Renee to continue.
“Allen, I need to know if we are okay? Before you answer, please let me finish. I need to be sure you’ve thought about what I’m going to say and if you answer right away I’ll have trouble believing you,” Renee said in a serious tone.
I nodded in agreement.
Renee continued, saying, “I’m truly surprised by all the stuff that has happened since we got here. If I had to go back in time and tell myself I would be doing the things I’m doing I doubt I would believe it from my own lips! I’m also shocked at the way I’ve enjoyed the way I feel about myself. Meeting Sally has been the big difference. She has helped me understand things I was so wrong about. I always denied the idea that I was sexy and I’m sorry for not giving you the credit for trying to make me believe it.”
“You are sexy, baby!” I interrupted.
“Please, let me finish!” Renee said.
I was concerned that Renee would snap back to the old conservative wife because she was letting guilt and doubt dominate her conscience. This Renee is the one I’m accustomed to - calm, practical, and carefully worded, not the Renee that ate my cum from another woman’s pussy! I felt anxiety building because I feared the judgment from her realizing the taboo she had allowed herself to be involved with.
“Allen, it’s clear that we are okay. You have shown me that. You have also shown me that you are honest about me having more control in our sex life. Hard-ons don’t lie, baby! I get it, sweetheart. Letting Sally control me was liberating. It was intensely fun! So here’s the big question, dear: do you trust me?” Renee asked.
Having been warned earlier about answering too quickly, I counted a few seconds and said, “I trust you now more than I ever have, sweetheart!”
“I need to trust you, Allen! I need to know that! I’m in an area that I don’t have a lot of experience in. I need to trust that you believe I will never hurt our relationship. Just from the little time I’ve spent with Sally and the others I’ve seen that having control means that you trust them to make it exciting and safe. Now, tell me honestly, do you want me to control you?” Renee said with an air of authority.
All too quickly I answered, “I’ve wanted this for so long, baby. It’s like a dream!”
“Well, baby, this is for real and that’s a big difference from a dream. If I’m always having to ask you if you are okay and be concerned about whether I’m doing the right thing or not, it will make me rethink things,” Renee said flatly.