Beth was the very lovely wife of Dave, one of our neighbors who lived down the street from my wife and me. Beth was stunningly attractive with her long brown hair, dark green eyes and effervescent smile. She had a thin build and could have easily been a model, had she desired to pursue such a profession. Instead, she opted to remain a stay-at-home mother to three kids.
Beth was thirty-five but looked much younger due to her work out regimen that included daily jog around the neighborhood. She always sported obscenely short running shorts and a tight-fitting sports bra, but at times, she wore a black spandex one-piece bodysuit that didn’t leave much to the imagination. Every horndog guy in the hood probably wanted to get to know her.
I didn’t know Beth on a personal level, although we had crossed paths at the neighborhood grocery on several occasions and then there were the friendly mailbox greetings, but nothing on a personal level. I always secretly hoped that I might have a chance to get to know Beth on a more personal and intimate level, but being very married, always stood in the way.
Then one day, while I was checking the mailbox at the curb, Beth drove by. She slowed down and as she rolled up to where I was checking the mailbox, she eased her SUV up and through her rolled down the window and said, “There’s nothing in there but bills.”
As I thumbed through the mountain of bills, I agreed. Then, there it was – the special edition of Victoria’s Lingerie Catalogue.
“Well,” I replied, thumbing quickly through the catalogue, “There is the occasional reading pleasure.”
Beth’s eyes widened and she quickly asked if she could borrow the catalogue. I stretched out my hand with the catalogue in it and said,
“Sure,” I replied, “Just bring it back when you’re done.”
Beth took the catalogue from my outstretched hand and replied,
“I need to find a little something special to help my Dave do his thing.”
“Lucky guy,” I replied, nonchalantly.
“Not really,” Beth replied. “If I don’t dress it up, he just ignores me.”
“That’s a shame,” I replied. “How could any guy ignore you?”
“Right,” she replied, proffering a wink in my direction, as she hand-brushed a long lock of her brown hair back over her shoulder. I couldn’t tell if she was openly flirting with me or just trying to be cute.
I stepped closer to the car, quickly glancing into the back seat.
“If you find anything in the catalogue you want to try out on me, you know where I live,” I teased.
Beth smiled and replied, “I don’t have a death wish. Your wife would kill me and then, you.”
“Only if we get caught,” I jokingly replied.
Beth reached out and lightly touched my arm.
“Babe,” she proffered, “We gotta be careful. The neighbors talk.”
“Yes, they do,” I replied. “Too much.”
Beth nodded her head in agreement. She proffered an air kiss.
“Be good,” she said, adding, with a smile, “and if you can’t be good, at least have fun.”
Before I could respond, she drove off, leaving me standing alone with my thoughts outside my mailbox at the cub.
It would be a few days before Beth and I would cross paths again. I was at the curbside mailbox, again, when she rolled up in her SUV, her driver’s side window down.
“Hey sexy,” she called out as she pulled up to where I stood, looking at my mail. If I had any doubts about her flirting, that one greeting removed it.
Beth was in her running attire, her boobs tucked neatly away in her sports bra, but clearly viewable. I could see that her nipples were strong and erect.
“You’re looking fine,” I complimented as I stepped towards the driver’s side door of her SUV.
“Whatcha up to?” Beth asked.
“Just working from home,” I replied.
“I’m still stinky,” she replied. “Morning run. I decided to get a late breakfast taco. I have two. Would you like one?”
“Sure,” I replied.
She rummaged through the Taco Casa sack in the seat beside her. She took out a wrapped taco and held it up.
“Why don’t you just come down to the house and share it with me?” she proffered.
“The neighbors will talk,” I quickly replied.
“Fuck the neighbors,” she replied.
“Where’s Dave?” I asked.
“He is at work,” Beth replied. “…and your wife?”
“She is at work,” I replied.
“Lucky me,” Beth quickly shot back. “Get in.”
I stepped around to the passenger side of the SUV and settled into the passenger seat. It was a strange feeling settling into the passenger seat, because I am always the one doing the driving in my family. Beth steered the SUV down the street and to the ally. She pulled into the driveway, as the garage door lifted. We pulled into the garage, parked and the garage door closed behind us.
“Come on,” Beth harkened as she stepped out of the SUV. I followed her into her house, which was uncharacteristically well kept, neat and very tidy. Beth tossed the Taco Caso sack on to the dining room table. She spun around and hand-flipped her very long brown hair back over her shoulder.