Beneficial Friendship

"Welcome to another episode of 'My Secret Past'. I'm Mellisa Anderson. Tonight's tale comes to us from Levi. It seems a party at the lake turned into a rare chance to take a friendship to the next level, right in front of everyone. I can't wait to hear this, Levi."

"Thanks for giving me the opportunity to tell the biggest secret of my life."

It was the party of the year, Labor Day weekend at Lake Red Rock. The weekend that kicked off the fall party season - three days with a hundred friends or more. When you added in the random people in the boats that pulled up, it was one hell of a party. The days were filled with boating, swimming, and eating. The evenings were filled with musicians of all kinds coming and going from the stage, each sharing their particular musical style.

My band had played through the evening, serving as the back-up band for the other players, but it was quiet time, by park rules. Although we had shut down the amplifiers and sound system; acoustic music, alcohol, and pot still flowed freely. I had enjoyed sitting behind my drum kit for hours, but in spite of all that, I was in a bad mood.

I had spent most of the day bickering with my wife over little things that had been forgotten in our rush to get here. She was still bitching at me, even as I came off stage. Right then, I was seeking solitude away from her, and everyone else. Leaning across the hood of my truck, I was watching the party going on under the big pavilion, which itself was surrounded by our individual camping sites. I could see my wife laughing over something someone said.

"Great, she's having fun. Why'd she have to pick a fight today?" I thought to myself.

While I stood there, wallowing in my pity, I watched as a body emerged from the crowd, and started walking towards me. It was Caleb's wife, Mandy. We had been to most of the same parties in the past, and we had kinda hit it off from the beginning. I couldn't help but watch her unrestrained B-cup breasts bouncing along with each step.

"Hi, whatcha doing over here?" Mandy asked.

"I just kinda needed to step away from it all for a minute."

"Yeah, I kind of thought there was some tension between you and Cora."

"It's just..." I trailed off, not wanting to get into my problems.

"We've been friends for a while now, there's nothing I won't understand," she said, quietly.

"It's just couples' stuff again. Bickering about this, that, and the other thing."

"Sure, no judgment from me, but I did overhear y'all earlier. So I've got a pretty good idea of what's going on."

"That's just half of it. Are you sure I can tell you anything?"

"Oh yeah, my friend. I'm good at keeping secrets. But let me guess," she quickly responded, "your sex life isn't good?"

Blushing, I looked at my friend, as she ran her hand through her auburn hair, and noticed a gleam in her eyes.

"Well... that's not what I was gonna say, but okay, so how did you know? She say somethin'?" I asked.

She laughed lightly, and her breasts jiggled under her shirt. "No, I can just tell when someone's not getting any," she quipped, shrugging her shoulders.

We both stared back at the crowd. I was happy the darkness of night hid my blushing at her frank statement. We watched, as our friend, Cindy, gyrated in a mock pole dance. Her husband, Frank, and my wife were laughing at her inebriated efforts.

I looked down, and found Mandy gazing up at me, seductively. I had never seen that in her eyes before. But what really stood out, to me, were her hard, peanut-sized nipples poking through the thin material of her purple tank-top. They seemed to be beckoning to me, begging me to touch them.

Now, I am not a faithful man. I'll admit to that. I have a roving eye, and I've cheated on my wife before with a girl from the office. It has only happened once, right before she quit. One afternoon of wanton sex that I hadn't felt guilty about, even though I should have.

That night, though, under the moonlight, the sight of her unharnessed breasts, made me think of Mandy in a different way. The smile on her face seemed to say, 'You can kiss me if you want.' I took a deep breath, and dove in, hoping I wasn't making a big mistake,

"Umm, I can't help but notice that your, umm, brights are on."

She looked down at her chest, and back up to my eyes again. "The girls are excited to see you." Her eyes twinkled.

"Why do I get the feeling I could kiss you right now?"

"Because you can. I've been trying to get your attention for a while."

"You've got it now," I chuckled

She smiled, "Have you ever heard of having a friend... with benefits?"

I was stunned, had no idea she had been flirting with me. I had seen her side glances at me, some of her close hugs, her hands placed lightly on my back or neck. Standing close to me, but we were married, I just thought she was being friendly.

"No, but I'm willing to learn," I replied, wanting to know more about her intentions.

"We're friends and I wouldn't want to change that, ever." She hesitated for a moment.

"But you also need to know that you really turn me on, and I'd love it to fuck you, if you want to. That's the benefit part. We do it, then go our separate ways. No guilt, no shame, and no one has to know."

My cheeks flushed at her words.

She continued, "And the first benefit is getting to kiss, and I really need to kiss you right now. C'mon, let's get that first, awkward kiss out of the way." She smiled.

I studied the crowd in the distance to see if anyone was watching. "Let's move behind the door of my truck."

We moved over until I couldn't see the crowd anymore. As I bent down to kiss her, our heads kept turning the same direction, as I turned mine back, our noses collided. We laughed, and giggled as we tried to get it right.

"Okay, okay, I think I've got it now. Turn your head to the right." I was still a little nervous.

My lips met hers, and her tongue darted quickly into my mouth to play with mine. My hand instinctively sought out one of her breasts. I rubbed my palm over her hard nipple, giving her breast a squeeze before pinching the nipple between my fingers, eliciting a moan of pleasure from deep within her.

We broke the kiss, and I quickly scanned the crowd to see if we'd been seen. A sigh escaped my lips. Nobody was looking in our direction. I tingled with excitement.

"You jumped right to the second benefit didn't you?" Her voice was low.

"I couldn't help myself." I grinned. "It's probably best if our heads keep popping up every once in a while, in case someone does glance over here."

We kissed again, then I moved to the right, leaning over the hood. Laughter swelled from the crowd, as she moved next to me, her back to our friends. Her hand reached down to grasp my growing cock through my shorts. She growled softly, as she began lightly squeezing it.

"That angle looks painful, let me straighten it for you." Her voice was practically a purr.

Her hand reached into the top of my shorts, and working her way under my briefs, she gripped my hardened cock, pulling it upright.

"This would be the third benefit?" I asked,

"Yeah, it is," her husky voice replied. "I didn't know you had such a nice dick, my friend. It seems to fit in my hand nicely."

The feeling of her squeezing my cock was almost unbearable. I grabbed her hand. "Whoa, slow down a little, let me take a turn with you now."

I worked my hand quickly under the waistband of her shorts, meeting no resistance from the thin material. My hand encountered nothing but bare skin underneath.

"No underwear, huh? You were ready for this, weren't you?" I whispered, as I rubbed my hand against her mons.

"I was, baby," she murmured.

She moaned, as I gave her pussy a good squeeze, her hand went down on top of mine, holding me tightly against her clit, as she moaned again. Another ruckus from the crowd made me quickly pull my hand from her shorts. She giggled, as she turned to face the swarm of revellers just up the hill. I held my fingers to my nose to inhale her musk. Somebody waved, and we waved back.

"I'm beginning to like this whole benefits thing--" I gasped.

She had reached her hand under the leg of my shorts, grabbing my cock again. She knew just how to move her hand, as she masturbated me.

"We'll need to talk about it some more in the coming days. For right now, I want to make you cum. I want your cum in my mouth."

With that, she dropped down, and pulled on my shorts just enough to get my throbbing dick in her mouth. She quickly began bobbing up and down my shaft. I prayed I wouldn't cry out. I was already close to cumming from her playing with my dick. It just took minutes before I was ready. She deepthroated my cock, as my seed erupted. A groan escaped my lips, but I managed to not cry out as I pumped out my load in her mouth. She stood quickly when I finished, gasping for air, and wiping the corners of her mouth.

"Wow, that was a lot. You've had that saved up for a while." She leaned on the hood again.

"That was awesome, Mandy, wow, I mean... Wow!"

"You're welcome, lover. That's what friends do when somebody needs something, and judging from the amount of cum, you really did need that." She smiled up at me, "Now, kiss me again, and let's get back to the party."

We moved behind the door of the truck again, and there was no awkwardness this time, as our tongues played, as I pressed my body hard against hers. We broke the kiss, and headed back up to the party. I was praying we hadn't been gone too long.

We merged back into the party, finding our respective spouses. My wife, Cora, was talking to Cindy, and I stood behind her hoping nobody could see the cum stain on my shorts. I watched with a ting of jealousy, as Mandy kissed Caleb deeply. They broke the kiss, and she glanced in my direction with a wicked smile on her face. Taking Caleb's hand, she led him to their tent, smiling at me again, just before slipping inside.

I mumbled I was tired, and went to lie down in our tent next to Caleb and Mandy's. They were trying to be quiet, but it was just loud enough that I could tell she was fucking him after I had gotten her turned on. "Lucky bastard" I muttered. I doubted Cora was gonna come fuck me. I lay there in the dark, listening to the squishing sounds coming from next door, and masturbated until I came again.

II

The weekend ended all too quickly, and I found myself thrust back into my regular daily routine -- alarm, breakfast, work, lunch, visiting my clients, back home again. At least I had a job that allowed me to work from home most of the time. It left me with hours of free time on some days. Mandy had her own accounting business that she ran from her house, so she had free time on her hands throughout the day, as well.

I was talking to a client on the phone one day, when an email notification popped up on my computer screen. It was from Mandy:

Hi! How's it going? I wanted to let you know I'm still thinking about you. Did you, and Cora make up? Did you get makeup sex? Lol, I hope so. Ttyl, Mandy

I hit the reply button:

Ha-ha, no of course not. At least we've stopped fighting. I'm still thinking about you too. You probably didn't know I could hear you and Caleb that night. Since I was still alone, I masturbated, as I listened. I hope you're ok with that. Later, Levi

She replied within minutes:

I'm more than okay with it. In fact it kinda turns me on. Why don't you come over, and do something about it. We won't have to hurry today. We can have all afternoon to deepen our friendship. Mandy

My hands shook, as I hastily replied:

I have a few more calls to make first, how's one o'clock for you? Levi

Her reply was almost instantaneous;

Perfect

I quickly made my last calls since I, all of a sudden, had better things to do. I called Mandy, as I got in my car.

"Hey, I'm on my way."

Her voice was sexy, as she replied, "Good to hear, lover."

My cock twitched at the word 'lover'. "I'll see you in a few."

I hung up the phone, started the engine, and backed out into the street. Traffic was light, and I soon found myself on Mandy's street. I parked in front of their house, and wondered if any of the neighbors would notice.

She opened the door, as I approached, and I stepped inside. I turned as the door closed behind us and found her arms reaching up to wrap around my neck. Her lips found mine. She broke the kiss, and leaned back against my arms around her waist.

"Hi lover boy, glad you're here, I've had to play with myself a couple of times today already."

I blushed a little bit.

She took my hand, leading us towards the den. "Oh come on, you're not telling me you're shy now after what we've already done?"

We sat down on the leather sofa.

"No it's not that, I just don't understand. I mean me and Cora -- well, we haven't gotten along in a number of years now, and I admit I've had an affair before, but I thought you and Caleb had a deep love for one another?"

She stared out the window for a long minute, then turned back to me.

"Caleb? Caleb is the love of my life. The father of my children, and I couldn't imagine my life without him. He's funny, he's smart. We always have a good time together. He's the best father ever, according to the kids..." Her voice trailed off,

"But he's just an okay lover, kinda boring, and standard. Certainly not adventurous, and I just have this need to be naughty. Sometimes, I need that. So I've learned to find it with other lovers over the years, five in total, lovers that could satisfy my need to be naughty. I learned how to hide it from Caleb over the years. He's never caught on to my 'nooners', and I intend to keep it that way. Now, I want to teach you the rules so we can be adventurous and naughty together."

There was that wicked grin again that looked so sexy on her. She leaned in, kissing me again, her hand rubbing my crotch. Her tongue swirled against mine, as I contemplated her words.

"Rules?" I inquired, when we broke the kiss.

"Oh yeah, there are absolute things that you have to do to keep your secrets safe. Rule number one -- no paper trail. If you use a hotel? Cash only. Rule number two -- all electronic communication must be deleted. That includes emails. Do you have your computer with you?"

"Yeah, it's in the truck, I'll go get it."

I hurried to the door, fumbling with the knob until it came open. I tried to casually stroll to my truck, so I wouldn't draw suspicion rushing back and forth. My brow was wet with perspiration, as I opened the door, and retrieved my laptop from behind my seat.

Back inside, I closed the door behind me, and opened my laptop.

"Okay, I'm guessing you want me to delete those emails we exchanged?" I asked, as I walked back into the den.

I looked up from the screen to see Mandy, standing there, topless!

"Oh!" I exclaimed, "Well that's distracting."

She grabbed her breasts in both hands, jiggling them up, and down.

"I meant them to be. Delete those emails right now."

I sat down on the sofa, Mandy sat next to me, watching, as I selected the emails, and hit the delete button. The whole time I was very aware of her warm, naked breast rubbing against my arm.

"Now go into the deleted file... okay... delete them one more time," she instructed.

"There!" she exclaimed, "that will keep most people from finding them. Now, nobody will have an inkling that we were together today. Now for god sakes, kiss me, I'm dying over here."

I turned my head, our lips quickly meeting, as I took her breast in my hand. We broke the kiss. I bent my head down to take her nipple in my mouth. She sighed, leaning back on the sofa to enjoy my suckling.

"What's the next rule?" I whispered.

"We'll get to that, but right now? Right now I need more of your cock." That wicked grin curled her lips again.

She stared greedily at my crotch. I lifted my hips from the sofa, swiftly pulling my pants down. My cock sprang forward, and a short squeal came from her mouth. She bent over, taking me greedily into her mouth, sliding down my entire length. I closed my eyes, as a satisfied moan escaped my lips.

I've had my share of blowjobs before, but I could tell Mandy loved sucking cock. Her hot mouth rode slowly up and down my shaft, her hand cupping my balls. I let my hand slide down her back, and under the waistband of her knit pants. I rubbed her ass, surprised to find she was wearing panties, unlike last time. Not that I let it stop me. I started kneading her buttocks in rhythm to the bobbing of her head.

"I was surprised to find panties down here." I moved my hand under them.

She slurped, as she pulled my dick from her mouth.

"I know, I thought about taking them off, I just never got around to it. What're you going to do about it?"

It was my turn to have a wicked grin. "Stand up, and I'll show you, you naughty little girl."

Giggling, she stood up in front of me. I pulled her to me, covering her stomach with kisses, as my hands tightly held her butt. I hooked my thumbs in the waistband of her pants, and began slowly pulling them down. As I pulled down, I revealed her French-cut panties covered with little pink flowers. Not exactly what I was expecting.

I looked up at her, grinning, "Little pink flowers?"

Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. I pulled her towards me, placing my mouth firmly on her mons. I kissed the front of her panties, as I slid my hand between her legs.

"Let me take the rest of my clothes off," Her voice pleaded.

She took a couple of steps backwards, bending over to pull her legs out of her pants. She stood up, and I admired her hot mom-bod. She hooked her thumbs into her panties, deftly pulling them off, tossing them in my direction. I caught them, and placed them to my nose, inhaling deeply.

"Well here I am, naked, in the light of day. Are you turned off yet?"

Her body was pear shaped, as all mom-bods are. Her B-cup, tear-drop-shaped breasts, and large nipples, were perfect. She had managed to avoid stretch marks during her two pregnancies. She had the slightest hint of a muffin top above her neatly trimmed, brown-haired landing strip.

"Say something, I'm starting to feel a little uncomfortable here," her voice breaking through.

"I'm sorry for staring so long, but you look so fuckin' sexy, standing there like that. Come here, my friend, let's have some fun."

"Oh, I'll get there; hey Alexa, play my music."

The room filled with sax-heavy jazz, and she began swaying her hips side to side, as she lifted her arms above her head. Her eyes closed, as she danced to the music. Her hands came down, and she placed them on her breasts, rubbing them in time with the music. She slowly walked towards me, stopping when her landing strip was near my face.

She lifted her leg, placing it beside me on the sofa. She put her hand on top of my head, guiding it towards her pussy. My tongue extended, and I circled it around the tip of her clit, sticking out just below the hood. I looked up to watch her face, as she moaned in pleasure -- she was pinching her hard nipples.

Her hips were rising and falling, as my tongue repeatedly licked the length of her lips. I parted her lips with my finger, rubbing around her hole, spreading the wetness that was leaking out. I pushed inside, making her legs tremble.

"Oh god, baby, I'm gonna collapse, let me sit down," she pleaded.

I pulled my finger out, placing my hands on her hips to steady her, as she put her leg down. Turning, she sat down with a heavy sigh. Kissing her deeply, I placed my hand between her thighs, and she parted them wider, giving me full access to her vulva. I bent over, taking a breast into my mouth, lightly biting the nipple.

I penetrated her with my finger again, and squeals of delight emanated from her mouth, as I inserted another. Her hips lifted upwards with each thrust of my fingers. I let go of the breast in my mouth, kissing my way down her stomach. I slid off the couch, placing myself between her legs. I was hungry, and there was an endless buffet of Mandy spread before me.

I grabbed her hips, pulling her forward to the edge of the sofa. I kissed her creamy inner thigh, right up to her lips before moving to the other thigh. Her body trembled with each kiss. Her lips were swollen with desire. Starting at the bottom of her slit, I slowly licked upwards, trying not to separate the lips. Her hips lifted as my tongue crossed her clit. Kissing her mons again, I started circling her clit with my tongue as my hands kneaded her thighs.

Her sighs, moans, and squeals of delight drove me onward, I separated her lips with my tongue. I dipped the tip of my tongue into her tight hole, the nectar inside tasted of pineapple. I sat back and used my fingers to fully expose her inner lips to my eyes. There was white cream oozing from her pussy. I rubbed circles around it, before pushing inside with my fingers. I lowered my head to her clit again.

My tongue was rapidly circling her clit. I could tell she was close to cumming, her hips lifting each time my fingers drove deeply.

I stopped for just a moment. "Please cum in my mouth baby, give me your sweet juice!"

Her hands grabbed my head and held me tightly to her cunt as her hips lifted, screaming out as the orgasm washed over her. She collapsed back onto the couch, gasping for air, she pushed my fingers out of her pussy.

"Oh my God, that was so fucking good," She gasped, through ragged breaths.

I was happy I'd given her a good orgasm. I lifted myself up off the floor and kissed her hard. I rubbed my hard cock against her slit as I took a breast into my mouth, sucking her hard nipple.

I settled back down on my knees, taking my cock in my hand, I began rubbing it over the outside of her hot pussy, slapping her clit with the tip of my cock. I pushed into her just a bit, before taking it out and slapping it against her clit again. Over and over again, until she was squirming with anticipation.

"Oh my God, please fuck me, Levi! Don't tease me, baby, please fuck me! Fuck my pussy now!" her voice pleaded.

I centered my cock on her pussy hole, and thrust deeply inside of her. It was the tightest, hottest pussy I had ever had. I placed my hands on her hips, and began fucking her rhythmically, enjoying each thrust. She seemed bottomless. I felt like a plank as I pushed myself up so I could drive even deeper.

"Faster, Levi, that's it baby, faster!" Her eyes closed. Her hips were lifting to meet each thrust.

"Faster, baby, OH MY FUCKING GODDD!" she cried, "Make me FUCKING CUM with that FUCKING COCK of yours!" she screamed.

We cried out in unison as we both orgasmed simultaneously. It felt as if I was unloading cups of my seed inside her. I collapsed to my knees, and fell forward on top of her, breathing heavily.

Her hand rested lightly atop my head. I could feel her breathing returning to normal. She threw her leg over my head and joined me on the floor. We both stretched out. She laid her head on my chest, her leg across my hips. Our breathing slowed, as our heart rates did. We lay in silence as the afternoon sun moved across the floor. Both of us were reluctant to break the silence.

"Wow, Mandy, I..." my voice trailed off. "Me, at a loss for words, wow, you're really good."

"Mmmm, thanks baby, you're pretty good too; that was definitely a top fuck in my book."

It embarrassed me a little to hear myself described as a top fuck. Something Cora would never say, but she had never been as exciting as Mandy was that afternoon.

I sighed, and kissed her forehead as she snuggled a little tighter to me. I felt my loins stirring with desire. I turned my body towards hers so I could taste her lips again. Our tongues mingled together slowly, in a dance of desire. I covered her face in kisses, as my hand once again cupped her breast. She pressed back against me, and I could feel her desire growing as well.

She broke the kiss. "I hate to do this to you... but we have to stop now."

My eyes grew wide in disbelief. "Why? I thought we had some more time? What am I missing?"

"Rule number three -- Never, ever, go home smelling like your lover. So if you want to fuck me again, it's gonna be in the shower. Come on, my best fuck-buddy-EV-er, let's go get soapy!"

III

I stood and offered my hand to help her up. I couldn't help but play with her ass as she walked in front of me, slapping and pinching at it, making her jump and giggle.

She sat down on the toilet to pee, and beckoned me closer. She stroked my cock with her hands before placing it in her mouth. She held my hips as I fucked her mouth. Something about listening to her pee splashing in the water below turned me on a little more.

I still couldn't figure out why her blowjobs were so much better than any other I had had. I closed my eyes as her silky mouth glided over my cock, as a low moan escaped my lips. I tried to pinch her nipple, but it was just out of reach. She giggled around my dick and bent a little further down, moving it even further away.

She deepthroated me, and slowly pulled back until my cock slipped from her mouth. She stood up, and her hand found mine, guiding it to her breast, helping me to fondle it. She was biting her lower lip.

"Someday, maybe we can try a golden shower, I found it stimulating, listening to you pee anyway." I looked for revulsion in her eyes.

"Interesting, I've never thought about it much." She bent over, starting the water. "That's peeing on your partner right?"

"Yeah, but I always thought, ew gross. But something about it today is making me look at it in a different light."

I kissed her again, pinching her nipple since I could. I helped her into the tub, and I followed. She turned her back to me, and bent over to start the shower. My hands went instinctively to her hips and I slid my hardened shaft between her butt cheeks as the water began splashing on her back.

Taking the soap, I began rubbing it across her back and down her ass. Taking every chance I could to rub my dick against her slippery body.

"Turn around," she commanded.

Mandy's hands felt so good as she soaped up my shoulders and back. She took the time to dig her fingers deep into my knotted muscles, as I leaned against the wall. She ran a soapy hand between my butt cheeks, stopping to make circles around my anus, pressing lightly. She applied more soap to her hands and circled my waist, she held my hardened dick with one hand, while the other washed around my groin and ball sack, giving them a squeeze. Her grip tightened as she masturbated me. I turned around and kissed her, as I slid my hardness against her soapy belly.

I soaped up my hands and began washing her front side, paying close attention to both breasts before moving them down to wash her crotch, being careful to not separate her lips. I took the shower head off the hook and began rinsing the soap from our bodies.

I hung the shower head back on the hook, and dropping to my knees, I began using my tongue on her again. There was just something about eating a super-clean pussy that was better than anything else.

She leaned back against the wall and placed a foot on the edge of the tub to give me better access. I separated her inner and outer lips with my fingers, running my tongue between the lips. I sucked her clit into my mouth and a gasp escaped her lips, followed by a moan as I slipped my fingers inside her.

"Levi, I love it, but we're running out of time, baby, stand up and fuck me again, please?"

I loved the pleading sound of her voice. I did as instructed, and placing my hands around her waist, she guided my cock to the entrance of her pussy, where I thrust inside.

"Fuck me hard, baby! Fuck my pussy!" Her cries urged me onwards.

"Turn around, I want to fuck you from behind," I commanded.

She turned and placed her hands to the wall and presented herself. I guided my dick with my hand to her lips and ran it up and down a couple of times just to tease her. I stopped at the entrance.

"Don't fuckin' tease me!" she cried, "Come on, FUCK ME!"

I slammed my cock home, sinking deeply inside her velvety folds. I rapidly fucked her, knowing we were both close. I felt her nipple growing hard in my hand and knew she was close, but I was there already. I cried out as my cum began erupting inside of her and she followed seconds later.

I held her around the waist as we stood upright, my fading hardness slipping from her. She turned and placed her arms around my neck. Mandy stared into my eyes with that wicked little grin of hers.

"Thank you Levi, you're a good fuck. We're gonna need to do this again, soon. For right now, though, let's get that cock washed so you can be on your way."

We dried each other, fondling and kissing each other. Mandy gathered the towels, and took them to the laundry room as I made my way back to the den. I reluctantly dressed again. Mandy came into the den a few minutes later. She was already fully dressed.

"Won't Caleb notice you're wearing something different?" I asked.

She laughed lightly, "No, he is surprisingly oblivious to what I'm wearing on any given day."

"Well I'm not gonna forget that you gave me one of the best fucks of my life. Kiss me one more time before I go."

Standing in the foyer, with her arms around me, I felt thankful. "Thanks again, Mandy."

"You're welcome, Levi." She kissed me on the cheek and opened the door. "We're going to do this again and I'm already looking forward to it."

I stepped out the door, got in my truck, and left.

I managed to keep myself calm, when I faced Cora later that day. I just let her talk and nodded where appropriate. Mostly, I just kept trying not to break into a shit-eating grin when a mental picture of what had transpired between Mandy and I slipped through my mind.

Mandy and I got together several more times over the following year, before my marriage to Cora finally blew up, and I moved to another town.

Mandy and Caleb's marriage continued to be a happy one, and he never suspected that she had cheated on him, because she always took care of him, too.

I stayed in contact with her over the years, and often think back on that day. It was a once in a lifetime friendship that came with benefits.

I have kept the secret for thirty years now, never telling anyone. Mandy passed away last year, following Caleb who had died two years ago. So it was time to tell the truth, now that it harms none. A friendship that truly lasted a lifetime.

Very few people find that Levi, thanks for sharing with us. I'm Mellisa Anderson, and this was 'My Secret Past'.

Edited by Kenji Sato

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