Not Making A Stand Leads to Cucking

The kitchen island was full of groceries as the back door finally shut as they were all brought in from the car.

Wendy walked over to the counter full of items and realized she was obviously too distracted at the store and bought way too much. How could she not be she thought to herself as she tried to wrap her mind around all her thoughts.

Before even going to the store she went to the mall to buy some lingerie in a last ditch attempt to get her husband to notice her. She bought a few she liked to start out with and even a few more if this was the push he needed for them to have more sexual fun.

Wendy doing all she could internally as it had been months since they had even attempted to have sex, and for many months before that her husband Chris wasn't able to get it up. He said he talked to his doctor about it and was on pills but they never seemed to work and she started to feel like it was maybe her.

The idea now of wearing lingerie in hopes it really entices him and makes him want her. She knew she wasn't a model or anyone you would see as a sex symbol but she didn't think she was that bad.

Wendy has long black hair down to her mid back on her 5'9 frame. She isn't fat but has some curves and plumpness to her boobs and ass. Her body still holding tight at the age of 32. Her ass isn't porn star plump but is plump enough for a few stares. Wendy's boobs are 32d cup's and usual catch all eyes lately except her husbands.

Just as she was feeling more confident after seeing how amazing the outfits she bought looked she ran into someone she didn't expect to run into ever again.

Her last ex before she met her husband Chris. They didn't leave off on a bad note, he was just taking a job a few states away and they agreed it wouldn't work long distance. It was gut wrenching to Wendy when it happened but she got over it after a few months and then not long after that started dating Chris.

There relationship had its ups and downs and the two's personalities didn't match up for bigger decisions so they knew it wouldn't last which is why the break up made sense. The part that kept Wendy over the top happy was the sex. After many lackluster sexual parents through college she met Hunter her senior year and the sex was a whole new world to her.

It started out simple, but once they started meeting almost every other night the two started exploring more and Wendy loved how he pushed her boundaries. By the end of the year she was a whole new sexual being. Taking one of her last finals with a butt plug in her ass keeping Hunter's cum deep inside her as she took the test.

Wendy and Hunter exploring toys, role play outfits, and even different locations as their relationship went on. He had even opened her up to her bisexual side during their relationship. Mostly with other woman, but two times with one of his friends letting her explore being double stuffed.

His cock though was always much more than enough for her. Barely under 8 inches and thick enough to stretch Wendy out but just enough to not break her.

"Hey Wendy." Hunter said as they stopped in front of each other. Wendy stuck in a trance as she had no idea she would run into him.

She saw him look down and smile at her. His 6'2 height and bigger and solid build was always something she also enjoyed.

"Seems you're still dressing to impress." He said with a huge smile. The idea to try lingerie partly came from her fun with Hunter as she remembered how sexual it would make herself feel and hoped that would help in the spark for her husband.

"Ummm." Wendy said now blushing as she looked up at Hunter. "I guess." She answered stumbling to figure all this out.

"You look great by the way." He said and Wendy blushed more as she couldn't hold back a big smile.

"I thought you moved away." Wendy said trying to think it all out.

Hunter smiled at her. "I did." He said to start. "Moved back about three months ago as the company transferred me back here with another promotion." He said with a laugh.

Wendy still couldn't believe she was seeing him and felt like she looked being a deer in headlights. She saw him look down at her hand and looked back at her.

"Married huh?" He said with a smile. "Seems there is someone still exploring all your talents." He said with a confident smile.

"Yes, married for five years to my husband Chris." Wendy said trying to get herself back together.

"Lucky guy." Hunter said with a laugh. "I guess he knows that if you're buying lingerie on a work night." He said and Wendy again blushed.

"Yes we are both very lucky." Wendy said trying to keep herself from being wrapped into it all.

Hunter looked into her eyes and then smiled wide and said, "I'm so rude I didn't even give you a hug."

He pulled her in and she felt like she was going to give in that moment. His presence and strength made her snap back into her old memories. She felt herself melt into him. Her boobs pushing against his upper stomach all as she tried to concern not reacting to what she was feeling.

Wendy felt his thick cock against her upper pelvis and felt like she couldn't hold back anymore. He let go of her just in time as she was almost breathing heavy and wanting to just throw herself at him. In her overly sexual frustration she couldn't believe her perfect fuck partner had just randomly returned into her life.

She was married now though she thought to herself. Wendy tried again to calm herself. Wendy looked up at him again as his confident smile looked down at her.

"Let me have your phone, I'll put my number in and you can message me if you want to reconnect." Hunter said and Wendy in a trance pulled out her phone and unlocked it allowing him to text himself. He gave the phone back and happily shocked Wendy with another hug.

His hand this time rest on the top of her ass neither moving more before he pulled back with a smile. "Hope to hear for you soon." He said and then left the mess of Wendy that was left.

She went to the grocery store after as she originally planned and it was all a daze as she thought about Hunter. Also thinking that she couldn't hurt her husband like that and was now even more determined to make the lingerie spark something for them.

It took Wendy a while to put everything away and she barely did by the time her husband got home. She tired to push Hunter out of her mind and felt the two had a great dinner. After cleaning up and being done for the evening Wendy slipped up stairs and changed into some of the new lingerie and went downstairs to entice her husband.

She felt confident after looking in the mirror to check herself out before coming down stairs. Wendy loved the way the new lingerie felt on her and especially loved how it made her feel a bit more sexual love than recent months. The sexy green lace bra and with a pair of see through lace panties on her body made her for a moment think about Hunter again, but she again did her best to push those thoughts aside.

Wendy stood at the bottom of the stairs for a moment to fully compose herself and pump herself up as she needed this to work for her both mentally and physically.

When Wendy entered the living room she saw the shocked look on her husband faces as he took in the new outfit.

"I picked up something new and special today for you." She playfully teased as she walked over to her husband.

She straddled his lap as she sat facing him and began to kiss her husband. Wendy worries came back right away as she felt the half hearted effort in his kisses. 'Ugggg,' she groaned to herself in her head as she was still determined and was going to push the situation more.

Wendy grabbed Chris's hands and place one on her boob and the other on her ass as she really started to grind into her husband. She kissed teased and even squeezed his hand to squeeze her but nothing seemed to get him going.

After almost ten minutes of that Wendy moved past horniness and her attempt to now being almost fully pissed off at her husband for having no desire. Wendy popped up off his lap and stood as she looked at him.

"Am I that ugly? Am I that bad to look at?" She said with a bit of anger in her voice to her husband.

He looked shocked and a bit shamed as he looked up at her. "No, it's not you I promise." He said sadly.

"You keep saying that but nothing gets better Chris. How can you go so long without getting horny? Without getting hard? Without cumming?" She asked so confused on how is own desires haven't pushed him to want to fuck more.

"I do, I just can't seem to when it matters." He said softly.

Wendy had been wondering if he still even got hard and she was a little glad he admitted he could still get hard but her angry mind now went to wondering who he got hard for since it wasn't her.

"So you do still get hard? Then who is getting you hard Chris? Because your wife in lingerie that begs to be fucked I'm still can't get you hard!" She said and then semi snapped as she continued.

"Who are you fucking that still gets you hard Chris? You're cheating aren't you? That's why you never want to fuck me, your fucking some other woman now aren't you?" Wendy boiled over in anger. She had wondered for a while if Chris was cheating and that's why their sex life crumbled, but no matter where she looked outside of the no sex there was no other signs or hints of him cheating.

"No, I swear I am not cheating. Wendy I promise I would never cheat on you." He said almost begging and pleading.

"Then what is it Chris? What gets you hard because I sure as hell can't." She said with anger still flowing through her.

He looked down in shame a bit before answering. "I don't know honey. I try to get myself ready for sex and I just can't. I even watch porn to get hard but it never seems to keep me going." He said not realizing that was only going to make her even madder.

"So you're watching porn and getting hard, but I dress like this and I can't even get you hard?" She asked confused as hell.

"I promise I still love you and think you are gorgeous and sexy I just don't know what's wrong with me." He said and Wendy still frustrated agreed that something was wrong with him.

"I don't either, because you can get hard watching people fuck but not fucking yourself." Wendy said and her anger had already taken over so her next comment shocked her as much as it did Chris. "Is that what I should do, have someone fuck me so you can watch and finally I can see you get hard again?"

The room went completely silent for a moment as they both took in and reacted to what Wendy just said. At first Wendy was stunned herself and felt like she may have gone to far but that went away very quickly as she saw Chris's reaction to what she said.

Wendy expected the reaction to be hurt, sad, or even angry now himself but she got neither. His eyes went wide for a moment and then he seemed even more shy and reserved than when she was originally starting to get mad about the situation.

That reaction again didn't help his case as it just pushed Wendy even farther with her current frustration about everything.

"Oh shit, that's it isn't it. You would rather watch someone fuck than actually fuck someone wouldn't you?" She angrily asked him.

"I don't know." He said still sounding ashamed of himself.

Wendy's mind was flowing with anger now as he wouldn't just figure this out or give her a clear answer. Her anger about it all won out again as she asked another very deep and potentially painful question.

"Is that what I should do? Find someone to fuck me so you can watch and see if you get hard?" She asked out of anger but led to a lot happening in both of their minds and expressions over the next few seconds.

The moment she finished saying that she again felt bad and like she went to far, but this time it wasn't his reaction that made her change her mind, it was Hunter now popping back up into her mind after seeing him earlier. He would fuck her like she needed she knew, and maybe she should do it she thought to herself.

Wendy looked again down at her husband and his eyes were again more intrigued and curious than angry or sad about what she said. She couldn't believe it and seeing that passive reaction from him again irritated her.

"You know I ran into my ex Hunter earlier today." She said hoping he would get jealous or angry. Wendy just needed him to show any emotion as she felt she was the only one who cared in the moment.

"Oh, um where?" Chris asked hesitantly.

"The mall. It was actually right after I bought this outfit and more hoping my husband would actually get hard and want to fuck me." She said still angry about it all.

Chris looked at her as she could tell he wasn't going to actually show any emotion to show her he cared.

He wasn't responding so her fury took over again. "He didn't even see the outfits and he was more interested in them than you are actually seeing me wear one." She said hoping again to get anything out of him.

"Did you tell him about them?" Chris asked and again it made her anger rise. 'Why the fuck does he care about Hunter's reaction and not mine!' She angrily thought to herself.

"No I didn't, but I should have so at least someone could enjoy them. Shit maybe I should just take some photos and send them to him so he can tell me if I'm sexy or not. Obviously my husband doesn't think so." She said filled with anger.

"I think you're sexy Wendy. I just don't know what to do." He said as he looked up at her. She started to calm herself as she again started to feel bad as he did look a bit sad and that he didn't know what to say to her.

Wendy was just about to apologize when Chris said more, only making her glad she didn't talk first.

"If you want to send him pictures I wouldn't get mad as I know you're frustrated and need release." Chris said to her. At first it took her a moment to process what he actually said and it just pushed her away from the feeling sorry about her actions to once again mad as he wasn't stepping up and was shying away from it all.

Now even more irritated that he would be ok with her sending pictures of herself in lingerie to her ex.

"You would be ok with that?" She said with a bit of fury. "Why stop there? Why don't I just invite Hunter over and show them to him in person? Maybe then I can see if wearing this outfit I can get someone hard." She said with more anger.

Chris looked down with shame and once again didn't seem to realize his responses were what kept getting her angrier and angrier.

"If you want to invite him over I would understand." Chris said sounding almost defeated.

Wendy almost lost it internally. 'What the hell!' She thought to herself wondering why he couldn't just say he would take her and please her himself.

She wondered if she could actually do that now. Having Hunter fuck her while Chris watched. 'No way he would actually be ok with that!' She figured to herself and decided to use that exact idea to hopefully finally spark her husband.

"Inviting him over to see me in lingerie would lead to only one thing and that would be him fucking me, is that what it needs to lead to Chris? Do I need to invite my ex over to fuck me in this slutty lingerie so I can finally feel a hard cock inside me?" She said with both anger and sexual desire.

She expected him to quickly say no and as she looked down at him she realized he wasn't going to say no. Wendy could see in his reaction what he was going to say a moment later when he started talking, but she still couldn't believe it as she heard it.

"I love you and want you to be happy and if that is what makes you happy I want you to try it." He said and Wendy was shocked. She still couldn't really believe it and felt like he would stop it maybe if she actually pushed further.

"Fine then why don't I call him now?" She asked as she stood there. "I'm already in lingerie so he can just come over and take me." She said with more anger than any sexual tone.

Seeing him not stopping or telling her not to she stormed back up to the bedroom to grab her phone. Wendy coming back down the stairs and pulling up Hunter number and calling him. She even put him on speaker hoping that would make Chris panic and help fix the situation.

Hunter answered after the second ring. "Wendy?" He said wondering if it was actually her.

"Hey Hunter. Sorry for calling so late." She said realizing it was a little after 8:30pm already and she didn't really take that into account when calling him out of anger.

"No problem, was just getting settled for the evening anyways. So what's up?" He asked, his voice and tone as confident as ever.

Wendy looked at Chris and saw still no hesitation from him so she wanted to push it all out there.

"Well you saw that bag I bought today. Well I'm wearing one of the new pieces now and when I showed my husband he couldn't get hard, so I wanted to try it on another man to see if me in this skimpy lingerie would make him hard." Wendy said realizing that probably made her husband feel bad but at that moment she wanted that so he would put up a fight and a stop to it all.

"Wait, What?!?!?" Hunter asked hearing that. That broke the anger over Wendy for a moment hearing that confusion and she wanted to make sure Hunter understood clearly.

"I want you to come over so I can grind my body all over you in my new lingerie and see how hard you get." She said with a lot more sexual tone than anger.

"Really? But what about your husband?" Hunter asked and Wendy clicked back into it all.

Not using just the anger but also her own desires now after hearing Hunter and now wanting him once again.

"He will just sit and watch. Maybe he can get hard like he does when he watches porn. But that doesn't help me and I need to feel a hard cock against me in this lingerie or I'm going to go mad." Wendy said fully frustrated on many different levels.

There seemed to be no hesitation or other questions from Hunter as he asked for the address next. Wendy gave it to him while staring at her husband as she was still wondering if he was going to stop her. At this point though she didn't want that and wanted to see if Hunter could provide her the needed release she deeply desired at this point.

"Ten minutes and you better still be in that lingerie when you open the door." Hunter said to Wendy before he hung up and started his trip over to there place.

Wendy put the phone down and stared at her husband as they sat in silence. That lasted almost three minutes before Wendy spoke up again.

"If he comes through that door he is going to want to fuck me tonight you understand that right?" She asked her husband.

He stared back for a moment before asking her a question. "Do you want him to fuck you?" He asked.

Wendy felt a little bad as in her head she screamed yes the moment he asked. Her response though was going to be her last attempt at trying to get her husband to take charge and have a desire of his own to fuck her.

"I will put it this way. Tonight I'm getting fucked in this outfit on our bed. I want that to be you so if you can do that tell me and I will text Hunter to head back home. If not then he will come over and yes if he wants to fuck me I will let him." She said staring at her husband.

Wendy hoped he would have popped up and said to text Hunter to go home but he didn't. She saw it again instantly in his eyes as he took in what she said.

He didn't respond and she was worried he may panic so she wanted him to know what he was going to get into.

"He used to fuck me and make me go wild. I may do or even say wild and hurtful things. You have to know that and if you can't take it you need to take me Chris. You need to make the decision." She said to him.

Wendy loved Chris with all her heart and wants him so badly to be able to do this yet it seems no matter how far she has pushed him tonight he keeps backing himself into this corner.

"Just promise me you won't leave me?" Chris said and kind of shocked Wendy.

"Leave you?" She asked back.

"Yes, like I don't want you to leave me and go back with him." He said sounding a bit worried.

Her anger broke again for a moment as she quickly explained that the two broke up because they both knew they didn't work as a couple. She did admit the sex though was off the charts and that's why they stayed together. Chris shocking her by then saying maybe that's what she needs, Chris for everything else and Hunter for sex.

"So you think this is a good idea?" She asked Chris a bit confused herself.

"I think it is something you should try as it seems like it is on your mind now." He admitted.

"If I try this though I would want to really try it. Meaning lots of moaning and begging and like I said earlier he may make me say I enjoy him more than you." She said.

"If it's true I want you to be honest with me and enjoy yourself." He said with a bit of hesitation but looking like he knew he wanted to say it.

Wendy was shocked by it all and looked at the time. Hunter should be there in the next minute or two she realized so she needed to clear it all up.

"So tonight no restrictions just go at it and see what we like?" She asked Chris.

"I guess so." He said quickly.

"And if he wants to cum inside me?" She asked quickly.

Chris looked hesitate for a second before replying, "well you're still on the pill so you won't get pregnant." Was all Chris said seemingly giving it the ok.

She didn't have any time to ask follow ups as they both heard a car pull up and a door open and shut a few moments later. They both got up and walked to the door. Wendy opening it just as Hunter began to knock.

"Shit you weren't lying at all." Hunter said as he walked in with a huge smile staring at Wendy. Chris stood in the hallway but Hunter completely ignored him as he looked at Wendy. Wendy shutting the door as Hunter stepped fully inside.

"You look at good as ever babe." Hunter said to Wendy sending chills down her spine. The way his eyes were devouring her made her want him even more now.

Hunter grabbed her hand and pulled her in for a hug just like he didn't the mall. Her 32d cup boobs pushed into his hard frame. His cock already mostly hard as she felt it rub against her like it did earlier. Hunters hand this time fully palming her ass and giving it a hard squeeze before pulling away from the hug.

Finally Hunter turned to Chris to acknowledge him. "Hey you must be the husband who can't get hard." He said and Wendy quickly saw the shame come back to her husband's face. She thought to herself this is what she was warning him about and even before she could hope that maybe this is when it became real and he snapped back to reality she heard him respond.

"Yes that's me." He said with a tone of shame.

"Well nothing for you to worry about then. I'll handle this fine ass and just send her back to you to deal with." He said with a laugh turning back to Wendy.

"We know we don't work as a couple, but I have no problem still being the one to fuck you like the naughty slut you are." He said he her and she broke and wanted nothing but him now. She grabbed him by the hand and pulled him to the couch.

Wendy sitting him right where Chris was when she started her tease. Wendy straddling Hunter like she did Chris and she slowly started to grind on his lap.

Chris's hands started to explore her body and Wendy felt every inch of her body start to tense up in anticipation. Her pussy already feeling his hard cock rubbing against it already proving it wasn't a her issue.

Wendy looked back at her husband and just saw him staring at them with intense excitement. 'Oh my gosh he likes this.' She thought to herself as she turned back to Hunter.

He smiled as she looked at him and then gave her a solid spank and moved her off of him. He stood up himself and shocked the other two by slipping off his shorts and underwear. His hard almost 8 inch cock stood out as he sat back down with a smile.

Hunter looked up at Wendy and said. "You can go back to it. They were just bothering me and I wanted your husband to see that this sexy ass body made me rock hard." He said in a very confident and bragging tone.

He also didn't wait for the shocked Wendy to move as he pulled her to him and back onto his lap. Hunter smiled and said, "you may resume your teasing."

Wendy's eyes went big feeling his thick cock already rubbing against her. The thin lace of the see through panties she had on being the only thing keeping him from sliding into her. Wendy didn't know what to do as she wanted to just fuck Hunter then and now but she still knew her husband was right there.

She looked back to see if she would get an idea of what answer to choose and was shocked at what she saw. Her husband now sitting in a chair on the opposite side of the room and slowly stroking his cock. 'He is fucking hard?!?' She thought to herself and quickly realized this is turning him on just as much as it was her.

Realizing that she quickly rationalized to herself that she needed to give in fully and see where it went for them both to enjoy it.

Her teasing ramped up quickly after that which then led to Hunter pulling her in for a kiss. Wendy giving into it all now and as they kissing she was really humping him like a wild woman. Her excitement grew as she felt his hand slide down to her panties and pull them to the side as she slide over his cock again.

Hunter pushing up at the perfect time and allowing his cock to slide deep inside Wendy as he grabbed her to keep her in place.

"Ohhhhhh." Wendy moaned as Hunter pushed inch by inch deeper inside her. His cock opening her up once again and Wendy feeling a wave of pleasure fall over her.

"Ohhhhh yessssss!!!" She moaned as her first orgasm in years rushed through her quickly.

She had to calm herself as Hunter steadied her on his lap as he was now fully inside her. 'Oh my gosh he already made me cum.' She thought to herself and then realized she needed to check on her husband as Hunter was now inside her.

Wendy looked back and was again shocked. She could see the stains on his boxers showing he came already. Again confirming he was enjoying this too once again allowed her to feel better about giving in and just enjoying it.

"You are so tight Wendy. Did this cuck ever fuck you?" Hunter asked and brought it all together for Wendy.

She had heard the term and knew what it was so when Hunter said it in this circumstance it made sense. That was exactly what was happening and based off how Chris already came it seemed like he was a cuck and enjoyed it.

"Rarely and he is only 5 inches. Nothing like you monster cock Hunter." She teasingly said and looked back seeing her husband semi smile and no hint of hurt, she finally felt she was really good to go.

Her attention was brought right back to Hunter as he grabbed her ass quickly and started to bounce her up and down on him.

"I'm going to love seeing you a couple of nights a week to fuck you then send you back to the cuck to go to sleep." He said with a laugh.

"I would love feeling you inside me multiple times a week Hunter." Wendy playfully moaned as she was now helping out in the bouncing.

Hunter gave her ass a hard spank and made her moan before verbally teasing more. "You got any bi girlfriends you play with?" Hunter asked her.

"No." Wendy said to him and then quickly realized that was a topic she never told her husband. Her only times playing with another woman all being with Hunter, she really never brought it up as she never wanted to sound like a whore compared to her more vanilla husband.

Now though realizing that her husband just came to another man sliding into her it didn't seem anywhere near as kinky.

"No way." Hunter said with a laugh and then looked past her to Chris. Another strong orgasm building in Wendy made her unable to look back as she held onto Hunter as she bounced up and down.

"I used to have her on all fours eating a sexy bitch out as she took my cock. Then she would ride that sluts face as I fucked her and the two would share my cum at the end." Hunter said again with confidence and a tone that melted Wendy.

She wondered only for a moment how her husband would respond to that. Wendy didn't have to wonder long as she heard him groan and then a few moments later let out a sigh telling her the cuck just came again.

Before she could process that Hunter pulled her in again for a deep kiss and really started to pump into her. Her own second orgasm came on quickly and he kept pumping away through it all. Wendy's moans getting lost in their passionate kiss.

Hunter finally pulled away and looked at her. "Bedroom." He said and she smiled wide.

Wendy slipped off him and smiled as she saw all her juices on his thick cock. Bending down and slowly licking it up for a moment before standing back up with a smile.

"Let's go." She said holding her hand out and Hunter got up as she led him to the bedroom. Wendy saw her husband follow and was glad but at this point she wanted nothing more than to feel Hunter cum inside her.

Once in the room Hunter had her get on all fours in the middle of the bed and was deep inside her within moments. Chris watching from the side of the bed.

"Ohhhhh fucccckkkk!!" Wendy moaned as Hunter began to really pound into her. Her boobs bouncing back and forth hitting her chin and lower body as he pumped into her.

Hunter gave her a solid spank before asking, "you love this cock don't you?"

"Yes, oh fuck yes! It's the best cock I have ever had!" Wendy moaned as she was already starting to feel her third orgasm coming on.

"And I can have this pussy whenever I want?" He asked.

"Yes it yours. Fuck me all the time please!" Wendy begged as her 3rd orgasm won out and her pussy tightened up around Hunter's thick cock.

He continued to pound away as Wendy came back around and was already starting to somehow build up again.

Hunter seemed like he was getting closer as his pace was picking up and Wendy wanted to feel it so badly. "Please cum inside me Hunter please." She begged.

"I'm about to slut." He groaned and he didn't delay as she felt him tense up and his grip on her hips went tighter as he came inside her.

"Ohhhhhh." Wendy happily moaned as herself also finished off her fourth orgasm thanks to feeling Hunter's thick cock exploding inside her.

Hunter pulled back as Wendy fell onto the bed. She gave a small yelp as he gave each ass cheek a hard spank as she tried to recover.

It was quiet as she laid down and after a minute she pulled herself up and noticed Hunter had left the room. She looked at her husband who was only in his shirt with his small shriveled up cock. Then she heard Hunter coming back up the stairs and looked at the door.

He came back in fully clothed and smiling. "Sorry i have work at 7 so I need to get going." He said with a laugh as Wendy looked over and say with was already 10:30pm.

She smiled and said no problem but the two talked and planned for Hunter to come back Friday and then the adventure would continue. Hunter left and the couple was left to themselves finally.

"So...." Wendy said as they walked back into the room.

"I liked that." Chris said sort of shocking Wendy with how honest he was.

"I did too." Wendy responded with a smile. She took a shower and the couple passed out shortly after that. They still had work in the morning but neither days were going to be anything like they used to be after the night they just experienced.