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ÝÝ ÝÒ ° ÒÓ- ° , X‚X 4…, h•X° œX- ÓÔ_ ÔññÔ% € Ôññà@ ”” À àDancing€in€the€DarkˆÌà@ yy À àby€Michael€K.€SmithˆÌÌÌà àJohn€let€himself€into€the€apartment€quietly.€He€liked€to€slip€up€behind€his€wifeÏsometimes€and€make€her€start€by€kissing€her€neck€unexpectedly.€She€looked€so€sexyÏwhen€she€was€startled,€her€eyebrows€lifted€and€her€lips€parted€in€a€small€'O'.Ìà àHe€set€his€briefcase€on€the€couch€and€crept€into€the€kitchen.€Empty.€John€glancedÏaround€in€surprise.€Diane€was€big€on€schedules€and€routines;€this€was€Friday,€her€day€offÏfrom€the€travel€agency€where€she€was€a€supervisor,€and€she€nearly€always€was€halfwayÏinto€preparations€for€supper€when€he€got€home.Ìà àMaybe€she€wasn't€feeling€well€and€had€lain€down€for€a€nap.€John€walked€softlyÏdown€the€newly€recarpeted€hall€and€peered€around€the€doorframe.€Also€empty.€TheÏcomforter€on€their€new€queensized€bed€showed€no€recent€impression€of€a€recumbentÏbody.Ìà àWalking€back€into€the€living€room,€he€began€to€be€concerned.€The€notepad€by€theÏtelephone,€where€they€were€always€careful€to€leave€each€other€messages,€was€blank.ÏDiane's€jacket€was€in€the€closet,€but€it€was€pretty€warm€out€and€she€probably€wouldn'tÏhave€taken€it.€But€then,€her€new€white€Camry€was€in€the€numbered€space€next€to€his€oldÏMustang€down€in€the€garage.€She€loved€that€car€„„€the€first€brand„new€one€she'd€everÏowned€„„€and€she€loved€driving€it.€She€wouldn't€have€taken€a€cab€or€caught€a€bus€to€goÏanywhere.€She€wasn't€much€for€afternoon€walks€by€herself,€either.Ìà àJohn€stood€in€the€middle€of€the€living€room€and€let€his€eyes€travel€around€it,Ïsearching€for€a€sign€of€anything€that€might€be€wrong.€A€mix€of€new€and€old€furniture€„„Ïthey€were€only€two€years€out€of€graduate€student€housing€„„€a€couple€of€strange„but„¼interesting€paintings€on€the€walls€(gifts€from€aspiring„artist€friends,€which€they€prettyÏmuch€had€to€hang),...€and€Diane's€purse€on€the€floor,€€leaning€against€the€end€of€theÏcouch.Ìà àHe€quickly€picked€it€up€and€peered€inside.€Just€all€the€usual€purse„ly€stuff;€godÏonly€knew€how€women€could€lug€all€that€around€on€a€shoulder€strap.€And€Diane's€wasÏpractically€a€knapsack„cum„briefcase;€he€really€couldn't€tell€whether€anything€wasÏmissing€from€it€or€not.€But€at€least€she€had€come€home.Ìà àJohn€took€a€deep€breath€and€made€an€effort€to€calm€himself.€He€tended€to€be€aÏworrier,€as€Diane€was€always€telling€him,€but€he€was€certain€there€was€no€reason€to€panic.ÏDiane€was€an€adult€and€could€take€care€of€herself.€He€made€himself€stop€gnawing€at€hisÏlip.Ìà à"Diane?€Are€you€home,€sweetheart?"Ìà àHe€didn't€raise€his€voice€too€loudly,€but€he€called€again€as€he€moved€down€theÏhall,€glancing€into€the€bathroom€and€the€library/study/spare€bedroom,€which€was€stillÏhalf„filled€with€cardboard€boxes.€"Diane?"€He€stood€beside€the€bed,€hands€on€his€hips.Ï"Where€are€you?€Are€we€playing€a€game€this€evening?"Ìà àAs€he€stood€listening,€he€heard€a€faint€*clink*€from€the€direction€of€the€walk„inÏcloset,€as€of€one€wire€hanger€tapping€another.€"Diane?"€He€hesitated€as€he€reached€for€theÏsliding€door;€why€would€his€wife€be€hiding€in€the€closet?€Could€it€be€a€burglar?€He€slidÏthe€door€open€a€couple€inches€and€peered€into€the€darkness.€"Diane?"Ð ð-@), ЇÌà àDiane€sighed€and€raised€her€head€to€look€up€into€John's€concerned€face€as€heÏslipped€in€through€the€opening.€Her€thighs€were€cramping€a€little€from€her€prolongedÏsquat€and€she€settled€herself€crosslegged€on€the€floor,€pulling€a€deck€shoe€out€fromÏbeneath€her€butt€and€smoothing€her€skirt.Ìà à"Baby?€Are€you€okay?"€She€nodded€slowly€and€put€her€elbows€on€her€knees€andÏher€chin€in€her€hands.€John€hitched€up€the€knees€of€his€slacks€and€hunkered€down€beforeÏher.€He€reached€out€and€carefully€touched€her€cheek€and€tucked€a€strand€of€hair€behindÏher€ear.€"I€was€getting€worried€about€you,€sweetheart."Ìà à"Sorry....€I€had€to€get€away€someplace."€He€gently€stroked€her€hair€and€she€felt€theÏtears€begin€to€well€up€again.Ìà àJohn€saw€the€glistening€moisture€on€her€cheek€and€settled€onto€his€knees.€"Baby,Ïwhatever€it€is,€please€tell€me€about€it.€How€can€I€help€if€you€don't€tell€me?"Ìà àShe€sighed.€"All€the€new€furniture,...€the€carpet,...€my€nice,€new€car,...€we€can'tÏafford€any€of€it,€now,€John.€I€got€sacked€today."Ìà àHe€let€out€a€breath.€"Diane,...€you€had€me€a€bit€scared,€sweetheart.€I€was€afraid€itÏwas€something€really€important€„„€medical€or€something.€You€know."€He€tugged€lightlyÏat€her€ear€lobe.€"What€happened,€somebody€didn't€like€their€cruise?"Ìà à"No,€nothing€like€that.€I€mean,€it€wasn't€anything€I€did.€But€Mr.€Gleason€sold€theÏbusiness€to€a€big„time€national€travel€company€and€they're€bringing€in€a€bunch€of€theirÏown€people.€Marilyn€got€fired,€too."€Marilyn€was€the€other€supervisor;€she€was€married€toÏa€C.P.A.€and€Diane€doubted€she€really€needed€the€money.€"And€it€is,€too,€important.€TheÏonly€reason€we€bought€all€these€things€was€because€we€could€live€on€your€new€salary€andÏuse€all€of€mine€to€pay€off€the€bills€and€the€school€loans,€too.€Now€there€won't€be€enough.ÏAnd€we€*have*€to€repay€the€school€loans€first."€She€rubbed€her€eyes€with€the€heels€of€herÏhands.Ìà àJohn€smiled€broadly€at€her€in€the€dim€light€of€the€closet,€trying€to€get€her€to€smileÏback.€"You€know€you€can€always€find€another€job,€baby.€You're€eminently€employable."Ìà à"Yeah,€right€„„€as€a€secretary,€maybe.€I€did€that€stuff€before€and€I€hate€it.€I€*like*Ïthe€travel€business.€But€times€are€tough€right€now€and€there€are€a€lot€more€experiencedÏpeople€out€of€work€in€travel€than€there€are€places€to€put€them.€I'm€never€going€to€findÏanother€job€like€that€„„€and€not€at€a€supervisor's€salary,€either."€She€sniffled€and€then€drewÏa€deep,€shaky€breath.€"I'm€scared,€John.€I've€worked€steadily€since€the€summer€after€IÏgraduated€from€high€school.€And€I've€never€been€fired€before,€even€if€it€wasn't€my€fault."Ìà àJohn€leaned€forward€awkwardly€and€tried€to€take€her€in€his€arms.€Diane€unfoldedÏher€legs€so€he€could€get€closer€„„€she€obviously€wanted€to€be€held€„„€but€she€lost€herÏbalance€and€grabbed€his€arm€to€keep€from€toppling€over€backward.€He€tried€to€catchÏhimself€but€his€hands€skittered€among€the€paperback€books€stacked€below€the€clothes€andÏhe€fell€sprawling€on€top€of€his€wife,€his€nose€buried€in€her€left€breast.Ìà à"Ah.€I€understand€now,"€he€said,€kissing€the€spot€where€his€nose€had€been.€NowÏhis€tongue€tasted€of€cashmere.€"All€this€was€really€just€a€novel€way€of€seducing€me,Ïright?"€He€got€his€arms€under€him€to€relieve€the€weight€on€his€wife.Ìà àDiane€was€trying€not€to€laugh.€"No,€John,€I'm€perfectly€serious.€And€I'll€seduceÏyou€after€supper,€okay?"Ìà à"Okay.€But€let's€not€be€in€too€much€of€a€hurry€with€supper,€sweetheart."Ð ð-@), ÐAwkwardly,€he€pushed€shoes€and€books€out€of€the€way€and€settled€himself€on€his€sideÏbeside€his€supine€wife.€"It's€actually€kinda€nice€in€here.€Nice€and€dark."€He€set€aboutÏbrushing€the€strands€of€loose€hair€out€of€her€eyes€again.€She€gazed€up€at€him€with€a€lookÏhe€had€come€to€know€very€well,€and€which€he€still€enjoyed€every€time€she€made€him€aÏgift€of€it.Ìà àShe€folded€her€arms€behind€her€head.€"John,€sometimes€you're€a€very€silly€man,Ïyou€know€that?"Ìà à"Hey,€I'm€not€the€one€lying€on€my€back€in€the€closet."€He€looked€around,€peeringÏunder€the€hems€of€things.€"Kind€of€an€interesting€angle€on€things€from€down€here,Ïthough.€Maybe€we€ought€to€try€crawling€all€over€the€apartment;€what€do€you€think?"€HeÏbrushed€bits€of€lint€from€her€chin€while€she€rolled€her€eyes€at€him.Ìà à"Make€that€'profoundly€silly'."€She€hooked€her€arms€around€his€neck€and€pulledÏhim€closer.€"And€I€love€you€very€much,€Silly€John."€She€kissed€him€on€the€tip€of€theÏnose,€which€he€wrinkled€as€he€always€did,€pretending€it€tickled.€Then€he€kissed€herÏcheekbone,€and€she€closed€her€eyes€and€smiled.€He€kissed€her€forehead,€and€she€strokedÏthe€short€hair€at€the€back€of€his€neck.€He€kissed€her€eyelid€and€her€shoulders€hunched€aÏlittle,€and€she€shivered€and€took€a€deep€breath.Ìà àShe€pulled€him€closer€and€brushed€her€nose€against€his€ear,€and€it€was€his€turn€toÏshiver.€"I€wish€we€could€just€stay€in€here€and€hide€from€the€world,"€she€whispered.€"It's€soÏhard€sometimes,€trying€to€be€an€adult.€I€just€want€to€stay€here€in€the€dark€with€you,€John."Ìà àHis€left€hand€was€stroking€her€hair€and€his€right€was€curved€loosely€over€herÏwaist.€Diane€bent€one€knee,€which€made€her€skirt€slide€up€her€thigh€with€a€whisper.€HisÏlips€brushed€hers,€back€and€forth,€and€she€could€hear€her€own€heart€rate€increase.€Then€hisÏhand€moved€down€to€stroke€her€leg,€traveling€lightly€to€the€top€of€her€thigh„highs€andÏbeyond.€Diane€felt€herself€begin€to€float.€"John..."€she€breathed.Ìà àHis€lips€brushed€her€chin,€then€moved€slowly€down€her€throat,€leaving€tinyÏmoistnesses€across€her€Adam's€apple,€down€to€the€pulse„hollow€at€the€base€of€it.€SheÏthought€she€must€be€levitating€a€foot€off€the€floor€by€now.Ìà à"Don't€you€understand€yet,€even€after€all€this€time,€just€how€much€I€love€you?"€heÏasked€softly.€"Furniture€and€cars,...€that's€just€stuff.€Don't€worry€about€stuff,€baby.ÏEverything€that's€really€important€to€me€is€right€here€in€this€closet:€You,€and€my€CubsÏjacket."Ìà àAnd€suddenly€his€tongue€was€painting€a€fiery€stripe€down€her€throat€and€acrossÏher€collarbone.€She€gasped.€And€she€waited.€And€she€felt€the€tiny€pearl€buttons€of€herÏsweater€parting,€the€cashmere€being€divided,€the€release€of€tension€around€her€chest€as€theÏfront€catch€of€her€bra€gave€way€to€John's€practiced€fingers.€She€could€feel€the€warmth€ofÏhis€gaze€on€her€breasts€as€her€nipples€uncrinkled€and€extended.€She€kept€her€eyes€closedÏtight.Ìà àJohn€leaned€on€his€elbow€for€a€moment,€appreciating€all€over€again€just€how€luckyÏhe€was,€falling€in€love€with€a€beautiful€woman€who€actually€loved€him€back.€He€watchedÏas€his€wife€unconsciously€arched€her€back,€willing€him€to€continue.€Her€arms€wereÏextended€above€her€head,€her€fingers€twisting€the€strap€of€añ†ñn€errantñ†ñ€sandalñ ‡ñ€strapñ‡ñ.€He€smiled€andÏbent€over€her,€exhaling€warm€breath€across€her€nipples.€Diane's€lips€parted,€her€tongueÏtouching€her€upper€lip€in€a€way€that€he€always€found€arousing.Ìà àHe€began€making€lazy€tongue„rings€around€the€upper€elevation€of€each€breast,Ð ð-@), Ðeach€circuit€smaller€than€the€last,€until€finally€his€tongue€dragged€across€each€nipple€inÏturn.€Diane€gasped€and€shifted€her€hips.€"John,€ohhhh,€John,..."€Her€voice€was€becomingÏhusky,€plaintive.€He€moved€back€to€kiss€her€lips€again,€and€covered€her€breast€with€hisÏfree€hand.€She€pressed€against€his€mouth,€and€against€his€hand.Ìà àHer€hands€slid€down€and€fumbled€at€her€skirt,€and€he€heard€her€panties€beingÏdrawn€down€the€smooth,€loving€flesh.€She€managed€to€get€them€off€without€sitting€up,Ïwithout€even€opening€her€eyes,€and€then€her€fingers€were€searching€out€his€belt€buckleÏand€the€button€at€the€front€of€his€slacks.Ìà àJohn€shifted€position€quickly,€pushing€his€trousers€and€his€briefs€down€past€hisÏshins€and€ending€on€his€knees€in€the€warm€space€between€her€thighs.€His€erection€wasÏbecoming€demanding€and€Diane€moaned€as€her€fingers€reached€to€stroke€him.€HeÏcrouched€over€her,€pausing€only€to€tuck€his€necktie€inside€his€shirt,€and€leaned€forward€asÏshe€gradually€steered€him€into€herself.€It€amazed€him,€when€he€thought€about€it,€that€noÏmatter€how€many€times€they€made€love,€his€cock€always€reacted€the€same€way€when€heÏentered€her,€sending€out€electric€signals€of€astonished€pleasure.€He'd€read€somewhere€thatÏthe€palm€of€the€hand€had€more€nerve€endings€than€anywhere€else€on€the€surface€of€theÏhuman€body€„„€but€he€knew€better.Ìà àHe€pushed€in€slowly€as€deep€as€he€could,€then€drew€out€just€as€slowly,€torturingÏboth€of€them.€Diane€made€noises€deep€in€her€throat€and€tried€to€lift€herñˆñselfñˆññ ˆñ€hips€upñˆñ€to€meet€him.ÏHe€slid€his€palms€under€her€hips€and€she€immediately€hooked€her€ankles€behind€the€smallÏof€his€back,€and€her€arms€around€his€neck€once€more.€He€leaned€forward€a€little€andÏkissed€her€again€as€his€cock€seemed€to€extend€itself€within€her.€Her€tongue€slid€into€hisÏmouth,€gliding€across€the€front€of€his€teeth,€and€he€felt€her€muscles€tighten€for€a€momentÏaround€his€cock.Ìà à"Fuck€me,€John...."€she€whispered.€That€aroused€him,€too,€as€it€always€did;€hisÏwife€was€an€articulate€speaker€and€ordinarily€disliked€vulgarity.€He€ground€his€hipsÏagainst€her€as€he€pushed€in€again€and€she€tucked€her€chin€down€and€curled€herself€up€toÏhim.€Her€inability€to€keep€still€when€she€was€aroused€was€one€of€the€most€excitingÏingredients€of€their€lovemaking.Ìà àHe€began€to€increase€the€pace€and€Diane's€moans€and€gasps€came€more€quickly,Ïtoo.€Sometimes,€when€they€settled€themselves€for€an€evening€of€sex,€John€would€try€toÏorchestrate€the€experience.€He€would€slow€himself€before€he€reached€the€point€of€noÏreturn,€prolonging€their€enjoyment,€taking€them€up€the€slope€and€then€partway€downÏagain.€But€not€this€time,€not€here.€He€was€overcome€with€love€and€lust,€excited€by€theÏunusual€venue.€He€wanted€her€and€there€would€be€no€gameplaying.€And€he€understoodÏthat€she€needed€this€as€much€as€he€wanted€it.Ìà àHe€held€his€breath€as€he€felt€the€forces€of€eruption€beginning€to€gather€in€hisÏgroin,€and€redoubled€his€pace.€And€Diane€finally€opened€her€eyes,€staring€up€directly€intoÏhis€with€a€demanding€gaze€that€made€his€balls€tingle.€And€they€kept€looking€into€eachÏother's€eyes€as€he€clutched€her€fiercely€and€emptied€himself€into€the€depths€of€her.€HerÏpupils€had€shrunk€to€pinpoints,€even€in€the€darkened€closet,€and€he€felt€himself€totally€lostÏin€the€gray€expanse€of€her€eyes.Ìà àHis€cock€twitched€with€aftershocks€as€he€whispered,€"I€love€you,€Diane."Ìà àShe€studied€his€face€for€a€moment.€"I€love€you,€John."Ìà àHe€resettled€himself€on€top€of€his€wife€and€stroked€her€cheek€as€he€studied€her.Ð ð-@), ÐHer€hair€was€in€disarray€and€her€sweater€was€wadded€up€beneath€one€shoulder.€Her€eyesÏwere€half„closed€again€and€her€lips€curved€in€a€soft€smile.€She€was€unbearably€lovely.Ìà à"Sweetheart,"€he€began,€not€wanting€to€disturb€the€moment,€"please€don't€worryÏabout€the€money.€We'll€manage€it€until€you€find€something,€okay?€We're€a€lot€better€offÏthan€when€I€was€in€grad€school.€And€I€should€be€getting€a€significant€raise€in€a€couple€ofÏmonths.€We'll€manage,€I€promise.€But€I€don't€want€you€to€worry."Ìà àDiane€hitched€her€hips€slightly€and€sighed,€feeling€his€cock€beginning€to€shrinkÏwithin€her.€This€time€afterward,€with€John€still€inside€her,€holding€her€in€his€arms,€wasÏalmost€better€than€the€sex€itself.Ìà à"How€could€I€worry€when€I€have€you?"€she€replied,€kissing€him€lightly€on€theÏcheek.€"I€know€we're€pretty€well€off,€considering.€I€know€we'll€be€okay.€I'll€put€'laid€offÏowing€to€sale€of€the€company'€on€my€resume.€And€I€can€type€insurance€reports€and€stuffÏuntil€I€find€something€more€interesting."€She€put€her€arms€around€his€neck€and€held€onÏtightly.€"As€long€as€I€have€you,€everything's€okay."Ìà àThe€rolls€of€Christmas€wrapping€paper€stood€propped€in€a€corner.€The€box€ofÏleftover€wedding€gifts€„„€teak€napkin€rings€and€an€extra€cookie€jar€„„€sat€on€the€upperÏshelf.€The€old€flannel€shirt€that€had€slipped€off€its€hanger€lay€unnoticed€among€theÏsummer€shoes.€Directly€overhead,€a€painted€thread„spool€dangled€at€the€end€of€the€lightÏcord.€And€Diane€and€John€whispered€their€plans€to€each€other,€arms€and€legs€entwined,Ïdancing€in€the€darkness.ÌÌÌà@ ûû# À à„„„€END€„„„ˆÌñ ˆñœñˆññ ñÔ% € Ôñññ ˆñ›ñˆññ‰ñÌÌñ‰ññŠñÔ ‡ XÜå X X X Ô~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ñŠññ ññŠñ~~~~~~ñŠññññŠñÐ p ÐCopyright€1998€by€Michael€K.€Smith.€Copies€may€be€made€and€postedñŠññ‹ñ€ñ‹ññ ŒññŠñÌñŠññŒññŠñelsewhere€forÏpersonal€enjoyment,€but€all€commercial€rights€are€reserved.Ì~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ñŠññ ŽññŠñ~~~~~~ñŠññŽññŠñÌÔ# † XÜå X X XÜåV> # ÔñŠñ