“Uh, yeah, he left this morning, actually.”
“Oh, ok, yeah, I bet he looks forward to it every year, right?”
“Yeah, he does…”
So as Tom and I talk a bit, he starts to make his way over. I hoped he would just come to the grassy area between our houses and stand there so he didn’t have to raise his voice to talk to me. But after standing there on the grass a bit, he moved even closer. When he did, I got a little nervous about the wood slats of the gate and the gaps; they are barely half an inch, if that, but if he looked, I’m pretty certain he would notice I was naked if my bare shoulders didn’t give me away first.
Luckily, the gate door has an arched top, and I’m not tall enough to show much more than my shoulders above it, so I just held onto the top and tried not to freak out as he stepped up in front of me. Before I knew it, he was just a couple of feet from my gate and almost directly in front of me as I looked down at him from over the top. I didn’t have enough time to think of a reason to say I had to go.
“Hey, if there’s anything you need while he’s gone, just let me know, ok? He’s gone for a week, right?”
“Yes, a week, well actually, he won’t be back till next Saturday. Oh yeah, it’s Saturday morning still, so…yeah,” We both laughed.
In the middle of laughing, I guess he caught a glimpse because he stopped laughing and seemed to stare at the fence for a moment before looking up at me with that look on his face. I knew instantly, and all I could do was just smile down at him. I swear he blushed so brightly, and he looked away suddenly, but he didn’t just walk away.
“Tom, I know, I know, please, just don’t tell anyone that you saw me, especially that wife of yours, okay? I heard a noise and came out to see what it was. I didn’t expect to see you or for you to say hello. I was about to throw some stuff in the wash, and since it’s just me, I didn’t bother to put anything on, and I surely didn’t think you’d walk over.”
Tom didn’t say a word right off; he just stared off to one side, looking a little embarrassed and confused. But soon a subtle little grin came across his face, and he turned back to me.
“I didn’t mean to look, Kate. I’m the one who should be sorry. I sure as hell am not telling my wife or anyone, I promise. No harm done, I’ll just walk away, and we don’t ever have to speak of it again. Especially to our spouses,” He said with a serious face.
I knew it was a huge risk, but I was terribly horny, and I could feel how sore I had made myself with my toys. So in that brief moment before I let him walk away, I just said what I said without even thinking twice about it. And I didn’t consider the possible fallout until the words came out. I guess I couldn’t help myself.
“You don’t have to go, no one else knows you saw, too late to worry about it now anyway. I won’t tell her if you don’t, and I promise you right back. I guess it’s not the worst thing being seen,” I said with a bit of a chuckle, trying to make light of it.
“Yeah, I guess it’s not the worst thing. But Kate, we’re both married, we’ve been neighbors for so many years. I can’t just stand here talking and ignore that you’re naked back there. She’s in the house right now, getting ready for work.”