The phone only rang once before I picked it up. I listened as a quiet voice simply said, ‘It’s done.’ The click as they hung up followed by the dialling tone was deafening as it broke the silence before I shut the call off. My belly was now wet from the spontaneous orgasm that just occurred. I lay back in the darkness as I thought over the last few days...

The week had started as normally as any other in what now passes as the ‘New Normal.’ Even though we were jabbed up-to-date with every damn thing that should protect us, at our age we both showed a retinance to going out into the big and now slightly frightening world. Careful? Of course, we were, as were most all of the people in our older age group that we knew. Out of courtesy to others, we usually wore masks whenever we went into a closed-off space. Made us feel safer as well, even though as time was passing fewer people did - inevitably we relaxed our way of thinking as well.

The phone call from an old friend of Jan’s was unexpected. He was in the area and would like to meet up. Notwithstanding all that was going on, we said yes of course. We had lunch together and a great catch up that was a delight.

Jan asked where he was staying and given that he had told us his business was local we were surprised when he mentioned a town about fifty miles away.

‘Sign of the times,’ he had said. ‘No other vacancies any closer.’

When he went to the washroom a short time later Jan looked at me and said, ‘Can he stay with us?’ As he’d had all his jabs and had been properly tested I responded, ‘Yes - I don’t see why we might at least make the offer. So we had, and he gratefully accepted. Max had rung the Five-star Hotel shortly afterwards and cancelled the booking. With some embarrassment, he had said, ‘I will have to go there for one night. For a start, all my kit is there and I have to pick it up. Also, it’s too late to cancel, so I may as well stay the night then stay the rest of the time with you.’ So it was settled that that would happen.

Jan quizzed him about the hotel, it was quite famous and far out of our price range. As he was telling us about it Max suddenly stopped and said, ‘Look it’s got two separate bedrooms to the suite, why don’t I treat you to the night and you can see what it’s like for yourselves.’

Jan positively bounced in her seat and responded, looking at me, ‘Oh Max, what a lovely idea, Sven darling can we do that please.’ Both turned to me expectedly, seeing I looked a little worried.

Max said, ‘Look I’ll go pay the check while you two have a chat.’

Jan put her hand on mine and said, ‘Please love?’

I answered, ‘I can’t. I have a virtual meeting of the Car Club this evening and I have to chair the meeting. By the time it’s over it’ll be much too late to drive down. Why don’t you go down with Max, then you can tell me all about it later.’

So it was settled. As they were about to leave I kissed Jan goodbye and then goodnight and whispered, ‘If you’re going to be naughty, be discrete and I will want to hear about it afterwards. She had looked at me, slightly shocked and whispered back, ‘Hall pass?’ And I had nodded knowing how much she had once loved Max, even though it had been a long time ago. Max had not been aware of the interchange.

Now, damned Car Club meeting long over and I was in bed when the phone had rung and I had answered it on my iWatch to hear ‘It’s done.’

They had come back later the next afternoon and Max was now staying with us. We had a quiet supper and a very convivial evening before retiring for the night. It was also the first time we had been alone together since that return.

We climbed into bed and turned out the light - we both sleep naked and Jan reached out to find me rock hard. She giggled and I said, “Well...”

Jan asked, “All of it?”

I just said, “Yes.”

This is what Jan told me:

“Sven, Even though you’d offered me a Hall Pass I was going to be a good girl and not allow myself to be seduced by Max, even though, like you, I guessed he’d try. He was very respectful and the perfect gentleman. Carried my overnight bag into the second room and left it there. We freshened up - each of us in our own en-suite. When I was ready we met in the sitting room of the suite - very sumptuous it was too - before going down to Dinner. “I won’t bore you with the meal, I’ll just say it was very good. There was a very quiet and discrete five-piece band playing and between courses, we had a dance with some of the others who were staying. When Dinner was over we stayed and danced for about an hour.”