THE NIGHT OUT - Sex Stories

THE NIGHT OUT

THE NIGHT OUT (set in London, England, circa 1900) By way of introduction People today easily accept the fact that some men and women get married to blend in and hide the fact that each is attracted to their own sex. It is common among people who are in the public eye such as politicians, movie stars, singers, etc… One hundred years ago, people probably also got married for the same reasons. I imagined one couple, Helen and Richard, who probably lived their lives without anyone ever knowing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Helen and Richard worked for the same bottle factory and they had met there 15 years ago when they were both in their 30s. Helen supervised a group of women working on an assembly line putting labels on different types of bottles. She was rather plain but in that social class where life was hard, where clothes were simple and make-up out of the question, even women who would have otherwise been regarded as attractive came out as plain. Her husband Richard drove a truck delivering boxes of bottles to surrounding villages and towns. He was a healthy- looking man, quite strong and well-built. When they were married, everyone thought it was a good match although those who knew them were a bit surprised as neither had seemed to court anyone else before they had met. A few weeks after their wedding, Helen and Richard agreed to have separate bedrooms. Sex was not applicable. Neither asked ...

... questions on the other’s sexual life. Once or twice a week, they both went out and this is an example of what might have happened. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Meeting the boys at the pub?”, asked Helen nonchalantly. “Yes…I think it’s Harry’s birthday or something”, answered Richard, “I won’t be too late”. “I’ll be helping Minnie with her coverlet”, said Helen without being asked ”she’s having a difficult time of it. I should be back before you but you won’t wake me”, she added. The couple lived near where they worked, in the city’s northern factory district, but where Richard was heading tonight was the other factory area which was east. He didn’t want to be recognized. He boarded the horse-drawn bus which took him after about 30 minutes to a few blocks of his destination. As he got off, he could hear the music from the pubs and the clubs. He rarely frequented the clubs. They were too expensive for his means. The cobblestone streets were somewhat slippery since there had been a shower during the afternoon but although the evening was cloudy, it didn’t feel like rain. The streets were dark except for the lights in front of houses and stores and the alleyways were pitch black. Contrary to popular belief, the area was quite safe since mainly poor people gathered here, and there was nothing to steal. Richard knew the area like the back of his hand. After 9PM nobody knew anyone by name. Richard stopped by his usual ...