It was a question that startled Audrey. She had never expected here very best friend to ask her if the s*x between she and her husband was good. And here she came face to face with reality. Infact she wasn't having the best moments with her husband too.
But she wasn't reserved like Martha because she had managed to cover up the lack in s****l attention with discretion. Infact she was secrelty having an affair but couldn't tell her friend about it.
One look at martha and then she gave out a sigh.
"Well it's something I'm used to even if it's not there. He's my husband, I love him and that's all that matters."
"Audrey,you should have seen me last night. I was burning with desire and he was all hard and strong. And then he looks the other way," It got Audrey laughing.
"Now what do I tell you? Just keep trying maybe he will attend to you soon." Audrey kept laughing and this got Martha a little worried.
"Look Martha, I think you're over exaggerating your situation."
"Okay but put yourself in my shoes what will you do?" Audrey had no need to be in Martha's shoes as she was having fun but she couldn't advise Martha to do the same. At least not yet. And so she simply told her
"look self-pleasure could be an alternative if you are bent on really having s****l satisfaction:"
"Self-pleasure? I've never done that before. And besides I'm not convinced of its usefulness:" Audrey looked at her friend in surprise.
"Martha in what world do you live in when every housewife has an erotic object hidden somewhere she could grab any time the need for fulfiment arises?"
"I should say I am quite old-fashioned in this. I don't think the modern s****l tendencies are adapted for me,"
"I get it you don't think your needs matter do you?"
"what do you mean Audrey?"
"I mean he comes home he tells you he wants it. You open up and he gets in and a few minutes later he's out leaving you dissatisfied right?" Martha thought of the many times Steve had left her in that way and all she did was smile at him even though she was terribly frustrated.
"It does happen but he's my husband,"
"Fine then stick with that and don't complain" Audrey got up and was about to leave. Martha stared at her still worried that she wasn't getting the support she needed from her friend.
"Look Audrey I didn't invite you here just to tell me to hang on. I can't hang on like that,"
"Mmmm you must want it badly don't you?" Martha nodded. Audrey took one look at her friend and decided she couldn't hide her secret affairs from her. After all they were best friends.
"Look Martha, don't think every woman you see around her husband smiling is a sexually fulfilled woman. We are women and certain things just don't reveal themselves easily."
"I don't think I get what you're saying," Martha replied back anxious to hear what Audrey wanted to tell her.
"If you think you have a problem, then just know you're not the only one. I have that same problem too,"
"What?" Martha asked getting surprised.
"I have your same problem too but I manage to overcome it by....." she paused. It was hard for her to continue as she wasn't sure Martha was ready to hear her.
"Self-pleasure you mean?" Audrey shook her head from left to right
"No,"
"Then how..." Martha paused. She figured out what Audrey wanted to say.
"Oh no Audrey don't tell me" she said walking away from her
"Tell you what?" Audrey asked
"That you're seeing someone," Audrey never replied back but bent her head. Martha now knew why Audrey sometimes took long to answer her calls.
"I must confess it wasn't what I wanted but given the situation I just couldn't endure it." Audrey had finally confessed to seeing someone. This angered Martha so much she gestured Audrey to start leaving her house. Audrey left without saying goodbye banging the door as she left.