That was why his dick was sticking straight out of his sweat pants. He said you know how I feel about your sexy wife. We sat at the table, friend hidi...ng his erection and my wife put her coat on, shooting the bull. Our friend got very serious about his relationship with his wife and said he probably would not be with her much longer. He said they rarely had sex and when they did she was not responsive. We decided to leave and he asked us to stay awhile, he was having as much fun as he had had. Being apart made us ache.Every day our conversation was similar. I wanted to dive into the phone and hold her. I could hear the loneliness in her voice, and I know she felt mine. I didn’t hide it very well. We tried phone sex one night.“Beth, was that good for you?”“It didn’t feel bad. How about you?”“Honestly, it felt empty and a little selfish. Don’t get me wrong—orgasms are fine. But it’s being with you, holding you, kissing you, and touching you that makes sex so good. This was ... well .... Nevertheless, she flew several summersaults in the brightly-lit sky before she returned to her balcony and the warmth of the manor.‘Now they can get that damned carrier out of my back yard!’ she thought excitedly.The small transport had arrived powered by the last of the infrared rays emitted by the southern sun and what was left in the carrier’s storage battery during the first week of darkness. The infrared rays emitted by the cooling crystal sun hadn’t been powerful enough here at the. She’d fought off an entire pack of them, alone, all while protecting him – and then she’d found shelter, carried him there, and spent the rest of the evening collecting firewood and elfroot in the rain.He was never going to be able to repay her.Which just made him even more uneasy. He’d been fascinated by the beautiful bard from the start – not only her sweet voice and pretty face, but also her certainty and faith, her self-assurance and optimism even in the face of her apparent intimate.