Belle

My MM and I met at work. We hit it off immediately as friends. Both ofus are outrageous flirts and there has always been a lot of innuendo.We even joked at the office that we were having an affair.

He has two children, the youngest of which is the same age as mydaughter. We have lived in the same neighborhood for six years, but ayear and a half ago my daughter and I moved into a house just aroundthe corner from him and his family.

Our two families have become close, often having dinner and spendingtime at each other's houses.His wife and I even go to the movies together occasionally.

His wife is a wonderful woman, but the two of them couldn't be moredifferent. He likes to go out dancing, to concerts, and spend time withbuddies from work. She is much more of a "homebody".She seemed almost relieved that he had found someone to go do thingswith.

A couple of months ago he left out company for another sales job.Several of us from work decided to go out and invited him to comealong. We went to a club within walking distance of our houses and atclosing time all of us came back to my house. Eventually, every one butmy MM left and he and I stayed in the living room talking about someVERY personal things. As he got up to leave, he asked if he could kissme. I resisted at first, but when I finally relented, I was very glad Idid.

Since then, when a group goes out the two of us end up at my houseafterwards. Things "progressed" each time we were together. I get thefeeling that I do things that his wife doesn't do.

I walked into this with my eyes wide open. I know that he isn't in lovewith me and I'm not in love with him. I might have different feelingsfor him if he were available, but I know that he isn't going to leavehis family for me and I don't want him to. I enjoy our time together asfriends as much as I do as lovers.

Surprisingly, I don't feel awkward around his family or his wife, nordo I have a lot of guilt about the whole thing. When it ends, that willbe it and we will still be friends, because that is what we are firstand foremost.