The whole convoluted back story, or maybe we'll just call it: Part I

Daniel and I have been meaning (for over a year now) to share the sordid details of how we became francesanddaniel. Fortunately our new friend Emmy was interested enough to ask us a vague blanket question that inspired Daniel to write the following, so we're going to let that serve as the story of US.


So, about us... Obviously, it's a bit complicated. Frances I have known each other for like 6 1/2 years, and been together for 2. Though "together" in our case has been an evolving thing, and is still a bit of a work in progress.

Frances and the Man and the Mrs. all went to college together. Frances and the Man have been together for 10 years, married for 6. They got together her junior year of college, and were each other's firsts. The Mrs. and I have been together for going on 7 years, married for 5. We met in high school. Dated briefly, but weren't 'high school sweethearts' or anything by any means. Went off our separate ways to college, didn't stay in touch, and then reconnected pretty randomly after college, having both moved back to our hometown... And just coincidentally were each other's thirds, for whatever that's worth.

So, Frances and I first met innocently enough a couple months after the Mrs. and I started dating, and a couple months before she and the Man got married. She'll tell you it can't possibly be true, but I was attracted to her even then...

So... Frances has always kinda liked fooling around with girls. There's Ann, who we've written about occasionally on the blog. And there was also the Mrs. They'd made out a handful of times, and shortly before I came along, there was a brief little threesome of sorts between Frances, the Man, and the Mrs. Just a bit of touching and play all around...


This next part's still a bit of a sore spot, lol. I came along, and the Mrs. told me (a somewhat cleaned up version of) the story of her and Frances. But spun it as more of something that had happened, a thing of the past, and not so much something she'd done, like, weeks ago. Which it was. I, not wanting to sound like a total pig yet at this point, probably somewhat downplayed my interest in such a scenario. The four of us would all see each other maybe a couple times a year, sometimes more, sometimes less. And unbeknownst to me, the offer from Frances to 'catch me up' was on the table pretty much from the beginning. The Mrs. always declined, saying that no, I wouldn't be into that. Did she not know me at all...? Or did she know me all too well?

Anyway, things continued like that for several years, until a night just about two years ago. Frances and the Man had come to visit. And I don't know what made it different, but the sexual tension was in full bloom. Over the course of dinner, and drinks, and a late night out, and more drinks, Frances and the Mrs. rekindled things a bit, and the offer at hand finally was made clear to me. At the end of the night, I snuck Frances a REAL goodnight kiss, just to... tell her yes in my own way, I suppose? She had to tell me goodnight again, just to make sure it hadn't been an accident. It hadn't...


After that night, Frances and I started chatting, and it was just immediate how much we had in common and what remarkable chemistry we had. We CLEARLY hadn't gotten to know each other well enough... ;-) Our witty banter pretty quickly turned naughty -- centered at first on the possibilities with the Mrs., but always with an undercurrent of just the two of us. It gradually became apparent that nothing was going to come of any possibilities with the Mrs. -- we all got together again, and it was cordial, nothing more... Except for me and Frances, who were simmering in a way that I'm still amazed that the others couldn't see. We were alone for all of a minute, and it was all we could do to keep our lips and hands off of each other. And it was after that that we decided that we needed to see each other...

So, I'm sorry. This is getting really long, and it's still all back story. Lots and lots more to be said, please stay tuned for Part II