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There can be no doubt that most people want very much to be liked and accepted by their friends and colleagues. Indeed, at times the need for approval may lead a person to act differently than he wishes.
The strictly social-drinking executive. The teenage girl who hates rock music but has all the latest pop albums. The football player who keeps his favorite hobby of knitting a well-guarded secret.
Ted and Maggie Spencer are an average American couple who find themselves in just such a situation. Relatively new members of their suburban neighborhood, they are eager to make friends. As a result, they find themselves drawn into activities they are not really sure they desire, yet which they go along with for fear of losing their newfound friends.
And to all outward appearances their everyday life proceeds normally. Their new pastime turns into an obsession, however, and the Spencers find it necessary to get away, to give themselves a chance to reevaluate their situation. But when the young couple arrives at the home of Maggie’s parents for their “vacation from mate-swapping”, they soon learn that they are not the only ones whose lives have taken a drastic turn.
A novel mirroring what has become a way of life for many Americans. A story that is a reflection of our times. A shocking and thought-provoking tale.
“Shields Avenue,” Ted muttered. Only one of his eyes was on the road. “Do you see it?”
“No, I don’t,” Maggie replied, just a bit too sharply as another unexpected tingle raced through her cunt. She didn’t care if he ever found the street for which he searched. She didn’t care at all. This whole thing was insane.
“There it is,” Ted said triumphantly. He made a quick left and the car scooted into the mouth of Shields Avenue.
Maggie sighed. She would have rubbed her lips with her hand but right now all ten of her fingers were laced together in a tight knot. Her feet shifted uncomfortably on the floor of the car. She wished she were somewhere else.
This was a very nice section of town, she thought. Most of the houses were old, elegant in a turn-of-the-century style Maggie found captivating. Or would have, if she’d been in the proper frame of mind.
What was wrong with Ted? she asked herself. Or was she at fault? They’d been married two and a half years — no children yet, for they were still unsettled. So far as Maggie was concerned they enjoyed a full and rich sex life that was everything it should have been.
Fictional reading for entertainment purposes only.
Note: This story is the same as catalog number CB-4015 in the original publications (a duplicate).