Two's Company, Three's Better
Reviewed by Kevin R. Tipple

Two's Company, Three's Better by Mickey Kline © 2002
Amatory Ink

Rating: ****

The possibilities of bringing another person into a relationship drive both stories in this 101-page novella. In both stories, the basic storyline revolves around the male point of view and his attempt to experience new pleasure. In both cases, complications arise with unintended consequences.

The first story is tiled "Cottontails" and told by a male character named Dickie. Dickie violates the basic cardinal rule of messing around too close to home. In this case, the beautiful Sarita blackmailed him into it. Sarita is of French/Indian descent and is married and works at the company, which is run by her father. Sarita wants Dickie in bed, pure and simple. She gets the bright idea to tell Dickie that he can either have sex with her willingly or she can tell her father that he tried to rape her.

With a choice like that, he has no choice and soon finds himself in her arms. The sex is good and at least one occasion is witnessed by Mary. Mary lives in the same condo as Dickie and thanks to his habit of leaving the drapes open, was able to see everything through his windows via her telescope. She is bi-sexual and has taken a liking to Sarita. She wants to meet her.

Dickie sees this as his chance to get away from Sarita's clutches. Give her some new sexual plaything and hopefully she will leave him alone. He embarks on his plan but soon complications begin to set in and the question becomes can he really get free of her.

The second shorter story is tiled "The Beauty of Desire" and deals with marriage fantasies. After winning the bet, his wife Allison is forced to pay off a bet but what was supposed to happen at home instead happens in a Jacuzzi at a local health club. The clear danger of being caught seems to add a bit of spice into their seven-year marriage and soon lead to various sexual adventures including adding others to their relationship.

The primary focus of both stories is the concept of adding new partners to a relationship. Beyond the themes discussed, both stories are enjoyable with long graphic scenes that get to the action right away. This makes the novella pretty good stuff.