Last night was a very nice night…a bit warm….a little breeze…quiet - at least it was at that moment. I had to go over some material for a presentation today, so I settled onto the couch with my dogs and opened the window in my living room. I know the material front and back, but I wanted to just add some notes.
About twenty minutes later I can hear one of my dogs start to snore, so look up from the laptop and just watched him. I'm snickering to myself as I watch (nothing funnier than watching a dog snore) and start to go back to work. It's at this point that I hear the unmistakable sounds of a woman moaning next door. I live in a townhouse and my living room window is just below and to one side of the neighbors' master bedroom. I'm guessing that the window is open or I wouldn't be hearing the happenings above me.
I try to concentrate on my work and ignore it….but it's obvious the passion is building as the sounds are getting louder and now she's adding some encouraging suggestions to her partner. One of my dogs even wakes up and makes a face that tells me he's about to bark. I make a gesture to cut that off…..I don't want my barking dog to be a buzzkill for the couple going at it.
It's at this point that I realize I'm now actively listening and I'll admit - I'm a little embarrassed about it…..but I'm not exactly breaking any speed records to go into the other room. I also didn't want to close the window and risk disturbing them mid-stream so to speak.
Needless to say they put on quite the show and now I know her partners name and some of her sexual preferences (tempo…positions…etc.). That has only happened to me on one other occasion and I felt bad for hanging out in the living room and enjoying the show…but there was no way I was going to go into the other room.
I know some of you have had similar experiences - walked in on a roommate?…..viewed a couple in the apartment next door?…..caught them going at it in a park? Did you stick around and "see how the movie ended"?
