"Fortuitous" by Uther Pendragon (anon584c@nyx.cs.du.edu). Bob and Jeanette Brennan are two of the most extraordinarily ordinary people found on this newsgroup. In this episode they continue to work at forming a family while helping Bob continue his studies toward a Ph.D. in history. For his Christmas present, Jeanette has agreed to let Bob be her sex slave for a day. This paradoxical proposition turns into a happy and exciting time for both of them.

Some readers will find fault with one of the real beauties of this story. The author spends a lot of time on topics that apparently have little to do with sex, such as family meetings and summaries of ancient or medieval history. While I understand that these details may be superfluous to readers interested in achieving orgasm at their computers, I find that these aspects make the sex richer by giving us the framework within which really hot, loving sex can occur. While I often enjoy the fantasy that two people can meet and give each other wildly exciting pleasure, it has been my own experience that the joy, the pleasure, and even the wildness get better when they occur as part of a relationship that both partners are willing to work at. This author has done an excellent job of both developing such a relationship and describing extremely hot sexual episodes within that relationship.