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Click hereEntering the diner, Jon was moving to a booth when he heard his name called. Glancing about he saw Lee LeStrade, a senior partner in Esther's law firm sitting alone in a booth. Lee waved him over, "John, what a nice surprise. Please, join me. I haven't even ordered yet."
John smiled as he slid in across from Lee. "Nice to see you, Lee. What on earth are you doing here, especially on a Saturday. Isn't Emily upset, you work hard enough during the week."
"My lovely wife is out of town, John. She's visiting a girl friend for the weekend and I'm batching it. I just had to run to the office for a file I needed. I then decided to stop here for a bite before heading home. I'm just lousy in the kitchen, I hate even making myself a sandwich. Emily laughs at my kitchen skills. But what about you, John. Is this a hangout of yours?"
"Nope. I was headed over to the office to see if Esther wanted to grab a bite for lunch, but I had a flat tire and the service people won't be here for about an hour. There go my good intentions," he chuckled.
"Buck up, John. The project that Esther and Jim are working on should be all wrapped up in a few days. After they get back to town we can all celebrate."
"Jim?" asked Jon, a question in his voice. "I don't remember Esther mentioning anyone by that name."
"Jim Moriarty, he was transferred to the main office when the branch where he was working closed. He's been here around 6 months or so. I'm surprised that Esther hadn't mentioned him to you, they've been working on this project for a few months now,"
Lee paused and turned his head, seeking a server, thus he didn't notice the color drain from John's face. "Miss, Miss, can we have some more coffee here? Yes, regular, not decaf. Thanks."
John felt his throat tighten and his stomach clench and turn sour. A red haze filled his vision and It was with a mighty effort that he controlled himself and was able to continue. "I guess that I haven't been paying attention, Lee. It almost seems that Esther and I live in two different worlds at times." He forced a smile to his lips. Fortunately, Lee didn't notice that the smile never reached his eyes.
"Yeah, I guess we're all a little guilty of that. Sometimes I have to force myself to pay attention to what Emily tells me, " Lee laughed.
It took every ounce of John's self control to stay in that booth, mechanically consume his tuna salad sandwich, sip his iced tea and continue the innocuous conversation with Lee LeStrade. His mind was screaming for his attention, but he tamped down his agitation and fury and did his damned best to maintain a cool facade. He felt his heart beating in his ears and felt the sweat running down from his armpits. He finally saw the auto service truck pull into the parking lot and he quickly excused himself and departed.
(To be continued)
- COMMENTS
Anonymousabout 1 month agoIt's a good story so far. However, you can always tell a man's quality when he needs someone else to change a flat tyre.
Anonymous9 months agoThe premise for this series is ridiculous. No sane man would marry a slut after she slapped him for interrupting her foreplay with a coworker. Like all engaged persons, she voluntarily accepted limits on her behavior when she accepted the engagement ring. He accepted parallel limits when he placed the ring on her finger. She failed one of the precise tests that engagement is intended to provide. Marriage is thus canceled - full stop and end of story.
jflinders10 months agoA quick summary of Part 1:
1. Girl proves herself not to be marriage material.
2. Man suspends all logical thinking and marries girl who has shown she isn't marriage material.
3. Man begins to get what he justly deserves for marrying girl who isn't marriage material.
Anonymous12 months agoAnonymous 4 months ago hit the nail on the head with his statement which I quote here.
"Also, if you look up the definition/reason why woman flirt you'll find they're looking for something in a man that THEIR man is lacking. Flirting is not innocent. It's intentionally and goal directed."
This is the foundational reason to confront your wife/gf with this behavior. If she can't see it urge counseling. If she refuses and keeps it up...well, just see the handwriting on the wall and walk. And DON'T LOOK BACK!
It took me a lot of years to learn this lesson but once I did I avoided a lot of heart ache. In fact I'd tell the woman that as far as I'm concerned flirting is the prelude to infidelity and if noted by me, and my concerns about that are brushed by her, I'm gone. No conversation. No second chances. Nada. I just leave. For a lot of women flirting is considered to be OK...unless they see their man doing it. Flirting is a subtle, often very subtle, entry to the road to cheating. It's dishonest and cruel. So, who wants a woman like that???
Anonymous12 months agoHe needed, needs now, to get into counseling. He is equally at cause by investing to much time at work and she doing the same at her job. The essential truth is that Lawyer hours are often 18 hrs a day with weekend snags not that uncommon. There are only so many hours in a day and you can't be in two places at the same time to deal with important tasks.
Esther's time consumption will not improve over time and he is equally unwilling to be time flexible in his. The trouble with this is he is home, most always, before she is. She's tired and just wants a respite from everyone wanting her time. That she lumps her husband into that mire is a sure fire way to non-verbally give him the message, however unintentionally, that "your an annoyance. Just leave me in peace. That she irrationally expects him to "understand", like forever, self-delusion. This is just type of death spiral one could expect with this scenario. That Es is toying with the idea of an affair with Her colleague is the road to certain death of the marriage. When she's caught she'll have little insight as to responsibility in the disaster. Moreover she's already nailed several nails in the coffin by hiding that Jim is back. How she figured she could keep that hidden baffles me. She'll be another divorced 40 yo female attorney that is married to her job.
It will be interesting to see how this story unfolds.
