All Character 18+
Shout out to blacknight314 for the edit!
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Karma must have been on my side after I left Hope's apartment. I returned home well ahead of my wife getting home from work, tossed in a load of laundry to soak; including everything that I had on, and took a quick shower. The washer was back on and running when she came home. This was not uncommon, because I always did all of my laundry. We divided chores as best we could. I tried to act as if nothing strange had happened that day, but it was very difficult. We ate dinner while watching TV, and I could barely pay attention to the show. My mind kept straying back to the way that Hope had looked in those see-through leggings, and the way that her throat had squeezed my cock until I erupted like a volcano. My wife, as usual, paid little attention to me; and after dinner she said that she was going to visit her friend next door, and that she would probably be out late.
She left a few minutes later, and I pulled out Hope's laptop. I had found a bootleg copy of Windows 7 on the internet, along with a key generator, and a little program that allowed the operating system to be updated without Microsoft catching on. It was a bit dodgy, but I didn't think that she actually could afford the cost of a real install of Windows. My instincts told me that she probably would have a hard time even feeding herself until her mosaic was finished, and she got the two grand that was promised. She was a truly talented girl, and not just with her mouth. I was willing to bet that she would be a viable commercial artist before she actually got her back-up-plan accounting degree.
I reinstalled Windows, registered it with the crack, and successfully got it to update without their servers identifying it as a pirated copy. I then downloaded a decent free anti-virus, and another free anti-malware program. With both of these, I was sure that she would have no more problems with her laptop crashing in the near future.
I did all this mechanically while pondering my real dilemma; what to do about Hope. I looked at the slim band of white gold around my ring finger. It was true that the symbol of our eternal union didn't mean the same thing that it did to me the day that we were married. Sarah was a really good catch for an average looking Joe like me. She was beautiful and intelligent. I tried to think of other things that I really enjoyed about her, and came up empty. It was pathetic, really. We had been married for five years; and truthfully, the fire had died out after the first year we were man and wife. The sex tapered off from once a day, to once a week, to once a month. She never seemed excited to be with me; she just tolerated my presence. It was like we were roommates that shared a bed. The more that I thought about it, the more that my unconscious mind seemed to making the decision for me.
I considered what might happen if things went farther between Hope and I. Most likely, she would get tired of me after a few times of having sex, and bid me farewell. If that was the case, then where was the harm in this? Sarah would never need to know, and it wouldn't change anything in our zero inertia relationship. Objects at rest tend to stay at rest; so says Sir Isaac Newton. Sarah and I were definitely at rest. On the total opposite end of the spectrum; what if Hope was the real deal? She was sexy, and obviously smart, and very artistically talented; would it be so bad if things went well for us? I couldn't ever picture her and me just tolerating each other's presence.
I shut down Hope's laptop, and replaced it in the case, and put it in the back of my Jeep. I brushed my teeth, undressed, and went to bed; alone.
I was up at five A.M. the next day, and had to eat, shower, and to be at work by seven. Sarah was sleeping next to me when I woke up. I guess all the day's activities had tired me out, because I never even felt her get into bed. I rolled out of bed, and brushed my teeth, shaved, showered, and dressed for work. Before I walked out, I wrote a note to Sarah on the erasable board on the refrigerator.
I will be going to Tony's after work. I don't expect to be home for dinner.
Love,
Me
I got to work, and immediately started the inventory that I did every morning on our high priced merchandise. It took about forty five minutes every morning, and this was no exception. The only hiccup in my entire shift was when Mitch "The Bitch" decided to come over and harass me some more.
"I've got my eye on you, Robert. There is something not quite right with you, and when I find it; it will be your ass." He said this quietly to me, when we were alone. Great. Now I have a supervisor with a grudge against me. Just what I need today. I just beamed a huge smile at him, like he gave me a compliment.
"Thank you for your concern, Mitch. I know that the company appreciates you looking out for its bottom line." I turned, and walked over to help an elderly couple that was looking at the T.V. display wall. I helped them pick out a fifty five inch flat screen, and even helped load it into their car. When I returned it was time for my break. I walked back to the break room, and bought a bottle of water from the vending machine, and sat down in a booth. I took my phone out and sat it on the table. The rubber coated phone case didn't make a sound when it touched the table, but to me it sounded heavy. I guess it was the decision that I was about to make weighing on me. I pulled up my contact list, and pushed the screen on the name that I had her number saved under: Bob. I found it quite ironic considering how she had bobbed for me the last time I saw her. Damn she looked hot in those leggings. She had an ass that would turn heads, even at a funeral.
Me: Hey gorgeous :) How are u doing today?