So the ex wife cheated on me. I filed for divorce because her cheating on me was the last straw in a long history of increasingly selfish and irrational behavior. It was actually funny to see how her life started to fall apart when more and more people started to uncover her lies.
One of her friends was Dakota. This short, but curvy blonde co-worker of hers that would invite us over with the kids to go swimming. She and her husband had a child together, but I got the feeling they really didn't like each other much. Not a shotgun wedding, but close enough. Both fairly country, but she was much more educated.
After everything went down with the ex I got a phone call from Dakota. Turns out her husband was cheating on her too and she was also in the middle of a divorce. Her husband had fucked my ex and Dakota had found the Facebook messages. I started to laugh because all the times that my ex said that Dakota was her best friend and they were like sisters from different misters. The betrayal was deep since it was supposed to be her best work friend and her husband.
We ended up texting a lot in the weeks that followed. Slowly a lot was discovered about each other. She asked me why the ex and I never invited her and her husband to play. I told her that we had thought about her, but didn't think she would play without her husband and I really didn't like him as a person. We agreed to meet up for drinks when we both didn't have our kids. It took a few weeks for our schedules to work out. My girls were spending the weekend with the ex and her husband had picked the little girl up for the weekend and would bring them back on Sunday.
She invited me out for drinks and offered to drive as long as I parked at her house. Rather than having to drive across town and then back to her place. So when I got off work I fought the traffic to make my way to her house. When I pulled up to her neighborhood I could see that her ex's car was in the drive way. Well, I thought, this would be awkward.
I parked my truck in the drive way next to his. I texted her to ask if the plans had changed. And she told me to just come in. As I went up the walkway the front door opened and there he was. Struggling to handle the baby, the stroller, diaper bag and everything that comes with being a father to a small child. I could see that Dakota had been crying. I made eye contact with the dude and nodded.
No words were said. I walked in and Dakota closed and locked the door behind me. She apologized to me for him being there, but I told her there was no need to apologize. She explained that he was trying to win her back and saying he was sorry for everything. But she said she knew it was just him realizing that he had it good living with her rather than in a shitty trailer park with his cousin.
I offered to postpone our night out, but she said no we would just stay in and chill instead. We can enjoy her pool and she can make cocktails for us. This was a problem for me. I didn't expect this. I was still in work my clothes. Your basic business casual get up that makes me look like a young republican. When I mentioned this she said I can just wear my underwear. Again, a problem I don't wear underwear unless I plan on working out or it's cold enough outside to be uncomfortable.
She laughs at this last admission and says she won't mind if I won't. This is not exactly what I was expecting, but back then I was still in decent shape so I wasn't shy about being naked. I told her let's get some drinks in us first and we will see about the skinny dipping option.
She says she can make margaritas, I accept. I prefer my drinks neat, but I'm her guest. She put on some local station that was just country music. I wasn't and will never be fond of country music so I asked her to lower the volume so I could hear her when we talked.