Rubies are Red. Part 32.
Jenny.
I climbed into my car and locked the door behind me. I could really do with a cigarette now.
I shouldn't have gone inside the lodge. What if Matt was shagging Susan? It was none of my business.
And now that I knew what was I going to do with the information anyway?
Should I tell Shirley? That would probably cause more problems than it solved. But she was my friend and she had a right to know.
It was starting to rain. I looked at my watch. Shirley would be another thirty minutes. She might not want a lift home. Oh yes she would if I told her.
I could see Susan walking quickly away from the lodge. Her face looked red. She was looking in my direction then she was gone, inside the main building.
Matt was coming out of the lodge. He wasn't wearing a coat. The front window was getting steamed up so I gave it a rub. He must have noticed my movement as he was coming towards me. It was raining heavier. He stopped by my window. I wound it down a little.
"We have to talk." He said, rather breathlessly. "Let me in."
"Alright." I replied.
I wound up my window and leaned across the passenger seat and unlocked the far door. He opened it and climbed it, dripping water.
"You're not planning on telling Shirley, are you?" He asked. "That might not be wise."
"What do you mean?" I asked in return. I could feel the anger rising inside me. "She has a right to know. You're a bastard. Does Susan know about Shirley?"
"It's nothing to do with her."
"Of course it is."
"She'll still get what I give her. She'll have nothing to complain about."
"You can't keep them both on at the same time."
"Unlike you? I suppose?"
What was he getting at?
"You and Ron. You a married woman as well. That Shirley can be quite talkative."
I needed to think. I hadn't thought Shirley had told him.
"He's very big. She told me that. Do you like a big one?"
His hand was on my thigh. I closed them tightly. His other hand caught my wrists as I tried to push him away.
"Don't scream." He ordered as I opened my mouth. "What would people say if it all came out into the open? It would be the end of your marriage and I would suspect both yours and Shirley's chances of becoming a teacher."
I stopped struggling. His hand forced its way between my thighs.
"You would lose your job." I pointed out.
"I've lost jobs before." He released my wrists and started unbuttoning my coat. "I'll get another. Open your legs."
"No." I squeezed them even more tightly together. "You can't."
"You wouldn't want Paul to find out, would you?" He was looking into my face I turned it away from him. Where was Shirley? "Some home-coming that would be."
His hand was moving again, between my thighs. His other hand was feeling my breasts through my jumper.