This is the 10th chapter of my first loving wife story. I have tried to get them out as soon as possible. however, it is taking me much longer than I thought to revise them. In my effort to make the chapters better, in the absence of any editor, I find myself going over and over again each Chapter, trying to refined it and improve it.
There are only a few chapters left in the story. In this chapter Anne, as Jean Sutton, after nearly finishing her investigation, begins to doubt herself and her husband's love for her. Will Anne just forget about Robert and become Jean Sutton? While there is sex in this chapter, it is not the main focus for the story.
As always, no minors are depicted as having sex in the story and the story is pure fiction.
I hope to see more comments as they have been very helpful and have improved my writing. I have already incorporated some of the readers suggestions to make the story better in the subsequent chapters. Please rate the story at the end. I want to know how I'm doing.
Chapter 10 The Second Chance: Jean Sutton goes on a date.
It was early morning and I was restless tossing and turning in my bed. I awakened to the sound of knocking at the door. I got out of bed, put on my nightgown and went to the door to answer it. I peered through the peep hole and saw a man. Oh my God, it was Robert. I let him in, and he walked past me and sat on the couch in the living room.
"Anne, we need to talk," he said those infamous words. I was confused. This was totally unexpected.
"How did you learn who I am?"I said, still shocked.
"It didn't take long to figure it out. You gave yourself away. I followed you here to see where you live now," he said matter of fact.
I closed the door and turned to join him passing the entranceway mirror, seeing my face with my surgical scars showing prominently. Had he noticed my scars? IWas it something I said that gave me away?I wondered to myself. I had not been prepared for his arrival. My hair was a mess, there were bags under my eyes, I looked terrible.
"So, you know?" I asked.
"I know everything about you Anne. You can't hide anything from me." he said, with a stern expression on his face. I just stared back at him with astonishment, waiting for his next question.
"Anne why didn't you tell me the truth about the girls night out?"
"Oh Rob, I was just so scared. It looked so bad and I didn't know how to tell you that I didn't want to do that." I said.
He looked at me with a forlorn expression,"I would have taken you to the hospital immediately for a drug test and rape test. Yes, I would have been angry but I would have gotten over it. Our marriage would have been saved."
"Robert please don't be mad at me, I was afraid you would leave me forever. I could never live without you."
"Leave you? You mean because you show extremely bad judgment by staying in that stripper club once you realized what it was? Why didn't you call me? I would have come to pick you up."
"I am so sorry Robert, but I was not thinking clearly. I was drugged. Please Robert you have to believe me, I was in a frightful state of mind," I pleaded with him but he did not look me in the eyes.
"it is too late. You hurt me deeply. I don't know which hurts more, your betrayal of our wedding vows or your dishonesty in hiding the truth from me. I don't want to hear any more of your lies. How can you say you love me when you allow other men to take what you promised for me exclusively. You don't love me."
"No Robert, please don't say that, I didn't mean to betray you. I know you are hurting. Please let me help you recover. We can go through counseling."
"Anne, you are the one who needs psychiatric treatment, not me. You are a crazed, nymphomaniac, hypersexual, histrionic cheater.
"Robert, I do not want anyone else but you. I was scared to tell you. I never betrayed you. You have to believe me, "I shouted.
"Anne, do you think I am naive? What about Stacy's party? Three men, you were having sex with three men! Let me guess, they drugged you again? That makes it all better. Are you that stupid or do you just secretly want to get fucked, You are a slut."
"No Robert, no, nothing could be further from the truth. I am not a slut. I love you. I want to be the mother of your children."
"Sure, you love me, but you cannot keep your panties on. Whose children will you have, mine or some lover who knocks you up?"
"I am different now. I have learned from my mistakes. I will never disappoint you again."
"Do you know that I saw you last night?"
"What? How did you see me?"
"I could see everything through the windows. I saw Jean Sutton with Jake in the house of those two swingers. You cannot hide it from me. You went on a date with Jake with swingers. You drink too much and let them drug you. I saw Daisy touch your pussy, watch her husband strip his clothes off in front of you and let Jake feel your tits! That is when I left in disgust. Jean Sutton is just as much a slut as Anne O'Callaghan is. "
"No, Robert, I did not have sex with them. I know how it looks but I was careful not to be drugged again, watching who might be spiking my drink. When Jake served me a drink that was doctored, I did not drink it. Sure, I had three drinks but no more and only because I needed to let them think I would go along with their plan. But I stopped before it got started. I just needed information from them. They do not know Jean and Anne are the same person, Please let me explain it to you."
"More lies Anne? Whenever you decide to be Anne or Jean, it does not matter. Jean Sutton is a whore like you were. She is constantly getting hit on for sex. I certainly would never trust her to be faithful. I don't want a professional escort; I need a loving wife to make me proud and to bring up my children." He said.
I reached out to hug him, but he felt cold and did not respond. "Please don't leave me alone baby, I love you!" I shouted clinging to his body. But he did not flinch or hug me back. Instead, his cell phone rang.
"Who is calling? "Tell me. Is it that nurse I saw smiling at you in the recovery room? No, stop, do not answer the phone." I said it but it was ignored.
"Do not leave me. Robert please! I love you! Robert, you do not understand. I am so sorry for hiding the truth from you, but I have learned my lesson. I will never let that happen again. Please let me live back here with you!" I pleaded. But Robert said nothing.
"I have to answer the phone. It is my fiancΓ©." He replied getting up to answer the phone dragging me by my arms, still wrapped around his waist. I was crying now, desperately trying to stop him from leaving me but physically unable.
I jolted awake from my nightmare, my heart pounding as I clutched the pillow tightly, still feeling the intense emotions that had consumed me in the dream. My body was covered in a thin layer of sweat, and for a moment, the nightmare seemed so vivid that it took me a while to realize I was back in my apartment in White Plains. Dreams can be so deceivingly real and emotionally charged, I said to myself while trying to calm my racing heartbeat.
In the light of day, I knew that most of the things we dream about are often silly fears and anxieties, products of our subconscious minds. However, this particular dream had unearthed something that truly bothered me, the burden of guilt over hiding the truth from Robert. The weight of it hung heavily on my conscience, as I worried that he might never be able to forgive me for my transgressions. The fear of his perpetual doubt and disbelief in the story of being drugged and losing control haunted me.