Things were going well, both at home and with Will. Our new office in Chicago was growing nicely, which meant I got to make the trip there a couple times a month. Which meant Will and I got to see a lot of each other. Sometimes we were slow and gentile while at other times we were raw and animalistic. Sometimes we made love and other times we fucked. We even managed to get together at his house while his wife was out of town. For the one day it was like we had our own place together.
One day I was at the office and just about to head home when one of the other senior partners came in.
"I wanted to be the first to congratulate you," he said.
"For what?"
"I just got the call. They're recommending that you be considered for a judgeship."
I couldn't believe it. "No shit?"
"No shit. I told you when you first started I could see it as a possibility."
"I remember. But to actually hear it. This is amazing."
"Well, I gotta get. I just wanted to be the first to tell you. Congratulations."
"Thanks. I've got to get home and tell Becky." And Will.
That night Becky and I went out for a celebratory dinner. We got home and, while she was in the shower, I called Will. We had stopped e-mailing and started calling each other. I had several business contacts in Chicago and Will was just one more of them.
"That's amazing!" he said. "I'm so happy for you."
"Thanks, Baby. Me too."
I heard me wife getting out of the shower.
"Gotta get. I'll call you in a couple days."
"Okay. I love you."
"I love you too."
As the days went by I became more and more excited at the prospect of becoming a judge in the local courts. It had been a dream of mine for a long time. But the more I thought about it actually becoming a reality the more I realized something. As a judge I couldn't be found to be cheating on my wife, especially with another man. I cried over this for some time but in the end there was only one thing I could do. I had to end things with Will. It wouldn't be easy but I had to do it.
I met Will a few days later. The only free time I was going to have was a few hours before I had to be at the airport. Because of this, I let him arrange a place for us to meet. It was one of those trashy motels with hourly rates. Quite the change from our usual encounters.
"This isn't quite what I expected," I said when he opened the door.