I couldn't wait to get home and surprise my husband, I'd arranged to take the afternoon off from my work as a secretary and go home a cook him his favourite meal; steak, cooked medium-rare with a Chimichurri sauce and homemade wedge cut chips all served with an ice cold pear cider.
I packed up my desk and turned off my computer and was putting my coat on and getting my long blonde hair out from inside, swishing to first one side then the other making sure it was clear of my dark brown leather biker style.
"Where are you off to girl?" Came Leroy's booming voice from the other side of the small office.
"I'm off to surprise my husband, with a......" I started before Leroy interrupted.
"Oh yeh, like that is it Tracy." He said chuckling.
"Ha ha, but yes there maybe a little some of that."
"Lucky bastard." Leroy said shaking his head gently. I've worked with Leroy for about 4 years, he was the first person I was introduced to in the office and he kind of took me under his wing and looked out for me over the first few months until I found my feet in the company, I don't know his exact age but I guess he's at least 15 years older than me.
I waved him a little good bye and walked out the door and down the steps to my red Golf GTi, I jumped in and drove off home only stopping on the way home to pick up a couple of bottles of pear cider.
I pulled into our street and saw Eric's, my husbands, car already in our driveway. "Hmmm strange, he never mentioned he had the afternoon off." I thought to myself, "then again I never mentioned I've got the afternoon off. Maybe time for some fun before dinner then." As I got closer I noticed there was another car parked across our driveway, "that looks like Michelle's car, what's she doing here?"
I parked up a little down the road and started towards my house. I peered through my own front window and couldn't see them in there, I went across the lawn to the front door and let myself in quietly, his and her shoes were carelessly scattered to the side of the porch. I listened but couldn't hear any voices just a strange rhythmic sound. I looked around downstairs, not in the lounge, nor the dining room, kitchen or study. "Upstairs then?" As I went upstairs the sound became louder and I could hear Eric's voice but I couldn't work out what was being said. It sounded as though it was coming from our bedroom. I stopped a few steps from the top and leant forward and looked left down the landing to our bedroom, the door was open. I could see a scattering of clothes, clothes which I recognised and some that I didn't. My eyes followed the trail of clothes and then up to the bed, I could see the lower half of Eric on his back, the bed bouncing up and down rhythmically. I now recognised the sound of our bed, the sound of the wooden frame creaking as we have sex. I could just see the back of Michelle, her long brown hair flowing down her back as she tossed her head about and giggled and moaned. They then started to move and I edged back a bit, I watched as Michelle lay on her back across the bed, facing away from me and then Eric came swaggering into view, his hard cock bouncing as he positioned himself between her legs and guided his cock into her.
I just couldn't believe what I was seeing, but I couldn't tear myself away. My husband, Eric. Eric who I'd met when I was 17 and got married to when I was 20. Eric, who I'd been happily married to for 9 years. Eric, who I trusted with my life, the man I was planning on starting a family with, we'd spoken about it and had started trying. Eric, the man who was now ripping my heart out of my chest.
I turned dazed and confused and somewhat stumbled down the stairs, out the front door and into my car were I sat just staring blankly straight ahead. I turned the ignition on, the subtle rumble of the sports exhaust burbling as I then drove off with nowhere to really go or idea of where to go. I drove on autopilot and ended up in a small village at what looked quite a quaint village pub. I walked in and instantly doubled the amount of customers.
The young barmaid smiled and greeted me with a cheery "Hello." I returned the smile and looked passed her at the range of spirits. "Hey, can I get a lime Vodka and lemonade please?"
"No problem, would you like to make it a double?"
I thought about it and nodded as I reached for my purse and fished out a £10 note. The barmaid placed the drink on the bar mat and took the money and returned with my change. I sat on a bar stool and stared blankly at my drink, sipping it, just trying to comprehend what I had just seen. Just how long had this been going on? What did she have I didn't?
I finished my drink and nodded for another and the barmaid duly obliged. "Bad day?" She asked.
"You could say that." I then proceeded to tell her what had happened. Her head nodding sympathetically at all the right moments accompanied by the occasional "Oh sweetie" and "that's terrible" and "what an arsehole."
"You know what you want to do, don't you?" She said after I'd finished.
I looked up at her, "no, what's that then."
"Take your revenge on him."
The door then opened and a mixed group of men and women entered and the barmaid was taken away from me and served her new customers.
I jumped down from the stool and walked down to the lower bar and went to the toilet. On my return I was most surprised to see a familiar face standing at the bar. "Leroy?" I questioned. He turned and stared at me and then his big beaming smile spread across his face.
"Whadd'up girl? I thought you were meant to be treating the lucky Eric?" He moved forward and gave me hug and I let myself be taken in his arms. The smell of him filling my senses as I closed my eyes and maybe held on to him that little bit too long. He must've sensed this or have gotten a look from the barmaid. "What's up? What's happened?
I nearly started crying right there in front of him, the emotions and couple of vodka's taking effect.
"Chloe, can you bring my beer over and another of whatever Tracy's had." Leroy said guiding me over to a small table in the corner. Chloe joined us shortly afterwards with a beer for Leroy and another lime vodka and lemonade for me.
"Just so you know Leroy, she shouldn't drive, this is her third." Chloe said placing the drinks down on the table before going back the bar.
"Thanks Chloe." Leroy said before sipping his beer. "Go on then, tell me, why do I find you drunk on vodka and in my local pub?"
So I proceeded to tell him what I saw and how I ended up here. He sat still looking at me with his deep brown eyes.
"I just can't believe he would do something like that." He said after a while.
"I said she needs to take revenge." Chloe said as she cleaned a nearby table.
He rubbed his two day unshaven chin and thought some more as he drunk some more of his beer. "She's right." He finally said pointing a thumb over his shoulder, "now just how to take revenge in the best possible way."
The pub was slowly getting busier as more people finished work and came in for a drink before going home. "First thing we need to do is give you an excuse not to go home tonight, text him and tell him you're out with a few of the girlies from work on an impromptu works night out and you'll be staying out the night. And then we'll get you something to eat and plot his demise."
I got my phone out and sent the text and then watched as 6ft 5in Leroy got up and said "Hello" to a couple of guys, patting them on the back before going down to the toilet. I then watched him come back and was beginning to get an idea of the revenge I wanted!
"Come on, let's get you something to eat." He said and finished the last bit of his beer and went and placed our glasses on the bar. I waved a bye to Chloe and mouthed "Thank you." To her and followed Leroy out the door into the late summer evening. Leroy stuffed his hands in his jeans pockets and walked by my side along the path. "There's a fish and chip shop just round the corner, we'll pick something up from there if that's ok? I'm not the best cook."
"That's fine, you really don't have to, I'll just call a taxi..."
"And go where? You can't go home. I've got a spare room you can crash in for the night and we'll see what the next day brings."
I stopped and stared at him, before flinging myself at him and wrapping my arms around him and started sobbing into his shoulder. "Thank you so much." I managed to say.
"It's ok, what are friends for?" He said putting his arms around me and we continued walking to the fish and chip shop. I bought some chips and had nearly finished eating them from the wrapper by the time we'd got to Leroy's.
Leroy's was a very nice two bedroom semi-detached cottage. The living room was tastefully decorated and situated at the front of the house with a two two-seat sofas at right angles to each other facing the corner where the TV was mounted on the wall. A doorway led through to an equally impressively decorated dining room, my heels clonking on the wooden floor as I followed Leroy into the kitchen and put the rest of my chips on a plate. Leroy opened a bottle of wine and poured two glasses and took them into the living room where we finished off our food, each on separate sofas watching a rerun of Friends. "Did you decorate this place yourself?" I asked.