This is the third and final installment to Holly's breeding. It's an interracial cuckold story so if this subject offends please pass this one by.
Final
I met Larry at a company party. His law firm is a client of ours and even after our work was complete he and I kept in touch. He was the one I sought out for advice and now I'm glad I did. After a quick call on his cell, he agreed to see me for lunch. I told him I'd pay if I could pump him for some advice. He said sure then picked a high priced restaurant.
To the outside world Larry is a staunch family man. He and Pam have been married for over thirty four years. He has three successful children and is a partner in a thriving law practice. I assumed that at the least he could point me in the right direction, and maybe give me some tips on negotiation. If not then, maybe he could send me to a reputable divorce lawyer. He did both.
As we sat down at our table, Larry told me that his first advice was to never talk work while eating. Eating was a pleasure that could be easily destroyed by worry or conflict. His second and maybe his best advice was to never let a lawyer pick the restaurant. As we ate lunch we talked about our companies, our churches and even a little about politics. My reason for the meeting didn't come up until he put his fork down and asked, "So am I letting you buy lunch?"
"Holly and I just found out we are going to have another baby." I said while staring at my beer bottle. I never drank beer for lunch but I knew I wasn't going back to the office, so I made an exception.
"Congratulations." Larry said with a quick, generous smile.
After a long pause, he asked, "so, are you saying the child isn't yours?"
I looked up from the bottle and said, "No, I know the child is mine, at least I will know. Holly has been cheating on me. She stopped for a while but I caught her doing it again. She was with the same men and she definitely prefers..."
Larry put his hands up, palms toward me as he smiled broadly and said, "Whoa, that's something between you and your divorce lawyer." He strongly emphasized the word divorce. I picked up my bottle and watched the dregs swirl as I rolled it between my palms. Fearful that we were on display, I looked around the room but no one seemed to notice or care about Larry and I.
Larry smiled broadly as he sat back and took a noisy breath. Then, he took on the air of a father instructing his naΓ―ve son. I endured his condescension because I was getting the best advice of my life.
Larry looked around the restaurant, then fixed me with a strong gaze and began with, "First, I'll give you the name of a good divorce lawyer. James Friedman, has been in the business for years. You haven't heard of him. He doesn't advertise. He's not a barracuda."
I interrupted awkwardly and said, "I want a barracuda." I said it stronger and louder than I had intended.
"Do you?" Larry asked. His voice was soft as if he were disappointed. He took a second and then began again but this time slower and with a milder tone as if trying to get me to understand an obvious truth.
Larry leaned forward and said, "You're angry and you're hurting so naturally you want to hurt the person who dealt you the pain and I assume that's Holly. But I want you to think about barracudas. Really give them some thought. Barracudas have some nasty teeth. They bite and yes they hurt but they make a mess of things. When one of those fish bites, everyone knows. The victim screams and there is lots of blood in the water."
Larry stopped, raised his eyebrows and waited for me to meet his gaze; when I did, he offered, "what you want is a cat, not a tiger or a lion, but a house cat. With his index and middle finger he walked across the table toward his fork and picked it up. A cat, say a nice tabby, can steal up on a group of mice and get one or as many as he wants without any of them running away. Another wonderful thing about this house cat is that no one need know it's intentions. You and I just see a cat at play. No one is the wiser and no one gets upset."
Larry paused and then he asked, "You know what I'm saying?"
"Jake won't know." I replied.
"Exactly and neither will your parents, your coworkers, your boss or your priest. No one will know because all they will see is a cat at play. Now that's the second piece of advice, here is my third. This will save you money with Holly and with Friedman. Don't tell Jim I told you any of this."
Larry reiterated the obvious, "It sounds like you know what your wife is doing."