I awoke the next morning to find that Dan had already left for work. I went to the kitchen and found a fresh pot of coffee, on the table was a note.
Dani,
I enjoyed spending time with you yesterday. I will call later.
Dan
I enjoyed my first cup of coffee, thinking about what a nice person Dan was. I was happy to have met him.
My phone rang, I was surprised when I answered, it was my soon to be ex. He wanted to meet that afternoon, I agreed and gave him my address.
He showed up about 1:00, I made lunch. He brought the divorce papers with him, citing irreconcilable differences, "Bill this is not right it should be for adultery."
"I have forgiven the fact that you had an affair. There are no kids involved so it is the simplest way."
These are the reasons I married this man he was understanding, I started to cry, "Bill I am so sorry for what I did, I didn't mean to hurt you."
Bill gave me a big comforting hug, "Dani you were honest with me admitting the adultry and pregnancy. I don't want to drag this out any longer then we need to. I want us to get on with our lives."
Bill and I talked the rest of the afternoon, setting the conditions of our divorce. When all was said and done I invited Bill out to dinner, happy that he would remain involved in my life.
When we returned to the apartment there was a message from Dan, "Dani give me a call, talk to you later."
Bill told me to call him back, so I returned the call, "Hello."
"Hi Dan, it's Dani."
"Hey glad you called back. Are you free?"
"No my ex is here and we are going over the terms of our divorce."
"Oh! Is it going well?"
"Yes we are almost done."
Bill tapped me on the shoulder and told me to go.
"My ex just told me to go," I informed Dan.
"I will pick you up in about an hour."
"That will be fine we should be done."
"See you then."
"Bye," I hung up.
"Are you sure Bill?"
"Yes we are done."
Bill surprised me with his next statement.
"Dani after you told me about your affair I started checking interracial sites and found it very intriguing."
"Bill I'm surprised I thought you were pissed."
"I was at first but the taboo of it all got me to thinking."
"What did you think?"
"I want you to be happy. If you want to be with a black man, then so be it."
"Dan is a new friend and he is black."
"So have you?"
"Yes, there is something about him that has captured my interest."
"Should I go?"
"No if you are going to be part of my life I want you to meet my friends."
Dan showed up right on time, "Where's Tony."
"He had a date."
"This is Bill, Dan," I introduced them.
"Glad to meet you," they shook hands.
Not sure how things would progress throughout the night I wore a t-shirt and slacks, no undergarments.
We went out to a few bars that Dan knew and met many very nice people. During one of the bathroom breaks I noticed Dan and bill laughing and talking, I was happy they were getting along.
I only had a couple of glasses of wine. When it was time to leave I noticed Bill and Dan were slurring, I drove home.
