The day was late but our young office receptionist greeted me cheerfully anyway. I had to get some things from my desk though my original plan had been to head straight home from the airport. My business trip had been successful but spending the whole day with my customer first at their office and later having dinner with them had completely tired me out. Adding the flights there and back it was safe to say I was exhausted.
The last thing I needed was to run into the office douchebag Andy. Yet there he was with his usual cronies. We nodded out of common courtesy even when it was not a secret we did not get along that well. I guess in the beginning we were able to work together but during the years I had managed to excel with so many of our customers that Andy just could not take it. He thought that he was the best that our company had and thus irreplaceable. But just looking at the numbers one could tell it just was not true.
The loudest he was, I give him that much. He was always telling stories how he had done something brilliant but quite often it had been someone else who had the original idea. And if that wasn't enough there were the endless wannabe womanizer stories which probably were much like his business stories. At least 90% bullshit.
I tried to ignore them but Andy was rising his voice clearly telling his story not just to his group but he wanted me to overhear it also,
"I'm telling you, boys. Neglected Italian housewives are the best. When you get into the pants of such it will be unforgettable. Last night I visited my newest conquest. Her loser of a hubby was away for a business trip and she made me this delicious casserole for dinner."
He was busting my balls and obviously trying to make me angry. My wife had Italian roots and he very well knew it even if his gang of idiots would not. I wanted to shut my ears from his stupid tales but he didn't make it easy.
"She could suck a golf ball through a garden hose. But last night she sucked something completely different. Oh yes, yours truly's trouser snake," Andy continued. He could not be more of an ass even if he tried. He went on and on about how he had fucked her numb with his big dick. Funnily, I thought that when I had seen him naked in the company gym showers it seemed more or less average if even that but what the heck do I know about other men's dicks.
Finally when he boasted about how he had placed her husband's pillow under her pelvis and fucked her in the ass I had collected all the stuff I needed and had to put an end to it. While leaving the office I just had to comment on his stupidity,
"Andy you are so full of shit. Do you have any idea how moronic you sound? And those sorts of stupid stories belong to some teenage boys' locker rooms if even there. Not to the adult workplace we're trying to run here."
Andy sipped some air to respond. I didn't let him start but addressed his cronies,
"Look guys, I know Andy is your training supervisor and all but don't think even for a minute that this is normal. If he would use half the effort on working that he is spending on these b.s. tales of his he would be a decent manager. Now he's just not."
"Oh, what's the matter? You don't care for my stories about Italian housewives? Is it because you left one of them home alone yesterday?" Andy smirked.
Some of his group snickered at it but few were looking embarrassed of it all. I guess there was some hope in that trainee group after all. If Andy wouldn't spoil them all. I told Andy "Whatever" and left for home.
When I got into my house I relaxed and even sighed out some air in relief. Massaging my temples I thought what a day it had been. I was going to kick my shoes off and maybe pour myself a glass of Scots. The house was quiet and dark and I figured my wife was maybe somewhere out but I called for her anyway. No answer. I wandered around to find a glass for my drink when I noticed a note on the table,
"Hi, Greg. I went shopping but if you're hungry there's some casserole left over from yesterday. See you at night." and it was signed by my wife.
I had to read it again. Casserole! For fucks sake!!
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It was dark when my wife returned. I knew nothing for certain but I had had time to think about it. Were we really so estranged that this had happened? Or was it all just some crazy coincidence? Whatever it was I had to find out.
We had met more than five years ago and now that I thought of it we had been very happy for a while. She had been so hot and we had had sex like rabbits. She didn't have any big sexual boundaries and I had always enjoyed her blowjobs a lot. Her ass had been spectacular and I had used every opportunity to enjoy her body completely.
But to be honest that had not been the case for a while. She had let herself a bit go and gained too many pounds to be as attractive as she had once been and I most probably have been too focused on my career.
She put on the lights and startled herself a bit noticing me in the chair with my whiskey glass.
"Oh hi. How was your trip? Why are you sitting here in the dark?" she asked.
So this would be it. I had to know and I could see only one option. I would have to bluff myself through,
"Yeah. I've been here for a couple of hours. The trip was fine. Had to stop by the office though. Had an interesting chat with Andy there."
From the first horrified expression on her face, I knew the truth. First, she was nervously trying to ask what do I mean but quite soon she was crying about how she could not believe Andy had told me and how it had all been a great mistake.
Shooting the rest of my drink to my mouth with one swing I rose and told her this was it. And that I really could not care less if it was a mistake or whatever it had been. She cried and pleaded about how we should talk about it but I just told her that I would be sending my sister to pick up my stuff and asking my lawyer to send her the divorce papers.
Then I took a cab to a hotel thinking how lucky it was that the house was her mother's and I had insisted on a prenup stating that each one of us would keep our own assets if there ever would be a divorce. This meant it would be relatively easy to leave everything behind.
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The next morning I was gathering up the pieces and figuring out my life. Then decided that returning to work would at least give me something else to think of. At the front desk, however, was Andy. He was furiously flirting with the receptionist Jenny. When I looked at them more carefully I could see she was visibly uneasy about his efforts.
I stopped and asked what was going on there. He tried to be witty about how he was just explaining to her how he would be taking her out this Friday night but once again failed and sounded just lame. Taking a quick glance at our receptionist I could see her doing some subtle denying shakes with her head. Right, I would not need any other confirmation from her. Not with Andy, not today.
I hardened my voice, "You better leave her alone right now or I will report you to HR". He tried to protest but I stopped him and asked Jenny if she was interested in this date he was talking about and she immediately stated that she was not. Andy straightened his suit and walked away grunting something related to how she would regret this and how I should learn to mind my own business.