It was Friday around 11:00AM and Dan had asked his boss if he could have the afternoon off. The boss told him yes, and he was going to go home and start the project Jill had asked him to do a few weeks earlier. But first he was going to get lunch and so he phoned Jill's office and was told he just missed her. She was already at lunch. He asked when she had left and the secretary told him, "Oh maybe 10 minutes ago Dan. She told me she would be about 2 hours since she was going to the mall and shop."
He thanked the secretary and said he would try and find her there and if not he would see her at home. There was nothing important and no message. He hung up and walked the 2 blocks to the mall. He figured he would catch a quick meal at the food center. It was a place that housed about 10 different restaurants and since he was ahead of the normal lunch hour traffic he would even be able to get a seat. He went to the chicken sandwich place and ordered the special for today.
He looked for Jill but didn't see her. He figured she was shopping and might come pass the center before going back to work. He saw a booth and almost ran for it. As he sat down he began to eat and watch the girls walking by. He usually didn't go out for lunch but ordered and had it delivered. He usually worked over his lunch hour and that way he could leave on time most of the time. So this was a treat for him. He was thinking with all these beautiful women running around the mall maybe I should girl watch more often.
He was eating and thinking about all the events that happened over the past few months since he had caught Jill and his now EX-best friend Larry fucking each other like animals. It had been a very difficult period in his life when he found out it had been going on for years. Maybe it had been the most stressful time in his life he could ever remember. He had wanted to kill or at least hurt both of them badly. So bad in fact he scared himself. But, with help of the church and doctors he and then they had managed to work it out and stay together. He still had that pain in his guts every time she was late or missing for any length of time. Jill knew it was still bothering her husband and tried to always be available to him at least by phone. But in everyone's life there are times when you don't get the message or can't be reached. But he and Jill were working it out day by day as they waited for the birth of the baby.
Then when he found out that the baby Jill was carrying was really actually his rather than Larry's it really helped him get passed the cheating. He really didn't know what he would have done if the baby turned out to be Larry's baby. Most likely he would have left her.
Even when the baby died, he stayed with Jill every hour missing a great deal of time at work. He had thanked his boss a million times for allowing him the time he needed. Over those long 6-8 months it took everything they had to stay together. It took Jill even longer for her to deal with the lost of the child. It really hit her hard and she had felt that cheating on Dan and the stress that followed made her loose the child. He knew it wasn't but he didn't fight with her. It was just one of those things that happen to people for no good reason, it was no one's fault
He worked and came home and stayed with her and held her while she cried and cried. He helped her everyday until she felt like she could face the world again. Then the day she told him she felt like she wanted to go back to work was a happy day for both of them. He felt that work would really help her and to get out and do something would improve her outlook. So he agreed and was all for it. It had now been almost 18 months since the death of the baby and 10 months since Jill had been working.
As Dan looked to his right he saw a woman who looked like Jill walking down the mall towards the food court. He was about to stand up, wave and yell when he saw her wave towards the opposite end of the mall. He sat there and figured she was waving to one of the people she worked with or a neighbor. He waited and figured when they came into the court he would wave them over to his table. As he watched, he saw her standing with her back to the court and then a man walked up to her. Dan knew immediately who it was. "Larry, that motherfucker, Larry was there talking to her!" he almost yelled it. As it was people around him heard him.
He watched as she hugged Larry pressing her body tight against him. Then Larry bent down and kissed her quickly. They stood there talking and laughing for a few minutes. Then Dan saw Jill shake her head and they both turned and walked away from the food court hand in hand.
Dan quickly followed them out to the parking lot and saw them both get into Jill's car. They pulled out as he stood there watching them turn right and drive up the expressway entrance. He didn't know what to do. He went back into the mall and called his office and told them to call him on his cell phone if he was needed since he wouldn't be home for a while.
He drove around and finally decided to head to his house to see if she was there. When he arrived he didn't see any cars in the driveway or garage so he drove over to Larry's place figuring she had gone there. Again, no cars there either, he didn't know what to do. He drove back home again. He parked the car and went inside. It was now 2:30 PM and he dialed Jill's office and asked for her again. The receptionist told him Jill had call back telling them she was sick and was going home for the rest of the day.
He hung up and was sick to his stomach. He said, "My lovely wife was cheating on me again, fuck it! With the same mother fucker, Larry. I will kill that son-of-a- bitch this time."
He left and drove around stopping at every motel he could find. Nothing, no car, no sign of them. He then headed for the bigger hotels stopping there too. He drove around the parking lot looking for her car. He didn't see it. He finally went home.
When he arrived Jill's car was there and he parked and went in. She was in the kitchen dressed in shorts and a blouse tied under her full 36 C breast. She was making a glass of ice tea and when she saw Dan she said, "Oh hi babe! I'm going to go sit in the sun for a while care to join me?"
Dan told her he might in a few minutes. He had to calm himself down. He knew this was the final straw but he wanted proof and enough evidence to keep her whoring ass from getting anything. He knew she would get some things regardless but the less the better. While Jill sat outside in the porch facing the sun, Dan made phone calls to all the banks and credit card companies. He canceled all but the one in his name. He closed the bank account and opened a new one at a new bank in his name only. He knew Monday he would clean out the safe deposit box and then take up his place outside her work place and wait for her to meet Larry again. With all of this set now, he took a beer and walked outside.
He looked at the woman he had loved almost all of his life. She was so damn beautiful no wonder Larry couldn't stay away from her. What man could, if she gave any indication she was interested? None he knew of that was for sure. He sat down and watched her. She was sitting there with her eyes closed and her feet up. He said, "Tired?"
She said, "Yes babe. That's why I took off early today. I told them I wasn't feeling well. This is the first warm day we have had this year and I just had to get outside. It's so nice here sitting in the sun on our deck."
I said to myself, "Well enjoy bitch while you can, because very soon you won't have this deck to sit on."
She opened her eyes and looked at him. She asked, "Is something wrong Dan? Why are you home so early?"
I said, "Well I'm playing hooky too Jill. In fact I called your office today to see if you wanted to go to lunch but I had just missed you."
She said, Oh that's too bad. Lunch would have been fun babe. I'm sorry you missed me. So what did you do? Have you eaten?"
I said, "Yes, and well now I'm not feeling to well. Something I ate I guess."
She said, "What can I get you? Anything you need?"
"To easy", I said to myself. "Don't start anything until you get the proof. Don't be dumb here Danny. Take your time and then hit her between the eyes."
She closed her eyes and smiled as the sun shown on her beautiful face. I said, "You know Jill, you are so beautiful! You get prettier every year. It's no wonder Larry hit on you like he did. God any man would want you baby!"
She popped her eyes opened and said, "Larry!! Where did that come from?"
I said, "Oh I think I saw him today."