Author Note:
I originally published this under 'lustydays' as two stories, but I've made some changes and combined it into one story. It no longer exists under 'lustydays'.
Disclaimer:
None of the characters had sex before they were eighteen, including Bonnie and Robert, who dated in high school but did not have sex until they were eighteen.
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"Boss?"
"Ya?"
"Got a minute?"
"Yep." I smiled. Denise always called me boss, which I found funny because we were the same age and were co-workers at my old firm. She was my right-hand man or 'woman' and was the first person I hired when I started my own accounting company. She came with me from my old place and was an outstanding employee and friend.
She and I were partners, and we had ten other employees. It was a nice little group, and we all got along well. We hired one dud but quickly got rid of him because no one could stand him. Morale was good because the firm was doing well, and forty percent of profits were split between the employees on top of an industry competitive salary and benefits package.
Denise didn't look happy at the moment, though. Something was bothering her.
"What's up, Denise? You look concerned about something. Is there a problem with one of our clients?"
She shook her head no and started to say something several times but stopped. WTH?
"Denise, it's me, Jim. Whatever the problem is, you can tell me. We'll deal with it."
Perhaps there was a problem at home. "Is everything okay at home? Are your kids okay? Is Marvin okay?"
She didn't say anything. Instead, she handed me her phone.
I'd never seen Denise look so concerned and act so odd and took her phone. She had some pictures open. It looked like some shots of two people outside a hotel, but I couldn't see their faces, so I zoomed in. Whoa! It was Bonnie, my wife, and some guy I didn't recognize. There was one shot where they were standing close, and he had his hand on Bonnie's ass, and she didn't look upset. WTH?
I looked at Denise. "Did you take these?"
"Yes."
"Where?"
"I was getting gas at Duke and Lawrence. There's a small hotel next door, and I saw a couple come out of one of the rooms. I didn't think much of it, but then I thought the lady looked familiar, so I focused on her, and realized it was Bonnie. They talked for a bit, and then the guy moved closer, and I took a few pics, and then they moved even closer, and I took the last pic."
"Did they do anything else?"
Denise seemed reluctant to answer.
"Denise?"
"Yes."
"What?"
"The guy kissed her."
"Did Bonnie try to back away?"
"No. She didn't. I'm so sorry, Jim. Maybe it's a misunderstanding, but I thought you should know."
I was stunned. I didn't recognize the guy, but Bonnie sure did! "Thanks, Denise. I appreciate it. When did you take them?"
"Yesterday, at lunch."
Yesterday! WTF! Bonnie was fooling around on me yesterday! We had sex last night! Had she just fucked another guy at lunch?
"Thanks, Denise. Can you forward me the pictures?"
"Yes."
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You'd think I would be furious, but I wasn't. Not yet. It was just a picture. Everyone had a double somewhere. Perhaps Bonnie's double was in town. Denise emailed me the pics, and I blew them up on my monitor. It sure looked like Bonnie. I looked at the background, hoping to see some cars. There was nothing in two of the pics, but Bonnie's blue Tesla Model 3 was visible in the third image. Damn! So much for Bonnie's double.
I still wasn't feeling any emotions. I felt like a detached observer. It couldn't be real. It had to be a misunderstanding like Denise said. I had a perfect marriage with Bonnie. We loved each other. We got along great. We had no money problems. Bonnie was a very successful real estate agent, and my accounting firm was doing quite well. We just had a beautiful baby boy who was now four months old. Bonnie's sex drive had reignited a few weeks ago, and she was all over me, and she wasn't faking her orgasms! Why would she initiate sex with me if she didn't enjoy it? Why would she sleep with another guy? The guy in the pictures was okay looking but not great. He wasn't any better looking than me. He had a five-o'clock shadow, wore a leather coat and faded blue-jeans, and looked like a bit of a bad boy, but Bonnie had never shown any indication she was into bad boys.
I needed more information. It was time to visit the hotel.
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I wasn't familiar with the hotel, but it was easy enough to find. I printed off the three images that Denise emailed and stocked my wallet with cash in case financial persuasion was required. Hopefully, I could get some information from a bored teenager that didn't give a shit.
I entered the lobby. There was an older looking lady behind the desk. Damn! She greeted me and asked if I wanted a room. I took out the pictures and asked if she'd seen the people before.
"I'm sorry, sir, but I can't reveal information like that."
Rats! I was prepared, though! I showed her a wedding picture of Bonnie and me.
"Ma'am, this is my wife, and that looks like my wife in the other pictures. So, I'm confused. I'm just trying to find out if my wife is cheating on me. I don't have a gun. I'm not going on a rampage. All I want to do is find out what's going on. I can't accuse my wife of cheating based on three pictures. I need more information, and I'm willing to pay for it."
I pulled out my stash and showed her.
She was looking at me like she was thinking, probably wondering if I was planning on going nuts. Hopefully, my calm explanation convinced her I was safe.
"Look. If you saw pictures of your spouse kissing another woman, wouldn't you want to know the truth? That's all I want. My wife and I have a wonderful marriage and a four-month-old boy. I can't believe she would cheat on me, but the pictures are fairly clear, and that's her car in the background. Somethings up. I need to know what's going on. Please?"
I pushed the money towards her, but she pushed it back and started talking.
"They've been coming here for a few years. They always come around lunch, about once a month. They were here yesterday, but I hadn't seen her for a few months before that. I assumed it was because she had her baby. She was quite far along the previous time I saw her, probably seven or eight months."
What? Bonnie had been seeing this guy once a month for years! Years? And she saw him when she was seven or eight months pregnant? Bonnie and I weren't even having sex then. I didn't feel comfortable with her being so far along.
The lady had stopped talking and was staring at me, no doubt trying to gauge my reaction. I wasn't feeling like a detached observer anymore, but I wasn't going to alarm the person who had just helped me out.
I insisted she take the money. "Thank you. Thank you very much. It appears that my marriage isn't as good as I thought it was."
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I had proof that Bonnie was cheating on me, but no explanation as to why? It didn't make any sense. We had a perfect marriage. I needed to know why.
Fortunately, we both had iPhones and had activated the tracking feature because I lost my phone last year. I planned on waiting until Bonnie's phone showed up at the hotel again and purchased a device that would amplify conversations so I could hear them from my car. It sounds like James Bond stuff, but it was easy to find at an electronic store. It looked like a handheld mini satellite dish, just point and listen. I tested it out, and I could hear conversations from the hotel, clear as day.
The only problem was timing. The hotel clerk said that Bonnie and the guy typically met once a month, but Bonnie just saw him, and her sex drive was back in high gear now. She wasn't going to leave me alone for a month, but I had zero interest in her touching me. It took all my effort just to be civil around her.
I literally flinched when she tried to touch me one night, and she noticed right away.
"What's wrong?"
"Sorry, I think I'm coming down with the flu. You shouldn't touch me."
"Oh, no!" She said sympathetically. "Is there anything I can get for you?"
"Thanks, but I already took a pill. I may sleep in the guest room until I feel better, though. I don't want you getting sick."
She looked sympathetic. "Okay. I hope you feel better soon and let me know if you need anything. You're always so good to me when I'm sick."
Immediate problem solved, but my flu excuse wouldn't last a month. Bonnie would either get worried about me or suspicious if my flu wasn't gone in a few days.