Love Dies...
The Saddletramp version of LovingF's "Love Grows Pt. 2 Stuart's Cucking"
I would like to start by thanking LovingF for graciously giving me permission to write this. While I enjoyed his story, "
Love Grows Pt. 02 Stuart's Cucking
," I felt it needed to be fleshed out somewhat, and I also felt the conspirators in this tale needed to feel a dose of what I call the "Saddletramp Treatment."
Reading the original, I got the impression it was set in the UK. This version takes place in the US.
Also, many thanks to those who offered comments and constructive criticism on my previous stories, and to those who have reached out to me via email. Thank you all very much.
And now, the disclaimers:
For those who want to say this or that would never happen, remember this is my universe, a place where nearly anything can, and often does, happen. At least on paper... In addition:
Characters in this story may participate in one or more of the following: Smoking, consumption of adult (meaning, alcoholic) beverages, utterance of profanities.
All sexual activity is between consenting adults 18 years of age or older.
Statements or views uttered by the fictional characters in this story do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the author.
Please refer to my profile for more on my personal policy regarding comments, feedback, follows, etc. (Yes, I DO moderate comments) And please remember, this is a work of fiction, not a docu-drama...
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Call it a gut instinct, if you will, but that day when I pulled into the driveway, I felt something was just not quite right. I turned the car off, got out, and went inside the house, almost expecting to be swallowed by a giant black hole suddenly appearing underneath my feet. The house smelled... wrong... somehow.
I set my briefcase down and was met by Niki, my wife of six years. I was startled to see my next-door neighbor, Ben Alexander, standing with her with a shit-eating smirk.
"Uh, Stu," Niki began. That's me, by the way. Stuart Johnstone, "Stu" to my friends and family. For the last several years, that included Niki, but as I was about to learn, that would no longer be the case.
"Yes, Niki," I urged. "What's going on? And why is Ben here?"
"Go on. Tell him," Ben urged.
"Tell me what?" I asked.
"I've been fucking your wife in your bed all afternoon," Ben blurted, the smirk on his face growing wider.
"Is that right, Niki?" I asked.
"Um, yeah," Niki replied. Then she smiled at Ben, which apparently provided her second wind and courage. It was bad enough that she was screwing this dickhead, but the expression of love she gave him was like a punch to the gut. I wanted to strangle them both right there in my living room. Then Niki turned to me and delivered the coup de grace.
"Stu... Darling," she began. I cut her off. They both looked at me, surprised.
"First off, Niki, you may no longer call me darling, Stu, love, sweetie, or anything other than Stuart or Mr. Johnstone. Please, continue."
"Uh, okay, uh, Stuart. I just wanted to let you know that from now on, I'm putting Ben over you in our relationship..." I cut her off again.
"Since you've been fucking shit-for-brains here all afternoon, we no longer have a relationship. And the fact that you've been fucking him in our marital bed proves you've put him over me," I told her. Ben started to get red in the face.
"Uh, okay," Niki said nervously. "Well, Ben said that from now on, you are no longer allowed to fuck me, and everything I do will be to please him. That's the way it has to be."
"You presume a great deal, Niki. Do you honestly think I would even want to touch you after you've been fucking him? Not no, but hell no." Niki recoiled in shock after that announcement but recovered quickly.
"Ben says that from now on, he'll be fucking me here, in our bed, and you can stay in the guest room," Niki stated. I looked at Ben and saw his smirk grow wider, and I looked back at Niki.
"Again, you're wrong about that, Niki. You forget, this is MY house. I inherited it from my grandparents. Which makes you a tenant, only. If you insist on this, then you will have to leave."
"What? I'm not leaving!"
"Yeah," Ben chimed in.
"Shut the fuck up, both of you. My name is the only one on the deed. Ben has his own place, right next door. You want to fuck him, you do it over there. I'll be gracious, though. I'll give you just one half-hour to get your crap out of MY house. Whatever is left over goes on my burn pile out back."
"Are you serious?" Niki asked, shocked.
"As a stroke. Time's wasting. You'd better get moving. In 30 minutes, whatever is left over will get torched. You'd better help her," I told Ben. Wide-eyed, they looked at each other for a few moments, then raced upstairs to gather what they could.
I set the timer on my phone for 30 minutes, grabbed a beer, and watched as they raced between the two houses with Niki's things. They were at the front door, arms loaded with Niki's crap when my timer went off.
"Time's up. That's it."
"But... but," Niki began.
"But nothing," I stated. "You had 30 minutes. Your time is up. Now go, and don't ever darken my doorway again. You'll be hearing from my attorney."
"You can't mean that," Niki said.
"Oh, but I do mean it. Now, go."
"This isn't over, asshole," Ben snarled.
"That sounds like a threat," I replied.
"Take it any way you want. But this is far from over," Ben hissed before the two left. I closed and locked the door, sat on the couch, and took a deep breath. Then I began to plan. A friend of mine, Eric Stutzman, was a private investigator with a local firm. He served with the local police department until he was severely injured on a call. I decided to call him first.
"Stutzman," he said when he answered the phone.
"Eric, Ben Johnstone here. I need a big favor right now. Don't worry, I'll pay you."
"What's up, Ben?" Eric asked. He listened intently as I explained the situation. "Yeah, that's really fucked up," he said. "Tell you what, I'll come over and we'll wire the place up. If they try anything, we'll have them dead to rights. Have you called a locksmith yet?"
"No, I haven't."
"Call one, right now. Have them replace all of the outside locks. You may also want to change the code on your garage door opener. Pull her car out first, though. Give me about an hour to get a crew and some things together, okay?"
"Thanks, Eric. I appreciate that," I told him. We ended the call, and I contacted a locksmith I knew. He agreed to come out and replace the locks.
"I'll be there in a half hour," he said.
"Thanks," I told him before ending the call. I wolfed down a sandwich and had just finished when the locksmith arrived. As he worked, I went online and did what I could to protect myself financially. I moved most of our money to an account I had before we got married - one I knew Niki didn't have access to. I also paid off and canceled our joint credit cards.
Then I went upstairs and started grabbing the stuff Niki left behind - clothes, trinkets she just HAD to have, even the expensive Vera Wang wedding dress she wore the day we married, and our wedding album. I carried it all outside and tossed it on the burn pile at the back of my property. Grabbing a can of lighter fluid, I soaked it all down, then threw a lit match and watched it all go up in flames.
I looked at Ben's house and saw Niki looking out of an upstairs window. Her eyes grew wide as she watched her beautiful wedding dress and pictures go up in flames. I flipped her a finger and stood back, watching it all burn to ashes. I admit it was a juvenile move, but it felt good.
Eric showed up with a couple other men just as the locksmith finished. He supervised the installation of the cameras and microphones. I knew Niki and Ben could see the activity at my house, but they didn't know what was happening inside. Frankly, I didn't care if they could see.
While they were working, I pulled Niki's car out of the garage and parked it in Ben's driveway. Niki came running out of Ben's house red-faced.