First, of course, the obligatory disclaimers. All persons having sex in this story is above age 18. In fact, there is no sex in the story at all. So, for those who chase that, move along. Also, it is written in classic American English. Therefor, a boot is footwear and a bonnet is something to grace a ladies curls at Easter.
Mary's Date
Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather. I, Thomas Crowl had just come through the back door from the garage and started to set my brief case down in its usual resting spot. And there stood Marriane, Mary to her friends, and as her hubby I counted myself among her friends.
My loving wife instantly hit me with those fatal words, "Honey, we need to talk."
She simply launched right in with," I have a date Friday night and don't expect to be home before Saturday morning or evening, depending on how things go. Hope you understand. Bill from my office has been after me for months and a half and I think it's a great idea for us now that we're more mature to experience others. We need to expand our horizons and enjoy the rest of our lives."
"In fact, honey, why don't you get a date too, I'm certain you can find someone if you try", she said. "You know we have only been with each other all these years. Dating someone else will increase our appreciation for what we have together, It will make out marriage even stronger so we can focus on the emotional side of our relationship and just being together. I am going out with Bill Thompson. And it will be my Cinderella date like when we were young. All the excitement of what's new. Being with someone new, try it honey."
She had mentioned this Bill character only a couple of times before in that they had worked on a few cases in the past. I was unaware that they had anything going on other than work.
There was instantly frost in the air. She knew my feelings about fidelity. We'd been over this when close friends of ours divorced. Tom Snider had cheated and was caught when he came down with the clap. It was a nasty, ugly affair with nobody really winning and two friends and two kids much worse off than only unhappy. We agreed then cheating was intolerable, apparently not so much now.
I finished setting down my briefcase and went to the fridge and took out a soda and went to my office. I had no words for her. Dinner did not happen that night. Mary was in the family room watching TV as if nothing had happened. I quietly moved some of my clothes from my closet into the guest ensuite and closed the door. I had nothing more to say to her. I would be damned if I was going to sleep next to that woman of my love, the woman of my life, while she plotted to cheat, not just on me, but on our marriage all for the sake of the fun of it....to do someone different. Apparently I was no longer exciting enough for her.
Marriane and I met in college as a huge number of couples do. I was an aerospace engineering major and she was studying business and law. We just clicked together as a couple. We discussed it, each felt we needed to remain celibate until after the wedding. And we did.