When Megan finally came home tonight she saw that the television was on and walked into the living room to turn it off. She put her hand to her mouth and crumbled to the carpet.
I'd downloaded all the footage I'd taken over the last few weeks onto a disc and looped all the footage. The twenty-eight minutes of video would keep playing and replaying until the DVD player was turned off. Me? I was in bed, with the bedroom door closed and locked. Was I asleep? Not a chance in hell. I was waiting for what I knew would come next.
Megan came down freshly showered and casually dressed about forty-five minutes later. The boys had already finished breakfast and were watching television in the living room.
"There is still coffee left and French toast in the oven on low."
"I'm really not hungry."
"Well eat it anyway. I'm not going to throw out good food just because you feel guilty."
She didn't respond. Just got a plate from the cupboard and grabbed what was left. While she ate I sipped on my coffee trying to figure out my next move. Saturdays were my busy days and I didn't want to get into it with her with my boys around.
"What did you do with the DVD?" I asked suddenly thinking about my boys in the other room. "I hope you didn't leave it in the player."
"I'm not that stupid. I took it out and destroyed it."
"I never thought you were a stupid woman before but now I'm starting to have doubts," I replied.
"Look, I may have pushed the envelope a couple of times but I never screwed anyone or even came close. It was nothing more than harmless flirting. I had a bet with Janet I could get those guys all hot and bothered and have them buy us drinks all night. And, you can see from the tape, it worked."
"Why didn't Janet do the flirting?"
"You've seen Janet. I'm surprised she can get her husband aroused enough to fuck her. I didn't spend a dime on drinks and made twenty dollars to boot."
"You know what they call women like that? Prick teasers. I've met my share in my life and I considered them lower than whale shit. In my opinion you've hit a new low."
"Rick, on the tapes it looks a lot worse than what actually happened."
"In whose opinion? If you'd seen me doing what you did, you'd be okay with it?"
"If it was just some innocent flirting, no harm no fowl."
I shook my head. "I'm taking the boys with me to Home Depot and Publix. I'll be gone no more than two hours. During that time I want you to think long and hard about what you did and where you think this marriage is going, if anywhere."
Megan started to say something but I stopped her. "I said when I get home!"
I was physically shopping with my boys but my mind was elsewhere. Was I somewhat to blame because I encouraged her to broaden her sexual horizons? Maybe it worked too well. I thought about her selection of porn topics. I could see the big dick tape but not that fucking one with gay guys. Did she think I was bi curious? Well after what I did, I think she got my message.
Megan wasn't home when I got back. Now where in the fuck did she go? I called her cell. She answered on the second ring. "Where in the hell are you?"
"I'm at Janet's and her, Ann, and I are talking. Are you home yet?"
"Well, yeah!"
"I'll be home in about an hour. Why don't we order in pizza so we can get dinner out of the way. This way we'll have more time to talk tonight." I said nothing. "Rick, you still there?"
"Yeah I'm still here." I held in my anger. "I want you home, in the fucking house in an hour understand?"
"No problem. Rick, I do love only you. You have to believe that."
"Just get your ass home." I disconnected the call. I had a bad feeling about this.
Like she promised, Megan was home by 3:00. She came bounding in the door with a huge smile on her face. Not good.
She came over, gave me a toe-curling kiss and said that she had a few things to do upstairs. Maybe those two women had told her what she'd done was over the top and she was totally in the wrong but I didn't think so. Fuck, it was going to be another long night, I just knew it.
I ordered pizza and a Greek salad. And by 5:30 we were eating. I looked around the table. Everything looked as it should, normal. While we cleaned up, the kids played video games, I could tell by the gunfire and explosions. I just hoped I wouldn't explode tonight.
With the boys in bed and a glass of wine in my hand I waited in the living room for Megan. She came in with two outfits on hangers. Now what?
"Before we start, I need your opinion on two outfits," she said stripping right there in the living room.
"Megan..." I started to say before she cut me off.
"Just go with me on this and I'll explain everything when I'm done. Okay?"
"Fine, just hurry it up."
The first outfit made me hard instantly. If it hadn't I would have been dead. It was a floor length silky black number, slit almost to her waist and was cut so low in the front that even if I didn't know what she had for breasts this dress showed me.
The second was a nice blue dress that stopped just below her knees and it reminded me of something you'd wear to church or work.
"What do you think?"
"About what?" I was playing dumb.
"About my outfits? Which one did you like best on me."