Author's note: Long awaited sequel to the much-hated series "My Wife Melanie".
Some of you have heard of me. I'm Melanie, Allen's wife, the one who "returned the favor" after he had an affair. I've read the comments on his postings. You aren't fans, I get it. It doesn't really matter what you think though. It isn't any of your business. But since Allen decided to air our dirty laundry I feel it appropriate to tell the story from my point of view.
Don't worry, I won't try to portray myself as the heroine of the story. I was a total slut, no doubt about it. It was even worse than Allen thinks. We've agreed to be totally honest with each other so he needs to hear the whole truth anyway. And he'll learn of it the same time you do. Fitting, no?
First things first: Allen's fling didn't last a day, a week or a month. It went on for years. I had no idea. He had me completely fooled. He was a loyal husband here at home, as far as I know, but he traveled several times a year for work and then he would have his whore girlfriend meet him.
She's the one who gave up his secret. She started emailing me. Teasing me with suggestions that my husband wasn't being honest. I ignored it at first, thought it was phish or spam. But the emails kept coming and kept getting more and more detailed. I still trusted Allen but I started asking questions and his answers weren't adding up.
Even so, I told this person I didn't believe her and I wasn't going to leave my husband no matter what she said. That's when the pictures started coming. Not pornographic pictures, but pictures that left little doubt as to the nature of his relationship with her.
Along with the pictures came descriptions of the sex acts that were performed when the pictures were taken. The descriptions got more and more detailed as the weeks wore on. They would not have been out of place on the pages of this site. I might even have enjoyed reading them if it were someone else's husband.
I could have called it quits on my marriage. Maybe I should have. But we'd been together a long time. Allen didn't want to divorce. The only one who really wanted that was Sheri. Why should I make her happy? So I agreed to a trial period of counseling and conciliation while I made up my mind.
As part of the agreement I slept with my husband once a month. That was the minimum amount of sex I could imagine a couple having and still being a couple. Sound cold? Felt cold. I couldn't stop thinking about the filthy things he did with that girl. Why didn't he do those things with me?
I'm not a prude. I've watched the occasional X-rated movie. I used to read spicy romance novels and play with myself while imagining doing the things written within. Did I suggest doing those things with my husband? No, that's for the man to suggest and the woman to reluctantly agree.
You might disagree, but let's be honest. If a wife expresses an interest in unusual sex there are two ways a husband could react. He might be thrilled. Or he might think that he'd like to sleep with a freak but he wouldn't want to marry one. Would you risk your relationship on a coin toss like that?
It's not that our sex life wasn't satisfying. Allen was a creative lover and I was an enthusiastic participant. I rarely refused him and frequently initiated lovemaking. I would even tell him about sex tips I read in women's magazines. I felt it was safe to offer up those things without damaging my image.
Well, I wanted more than that now, but not with Allen. To be fair, I would still have done things with him during our monthly visits if he asked. He never asked. To the contrary, he treated me with kid gloves during this period which further irritated me. I had to wonder, was he thinking of her rocky road while he gave me the vanilla?
I hooked up with an old boyfriend. That seemed appropriate. He was overjoyed to get me in bed. Unfortunately when I tried to get kinky with him he got performance anxiety and I was left wanting. That's a kick in the pants, to cheat on your spouse and not even get the brass ring.
I considered picking up a stranger. I even went so far as to strike up a conversation with a guy in a bar. We got in his car and made out right there in the parking lot. But for all my bold talk I couldn't go through with it. My new friend was not happy about that and I kind of had to fight him off. I didn't try that again.
That's when I set my sights on Tom. As you may know, Tom is one of my co-workers. He teaches Chemistry while I teach Mathematics. He also coaches track and it would be hard to overlook how athletic he is. He could have his pick of the ladies in the school if he was so inclined. He didn't date a lot though, from what I could tell. I do know he spent one hot weekend with my friend Cheryl after her husband dumped her.
Tom picked up on it pretty quickly when I started moving on him. When I explained the situation he was not in favor of my plan. Later, as you may know, he would tell my husband that he tried to talk me out of it. That is definitely true. He warned me that I was going to break my marriage. I replied that my marriage was already broken and I was trying to decide whether it was worth fixing.
He agreed to go along with it but he wasn't convinced I would take things as far as I intended. His skepticism only added fuel to my fire. The fateful moment came on the evening of the parent-teacher conferences. Tom mentioned that he saw Allen dropping me off. I explained that my car was in the shop and that he would also be picking me up.
"How about if I drive you home tonight?" He suggested.
"I guess that would be OK." I replied. "But you should probably drop me off on the corner and I'll walk the rest of the way."
"No, I'll pull up in front of your house."
"Why's that?"
"So you can blow me while your husband waits for you to call."
I was taken aback. Tom had been the reluctant partner in our agreement and here he was plunging in with both feet. "I don't actually want to get caught in the act, Tom."