Authors note: In this part Jim and Nadia try to figure out what went wrong. Also all the changes that have taken place in their lives in the last three years. But most importantly, can they relight the fire in their relationship or has too much time, pain and heartache destroyed what they once had together?
I thought I had posted the ending. Guess not. Sorry! 05/09/03
TALKING THE NIGHT AWAY.
Jim and Nadia sat on the sofa in each others arms.
He said. "The first thing I need to tell you is about is money. When the divorce came through, I thought it was unfair that you should get nothing but a few personal things. You worked as hard as me, making my business a success. I knew you were still pissed off at me. So I took half of the joint assets and put them in a blind trust in your name with Brandy as the beneficiary in case anything happened to you before you got it. I think there's about 1.7 million in it now. I know that you didn't want it, but you deserved it."
Nadia looked stunned. "You did what? And how much did you say?" she asked
Jim laughed, "A blind trust in your name. And the last statement said about 1.7 million, give or take a hundred thousand. I'll get you the statement now if you want?"
"No, that's not necessary. Jim, I can't believe you did such a thing. I thought you hated me. Thought I was a no good slut. I don't understand." Nadia said
"Well, that leads us to the second thing I wanted to discuss. I want to be totally honest with you, no matter how bad it makes me look." He said
"Go on Jim." She said
"This is gonna be hard to explain. Please let me finish. The thing I was the most guilty about was not being as upset as I should have been by you not returning. I guess in a way it was a way to end our marriage without being the bad guy. I felt that we had been drifting apart for the last several years. Each looking for different things. Now I had an excuse."
"I'm really ashamed of myself. I did love you more than anything. But we no longer had that closeness that we once had. We lost a lot of common ground over the years. It took a long time for me to realize that by not letting you have your own career, I didn't let you grow as a person."
"In my mind by you leaving me so quickly and easily that you didn't care about our relationship much either and were ready for a change. A new life and career."
"I guess, I had a guilty conscience. So by giving you half of the assets, I could put a band aid on my guilt and by putting it in a blind trust that you didn't know about, I could still punish you."
"I was a real SOB. Making you become a call girl to survive while you had a million in the bank. That was dirty. If you hate me I'll understand. But I was really screwed up at the time. I had all these feelings, love, hate, guilt, rage at being left, and relief that you did leave. I had to do the best I could. Working through things as time went by. By the time I decided that I still loved you, too much time had gone by. I was too ashamed of myself to contact you.
Nadia looked at Jim with tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry I upset you. You have every right to be pissed at me. I'll take you to the motel. I'll send you the statement. Please don't cry." Jim asked
Nadia pulled him closer. "You fool. I'm crying because you said still love me. That's all I've dreamed about since I left. The money is nice, but not the most important. I love you. Always have, always will." She said
"I wouldn't want to go through it again, but the last three years have been a learning experience. I learned to depend on myself. To make my own decisions. I realized that I wasn't living life to the fullest. Being all I could be. So I got off my ass and went to work. Not the job I really wanted. But I got by. I'm a better person for it. Plus I got all this plastic surgery at a big discount." She said
"We had been drifting apart. I did feel it. That's why I lost weight and started working out. That's why I was willing to try new things in bed. I didn't want to lose you to another woman. That's why I agreed to the swinging experiment."
"It's ironic that I lost you because of lust. My own. Not as an excuse, but I think that bastard drugged me. Some hopped up form of Ecstasy. I have a hard time believing one contact with a big dick would turn me into such a mindless slut." Nadia said
"I think Dana hinted at that. She said something about you not being able to resist." Said Jim
"Well, what ever it was it worked really well. All I could think about was fucking for about a week. When I talked to you on the phone I was getting double banged. One in the ass and one in the cunt. George was listening and telling me what to say. I was about half drunk too. I would have agreed to just about anything. George was pissed when I gave up all the money. He was really pissed when all my credit cards we cancelled and all the checking accounts closed but one. I managed to keep the money in that one. That's how I lived for awhile." Nadia said
"I thought about calling you and asking to come back home. But I was too ashamed. So I quit feeling sorry for myself and did what I had to do." Nadia said
"Now I think we need to talk about if we have a life together or not. I love you. You love me. But will you be able to live with what I've done for the last few years. I won't live with you if being a call girl is thrown in my face every time we have an argument. The only way I'll live with you if we leave the bad parts of the past behind." Nadia said
Jim looked at her. "Well we need to decide if we want to live together again. I'm not into cohabitation. If we're going to live together, It'll be as man and wife. I know we need time to know each other again, but no marriage, no cohabitation." Jim said
"Oh Jim! Are you proposing to me? It's a dream come true. I thought you would never want to be married to me again. I love you so much! Brandy will go nuts!" Nadia exclaimed
"Damn right it's a proposal. I want to share my life with you. Every part of it. My love, my business, the good times and the bad times. I really need you in my business. I need someone who is good with numbers that I can trust. I want you to be my business partner and my wife." Explained Jim
"Oh honey that is so wonderful. It makes me feel great that you appreciate my business skills. But the fact that you trust me is what is really great."
"I would like to get some issues out of the way. Do you want us to have a monogamous relationship? Do you want to swing. See me with other women? Even take care of special clients?" Nadia asked
"I would like us to be monogamous. But I don't want to set you up to fail. I know that you're used to variety. Women, group, and men who are better endowed than me. You tell me what you want. We'll go from there. And hell no, I don't expect you to sleep with the customers! You're my wife and my business partner. Not the company escort." Jim answered
"You get 100% on your answer. I would love to monogamous as far as men go. But I do like a woman every now and then. Maybe a threesome with you and another woman. But no extra man. I found out the hard way that you're all the man I need. You see all those stories on the net about women getting screwed by a big dick and turning into sluts. I know that when I get laid by a big dick, I'm sore for a week. Shit on that stuff!" Nadia said
"Great. Now that all that is out of the way, the 64 thousand dollar question is when do we tell Brandy? Do we call her in the middle of the night or wait until the morning? Or do we go back upstairs and let you have your way with me for a few more hours?" He asked
"I like the idea of a few more hours making love with my past and future husband. Brandy is a big girl. She can wait." Nadia chuckled
The headed up the stairs, hand in hand. Into their new life together.
Two years later.
Nadia sat on their deck by the pool. Leaning back in her chair, her mind went through the changes in her life in the last couple of years.
Jim and she had been married two weeks after Brandy's graduation.
Brandy had gone into orbit when told of the upcoming wedding. She of course took all the credit.
They had gone to Europe on their honeymoon. A month of visiting all the sites that the tourist must see. They had made love several times a day. And spent hours just holding each other. It was a golden time.
They had returned and went to work on the business.
Nadia had several changes in mind. One was about some of the accounting practices being used. They seemed very loose to her. Allowed the Director of Finance (DOF) too much leeway.
As it turned out, She was right. While auditing several accounts she found over a million dollars was being skimmed off by the DOF. They met with the District Attorney and had him arrested and his assets frozen. They recovered all the money.
Sonja felt very good about that. She took over as the DOF. She retired most of the finance department. Hired people she could trust and upgraded all the systems. They had been using 15 year old software.
On the personal front, it had been bliss.
Jim respected her as a businessperson and as a woman. His woman.
Then Beth Anne her friend and former boss came to visit.
Beth Anne had given her hell for leaving with no notice. She said no way was Nadia getting a good reference from her. Of course it was all said with a smile.
On the way home from the airport, Beth Anne became serious.
"How are things going with you and Jim? Still in heaven?" she asked
Nadia smiled, "Better than heaven. Jim treats me like a queen. Asks for and respects my opinion at work and at home. Gives me room to be myself. I couldn't ask for anymore. Plus Brandy is so happy. Life is good."
Beth Anne smiled, "I'm so happy for you. You worked so hard. I can't wait to meet your hubby. Maybe I'll steal him from you."
At the stop light Nadia looked at her and grinned.
"I won't let you steal him, but I might share him. I promised him a threesome wit another woman. You just might fit the bill." Nadia said
"Are you nuts! I haven't been with a man in five years or more. I wouldn't mind some sheet time with you, but I'm not sure about a man." Beth said.
"Wait till you get to know Jim before you decide. He is something else. Good in bed. Eats pussy as well or better than you. Easy and gentle or fast and rough, whatever we're in the mood for. He's the best." Nadia exclaimed
Beth looked unconvinced. The last time she had been with a man she had been raped by a gang who pulled her out of a car stopped at a stoplight. Her "date" hadn't bothered to report it to the police till the next day. He was later found beaten to death in a drainage ditch by the airport.
She had spent three weeks in the hospital and it took her several months to recover completely. Her "boss" at the time let her work in the office. She took business and computer classes. Soon she was running the business part of the company.