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To the readers: My ending to patricia51 story. Enjoy and have fun!
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She opened the outer doors to Steve's office. She paused with her fingers on the handle of the inner door. She could still turn away, go back to Gil and hope that she could somehow persuade him to drop his plan. "No," she angrily thought to herself. She hadn't been the first woman tricked by that man but she was going to be the last.
Donna took a deep breath. She straightened her shoulders, blinked back a threatened tear from her eye and reached deep inside herself to a reservoir of strength she had never known she had. With her head held high, in spite of the guilt and anguish in her heart, she opened the door and marched inside.
Steve looked up from his desk, "This is a surprise, honey. Glad you could stop by. Would you like a cup of coffee?" Donna looked Steve directly in the eye, "I had sex with Gill last night at the party. He fucked me in his office. I had too much to drink and things just got out of hand."
Steve's jaw dropped while Donna continued, "His office is wired and he took pictures of me having sex with him. Today he tried to blackmail me into having sex with him and his business associates. He told me he has done this in the past with other women." Donna then tossed the envelope with the pictures on Steve's desk.
"He didn't rape me. I did it voluntarily; I cannot lie to you. At the time, I enjoyed it. It was exciting and different. But when I told him there wasn't going to be a repeat, he tried to blackmail me with these photos."
Steve studied the photos one-by-one and kept shaking his head in disbelief, "I thought we had something special. I thought our marriage meant something to both of us. I guess I was wrong."
Donna sat down and sighed, "No Steve, we do have something special. That's why I am here. I have a problem and I feel that our marriage is strong enough to solve it. I made a mistake and I am asking you for forgiveness and help."
Steve could hear his heart pounding in his brain. What Donna had done was now starting to sink in. Steve, replied, "Donna, I am not giving you a free pass. I would like you to leave my office and I need time to consider my options."
Donna again looked him straight in the eyes as she angrily spoke, "I want you to consider this option. If you divorce me, I will keep the kids and the house. You will pay child support and alimony, and don't be surprised if Gil winds up fucking me in our bed. I am fed up with both of you guys. You're never home and he thinks I'm his free piece of ass."
Steve looked at Donna in disbelief, "You are no better than Gil. You both deserve each other. We can discuss this further tonight. Now, please leave my office."
Donna walked pass Darlene, gave her a look that could kill, and stormed out of the building. "How could that asshole not support me? If he wants to play hardball, it will be with my bat!"
As Steve watched his wife leave the building, he picked up and dialed the phone, "Rick! This is Steve. I need you to call Bill Jackson and get him over here as soon as you can. I need an air-tight alibi for tomorrow afternoon and evening. I will cut you a $15K check for surveying services for my latest project. That should cover your expenses."
Later that day, Darlene told Steve over the intercom that Bill Jackson was here. Bill entered Steve's office and they exchanged handshakes. Steve looked at Bill and said, "I need you to snatch one late model sedan and one late model pickup truck. I want the sedan left parked in Safeway Supermarket Parking lot near the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Course. I need a driver for the car. I prefer Bob Valdez if he's available. Make one set of keys for reach vehicle and give Valdez both sets of keys. I'll meet him by the truck at 4:00PM tomorrow. Rick will pay you 5 grand now and 10 more when you deliver the car and Valdez. You will pay Valdez." A couple hours later, Bill called back and told Steve, "I spoke with Valdez. He said, 'Tell them Valdez is coming!'"