Jerry Banks pulled his tie loose and unbuttoned the collar of his itchy, starched, white, shirt. He needed a moment to collect his thoughts before trying to address his hurt and angry wife.
Susan sat on the edge of the bed glaring at her husband as if she had caught him in the sack with another woman. To Susan it was almost as bad as that. "I can't believe you treating it as a great big joke."
Tears formed and grew into teardrops at the corners of her eyes as she tried to focus her hurt into anger and lost. "My God, Jerry! Have you no value for me at all? …No Pride in yourself?" Susan looked straight into her husbands eyes and asked, "Or you a coward?" She looked down at the floor afraid that she might have struck a truth that would ruin her new marriage. "I mean, that ass hole called you "little dink" and invited me to crawl into bed with him like I was some kind of slut right there in front of you and his wife. You laughed, and so did she. Is there something going on here, that you haven't told me about? What was so funny? Most men would have punched him out, or at least called him on it.
Jerry waited patiently for her tirade to run down.
Damn
, He thought.
She's beautiful even when she's hurt and angry. I sure hope she understands what I have to say
. His eyes took all of her in as he waited. Susan's soft blonde hair was first to catch anyone's eye. Tonight it contrasted against her blue party dress, as did her very smooth and light skin. At five feet four inches tall, She weighed about 130 pounds. Her breasts weren't the huge globes that many men drool over. She was a very well formed 34B that didn't need a push up bra to create artificial cleavage. Flesh toned stockings enhanced her graceful legs right up to where they disappeared under the hem of her just above the knee dress. Her crossed legs revealed just a hint of the treasure hidden between them. As she sat, the sweet curve of her ass cheek further accented the soft femininity of her graceful body. Black spike heel shoes completed the image of the very sexy woman that Jerry was glad he had married.
The Glenview Fireman's ball they had just attended was always a smashing success. It was one of the few social events that the small town of Glenview could put together each year. It was also a very necessary fundraiser for the volunteer fire department. Everyone turned out for it and even returned from their lives in larger cities to attend it as a reunion of sorts. Whatever happened at that ball would be the talk of the town for at least a month afterward. The Glenview Center Hall served as the meeting place in town. For the Ball, Over 300 people had packed it to its capacity. If you lived in Glenview, you attended the ball. Jerry loved his little town. The ball was his first social function with his new wife to introduce to all of his friends and neighbors.
Jerry was the proud owner, operator, and chief mechanic of the local car repair garage. He started working there while still in high school and after serving an apprenticeship, bought the business from the retiring owner with nothing down and a percentage of the profits. Jerry was a tall, lean man. He stood just over six feet tall and weighed in at 170 pounds. He didn't have the bulging biceps and big pectorals of the local iron pumping bunch but no one who saw him with his shirt off would mistake his lean build for physical weakness either. His muscles didn't have a lot of bulk, but they stood out, long, hard, and sinewy, like bands of steel cable. His chestnut hair, as usual, could use a trim, though his face was always kept closely shaved. Jerry had blue eyes that always sparkled with humor as if some hidden joke or bit of mischief lay behind them. A stranger at the ball would have noticed that Jerry was well known and highly regarded in the town of Glenview.
Jerry looked across the small bedroom directly into his wife's eyes and began his story.
"I could never tell you before, but maybe you need to know. Before we met, you walked out of a faithless marriage. You are still hurt and angry over it. Me talking about my past sex life would not have made you feel any better. Charlie is a guy just like your ex. Maybe, at one time, I was too. I've known Charlie since my freshman year in high school when I worked as an assistant team manager. He was a senior and a football hero. He always did think too much of himself which left little regard for anyone else. You are angry with me for laughing when Charlie came on to you so strong, and so insulting to me. I don't take these things lightly." Jerry paused.
Susan looked back expectantly, waiting for her husband to continue.
"Since you came from a larger city it's difficult for you to realize that small towns have a lot of secrets. In the city people are strangers to each other so there is little need for secrecy. In a small town like Glenview, we know each other very well and are in daily contact with each other. We learn very early that; if there is something we don't want everyone to know, we tell absolutely one about it."