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This story has turned out far longer than I had intended after the first chapter. I wanted to tell a story. I had ideas of how I wanted it to go. I strayed a bit from my outline. To me, a story is like a long road trip. The journey is as important as the destination. You see things along the way and stop and look.

Be forewarned. I incorporate aspects in this story that push the boundaries. There are elements of domination/submission. I could easily have been submitted in the Fetish category, but I like to keep the whole story in the category I originally post it.

All characters participating in sexual activities are over eighteen.

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"Wow, I am floored!" Karen offered as we got to the car. "That blew me away! I could not believe Sheila opened the door wearing those tight ass shorts and tee shirt. You noticed she was not wearing bra or panties either, didn't you?" Of course I had. The prominent camel toe and her hard nipples made that clear. Sheila rarely wore a thong and even more rarely went commando. The few times she did while wearing a dress she was more uncomfortable than aroused. "Oh no doubt. Her statement about not having any place for a recording device was certainly true. "I don't think she'd have been as embarrassed if she was naked when she answered the door. And her excuse was not having a recording device?. Total bullshit! That was my first thought. It became clear later I was right."

"And when she started telling her story I was equally shocked. And to think we shared the same fantasy." Karen said. "If I had expressed my fantasy to her all this would not have happened."

"But it did." I replied. "I was pissed to hear she had gone to Rebecca to have an affair, lesbian or not. I might have gone along if she had brought it to me to discuss." I admitted. "I mean when you described your fantasy, I got aroused. And you didn't even go into detail."

"Yeah? If I DO tell you in detail, will you fuck my lights out?" Karen asked, playfully. I asked her didn't she think this was a little early. "Not at all. Not after what we just heard. It might be a little early for me to ask you to marry me. And I fully intend to ask you soon if you don't ask me first. I am ready. I know you need a little time. I don't. I made my decision years ago. If you ever divorced or were widowed, I'd stake my claim. Are you absolutely sure you are going forward with the divorce?"

"Why do you keep asking me that?" I groused. "I told you that I have no intention of accepting her deceit. And of all the women out there, it would be you I'd want in my life."

"Because I want some assurance." she said. "Plus today's revelations were an eye opener. I am trying to wrap my mind around what it all means." I said I was also shocked. I wish I had recorded the conversation when Sheila made the offer. I thought all we were going to hear would be bullshit about Turner and whatever excuse she offered about him would make no difference in the long run. Karen smiled, and confessed. "I recorded it and I'm damn glad I did. I did not want anybody to know."

"How? You put your phone on the table with mine after we turned them off." I asked.

"I have a little recorder I use at work. My boss and I discuss things he wants to make sure is in the paperwork. I record it so I don't miss any details. All it takes is to punch a button and it starts recording. It has a belt clip. It was under my shirt the whole time we were in there. It is super sensitive. it probably even picked up Becky ordering Sheila to clean the house and her saying 'yes ma'am'.

"You do realize the whole meeting was a show." Karen went on to say. "A very informative show but it was planned none the less. Let's go to the coffee shop over on Main street and sit and talk for a while before going home. The kids are going to pounce on us as soon as we walk in the front door. I want to talk this out between us first. I'm very glad you did not get too angry. I could tell you were about to blow up a few times. And you came close to standing up and leaving when you found out who Alyssa was. I would have put a hand on your arm and tell you to sit and hear them out."

"Yeah, Rebecca ordering Sheila around pissed me off." I admitted. "I may be divorcing the cheating bitch, but I still don't want her abused. I thought at first she was trying to rub my nose in it, then she acted like it was just a demonstration of Sheila's submissive mode as she called it. I'm still not sure."

"That was part of the show." Karen said. "Oh, don't get me wrong, Sheila was not aware what Rebecca and Sheila were going to do or say. Her reactions were totally genuine. She is not that good an actor. I'm betting Rebecca and Alyssa told her to trust them and they would take care of things."

We ordered our coffees and sat outside in a shaded area so we could talk without being overheard. "Wasn't most of what Rebecca and Alyssa said bullshit? I mean what they said totally incriminated themselves. Alyssa should not have been there in the first place and if she is representing Sheila why would she say some of that stuff?" I asked.

"Slow down." Karen said. "Let me tell you my thoughts. I may revise them a bit after I listen to the recording and pick up more details. But this is my initial perspective. First of all I think the facts we were told are accurate. The conclusions, not so much. Alyssa, even if she is Sheila's lawyer could talk to you if she is willing and you are willing to listen. But she got damn close if not actually crossing the line to be accused of not acting in Sheila's best interest. She was acting in her own and Rebecca's interests. I'm sure of that."

"The reason lawyers don't want you to talk without them present is they don't want you to reveal something they'd prefer be hidden. Alyssa knew every bit of the story would come out sooner or later. She just wanted to get her story out first the way she wanted it slanted. You noticed she sort of shushed Sheila a few times. That was an attorney keeping her client from saying something that could hurt her case. I'll bet Sheila asked her what she should do about the divorce and Alyssa offered her advice for free. Lawyers are expensive. Three hundred bucks an hour at least. Even our estate business is that much. I'm betting Alyssa gets a little more because of the type of law. And I know Sheila does not have a lot of spare money. I'm sure Alyssa gave her solid advice and told her how divorces go in a community property state like this. They talked it all over several times this past week."

"Your demands followed the law. They are pretty much the standard divorce with the exception of the alimony. Alyssa giving that up so easily is certainly not in Sheila's best interest. Her whole goal was to keep you from forcing Sheila to sue for sexual harassment. She knows full well Sheila can always do that on her own no matter what she agrees now. I have no idea how they will convince her not to do that later, but I have some ideas. My point here is Alyssa opened herself up for trouble." I told her that was what I thought and shouldn't I just reject the new deal? I want to sue the company at least.

"I doesn't matter what you want. Like you say sometimes, "you ain't got no dogs in that fight." Karen said. "Alyssa was both right and wrong with what she said about what would happen if Sheila sued the company. I don't know if she has any idea I am a paralegal and knew part of what she said was bullshit."

"Sheila can certainly sue. She has a case. Her settlement might be mitigated a bit because she freely admits she initiated their affair but she would still get a decent settlement. By decent I mean a few year's income at least. Not millions. Otherwise many people would be out there actively trying to seduce their bosses so they could have sex a couple times, then sue and retire. How many cute secretaries would come on to their bosses until they found the one receptive boss then sue and retire before they are twenty five. That would become a career. Forget being the trophy wife."

"Most people get the wrong impression when they see those big lawsuits in the news. Some of those are people are making big salaries already and having to leave the job is as much a part of the settlement as anything else. And the attorneys ALWAYS get their cut just like Alyssa said."

"Sheila would certainly get a nice separation package as well as money for having an affair with a supervisor. But that is a poor reward. I say that because I'll bet she will lose her job. We are in an 'at will' state. That means an employee can be fired for any reason at any time unless that firing is illegal or the person is under contract. Wrongful termination cases rarely go far unless there are firm grounds. The company will simply pay her off to go away and give her a good recommendation. They would have a legitimate claim her continued presence on the staff is 'disruptive' or 'non-conducive' to a good work environment. Every person in the company will know the circumstances sooner or later, probably sooner."

"Jason would also probably get fired, again for his presence being disruptive. Like Rebecca pointed out he is not Sheila's supervisor but might have influence. If the company has a written fraternization policy they can use that to fire the people involved unless they can prove the company knew and condoned the activity.

"In may sound unjust because you are the innocent victim here but you have no part in all this. Sheila would have a case. You can't sue any of them for alienation of affection. That got thrown out long ago in this state. Whatever award Sheila got would be totally hers, not yours. You would not get a nickel any way it shakes out unless you stayed married, of course. That was why I asked if you were sure you wanted the divorce. Later the money would be community property. And you'd get half if you divorced then. But you'd certainly get hit with alimony if she did not have a job with a high enough income."

"I would not stay married to her if she hit the lottery!" I declared. "Well, I might stay for a while until I got my half and then leave."

"The person who will lose the most is Rebecca. She'd lose her job. And probably leave with nothing more than being paid for accrued vacation and a severance package which might be fairly generous depending on her contract. That was her main goal today." Karen said, continuing her explanation."Alyssa is trying to prevent that. Rebecca claimed she talked to the CEO and president. She tried to make it sound like like they understood and were supportive. Wanting to keep all three on board for the good of the company. That is complete crap. I'll bet Rebecca was told to fix the situation. Make the problem go away or her ass would."

"Rebecca does not even have the defense that she thought she had your full permission for the affair. She did not make sure. If she showed a paper that you knew and gave your full permission, it might not completely absolve her but would play very well before a court if you tried to sue or push Sheila to sue. She could even have a counter suit that you set her up."

"Now I will also say this. I think Rebecca really wants to smooth things over. She is honest about not wanting to hurt either Sheila or Turner. I'm sure she wants to help Sheila and do what is best for her. I remember her name from conversations with Sheila. They have been work friends for years. Alyssa pisses me off. She only cares about Rebecca."

"They are in a tough spot with Sheila. Sheila is a loose cannon. She is the one who can bring them all down. But I seriously doubt Sheila would sue on her own. Remember when she got promoted? She was proud as punch. She liked her job even before she took over the section. She is proud of her accomplishment. Today when you said something about her fucking for the promotion, she came out of her submissive state and got angry. She said she worked her ass off for it. She would hate to lose that position even for a one time windfall."

"I think the plan is to give you your endgame, no alimony. That is basically what you asked for." Karen said. "The way Alyssa presented it was wrong. Sheila is worried about getting by on her salary. That is understandable. You noticed Alyssa interrupted her. I'm sure they will discuss it later. Hopefully at the office where Sheila is fully dressed and not in submissive mode."

"Now, I want to help Sheila. I have to admit I still love her." Karen said. "I want to protect her from getting screwed over. I am formulating a plan how to begin." I asked what it was. "Nope. Not now. I'm as bad as Alyssa and Rebecca. I have my own self interest to consider."

Back at her house all three kids converged on us wanting to know what was discussed. None of them seemed agitated or even shocked that Sheila had sought out girl on girl action. They were as disturbed as I she had not talked to me about it first, admitting it was cheating. They were still especially upset a man was involved. I was not going to attempt to explain or even reveal their mother's self punishment games. It was complicated enough for me. Karen went to a back room. "When are you going to get together with my Mom?" Rachael asked me suddenly. I did not even know she had followed me to the kitchen. Both the other kids were right behind her.

I did not know how to respond. I was thinking of the right answer when she continued. "I wish you would. You know she loves you." she said. "To us it is obvious. We always thought you, her and Ms Sheila would kinda get together as a threesome." To say I was stunned hearing that would be an understatement.

"Yeah, Dad." my son said. "We all thought that would be pretty cool. I mean we were all together as a family anyway. It just seemed to be the next step. Not exactly the norm but it would work for us. When it didn't happen, we were disappointed. We did not want to push our ideas on you. Rachael and I sort of got together. We talked about how it was okay since we weren't blood relatives. We already thought of us as family."

"Yeah, especially since Rachel and I" Sharon blurted. "... uhh I mean." she floundered.

I was pretty obtuse because I did not understand. "Spill it. What are you three talking about?" I said tersely. "In little words so I can understand."

"Well we thought it would be cool if you, Mom and Ms Karen got together as sort of a threesome. You know, you and two wives, one official and the other not legally but in all other ways just as married." Sharon said, bluntly. I said I got that part but we never had. I had a thing called marriage vows. I wanted to know the other part about between her and Rachael.

"Dad, I thought you had caught on. Mom pretty much did although she did not make an issue of it or even bring it up in family discussions." Sharon said. "I am bi, and so is Rachael. Well we think we are anyway. We play around. Ya know. We love each other."

I looked at Darren. "I am totally cool with it." he said. "You know Rachael and I have sex. Well we have to be discreet. Ms Karen told us we were NOT to act like bunny rabbits out in the open or she was gonna either take our heads off or beat our other ends. We are happy enough to be together we aren't gonna test her." All three of the kids laughed.

'Yeah, I can imagine all of us with our pants down getting our butts smacked." Sharon said. "Only this time it might be on the bare. And she won't use her hand!" They all laughed.

"No kidding." Rachael said. "I think the last time I got spanked was when we were thirteen and you punished us for setting the fence on fire." I remembered the occasion. They had watched a reality television show where contestants stranded on an island had to compete. One competition was who could start a fire with a flint and steel first and burn a string suspended over the flame. The three had re-enacted the challenge in the back yard. They had not thought to clear the area of debris first. The fires quickly got away from them and had scorched the wood fence before they got the garden hose out to douse it.

I had taken their shorts down but not their underwear. Sheila and Karen arrived home to find the three sniffling facing the wall, their pants still down around their ankles. When they heard what the kids had done, Karen had offered, loudly. "Well, from what I can see of their butts you did a fair job, Frank. I might have used a switch and it would have been on bare butts." Not a word was said about my right to discipline her daughter. I snapped out of my reverie.

I was having a hard time believing this. I had had too much upheaval lately I must be hearing wrong. I sat down. "Dad, don't worry about us. You need to take care of your own business." Darren said.

"I thought the family WAS my own business," I said, trying to process all this. The kids were all obviously united.

"It is. That is why what Mom did pissed us off so much." Sharon offered. "She cheated on both you and Karen. She went outside the three of you. That means she cheated on ALL of us."

"So if you had walked in and caught ... well Sheila and Karen doing something, that would be okay?" I asked. Their answer was unanimous in agreement. "Or if I was doing something with Karen, you would not have been upset I was cheating on your mother?" I asked directing this to Sharon and Darren.

"As long as Mom was on board, which we assume would be the case anyway." Sharon declared. Rachael and Darren agreed.

"Have you guys had this talk with Karen?" I asked suspiciously.

"Sort of." Rachael said. "We told her to go jump your bones. We already had talked about it among ourselves. Like I said before, I'd been hoping Mom and you would get together for a long time. She never seemed to like any of the guys she went out with. And she rarely even went out. I want her to be happy. You've always been the obvious choice. Heck, you were the only male role model I had growing up. I always thought of you as my Dad, too. We always thought the three of you would be an item and us one big family."

I was not about to confess to them how I had imagined having both women. It was the ultimate jerk off fantasy. But I was married and vows were sacrosanct.

I needed to sit by myself and reflect. Actually that meant sit on my ass and wonder how the fuck I had missed all the clues. My reverie was disrupted when Darren came back to the kitchen where I sat. "Seriously Dad. You need to go after Karen. Even if you decide to forgive Mom later you need to do that. I can never see you totally forgiving Mom though. Like you said you'd never be able to completely trust her. You should at least work on some kind of friendly relationship with Mom once you get over your anger. You need Karen. I'm sorry but looking at it, that is what I see. Sharon and I have to talk to Mom sometime soon, but that will be between us. Right now anything we have to say will not be nice. And not help the situation. But Mom is going to be around during special family events. Like we have graduation coming up."

I wondered where my boy got so wise. I suspected this was the collective wisdom of all the three kids plus a healthy dose of wishful thinking.

I got up off my ass to go talk to Karen. "She's not here." Rachael said. "She said she had to go out for a while." I asked if she said when she'd be back? "Nope. I imagine in time for supper. That is one of her rules. Tonight we are eating a little early. The three of us plan to see a movie. Well, unless you tell us to stay home that is." I could tell she was giving me extra authority to approve or deny their actions. She knew full well I would have not normally said a word about their plans to go out on a Saturday evening. She was putting me in the Dad role for her too. I sort of had been an authority figure already. She was broadcasting without saying it in words that I had full parental authority over her.