Note: This story is the sixty-second installment in a series entitled "Sandra and Stevie". If you have not read the previous sixty-one episodes of this series, I encourage you do so before beginning this chapter.
This is a dominant wife humiliates submissive husband story. That is the kind of story I write. If you do not enjoy these types of stories, I strongly recommend that you look for something else to read.
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Tuesday evening was pleasant and relaxing. Everyone was tired. We'd all had full days. The four of us went to bed early, made quiet love for an hour and went to sleep cuddled together.
Wednesday morning Father Tom called me from the airport. I'd given him my cell phone number.
"Stevie the hotel was magnificent, thank you very much. Father Louis and I had a wonderful dinner last night. Stevie you gave two old priests an evening that we'll remember for a long time."
"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself Father Tom."
"Stevie, I'll call you from the Milwaukee airport after the meeting today. I am sure you'll be very excited to hear how things went. According to the itinerary that you gave me, you should be hearing from me around 1:00 pm."
"Thanks Father Tom. You're right, I am very excited to hear how things turn out."
"I'll call you as soon as I know anything. I have to go now Stevie, they're loading my airplane."
He hung up.
I tried to keep busy, but It was difficult. I kept looking at the clock. At 11:00 I thought to myself that the meeting should just be starting.
At noon I guessed that the meeting was over or would soon be ending. I couldn't help wondering how things had turned out.
As the time approached 1:00 pm I was so nervous that I couldn't bear to stay seated. I got up and started to pace the room. I watched the clock. 1:00 pm came and there was no telephone call. I continued to wait. Five minutes passed, then ten more minutes passed. I was just starting to worry that something had gone wrong when my cell phone rang.
I picked it up. "Hello?"
"Hello Stevie. This is Father Tom. I am in the limousine on my way to the airport. We're hurrying. The meeting ran a little longer than I'd planned. Sandra's parents wanted to hear about my work in Chicago."
"Father Tom how did they react to your message."
"Stevie they were quite impressed by your ability to invest money. They were also impressed by the endorsement that your boss Avery gave to you." He paused. "Stevie, the Monroes should be at home by now. They would like you to call them. This is their telephone number. Do you have a pencil and paper?"
"Yes Father Tom I do, please go ahead. I'm ready."
Father Tom gave me the Monroe's telephone number. I wrote it down.
When he was done reading me the telephone number Father Tom said, "I am going to let you go so that you can call them now. Good luck Stevie, I'll pray for you."
"Thank you Father Tom." I was going to hang up but I suddenly stopped. "Father Tom wait."
"Yes Stevie what is it?"
"I am going to give your $200,000 to Avery. I have another possible investment opportunity that's developing. I suggest you let Avery hang on to your money for a little while."
Father Tom laughed. "Thank you Stevie, I trust your judgment. Tell Avery to invest my money when you decide that the time is right. Goodbye now Stevie, good luck with the Monroes."
"Goodbye Father Tom."
I smiled as I hung up the telephone. Good things happen to all of us, but Sandra and I have maybe been luckier than most people. Serendipity has visited us many times in this past year. The sudden appearance of Father Tom was the latest instance.
I sat down at my desk, took a deep breath and dialed the Monroes.'
On the second ring a woman answered. "Hello?"
"Hello Mrs. Monroe, this is Steven Wagner."
"Just a moment Steven." I could hear Mrs. Monroe yell, "Ed pick up the telephone, It's Steven Wagner."
She came back. "Steven, my husband is going to pick up the extension phone so that we can both be part of this conversation."
"That's a good idea Mrs. Monroe."
"Hello", It was a man's voice.
"Mr. Monroe this is Steven Wagner."
"Hello Mr. Wagner, you certainly know how to get someone's attention."
"Sir, I consider this to be a very important discussion."
"So do we Mr. Wagner." He paused. "Mr. Wagner let me begin by thanking you for your very generous donation to our church."
"Mr. Monroe, I would give your church every penny I have if you will just agree to talk to Sandra for 5 minutes today."
Ed Monroe laughed. "From what Father Tom told us, that's a very considerable sum of money."
"It would be worth every penny to me."
"Steven. "He paused. "May I call you Steven?"
"Most people call me Stevie, Stevie would be my preference."
"Very well Stevie, please call me Ed."
"Thank you Ed."
"Stevie, I was going to tell you that I don't think an additional donation will be necessary. We miss our daughter very much. That last man that she almost married gave us an excuse to see her again."
"You mean Roger?"
"Yes, Roger. Stevie we got together with Sandra, but we never really addressed the problems we've had. We just sort of pretended that they didn't happen. It wasn't a very healthy reunion."
Mrs. Monroe interrupted. "Stevie why didn't Sandra marry Roger?"
"Mrs. Monroe I will....."
"Please call me Pat."
"Thank you Pat. I would encourage you to ask your daughter that question. My answer is that she didn't love Roger. She was marrying Roger because she thought she'd earn instant respectability with you if she married a man of his stature."
Ed said, "That's what we thought Stevie. When they came to visit us they didn't really act like two people that were about to get married. It seemed to us that they were barely able to tolerate each other."
"Stevie we were actually relieved when she decided not to marry that man." It was Mrs. Monroe. She paused for a moment. "Stevie we seem to have misjudged you. My niece apparently gave us some very inaccurate information. I am rather embarrassed that we even considered believing it. I guess that for along time now we've been willing to believe the worst about Sandra."
"Mrs. Monroe your daughter is a wonderful woman. She graduated from college with honors and paid her own way the entire time. That is a very difficult thing for anyone to do. She's now in her third year of law school and has a 3.75 grade point average. You should be very proud of her."
Ed Monroe said, "Stevie Pat and I are both ashamed because we made her do that on her own. We're both just a little bit afraid to talk to her. I think that's why we avoided all conversation about the past when she was here with Roger."
"Ed and Pat, your daughter loves you both so much. If you agree to talk to her, I think that there will be a lot of forgiving going on."
Pat asked me; "Stevie, Sandra left you for Roger. Why did you take her back?'