I lost count of the beers I drank, after seven or eight. The more I drank, the less I thought about where she was, who she was with, and what she was doing. Now, I was missing her, and all I wanted was for her to come home. I actually wanted to be close with her, and maybe even make love. For as drunk as I was, that probably wasn't going to happen, knowing how alcohol has an effect on my dick.
As I was stumbling out of the bathroom, after pissing for the hundredth time, I heard the front door open, so I staggered down the hall to greet my wife. My head was in the fog, and my eyes were having a hard time focusing on her, but she looked beautiful none the less.
"Welcome home dear!" I slurred, as I tried to kiss her.
She held me back, and said, "You've been drinking."
I nodded my head, and reached for her again, but this time I managed to get my arms around her, and hug her. "I mished you honey!" I stammered.
"Yes. I missed you too." She said, as she squirmed free of my grasp.
"Washhh a matter? Don't you wanna kish yer hushbannn?"
"Of course I want to kiss you dear, but I'd probably get a buzz from your breath alone! How much have you had to drink tonight?" she said.
"Jush enough to shtop being shad." I said.
I remember her helping me into bed, and then hearing the shower running, before passing out. I slept like a log, and when I finally did wake up, my head felt like someone was using a jack hammer on it. I staggered into the bathroom, and swallowed half a bottle of headache pills, then went back to bed.
Three hours later, I was in better shape, and made my way into the kitchen for some much needed coffee. I sat alone, and downed my first cup, and when I refilled it, I noticed Lynn sitting outside drinking coffee. She looked out across the pool, seeming to be deep in thought. That's when I remembered why I had drunk so much the previous evening.
I walked out, and sat down across from her, and said, "Penny for your thoughts."
She took a sip of her coffee, and set the cup on the table between us, and looked into my bloodshot eyes. I thought she was about to say something, but she changed her mind, and looked out at the yard again.
"What's the matter?" I asked. "Nothing to say to me after last night? I thought you might at least tell me if you had a nice time, and if it was what you expected it to be."
She sat her cup back down, but this time she glared at me, and said, "Are you trying to pick a fight, or are you just being an asshole?"
"Nope... neither of those." I said as I casually took another sip of coffee. "Just trying to make polite conversation is all. Lord knows, the last thing I should be right now, is an asshole. I mean... what reason could I possibly have for that?"
She picked up her coffee, stormed into the house, and muttered, "You really can be an ass sometimes!"
"What the fuck?" I thought. "Here I am, the one who is innocent here, and she's the one who went out and screwed some guy, and I'm the asshole!" Or... maybe it didn't happen last night. Wouldn't that be grand! She puts me through all of that, and then nothing happens. That was the only explanation I could come up with for her bad mood, so I gave her some space.
I spent the rest of the morning working in the yard, and only went back in the house for some lunch, and a cold drink. I made a ham sandwich, and reached for a beer, but thought better of that. I don't think I could've kept a beer down considering all I had the night before. I hadn't seen or heard Lynn, since our morning confrontation over coffee, so I looked around for her. I could hear a muffled voice coming from the den, so I moved closer.
Before yesterday, I never would have thought of spying or eavesdropping on my wife, but this was new territory now, so I quietly listened. From what I gathered, she was talking to one of her friends. Probably Donna, the one I didn't like. She was divorced, and was always bragging to Lynn about the many men she had on a string. No doubt, it was her that put this stupid dating idea in my wifes head.
From what I was hearing, last night hadn't gone the way my wife wanted, which was exactly what I wanted! Apparently her date turned out to be a dud, and she wasn't happy about it. "Yay! Maybe, she'll give up this nonsense," I thought. My hopes were crushed, when I heard my wife agree to go on a double date with Donna and a couple guys she knew. I heard my wife giggle, and say that she would be ready before hanging up the phone.
I hurried back to the kitchen, and had just sat down, when she came into the room. I just looked at her, and ate my sandwich.
"I'm sorry for jumping all over you earlier Steve." She said. "I had no right to do that to you."
Boy! That was the understatement of the year. Taking the initiative, I asked, "How was your evening?"
"It was OK, but not what I had hoped it would be." She replied.
At that moment, I knew that she hadn't hung cuckold horns on me, but I wasn't too sure about asking anything else, so I just nodded, and took another bite. I was wondering how she was going to tell me about her next date, and when it would be, when she said, "I hope you won't mind, but Donna asked me to go out with her for a few drinks tonight."
There it was! No mention of Donna bringing a man for her, just drinks with her friend. Now, she was just being sneaky about it, which was something she said she wouldn't do. So, I played along, and said, "Sure. Go ahead. After all, it is Saturday night, and there's no sense in staying home with me, and watching the game. I know you're not a hockey fan."
"Thanks hun. I thought you might be upset about last night, so I was hesitant to ask." She said. "Why don't you have some of your friends over to watch the game with you? No sense in watching alone."
"Yeah... I might do that." I said.
Here we were, avoiding the issue of last night, like it never happened, and now she was openly deceiving me about going out with her friend. How far we had come in the space of one day! It amazed me at how quickly, and easily my loving wife, would flip flop on her ideal of being honest and upfront with me. Maybe, my reaction was what caused it, but then again, maybe her friend had a big hand in our problems too. In any event, I knew that tonight, I wouldn't be watching the game; I was going to follow my wife, and see exactly what was going to happen.
Later that day, when she was in the shower, I grabbed her phone, and downloaded a tracking app on it, and linked it to my phone. I certainly didn't want to lose her, and following her line of sight was too risky. It was funny, but I didn't want my wife to catch me in the act of spying on her. As far as I was concerned, I held the high ground, and I didn't want to lose that advantage. The last thing I wanted was for her crying to her friend about how I didn't trust her, and was following her, even though it was now a sad reality for me.
"Who did you call to watch the game with you dear?" She asked.
I lied, and said, "Jim, Frank, and Bill are coming over."
"Well, I'm glad I have someplace to go. I know how loud you guys can get." She laughed.