As I was leaving for work my wife of twenty years nervously informed me that she had something she wanted to talk to me about when I got home from work.
"Do you want to talk now honey, I can be a few minutes late to work."
"No, it needs to wait until this evening when we have plenty of time."
I left wondering what the hell that was all about. I wonder if I did anything wrong? I couldn't think of anything. In fact, I felt like I had been especially nice to her lately. I hope she wasn't hiding an illness or anything from me.
My name is Pete Pantuso. My wife is Hilary Ball Pantuso. We met twenty two years ago in Fort Worth, Texas. It was a blind date set up by one of my team mates. I played baseball for TCU. Hilary was a student in the school of education, and a math major. I got my degree in biology. We both decided to become teachers. Actually, I was a coach and a teacher.
We were inseparable after that first blind date. I had no doubt this was the woman I was going to marry. She was smart, funny, damn good looking, and had a really nice set of tits. Every girl I had dated before had small tits. I decided I liked big tits, and set out to make hers mine forever.
I was on her like a bird on a June bug. I never gave her a chance to see other guys. We found that we had a lot in common. One of which was sex. We got really good at it, and found numerous ways to please each other. So, we fell madly in love, and I proposed our senior year. Our plan was to get married after we graduated.
Her parents were fairly well off Fort Worth society people, so we had a grand wedding. My parents were pretty well off too. Over four hundred people came to our wedding. I was a little uncomfortable at all the hoopla, but Hilary loved it, and felt like a princess. Her parents spent a hell of a lot of money on it.
We went to Cancun, Mexico for our honeymoon. We had a blast. Drinking, fucking, laying on the beach, and more drinking and fucking. It was a July wedding, and our new jobs didn't start until August. I had a job teaching and coaching baseball at one school, and Hilary got a math job at another school. I found what I wanted at my school, and she found what she wanted at hers. It worked out good for both of us.
Hilary got pregnant our first year of marriage, and had a boy we named James Richard, after both our fathers. We called him JR. We decided later that we only wanted the one. He was hand full enough for both of us. He played baseball for me, and is now at UT Austin on a baseball scholarship.
As I thought back, the past twenty years have been pretty good for Hilary and me. I will admit the sex has slowed down some, but we still get it on from time to time. Oh we have had some ups and downs, but what couple hasn't?
The look on Hilary's face this morning scared me. What did she need to talk about? I felt like our marriage was pretty good, but that was my view. Maybe Hilary was unhappy, or maybe, could she be having an affair? All sorts of weird things ran through my head.
No, I would have noticed an affair, wouldn't I? Maybe I have neglected her some lately. Being a husband, coach, and father is not easy. Coaching takes up a lot of my time. There is no way she has been screwing someone else and me not know it. Why would she? She always has orgasms with me, unless she has been faking.
My mind was racing a mile a minute all day long. It was not baseball season so I would be home around 5:30 today. I wasn't sure if I was anxious to get home or not. Yes, I was curious, but also scared. I did not know what to expect.
As I walked in the house I could smell dinner cooking in the kitchen. Shit, Hilary was making my favorite. Chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy. Now I knew it was bad news.
I gave her a kiss on the cheek and went to change clothes. When I came back she had dinner on the table. Hilary makes a great chicken fried steak. The conversation during dinner was mostly about what was going on at both our schools. After we finished with the dishes, Hilary took me by the hand and led me to the couch. She sat next to me holding my hand as she spoke.
"Pete, first off I want you to know that I love you more than anything in this world. Our marriage is good, our sex life is good, and I think you are the best husband and father in the whole world. So don't take what I am about to say the wrong way."
"Well that depends Hilary. What is this all about?"
She looked down as she said, "I need some space. A little time away. I want a little time to myself. I'm going to move out for just a little while so I can I can recharge my batteries. I feel like I'm suffocating. It will be good for you also."
"What do you mean Hilary? Are you not happy with me?"
"Of course I am happy with you Pete. It's not you, it's me."
Oh shit, the old it's not you it's me routine.
"Are you bored Hilary?"
"Yes. I mean no. Well, maybe a little. I just need to get away on my own for just a little while."
"So are you asking me for a separation, or maybe a divorce."
She gasped when I said that. "Oh gosh no Pete. It's not a separation, it's just a little time away from each other."
"Are you having an affair Hilary?"
She got a scared look on her face. "Absolutely not Pete. I have always been faithful to you."
"Well, maybe not yet, but something tells me that is why you are doing this. In fact, I bet you already have one cut from the herd, and it won't be long before you mount up."
"That is not true Pete. I told you I am just asking for a little time away."
"Where will you be staying Hilary?"
"My friend Betty has an extra bedroom in her house. She said I could stay with her."
"Are you kidding me? She is the biggest whore in town. I know some single coaches who call her birthday cake Betty. Everybody gets a piece. She is the one who put you up to this. She has filled your head with how great it would be for you to get a little strange cock for awhile. I don't like this at all Hilary. I hope your not asking for my blessing of this slut training she planned for you. I will not be a cuckold."
"It's not like that Pete. Betty is a nice lady and a good friend of mine. We don't have the kind of plans you said. We may go out every once in awhile, but not to get laid like you said. I am your wife, and I still love you. That does not change. Just give me this little time away."
"You are obviously going to do this no matter what I say. In fact, I bet your bags are already packed, aren't they?"
"Yes, Betty is expecting me tonight."
"I did not see this coming Hilary. If I had known that things were not good between us I would have done more to prevent this."
"Thing are good Pete. Please try to understand that this is just a temporary break for both of us."
"You have pretty much made up your mind so just go. However, be forewarned. If I find out you have cheated on me with another man, our marriage is over. I will divorce you in a heartbeat. If I find out you even kiss another man, that's it. Game over."
"She kind of smiled and said, "Don't worry honey, that will never happen. This will not be for very long. I just want some time to myself. I love you so much, and this will make me love you even more."
With that she went and got her bags, which were already packed. She gave me a kiss, and walked out the door. I suddenly had a terrible feeling that she would never walk back through that door as my wife again. I hope what she was saying was true, but deep down I know the real reason, and I am sure it was all Betty's doing. Betty was going to make Hilary her slut buddy.
I did not sleep well that night. I had this dream that Hilary was fucking some guy while I watched. I wasn't sure where it was, but she was enjoying it.
I called in sick the next day. I decided to play hard ball, so to speak. I made an appointment with a divorce attorney that afternoon. She had a reputation for being the best where wronged husbands are concerned.
I also called a friend of mine, Dave, who was a coach at Hilary's school. I told him my situation and asked him to keep an eye on Hilary and Betty. Betty was also a teacher at the school.
I wanted him to see if he noticed Hilary becoming overly friendly with any of the male teachers. He said he would.
I called my dad and explained everything to him. He too was suspicious.
My dad is a very rich man. He owns a South Texas energy company. He has made millions. I have always refused any money from him wanting to make my own way. I knew someday I would inherit his millions, but for now Hilary and I lived comfortably on our teaching salaries.
He told me he was going to pay my lawyer fees, and we would hire a PI. This was a special circumstance so I agreed. I had to know if Hilary was going to cheat on me, and if she did, I needed proof.
I met with Janet, my attorney, that afternoon. She seemed real eager to get to work on my case. She had seen this before, and in most cases the wife just wanted an excuse to cheat.
She recommended we hire a PI to start surveillance. If Hilary was going to cheat, she would do it soon. If she did, we would have proof. My attorney knew an excellent guy that would find out if anything was going on.