The fall.
John stormed around the house slamming every door he came across. They had had yet another heated row. It was getting to the point where neither could be civil to the other at the moment.
It seemed like whatever the couple talked about lately ended with one or the other shouting abuse and walking away angrily.
Cyd could not understand the problem he had with her wanting to go back to work now the kids were old enough to cope without her 24 hours a day.
They had been married 15 years, had three children. Anthony 14, Fearne 12 and Heather 11.
The kids were at an age where they had started to have their own minds, Cyd found it very hard work sometimes dealing with three hormonal children.
It was probably a mix of this and John's flat refusal to her about going back to work that had made her more adamant to get a job.
Every morning after getting the kids off to school she was hitting the internet looking for local jobs.
She had left school with four very good grade A levels and had landed a nice job in a local bank as a trainee mortgage advisor. She loved her job and after 2-3 years had become the youngest person country wide in the banks history to run her own department.
Its where one sunny spring morning a young man named John Morris came into her life.
John was a cocky young fella of 23, all the ladies he met went weak at the knees. His looks, charm and the way he carried himself drew looks wherever he went. He had an appointment at the bank to get a business loan for his up and coming upholstery company.
Unfortunately Mr Jenkins the business advisor was off with an upset stomach that day and Cyd had been asked to take on some extra workload.
John was sitting waiting when Cyd came out of her office to greet him, he was smitten at first sight.
He was not usually flustered around people, especially women but he found his mouth had gone dry as she introduced herself as Stephany Wilson.
She reached out to shake his hand and as he held out his hand when their fingers touched it felt to John that there was an electrical spark.
That was it for John. Cyd felt it too, there was something there.
John didn't go to pieces but he felt he was not himself, he had never felt shy where women were concerned but now he was feeling it badly. Stephany was gorgeous.
They got on like a house on fire. Feeling so comfortable together almost like old friends They had a 20 minute meeting that went on for over an hour before one of her colleagues knocked on the door.
"Stephany, your 11 o'clock has been waiting nearly 30 minutes. Are you nearly done?"
"Oh shit, oh sorry John I shouldn't have said that out loud."
John smiled, she had called him by his first name without a seconds thought.
Stephany said that she would take all of his requests and paperwork he had brought into consideration. She would ring him to confirm if his application was successful and could he come back in maybe next Tuesday to sign for the loan if it was agreed.
He nodded yes and walked away on cloud nine.
Stephany had tried not to show it but John had made her legs go to jelly, she loved his boyhood shyness and charm. He had not tried to show off or be too brash, they just chatted and found each other to be comfortable as could be in a business meeting.
Steph still lived at home with her parents and when she got back that night she found herself talking about John to her mum across the dinner table.
"Mum, seriously when did you know dad was the one?"
Her dad looked up smiling. "The first time she set eyes on me" he laughed.
"Yeah ok, in your dreams."
"No really, was it love at first sight or did he grow on you over time?"
"What's bought this on Cyd?" Asked her dad "have you met someone?"
Cyd was her dads pet name for her, Steph didn't know why he called her Cyd. he just started calling her it while she was very young and it just stuck as the name everyone called her by.
Steph looked down for a split second coyly.
"She has," said her mum, "who is he?"
"Just someone at work today. He is a hunk mum. His eyes are dreamy, his voice is so smooth. I am approving his loan just so I can see him again."
So that was how it started, they made a date to meet out of work after the next meeting. One thing led to another and after a whirlwind romance they were married within a year.
John's business went from strength to strength. He got lucky with a client who was a buyer for a major hotel line and his business snowballed.
He took on extra staff and bought bigger premises. Meanwhile Cyd looked for a house, being with the bank she could easily sort the mortgage on very favourable terms so the house she was looking for was for going to be for her future family.
She found the perfect place, an old detached Victorian four bedroom in a little village in Kent. Half an acre of land. Two old out buildings and an in/out driveway. Perfect. They moved in and made it their own.
It was late August, a beautiful summers day sitting out in the garden one Sunday morning that Cyd put a plate of bacon and eggs in front of John.
As John cut into the fried egg his knife hit something, he lifted the egg to look under. It was a pregnancy test.
Cyd had a big ass grin on her face.
His face broke into a smile as his eyes met hers. "Positive?"
They cried in each other's arms.
8 months later Anthony was born.
Over the next few years John built his business into one of the biggest upholstery firms in the country. Meaning that Cyd could take a longer break from work to bring up their now three children.
That break lasted a lot longer than Cyd originally planned for and she had to hand in her notice.
John liked the fact that she was a stay at home mum but Cyd was getting more and more frustrated with her lot. She felt that she still had so much more to give. She was still young at 38 and wanted more. Ok so she had her clubs, art, golf society ect but she really missed the day to day workplace.
This is what brought about the constant arguing lately. John just didn't understand why she needed to work, she had all the money she could ever need? That was his reasoning plus she had the kids to think of.
When the kids came home from school they didn't want their mum anyway. They went straight to their rooms they wouldn't miss her till dinner time.
This made her mind up, a job was the answer.
Maybe part time for now just to dip her toes in the water.
Cyd had narrowed it down to 3-4 positions she would apply for. She reasoned in her head that she was more than qualified for all of these.
She filled in all the questionnaires and applications and waited for the offers to come in.
The first two days dragged by with her checking her emails every hour. Nothing. A week went by with not even a reply. Cyd was disheartened but determined to find a job.
It was Wednesday afternoon, the golf society had a charity day and she was on the board. She had been there since 9.30am getting the order of play and tee off times sorted when one of her best friends came in with her new boyfriend.
Marjory was a stunning brunette divorcee of 40 years old. They had their youngest girls in the same class at school.
He was gorgeous. Tall, dark and handsome, a clichΓ© but true. Most of the women stopped and stared as the pair walked by.
"Hi Cyd, Mark here is signed up for the mixed pairs with me. Oh by the way sorry, Cyd, Mark-Mark, Cyd."
Mark looked at her with eyes that would melt an iceberg. He leaned in and took her right hand raising it to his mouth and kissed it.
"Hello Cyd, nice to meet you."
He looked and smelt divine, Cyd felt her heart rate go up as she stuttered back.
"Hello, pleased to meet you too."
She sidled up to Marjory
"Where did you get this gorgeous man?"
"I know, isn't he" she smiled like a cat with the cream.
As the day progressed the golf was going wonderfully, the side stalls were raking in cash as most of the local businesses had given support and had representatives present.
Cyd kept stealing glances at Mark only to quickly look away as every time she saw him he seemed to be checking her out too.
She found herself thinking of this man throughout the day. The more she thought of him the more sexual she thought of him wondering what he would be like in bed. She had never thought of another man in all the time she had been with John. She felt that tingle between her legs, she was getting wet.
A Kiss on the cheek woke her from her trance. John had snuck up on her.
"Oh you made it after all"