I had cut all ties with my ex-wife and it all was not her fault. We has chosen to play kinky sex games with our relationship and our lives. Diane had just gotten completely caught up in it and left me out. And then couldn't figure out why I had moved on without her.
I had been gone nearly 6 months before she figured out I was gone. She then freaked out that I had moved away. Not just moved away, but moved to Europe for three years. And when she found me, she was still committed to a relationship with her husband Big Frank for another year.
The way it worked out I got an offer to return and design a new Park for the county. Actually to enlarge and improve the Park. I had no idea if Big Frank was still the head of staff and if my ex-wife still managed it. Being the designer of the new Park I now was in complete charge of everything. Diane was a very good manager and Frank ran a good staff taking care of any and all problems.
So I had no idea of getting rid of anyone who might still be there. The project was huge that they wanted done. I actually had a degree in this type design and had never worked it until the job had taken me to Europe and that job was what got me full circle back here. Three swimming pools, tennis courts, an 18 hole golf coarse, and another lake with swimming area. But this one was to cover Miles and miles of water. I really needed to look this over to make sure it could really be done and I had lived in the area for several years in fact I still owned my house there.
I was back for almost two months before I actually went into the old park. No one knew about the whole new design other than rumors. Diane had been married to Frank as far as I knew for more than 5 years now and as far as I knew they were very happy. I walked into her office behind the board of the Park. The five members of the board entered in front of me.
Diane's face went stone white when I stepped in to her office behind the board. Harry Wiegert stepped forward and addressed her.
"I hope this won't present problems for you and Frank. David has been hired to design the new complex for our new Park. We have talked with David about it at length and her has told us he is very comfortable with you as the manager and Frank as staff manager so no changes in staff are expected to be made. But for the next 5 years David will be in charge of the compound."
"Yes, Sir I understand and I see the rumors are true about the new Park?"
"Yes, Diane. David will go over what he has planned for the new Park in detail. He has been here almost 2 months looking the area over for the new areas. We begin buying ground tomorrow I hope."
The board then filed out together leaving us alone. Diane's eyes filled with tears then as she looked at me.
"How, how could you just leave me here without saying a word?"
"Diane. You went months without any contact. You were caught up in your new relationship with Frank. You and Frank are still married. Over 5 years now. We gave our game a year. Then you wanted 2 more I gave up and moved on. But you lost me somewhere. You left me alone and behind. I left. You made choices."
"But how could you jut leave me here. I have always belonged to you."
"But you didn't and now you don't. If we can work together, We will. If not I will replace you."
"You could do that to me?"
"I came back here for this project nothing more and I intend to bring this to life. If you choose to be part of it you can. You and Frank talk it over and decide You can help or move on. If this gets to be a problem, I will simply fire you both."
I turned and walked out. I could hear Diane crying as I walked down the hall way to leave the building. I felt nothing as I left. Nothing at all. It had taken the three years away to control how I felt. I blamed no one but myself for what had happened.