This happened a few years ago. My wife and I had been together for a little over 10 years, and things had gotten a little stale. Our communication was terrible, and her sex drive was much lower than mine.
I'd started working a new job in an office, with plenty of attractive women to look at and flirt with, and that's where the trouble really started. For the most part, the interactions were innocent enough, a smile or compliment here and there, but nothing more. At least until I met Darla.
Darla worked as one of the assistants to the higher-ups. I'd swing by her desk a few times a week, and we'd chat and talk about life and work. She was about 15 years my senior, but she didn't look it. Her long blond hair accentuated her blue eyes, and her frame reminded me of a skinny hourglass.
I tried to only stare when I knew she was looking at something else, but she caught me a time or two looking down her shirt. She would only smile and go back to what she was doing on these occasions, enjoying the fact that I was checking her out.
Knowing that I was good with computers, she'd asked me at one point if I could come over to her house and help her with some issues she'd been having, but I wasn't sure if that was a good idea. I had no intention of cheating on my wife, but I also wanted to get to know Darla a bit better outside of work.
We'd only been working together about a year and half when our company underwent some major restructuring. As part of this, Darla was let go and I was devastated. She'd been one of my favorite people to talk to, and spend time with, in the office.
Shortly after leaving, she sent me a message on social media, as we hadn't exchanged numbers prior, and asked me again to help her with her computer. She needed to get it working again so she could fill out resumes, and I decided that helping a friend get back on their feet was a good excuse to go over to her house.