The aftermath
I was in bed reading on my tablet, when my phone buzzed, indicating I had a message. It was from Maggie with an attachment. The attachment was a picture of Maggie wearing cotton panties, which said "Daddy's Little Girl". The pair Angie bought at Victoria Secrets.
The text read: "Hello, daddy, thanks for the nice panties from Vegas. I just love them and hope you do too. Are you up? If not... I can guarantee to get you up....lol.
On a serious note, I like to call, if you're not to tired."
I responded, "Not tired, just reading in bed, I'll wait for your call."
Maggie, had met with Angie for happy hour a few days earlier, the topics of discussion, the Vegas weekend, and my relationship with Angie. It was also when Maggie received her Vegas gift.
Maggie was concerned how I processed all the events of the Vegas weekend, as she had heard Angie's point of view.
Our conversation recapped the dinners, shopping, erotic cab ride, Fremont Street, helicopter tour. Also, the last night, the gambling, meeting Tom and Suzanne, dancing at the club and the argument.
Maggie said, "In all seriousness, I hope I can related Angie's mindset right now."
"Maggie, wait! Shouldn't Angie tell me this, I'm sure she is not afraid, she has never been a person not to tell things like she sees them. It might better for her to relate her feelings about the weekend, instead of her best friend", I said, in a scolding manner.
"I'm sure she will, in due time", Maggie replied. "I want you to fully understand her point of view, not only about the weekend, but also your previous relationship. Angie, may or may not divulge everything that she told me. However, if you don't want to talk about it, I'll drop it. Angie didn't ask me to do this, I just thought if you heard some of this before hand, you will be able to process it, before you talk to her, and it may overt hard feelings, anger or even another argument."
"OK, I believe you're trying to be a good friend. I'm all ears", I said.
"I believe the two of you were in love during the time of your affair. At least, from what Angie told me, you told her hundreds of times that you loved her, and she told you the same. Then the day of reckoning happened and your affair was discovered. I understand all the pain everyone endured, the two of you, wife, husband, children and friends. As you know Angie divorced her husband, and probably would have anyway, but the discovery of the affair was the straw that broke the camel's back", Maggie told me.
"Here is were things get difficult, but I hope brings some clarity", Maggie said in a serious tone. "Angie was disappointed in you. She was divorcing and becoming available, and you had the same opportunity, to leave your wife. Her thoughts were the two of you would no longer have to hide your affection for each other and could become a loving couple. Hoping to build a strong relationship that could have included marriage".
"Your choice was to stay with your wife, and I'm sure for many good reasons. So the woman, you told Angie so many times, you no longer loved, you decide to stay with. On the other hand, Angie the woman you said you loved with all your heart, was going to be available. Maggie paused before completing her next thought. "Maybe if you would have had some cojones, you might have divorced also. Sorry for the blunt view of things, but it reflects Angie's feeling related to you."
Maggie continued, "After you made your choice, Angie was strong and brave enough, to leave you alone, no questions asked. So dickhead, you broke her heart, she was depressed for a long time. I know because she cried on my shoulders many a day."
"Now let's fast forward to the present", Maggie continued. "Your a widower and single, so you begin to communicate with her once again, you threw out all kinds of complaints and flirt constantly. The point is you decided to enter her life again, mainly because your now single and alone. She believes and I'll paraphrase, "I've been second fiddle to his wife all these years, and now that he is single... now I'm good enough. He parachutes back into my life, charming as ever, and thinks things will return to the way they were during our affair."
"It had never occurred to me how my words have deceived her." My choice was to keep my family intact. Angie absolutely allowed me to do that, with no interference. I was beginning to see things through her eyes and how she must mistrust me, especially now. "Maggie this will help immensely, if or when, Angie and I have this conversation. "Thank you", I said sadly.
"As you know woman love to feel desirable and wanted, you've done a good job of that with her. She enjoys the innuendo, banter and sexual fun you two have." Laughing Maggie added, "I do too, since she shares just about everything you two say or do, at least on a sexual basis, and I love all the naughty pictures."
You were a very naughty boy in Vegas. I may need to spank your old fart ass, or would you like your little girl to spank your monkey?" She said laughing.
I was glad Maggie confided in me about Angie's pent up feeling towards me. I was also happy she had lightened things up, being her nasty self.
"You have not mentioned the couple we met at the Hard Rock Casino, or our augment." I mentioned to Maggie.
"Yes, she told me about them, what were their names, Tom and Suzanne? I know a lot things went on that night, I doubt you have no clue about. Angie told me how you played the old stick in mud, third wheel shit." Remember what I just said a moment ago, "She was upset, because you didn't make her feel beautiful, sexy, wanted or desirable. But that couple sure did,... you caved... just the way that Tom guy, thought you would. Where was that confident, charming, get your hands off my girl, type of guy?" Maggie asked.
"So I've been reminded of that fact a couple of times already", I said with a laugh. "Would you like to fill me in on the details of that night. There was a tremendous amount of whispering, groping, and time Angie was not accounted for?" I asked.