Author's Note: This little story is dedicated to a new friend who recounted a personal story that led me to write this piece of fiction. I dedicate this story to the real-life Mark, who is unlike this man.
This is a story of a weak man. He wants to fight for his wife but he can't seem to pull it off. If you are looking for a story about a guy who is going to man up and go out and beat up or shoot his wife's lover, you're in the wrong place. There are plenty of stories out there. Often the men in my stories are weak and I like them that way!
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Mark had just returned from his business trip. He was tired after the four-hour journey and wanted nothing more than to go home with some takeout. But Caroline had called wanting to meet him for dinner. Mark never turned down an opportunity to have dinner with his daughter so after he got his bags inside the house, he turned around and dragged his tired body back into town.
Mark waited impatiently for Caroline to appear at the table. Like her mother, Caroline often ran late. While sitting at the table Mark thought about how many ways Caroline and his wife Ursula were alike. It wasn't just their lateness that they had in common. The two women looked amazingly similar. As Caroline had matured into a beautiful young adult, her mother somehow managed not to age. More times than not, the two were mistaken for sisters. Both were yogis. Both were tall and slender, each with the most stunning reddish-blonde hair. Mark couldn't have been prouder than when he was in public with the two girls. Heads always turned and he was sure that people wondered how an ordinary guy like him would attract not one but two gorgeous women.
The puffy eyes on her otherwise beautiful face immediately told him something was wrong tonight. Had her boyfriend left her? Did she lose her job? From his twenty-two years of raising her, he knew that he had to wait for Caroline to bring up whatever was weighing on her.
The two settled into a pleasant conversation as they ate. He was pleased to hear news of her upcoming weekend away with her boyfriend and her exciting new project at work. So it's not the boyfriend or the job, he thought. He was wracking his brain trying to figure it out when finally she spoke up.
"Daddy, there is something you need to know," she said seriously. She was looking down at her plate as she spoke.
"What's the matter, baby?" Mark responded bracing himself to handle her current drama. He was never good at this stuff which was why she normally confided in her mother for serious issues. Today she came to him so he wanted to be there for her. "I'm here to help you any way I can," he said with as much sympathy as possible.
"It's not about me. It's about Mom."
Suddenly, Mark felt a wave of sickness wash over him. Something was wrong with Ursula, his wife of 25 years, and his rock. The fact that she had Caroline so concerned suggested that it might be serious. In his mind, the word "Cancer" appeared above his head like a disturbing thought bubble. The thought was horrifying.
He took a deep breath before speaking wanting desperately to keep control as he spoke. "She's sick," he said flatly. "What is it?" He wasn't going to use the C word. That would make it too real.
Caroline immediately saw her father panic and knew she had to blurt it out. "No, Daddy. She's not sick. She's having an affair."
Mark burst out laughing. At first, it was the relief of knowing she wasn't sick. Then as the second passed he was laughing at the thought of Ursula being with another man.
"No, sweetheart I think you are wrong about that. You may have seen something that you misunderstood. Your mother isn't having an affair."
Caroline looked up and stared into his eyes. "Yes, she is Dad. I even called her on it and she admitted it. She didn't want me to say anything but I couldn't keep it from you. You had to know."
"Who? Who is he?"
"Some guy. Steve is his name and she knows him from the gym. They do yoga together."
"And she admitted it... to you?"
"Yes Dad," she repeated. She told me she was sleeping with him."
"No. This can't be. There must be a mistake. Ursula wouldn't..."
Caroline continued to help him understand that this was very real and that he needed to come to grips with the fact that his wife was having an affair. As they continued talking, Mark realized that his life had suddenly changed drastically.
On his way home in the car, Mark couldn't help but picture, his wife with another man. He imagined her with one of the younger, stronger men he would expect to see working out at the gym. As he drove he found himself less and less angry and more and more aroused.
He fantasized about seeing Ursula with a muscled man on top of her pounding himself into her. Then in his head, he saw her on top of the man with her breasts bouncing as she furiously pumped her body into him. By the time he saw her reaching a loud orgasm (louder than any he had given her). He was completely erect.
Arriving home he saw Ursula's car in the driveway. He sat in his car, not wanting to go in. His hands unconsciously went to his zipper and soon he was rubbing himself as he continued thinking about his wife cheating on him. He didn't expect to bring himself to orgasm but it came on suddenly and he was unable to stop himself.