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.
When he was done he put his head back against the seat and wondered what had brought that on. He had never masturbated in the car before and certainly not after hearing such disturbing news.
Mark decided not to say anything to Ursula for a few days. He hated conflict and it seemed better to let it sit. He did find that he was more attracted to her than ever and was pushing himself on her almost every night. He told himself he was trying to win her back but deep down he knew that wasn't the case. Every time he made love to his wife, his mind was picturing her with a muscled guy from the gym.
He couldn't admit it to anyone but himself. He was turned on by her affair.
A full week went by before Mark decided to take action. Early one morning while Ursula was in the shower, Mark grabbed her phone and turned on Find My. He then set himself up to monitor her every move. For two days he watched as she went to work, the grocery, and numerous shops and businesses. Finally late Friday afternoon he tracked her to a house in a neighborhood not far away.
He wanted to head over immediately but thought better of it. He didn't want to find them together. He would go there tomorrow and confront the man who was fucking his wife.
"I'm sorry I'm so late honey," she said after settling in at home late that evening. "The goodbye dinner for Ingrid went on forever. You'd think that someone leaving cause she hates the office would want to get away from us. But no, she was all weepy and emotional, saying how much she's going to miss us. What a pile of crap."
Mark listened to her lies and let them fly over his head. How many times had he heard stories like this? He had believed every tall tale she had given him. Now he knew better. He was going to put an end to this tomorrow.
In the morning he was questioning his plan. Not one for confrontation, he thought about just letting it go. He and Ursula had been having more sex than they had in a long time even if he was fantasizing about her and this unknown man. In the end, he decided he had to man up and meet this guy, Steve. Ursula was his wife and, damn it, he had to fight for her.
Sitting in his car in front of his house, Mark reflected on how his wife had been with him just the night before--sharing intimate moments that only he should experience. It was time to put a stop to this madness. He resolved to be strong and demand that it end.
It wasn't until he was banging on the door that he realized that he had absolutely no idea what he was going to say to this guy. When the door opened and he found himself standing in front of the man who may or may not have fucked his wife, he just stood there, mouth open staring at a man who looked amazingly like what he had pictured in his mind.
Steve Andrews was waiting at home for Ursula to return. They had spent the evening at his house the night before laughing over a special dinner that he had made and later exploring each other's bodies in his bedroom. Ursula loved his room as one side had been converted to a small gym with a rowing machine, treadmill, and a set of free weights. Most of all she liked the mirrored wall that sat behind the equipment. When they made love on his bed she would sometimes look over and see the reflection of her and her lover doing what she now found she loved most in life. It was late when she determined that she had best go be with her husband for the evening. Before leaving, she said she would try to return the next morning.
He expected to see Ursula when he opened the door that morning. He wore a sleeveless muscle shirt and tight gym shorts hoping to excite her enough to race him to the bedroom. But instead of Ursula, a goofy-looking man in ill-fitting jeans stood staring at him with his mouth open.
"Can I help you?" Steve asked.