The end came the following Thursday. I received a call at work from Nancy Wilde.
"I hate to be the one to tell you this Bobby, but you did ask some of us to watch Natasha. Your suspicions were right. She is running around on you."
"What have you seen?"
"She was seen out and about with Eddie Wooters on Monday and Tuesday and they were not just platonic get togethers. There was some pretty heavy necking going on. Bev and I got curious and followed them around on Wednesday and they went to the Coral Gables Motel and checked into room 113. We didn't stick around to see how long they stayed. Sorry Bobby, but best you know now before wasting money on an engagement ring."
"Thanks Nance. I was really hoping not to hear what you just told me, but like you said, best to know now. Thanks for being a good friend."
"You take care Bobby. Bye."
I stared at the phone for a couple of minutes and then I picked it up and made a call to Gail. When she answered I said:
"Hi there new steady girlfriend. Meet me at Harry's when I get off work?"
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I was not at the bus station to meet the bus when it came in Friday evening. I made sure that I didn't see Natasha at all that weekend and I also made sure that she had no idea of where I was so she could call me.
Circumstances worked for me. Gail's folks had gone out of town for the weekend and Gail was only too happy to let me spend the weekend with her. We parked my car in her garage so that if Natasha drove around looking for me she wouldn't spot the car.
Figuring that Natasha might try to catch me when I got off work Saturday Gail drove me to work in her mother's car and then when I got off work I left through the loading dock and Gail picked me up behind the building.
Gail and I had just finished making love and we were in the kitchen when the phone rang and Gail answered it.
"Oh hi Nat. How are things?"
"No. I have no idea where he might be. He has been avoiding me since his birthday."
"No I haven't. I've seen him around, but he avoids me."
"Not that I know of. I haven't seen him with another girl. Besides, we both know that Bobby wouldn't cheat on you. He almost had a breakdown when he thought he'd done me. Nat? Are you sure you want to do what you said? Bobby is too good to lose and the odds are pretty damned good that you will lose him if he finds out."
"Okay."
"I can do that, but it isn't likely to happen. Like I told you; he has been avoiding me."
"Okay. Talk at you later. Bye."
While she had been talking to Natasha Gail had been playing with my cock and it had responded to her touch. As a result we ended up fucking on the kitchen table before sitting down to ear dinner. As we ate Gail said:
"You are going to have to face her sooner or later."
"I know, but I want her to sweat for a bit. I'll duck her next weekend and then have the confrontation the weekend after."
"Have you figured out how to do it?"
"I have indeed" and I explained it to her.
We finished eating and then went back to bed. Didn't sleep of course, but we did go back to bed. We woke up in the morning, made love and then showered together and that ended up with us being back in bed. Gil's folks were due home around six so we showered and then cleaned the place up and then headed out to the IHOP around two for either a late breakfast or lunch.
I don't know if the God's were fucking with me or the fates were trying to give me a good laugh, but as we were walking up to the entrance of the restaurant I saw the northbound bus passing and I was sure that I saw Natasha looking out the window at us. I waited until we were inside and seated before telling Gail what I saw.
"What do we do know?"
"While waiting for our order you call her roommates and leave a message. You say that you found me and tried to get in touch with her, but she must have already left for school. When she calls you back tell her that you told me that she was trying to get in touch with me and that you asked me why I wasn't with her. Give her some song and dance about how I felt too guilty to face her. If she wants to know where you found me tell her it was here in the parking lot. We just happened to get here at the same time."
"You think she'll buy that?"
"Don't know and don't care. You got a better idea?"
"Well I guess I do have an idea."
"What is it?"
"We finish eating and then we find a place to do some more of what we have been doing most of the weekend."
Since we were still using her mom's car with the big backseat there was a trip to Stevens Point after we ate and then I took her home.
When I got home my mom told me that Natasha had been trying to get in touch with me all weekend.
"I was avoiding her."
"Why would you do that?"
"I found out what she has been doing up at Western and I'm not happy about it. I want to give myself some time to cool down before I confront her on it."
"I can't believe that Natasha would do that. Are you sure?"
"I didn't want to believe it either, but I checked it out and there is no doubt about it. None at all."
"My poor baby" she said and she gave me a big hug. She pulled me tight to her and her 36Ds pressed into my chest, I smelled her perfume and damned if I didn't get another hard on. After all I'd done over the weekend I didn't think another one would be possible until the next day, but I got one and I know that she felt it before I pulled away and said I needed to go to the bathroom.
Mom found another soiled pair on my bedroom floor in the morning.
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Monday was the first day of class at State and my first class was at eight. I had three classes and they would be over by one which would put me at work by one thirty. I'd be able to put in four hours. I had two classes on Tuesday and they would be over by eleven-thirty so I would be able to get five hours in at work. Monday's classes repeated on Thursday and Tuesday's classes repeated on Friday. I had no classes on Wednesday and I kept Wednesday morning free for studying at the library.
Working a half day on Saturday would give me a twenty-eight hour paycheck for the week (if I didn't work any overtime) and that would give me enough spending money to be able to rent a motel room occasionally. I wasn't taking anything all that hard so I should still have enough time in the evenings to take care of Mary and Gail.
But I had something to take care of that would use up one of those nights. When I got to work after class I called Natasha's mother.
"I want to drop by and give you the tape I made at the restaurant."
"Why?"
"I'm going to breakup with Natasha."
"Just mail it."
"No. It might get lost in the mail and end up in some one else's hands. Also something could happen that would let your husband open the mail that day. I want to hand it to you personally. I don't want to take even the remotest chance that it will end up in some one else's possession."
"When do you want to do it?"
"You set the time. You might want to pick a time when your husband won't be around to ask what it is. I can do it any time after six-fifteen."
"Can you make it Wednesday? He will be out of town on business Wednesday."
"Okay then; Wednesday at six-thirty."
Mary and Gail both had something going on that night and so I stayed home for the first time in ages. Mom and dad pumped me about my first day at school and dad talked about what I was doing at work. Was I learning anything that gave me ideas on how to do things differently? Maybe make things better? The answer was no to both and I think it disappointed him some.
After dinner I went to my room and started reading ahead on my classes. About a half hour later mom came into the room.
"Natasha called just before you got home. She asked me to have you call her."
"I don't want to talk to her mom. I need to cool down before I speak with her."
"My advice would be to do it now by phone rather than get in a shouting match in person when she comes home this weekend."
How weird was that? My mom having a normal conversation with me and less than a foot away on my pillow are her dirty panties that she put there expecting me to beat off and then wipe myself with them. Not only that but I KNEW she had to know I was thinking of her while I was doing it. Yet there she stood behaving like it was just another normal conversation between a mother and her son.
"I guess you are right. The phone would be the best way. I guess I'd better get it over with,"
I went to the kitchen, got the cordless and went out onto the patio. I didn't recognize the voice that answered the phone and I asked for Natasha. Twenty seconds later I heard Natasha say:
"Hello?"
"I understand that you have been trying to reach me."
"Bobby? Where have you been? Why didn't you pick me up at the station? I've been trying to find you all weekend."
"You couldn't find me Natasha because I worked hard at avoiding you."
A few seconds of silence and then, "Avoiding me? Why?"
"You know why Natasha. There is only one thing that could make me turn my back on you. Does the name Eddie Wooters ring a bell?"
"What on earth are you talking about?"
"Try taking one each Natasha Evans, add one each Eddie Wooters, put them I room 113 of the Coral Gables Motel, shake well for over two hours and what you have is the reason I don't want to see you or talk to you. You and Eddie be happy now, hear? Bye."
I disconnected and then left the phone off the hook so any attempts by Natasha to call back would get a busy signal. I waited half and hour and then hung up the phone and put it back on its charger.
School and work went quick on Tuesday and I stopped by Mary's house on the way home. For some reason she wasn't her usual ravenous self and a sixty-nine followed by one romp is all that she wanted. Something was bothering her and I could tell, but our relationship wasn't the kind where I could hold her and say:
"Come on baby; tell Bob what's wrong."