An adult stories – Common-law Wife by loveofmyLife75,loveofmyLife75 Common-law wife.
By loveofmyLife75.
My name is Daniel Edwards and twenty-three years of age. Let me give you a bit more background about myself. I am six-feet-tall, and weighing 175 lbs. My best friend’s name is Edward Harris. He is the same age as myself and same height, and build.
We first meet after my parents moved us across to the other side of town. To a much better area and of course, too a far better school for myself. I forgot to mention. We are the only children. To each of our parents.
Well, when Edward and I first met. We hit it off, straight away. We were just like two peas in a pod. Yet we were unlike in so many ways. But our friendship grew with every single day that went bye. We both went to the same college and studied Engineering. We both had that keen passion for engineering.
There was always going to be rivalry between the pair of us. Like who could get the best marks daily in college. But it never stopped either of us from being the best of friends.
We mated outside of college and even shared our pocket money. So, we both had equal amounts to spend. He would have given me the shirt on his back, and I would have done the same for him. Yes, we were good friends. Well, more like brothers.
We did all the usual things together. Like, Swimming, Hiking, Fishing, and Camping. As for Edward’s parents. They were a second set of parents to me and my parents were the same to Edward. I now think you got a clear picture about the pair of us by now; yes, we were inseparable.
As time moved on, we started to look at girls. I was getting those internal feelings looking at girls. Yes, those in my head. With that tingling feeling down there with my cock. As you all full well know. All us men and boy’s wank. It was to feel that funny feeling when you shoot your load of spunk.
You know you want to feel it again don’t you. But there was a much more satisfying feeling to come. From having sex with women. Edward also was getting the same feeling but he said nothing to me. But we both knew what was going on inside our bodies down there.
We both started to attended a dance lessons. Both of us were not happy doing it. But it was the only way, for the pair of us to meet girls of our own age.
We were shown how to hold a lady with some basic dance steps. Before we went into the main dance hall to learn how to dance. With lots of lovely ladies and single girls.
We both knew that all the single girls were all there looking for a boyfriend or a possible husband. Then we and attended dance classes in the main hall for months on end. Now we could now dance well.
We entered the dance competitions, he won, I won. All was even. The ladies we dance with would never let us sit down. All the married women wanted us to dance with them. While the husbands sat down and watched us. We got the feeling that the husbands were not happy with us dancing with their wives.
They all knew what it could lead to. So, it was time for us to move on. Before the pair of us was going to end up in the hospital.
So, we started to go dancing in the next town. Since it was only five miles away. We chatted and danced with girls the same age as us. Yes, all the married women there wanted to dance with us. It looked like we were getting trapped with the married women once again.
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Then one night two new girls came walking in the dance hall and sat down. The two of them were walking Venus. Let me TRY and describe what they looked like, YES, I do mean TRY.
Both girl’s figures were of the hourglass shape. Their body measurements WOW, they must have been the same 37-24-36 inches. Both standing 5 feet 6 inches tall. Give or take half an inch or so. Weight 120 pounds. Give or take half a pound or two. Both were dressed in a light blue low-cut dress. Their hems 3 inches above the knee. And those legs, WOW those long shapely legs.
I had seen them first, so I had first choice. We walked over to their table and asked them for a dance. Well, that was it for the rest of the night for the four of us. But the two walking Venus. They were getting the evil eye all night long. By the regular married women and of course the other single girls.
The girl I was dancing with, her name was Amanda Holden. She had long blonde hair. The girl Edward was dancing with. Her name was Kim Andrews. She had long darker blonde hair. Both had the same hairstyle. I had picked the wrong girl. I liked girls with darker blonde hair. That was all down to me in rushing over to them.
Amanda with her radiant beauty. With captivating dark brown eyes, she oozed for giving and receiving of love. That was what I was looking for. I was in love at the drop of a hat that night. Call it love or desire. God only knows. I wanted Amanda all the time we were on the dance floor.
From time to time, we sat down. Edward and Kim followed suit. A quick drink then back of the dance floor. It was empty for us. Because we were so wrapped up with each other. And I was sure that it was the same Edward and Kim were as bad as us.
After that night, the four of us went out together. But sometimes we went out on our own. For dinner and a dance. Which we always, ended up in a hotel room. What went on in there I would be telling.
When we were out with Edward and Kim. They had the same point of view and got on well with each other. With any subject that was going on at the time. As for myself with Amanda, well we were that bit different. I would say something. Amanda would challenge what I had just said. Debates were long and hard but interesting.
Then one night. I found out Amanda birth sign. It was Virgo. I wanted for us to be ideal for each other.
When you break down the word Virgo. You get the following.
“V” it’s meaning is virtuous. “I” it’s meaning is for intelligent. “R” it’s meaning is for responsible. “G” meaning is for generous and “O” is for optimistic.
I was a Pisces and when you break that down. You get the following.
“P” meaning was psychic. “I” was for intelligent. “S” was for surprising. “C” was for creative. “E” was for emotionally-driven and “S” was for sensitive.
For me that meant, we were a good match for each other.
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“You too should be in politics you never agree on anything. Come on get on with it. Life too short,” Edward and Kim said to the pair of us.
The months passed bye, we both bit our tongues, and generally had an enjoyable time. But there was that one unmistakably thing in the air. We were in love.
On this night. I went down on bended knee and proposed to Amanda.
“Yes,” Amanda said to me.
I was jumping for joy.
On the same night Edward. Asked Kim to become his wife. She also said the same.
So, the four of us. We planned for a double wedding. After the double wedding was over our life moved on. But still the four of were still inseparable.
I wanted a motorbike and Edward wanted one too. That was it, we both went out and bought a motorbike. It goes to say that. Kim and Amanda were not happy in the beginning. But every weekend we hit the road. With our wives sat behind us. Both had fallen in love with riding the bikes.
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We had been married for eighteen months. Then one weekend it was a Saturday morning. I had Kim on the back of my bike, and Edward had my wife on the back of his bike. We did that from time to time.
This Saturday was when everything changed.
Edward had shot off with Amanda on the back of his bike. I was yards and yards behind them. Amanda was waving her hands in the air to us. Beckoning for us to catch up with them.
Then there was the accident, a crash. Call it what you will.
To me, it was a disaster.
As for Edward and Amanda. Amanda had been thrown right over Edward’s back. Right into the widescreen of the oncoming truck. Which was on the wrong side of the road. Worst of all. She had forgotten to put on her crash helmet.
I pulled up, and Kim jumped off the bike. I dropped the bike on the road running to help my wife, Amanda.
Running like hell to help my wife. I climbed into the truck cab. I looked at my wife there was no hope for her. Her head flattened on one side with blood pouring out. There was no sign of life. She died at the accident site inside the truck cab. I held my wife with tears pouring out from my eyes.
My tears were flowing at the loss of my wife. But what about Edward? Edward had fared no better. His bike had gone under the truck. He, went under the wheels of the truck crushing him to death.
I staggered out of the truck cab. Tears were flowing like hell. By the time I got to him. He also was dead. His chest crushed in from the weight of the truck.
Kim had gone down on her hands and knees. She was sobbing her heart out. Holding Edward as best she could. I climb back into the truck wanting to kill the driver. He had passed out from shock from the dreaded accident I assumed.
Someone had called the emergency services. Thank god. The Fire, Police and Ambulance all arrived soon. The police were dragging me of my poor my dead wife. Kim was also being dragged away from Edward by the Ambulance staff.
Then we were both taken to a waiting ambulance which was there in minutes.
The police asked questions of me. I was unable to tell them exactly what had gone on. Thank god. For the man who saw the whole thing. He gave the police a full run down. The truck driver was drunk as a skunk. I found out later.
Kim and I were then taken to the hospital. And was treated for shock. The staff wanted to give me something to calm me down. What in hell could calm you down? After looking at your dead lifeless wife. That was going to live with me for the rest of my life.
As for Kim, she had been injected with something that would make her sleep. And she was going to be kept in overnight. Because of the sight of her dead husband. Edward lying there was too much for her.
The police officers were waiting in the hospital. They wanted as many details as I could give to them. I made a full statement from leaving home to the time of the disaster.
“So sorry about Mr. Harris’s wife,” a policeman said to me.
They had no idea at the time. That Amanda was my wife and Kim was married to Edward. I burst into tears. Remembering the state of my dead wife in that truck’s cab. After some time, I told the police that Amanda was my wife. And Edward’s was married to Kim.
What I had told them about the accident. Matched the man’s statement who saw the whole dreaded thing.
I went home and hit the booze. Then I remember that someone had once said something like. There are no answers at the bottom of a glass.
It made no difference to me.
I got drunk.
The following morning, I woke with one hell of a hangover. But I had to make sure Kim was safe in the hospital. A quick bit to eat and two headache tablets. Off to the hospital to see Kim. When I got there two police officers were asking Kim all about the accident.
She was in tears at the loss of Edward, my best friend. I pushed my way through towards Kim. Telling the police officers to leave her alone. She has lost her husband. With that Kim held on to me. I held her she sobbed; and we sobbed in each other arms.
The police found out nothing from Kim, so they left. Minutes passed and the doctor came in. He told Kim she could go home, but she had to rest. Kim dressed and we left the hospital. I was taking her home. An empty house as far as she was concerned. Who could not blame her?
On the way to her house. I told her I got drunk last night. And that was going to be the last time. I was ever going to have an alcoholic drink. When we got to her house, I asked her will I tell her and Edward’s parents what had happened the day before.
Kim said,” yes.”
Then she went on to say she wanted to speak to them at some point.
Using her house phone, I rang Edward’s parents. This was going to be hard for me. Eric’s father was like a second father to me. He answered the call. I told him all about the accident and his son Edward was dead. I burst into tears. Kim had taken the phone from me. Asking him to tell his wife. She also was in tears all the time.
Next was a phone call to Kim’s parents. Her father answered the phone. I told him all about the accident. Kim had taken the phone from me. Asking her father to tell her mother. I could not hear his reply. He was shaken up. Kim’s father between the silences. He had managed to say. He would be right over. After that, I phoned all our friends and told them the bad news. In the meantime. Both Kim’s parents arrived.
I said to Kim,” I will leave you with your parent now. And I will phone you tomorrow.”
Kim said,” no, sit down you are going nowhere. We must be with each other from now on!”
I sat down and her mother held Kim, in her arms. Her father wanted to know all the details. I told him what Kim had seen. The crushed body of Edward. Then he asked me about Amanda. Between my sobbing. I told him about the head injuries, and that she had died in the cab. All due to a drunk driver.
Two days later. I was at the funeral directors. Kim was with me. On the way there we had agreed on a cremation for the both.
The days passed slowly for the both of us. We talked on the phone, and I went round to see Kim every other day. Then my nightmares started. No, they were not nightmares. I was dreaming about the love I had for Amanda. Yes, they were enthusiastic nights in bed and so, so much more. I had lost my love forever.
The day of the funeral arrived for the pair of us. Kim was with her parents, Aunts, and Uncles. I was with my family. In the church Kim wanted me to sit with her. Throughout the service, we both cried our eyes out. We did not hear a single word of what was beaning spoken. As we walked out the door Kim held on to me. Until her parents got hold of her.
The following week. I sold my bike. Edward’s bike went to the scrap yard. Kim did not want to see the darn thing ever again. I decided to bury my head in work. To climb the ladder of success. Kim went to work, and now she also wanted to climb the ladder of success.
For the next three months. I spoke to Kim on the phone and visited her at least twice a week. We spoke about the good times the four of us had together. Needless to say. I was as upset as she was. My love and Kim love for our loved ones. Would always be there in the back of our thoughts.
Then one night. I asked Kim out for a dinner date. We went to our favourite restaurant. That night something changed between the pair of us. I loved girls with darker blonde hair. It was like someone had thrown a switch on the pair of us.
We looked at each other. Then there was that chemical reaction going on between the pair of us. I tried to shake it off. But it never went away. After that night we went out every other night. The chemistry was working between the pair of us.
When I had taken Kim, home one night. I held her by her waist. I looked deep into her eyes, and she did the same. Our lips meet for the first time. It was the sweetest kiss I had in months. Then Kim pushed me away and ran into her house crying. I had to leave. The following evening, I phoned Kim to try and explain things.
“Thank you for last night, but we must have a long talk sometime?” Kim said to me.
“May, I come round right now?” I said to her.
“No but I will meet me at the restaurant in half an hour,” Kim said.
I was trying to work out what I had done wrong. All I could think of. I should not have kissed her.
We sat as far away as we could, from all the other customers. I wanted to speak first. But it was Kim who wanted to speak first. Both her hands were on the table. She was fidgeting with them all the time.
“Daniel, I have a confession to make to you, I have fallen in love with you,” Kim said.
She was now looking at the tabletop. Both my hands shot across the tabletop. Grabbing hold of both her hands.
“Kim, I feel the same way,” I said.
That night Kim spoke about Edward. She thought that nobody was ever going to replace him. I told Kim. I had all the same thoughts about Amanda. That was why I was wrapping myself up in my work.
Well, that was it the start of our love affair. Kim told me she was uneasy about what her parents were going to say to her. I told her. I had the same feeling when I was going to speak to my parents.
Kim went to her parent’s house by herself. To tell them that we had fallen in love. While she was there. They both tried to talk her out of it. But it made no difference to her. On the same night, I was at my parent’s house. My father told me that the marriage between the pair us would not last! Because there were too many good memories, about the four of us. I would never be able to shake them off.
He told me to break it off with Kim. And look for a nice girl elsewhere. I listen to my father, but it made not one bit of a difference to me whatsoever! We told all our friends they also told us it would not work! Because of the memories we had.
On the Saturday, we went to the registered office. And booked for our wedding day for in three weeks’ time. Then we went and bought the engagement ring and wedding rings. Bought the invitations and made our plans.
Then two nights before our wedding day. We both made a solum oath to each other not to cheat on each other. Both our parents were at the registered office, and all our friends were there also. To be honest, we did not care what they thought. We were getting married.
For the next two years. I moved up the promotion ladder. Becoming the Chief engineering manager my next step would be director. Where Kim worked, she also had moved up the promotion ladder. We had a nice house and plenty of money coming in.
Kim and I. Had talked about having kids. But Kim wanted another five years before we were to have any.
The owner of the company where Kim worked. He had bought a smaller company in the next town. It was only five miles away. He had bought it in the November. Five people staffed it. It was what you would call a satellite company. Staffed by two men and three women. Part of Kim’s Job, was she had to communicate with them every week by phone or visit the place!
It was coming up to both our Christmas parties. I had to attend ours. Come hell or high water. Kim had to attend her party because of the position she now held. The parties were to be held on different nights.
My Christmas party was the first one held. There was eighty people there. Male and female employees with their wives or husbands or boy or girl friends.
The meal was good as usual. Up next was the speech. From the big boss. Everyone that night was told. That I was the new Director of Engineering. Taking up my new appointment on January the first.
The socialising and dancing were all about to start. Kim was at my side. After all the handshakes and pats on the back were finally done. One of the men from the parts department came up to me.
His name is Jim Davis. He was the manager in that department. He was the same age as the both of us. I knew he had gotten married six months before. Then he introduced his wife to the pair of us. We chatted for a while. Kim was talking to Jim. So, I had to talk to his wife. Her name was Ann.
Kim and I had to break away. Because we were both expected to be on the dance floor with all the other members of the management. After my dance with Kim, I told her that we were going to have the last dance of the night. I had to socialise by dancing with other women for most of the night.
I saw Kim after a couple of dances she was with Jim Davis. I went and had a drink of pop. Jim Davis’s wife Ann was at a loose end. So, I asked her for a dance. When that was over, I returned her to her husband Jim Davis.
After a few more dances. I looked for Kim. There she was again with Jim Davis. And his wife was talking to some women. The same thing again more dances, and Kim was with Jim Davis.
The buffet was now opened. I had a chance to talk with Kim. But she was on the other side of the room talking with Jim Davis. I looked for Ann. And rescued her from the woman and walked her over to her husband. Kim and I walked away.
Ann was giving Jim some earaches for leaving her alone for most of the night. I had guessed. Then it was back to the second half of dancing. It was the same. Kim was with Jim Davis every time I looked at him. The night had finished, and our taxi drive home was quiet. I should have known that night something was wrong. I like most men had been blind-sided.
Two nights later we were at Kim’s party. There was about forty people there. Once again Male and female employees with their wives or husbands. Also, who had been invited. Were the five people from the satellite company. Kim knew their names and her boss also knew all them.
But it was down to Kim to do the introductions that night. I was at Kim’s side. As she escorted me to four of them. From the satellite company. Introducing them to the rest of the people. About halfway through all the introductions. Kim was emphasising one of the men. More than the other one. I had assumed he was the boss of the satellite company.
At last, the announcement came. Please be seated, dinner is ready to be served. I sat three seats away from Kim. I was talking to the women on either side of me. I looked at Kim, and she was talking to the men on either side of her.
I was having a boring time with the two women. I was sitting next too. So, I started to look around looking at the other tables. I was looking at the woman who had arrived at the last minute. She was with her husband. My eyes practically popped out of my head.
The dinner was over I walked over to my Kim. Then she introduced me to the woman who had arrived late. Her name was Helen Watkins. Her husband’s name was Jack. She was the spit of my poor dead wife Amanda. I coughed and spluttered. I did not know what to say. Kim started of the conversation. I stared at Jack’s wife Helen.
Kim brought me back to the present. That was when Kim told Helen. That she had a look like my dead wife and her best friend. Then we moved on, Kim and I had to leave the room. So, I could get over the shock. We spoke and Kim realised. That I was still in love with my poor dead wife Amanda.
For the rest of the night, Kim danced and I danced. Somehow Helen with her husband’s Jack our paths kept on crossing with each other. So, we talked. There was that something between Helen and I.
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Between Christmas and New Year. I enjoyed a bit of a rest. Kim was going out every other night with her friends she told me? I had plenty to do. Preparing for my new appointment I was busy.
When Kim came home from seeing her friends. She was sometimes in another world of her own. I was going to find out in the new year as too why? From time to time my thoughts went elsewhere. I was thinking about Helen. She was married so I put the thoughts out of my mind.
New year was here. Then it was back at work, I was now the Director of Engineering. I still had my own PA. She knew the ropes and ninety-nine per cent of the people that would be taking too. I had been back at work for only two weeks.
My PA said to me,” Mr. Edwards there is Lady on the telephone, her name is Helen Watkins and she would like to speak to you.”
I smiled to myself.
“Please put her through,” I said to my PA.
“Mrs. Watkins how can I help you? I assume you have a problem that needs my attention?” I said loud enough for my PA to think it was an engineering problem.
She knew me too well. And the telephone conversation went like this.
“Mr. Edwards can we meet for lunch today. I have a problem, and you also might have a problem?” Helen Watkins said to me.
I sat there holding the phone. Wondering what she was talking about. So, I agreed to have lunch with her that day at twelve-thirty. I told my PA. I may be a little late. If any calls come in for me, please tell them. I will return their calls as soon as I return to the office.
My PA said to me,” Mr. Edwards, its Tuesday, and you have a director’s meeting at five.”
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I was in the restaurant before Mrs. Helen Watkins! When she came in and removed her coat. Most of the men’s eyes focused on her. She was all that woman. That I could remember from last year.
She stood in front of me. I held out my hand, we shook hands and smiled at each other then. I helped her to sit down. I was marvelling at her body. But she was married to Jack. Even if she was single, she was off limits to me. I too also was married.
“Mr. Edwards thank you for having lunch with me today, at such short notice,” she said to me.
“Mrs. Watkins please call me Daniel. Because it sounds, we are in a company meeting.”
“Thank you, Daniel, please call me Helen.”
The waiter arrived at that point with the menu. Handing one of them to each of us. I knew what I was having, so I put down the menu that I was holding. Helen looked at me.
“Daniel you are not looking at the menu.”
“I am having the Salmon with the side salad. I eat light at lunch time. Please order what you fancy the treat on me,” I said to Helen.
“Then I will have the same then please. May I order a small bottle of wine for the pair of us,” Helen said smiling at me.
“Helen please do, but I only drink water or pop.”
While we were eating our way through lunch. Helen told me a good deal about herself. And she also knew quiet a lot about me and Kim.
“Helen now lunch is over. Can you please tell me about the problem you have? You also told me. That I may have a problem?” I said to her.
Now Helen was taking long deep breaths before she dared to speak to me.
“Mr. Edwards, sorry Daniel, I will deal with what. I believe is a marriage problem for you first!”
“Helen what do you mean? By a marriage problem for me? Because I am a happily married man.”
Helen picked up her glass of wine and drank some of it. Then she was taking a long deep breath.
“Daniel the other two girls where I work. Have seen your wife, Kim. Going in and out of the hotel that faces our offices. She stays there for two hours and comes out with a man. They kiss and cuddle in the car park. We are one hundred per cent certain. That she has been having an affair between Christmas and New Year and to date.”
I looked at Helen.
“You know we work in the satellite company that your wife works for. She is there three times a week Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons. The girls are not mistaken. I can assure you of that. Because they see her after she has been in the hotel and talks to them.”
I was speechless at what Helen had told me. I poured out a drop of wine and drank it. I did not like the taste of the wine. Because I only drink either pop or water. Now I knew why Kim was having a lot of headaches and early nights.
She was having an affair? But who with? No, it was not an affair. She was cheating on me for over four and a half weeks.
But two days before we got married. We both had made a solum oath to each other not to cheat on each other. I was so angry, squeezing the wine glass so hard and breaking it.
“Daniel, Daniel are you all right,” Helen was calling out to me.
I put the broken glass down. Looked at this gorgeous woman sitting right in front of me. I began to focus and shook my head.
“Yes Helen, I am all right. I had a big shock. Would you like another drink?” I said to her.
“Gin and tonic please.”
“Waiter could you please get a Gin and tonic for the lady. And a lemonade for me.”
While I was waiting, I gather my thoughts. But my head was spinning, but I was still able to think about what I had to do.
“Helen, I have a lot to think about. Can you please tell me what is your problem is?”
I was surprised at that moment; Helen’s hands went across the table. She wanted to take hold both my hands. She grabbed hold of both my hands and was looking deep into my eyes. There was that something. That had been growing between the pair of us all through lunch.
“Daniel its Tuesday, can we meet on Thursday. You need some time to think about what I have told you. This Thursday I will tell you, all about my problems. Please will you meet for lunch on Thursday?”
I had no problem in meeting with Helen. I was going to see this woman once again. She had a problem and now. I had a bigger problem. How to save MY MARRIAGE or NOT. It was getting late. Helen stood up and kissed me on the cheek.
It was not one of those pecks; It was more like a kiss on the lips. I returned the kiss on her cheek but somehow, I was holding her waist at the same time. And one almighty twitch was in my pants. Thank god we were in an enclosed booth.
“Until Thursday,” we both said to each other.
As Helen left, I watched her walk out the door, she was one hell of a woman. Jack was one lucky man to have her all to himself. I paid the bill and booked a table for Thursday before leaving. Then I went back to work. All the way there I was thinking. Kim is cheating on me? Whom is she screwing? I was going to find out tomorrow. If it is true, I want solid proof before the axe was going to fall down on Kim.
That night my digital camera went on the charge with a new clean stick in it. I never said a word to Kim, but she had a headache. That came as no surprise to me.
On Wednesday I told my PA the usual things. I was going for a long lunch. I did that from time to time to get my head around some problems at work. She also knew we had a few problems at that time. I drove to the hotel in one of the other company cars.
Armed with my camera. I was waiting for Kim to turn up. Click, click went the camera as she was getting out of her car. Then I got a shot of her looking in my direction. Then she walked into the hotel as though she was in a hurry. Minute later a car pulled up next to Kim’s car. A man got out Click, click went the camera. All I got was a photo of his back then he went into the hotel.
While I was waiting. For the cheats to come out. I telephone the private detective that the company had used before. Asking him if could he come to the hotel right away. Which he did.
While we waited. I told the PD. I needed to know if Kim was cheating on me. I wanted proof if she was cheating on me. I wanted photographs and recordings. As we sat there, we talked about the company. Then he congratulated me on becoming Director of Engineering.
At last, Kim came out two hours later. Click, click went the camera. I had the pair of them in full clear view, it was as clear as day for anyone to see. I told the private detective the woman was my wife, Kim.
The private detective then said to me,” do you know who the man is?”
“Yes, I do, his name is Jim Davis, and he works for me in the company.”
Then at the side of their cars, they were in a lover’s embrace and kissed long and hard. Click, click went the camera. I was biting my lips and gripping my teeth and was angry as hell, to say the least.
“What, do you want me to do now?” The private detective said.
“Get all the proof I will need for a divorce. Over the next few weeks. They will be here on Friday. At the same time. They also come here on Mondays,” I said to him.
The private detective got out of the car heading for the hotel door. He was on my case.
That night I decided to try and have sex with Kim. Surprisingly she was dog-tired and had to go to bed early. I knew the reason. All I could do now. WAS WAIT.
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Thursday lunchtime. It could not come fast enough for me. I wanted to know what Helen wished to tell me. As she walked in, I watch her with every step she made. I loved this woman. With every passing second. I helped her to sit down in our booth then my eyes never left hers.
The waiter came over. I ordered a bottle of wine for Helen and pop for myself. Helen ordered fish with a side salad. I had the same. All through lunch my eyes were looking deep into her eyes. God this was one hell of a woman sitting right in front of me.
After lunch was over.
“Helen, I want to thank you for telling me about Kim. I have hired a private detective to get all the proof I need. If she is cheating on me. Then I will be divorcing her as soon as possible. Now tell me what is your problem?”
Helen sipped at her wine. Looking into both my eyes.
“Daniel its two things. The first one is. I am not married to Jack. It is what you call a marriage of conveyance or you could say. I am his common-law wife. Yes, we do have sex, but it is not the type of sex that loving married couples have. Ours is to relive our sexual needs that is all it is to us. I have never loved Jack nor does he love me. I hope you understand that, Daniel.”
Helen had a sip of her wine.
“Daniel when Kim has been in our office. She says she is not in love with you any more. She is still in love with a man called Edward. She tells us about their love. She also knows you are still in love with your or dead wife Amanda. Who looks a lot like me. I am sorry, Daniel. But I have found the man I want to marry. The problem is he is already married. I am sorry, but you need to know that.”
Helen carried on.
“Daniel ever since last year. All I can do is think about him. What should I do?” Helen said with tears coming in her eyes.
“Helen, you should do two things. Tell the man you want to marry him. And leave Jack since you are not married.”
“Daniel, I have already found a place to live. I am leaving Jack. But the man I love is YOU. BUT YOU ARE MARRIED TO KIM.”
I looked a Helen. She wanted me. God only knows I wanted her.
“Daniel we may be different but true love comes in all sorts of different ways. Daniel, I love you. God, I want you to make long passionate love to me right here and now.”
With that, Helen stood up and ran out the door. I sat there with my mouth wide open. I was dumbstruck.
That night it was the same old story. Kim with a headache. But the truth was soon coming thick and fast.
Friday came and went. Kim went out on her normal girls shopping trip on Saturday. I did the garden and was washing the car. I was casting my mind back to before Christmas and the time leading up to New year. She always had come home with small shopping bags.
I left the cleaning of the car. Heading straight to our bedroom. I looked in all her wardrobes. Could not find anything out of the ordinary. Pulled out a small overnight case looking inside nothing was inside. The last place to look in were her underwear drawers. That was when I got a surprise. The bottom one was full of sexy bras and knickers that I had never seen before. So, I put them all back.
I started to think. About the time before Christmas and time leading up to New Year. Kim had been out shopping for those sexy bras and knickers. Coming home with those small shopping bags heading straight to our bedroom to hind them. As they weren’t for me to see on her Venus shaped body. They were for her lover. Then who the hell is he?
Then I remembered. Kim had been going out every other night. With her friends she told me?
When she came home from her friends. She was in another world. Now I knew she was cheating on me. But I had to wait for the proof I needed. Sunday, she wanted me. So, I had a headache. Two can play at that game. It was the same old story for the rest of the week.
Thursday morning at work dead at nine am. My private detective was in the outer office. Asking my PA for a quick meeting with me. I saw him so I asked him to come in. He walked in the office carrying his briefcase. Shutting the door behind him. I knew she was cheating on me before he spoke.
“Mr Edwards, I have all the proof you need. From last Friday, Monday and yesterday. Do you want me to get any more proof tomorrow?” He said to me.
Then he was reaching into his briefcase. And he was pulling out large envelopes. Followed by smaller ones. There was four of each.
“Still photographs are in the large envelope. In the smaller ones are DVD recordings. Do you wish for me to get you any more proof. On what is going to happen tomorrow?” He said.
I looked down at my desk there was all the proof I needed.
“No thank you very much please send me your bill,” I said to him.
Then he left. The meeting lasted all five minutes.
I picked up the phone to dial my lawyer’s number. I asked to speak with my lawyer. I needed an urgent meeting with him. I finished what I was doing. And heading out of the office. I t was just past nine thirty in the morning. I left saying to my PA. I will be back later. Taking the eight envelopes with me. I was heading to my lawyer’s office. Once I was there. I handed over the two envelopes with the proof she was cheating on me.
I asked for divorce papers to be completed. Then I asked for them to be served on Kim at her workplace dead on eleven o’clock on Monday morning. I also had cited. Jim Davis in the fore coming divorce case. He was going to get his letter at eleven o’clock on the same day at work.
My lawyer told me to cancel the joint accounts. Move half the money from our savings account. Into my private account. I was saving up for our foredooming children’s education. Thank god we had none. I also cancelled my last will and statement there and then. Which everything was going to be left to Kim.
I called in at my bank before ten thirty. Opened a new account in my name only. The house and utilities were in Kim’s name. So, I was the one having to find new place to live.
I left and went into an office that rented flats. I viewed two of them. And agreed on the second one. Then I went back to work. Going into HR, I gave them my new bank account number for my salary be paid into.
While I was there, I asked for Jim Davis’s home address. Telling HR. That I had to return a few things to him over the weekend.
With Jim Davis’s home address. One large envelope with one small envelope. I addressed them to Mrs Ann Davis. Marking it with. Only to be opened by the name on the front of the envelope. I mailed it later that day.
I picked up the phone and I rang Kim at work. I told her. I had to go away on business tonight. And I would not be back until Sunday night. Then I told my PA I would not be in on Friday because some urgent family business had popped up.
I left the heading for where Helen worked. I asked Helen if could she have late lunch right now. The other two girls in the office had recognised me. With that, we left for lunch. Over lunch, I told Helen what I was doing. She looked at me.
“Daniel, are you doing this for yourself or do you have some other reason?” Helen said to me.
“Yes Helen, I have another reason. Can I meet you for dinner tonight.”
When lunch was over, I dropped Helen off back at work. Then returned to the office in the company car. Picking up my normal car to drive home in. I packed enough clothes as though I would be away for a few days. Packing all my important papers. That I kept them at home in the wall safe.
Then I drove to my rented accommodation. And got the keys. I booked the Belmont Hotel as far as I could away, from being anywhere near Kim.
I picked Helen up from outside the restaurant and we went to the Belmont Hotel. Yes, I had other ideas for that night after dinner with Helen.
“Helen I am staying here. In the Belmont Hotel tonight and over the weekend. I want to get to know you better than only having lunch with you.”
Helen knew too well what I was hinting at. She looked into my eyes. I could also see that twinkle in her eyes. I knew for certain she had recognised my twinkle.
Helen and I went up to my room. That night our love was the purest love anyone could give to one another. By one am I was worn out. Helen also was. In the morning. Helen went for some clothes from her house. We returned to the hotel for lunch. The rest of the day we made long passionate love all afternoon.
The last time I had so much in love. Was when Amanda was alive. We dined and had breakfast and for the Sunday our love never stopped for a single minute.
+ + + +
Monday morning, I told my PA. Not to put any calls through after the first one from my wife Kim. Then I told reception. Followed by me instructing security not to allow my wife on company premises.
Now I was waiting for the sparks to arrive. I watch the office clock. Time goes slow when the axe is about to fall. My PA came into my office. With my eleven o’clock cup of tea and a biscuit.
“Mr. Edwards is there something I should know,” my PA said to me with a worried look on her face.
“No nothing to worry about, but I will fill you in. In about one hour,” I said to my PA.
She left my office with the door open. Fifteen minutes past eleven in came the first of many phone calls from Kim. My cheating wife. I answered the first call.
“Good morning, Kim. Sorry I tried to get home on Sunday night. I hope you did not miss me,” I said to her.
“Don’t give that shit. What this all this about you are divorcing me. Why?” Helen said to me in a high pitch-sounding voice.
“Yes, Helen we are getting divorced. And you know why, have you spoke to your lover Jim yet?”
The phone went dead quiet.
“Daniel, please let me explain everything. Can I see you right away,” she said.
“Helen, you know extremely well my opinion about cheats don’t you,” I said.
“Daniel, Daniel please let me explain. It was only sex and a fling with him. I love you and only you. Please darling let me come round and explain everything to you.”
“Helen, I must go. I will talk to you tonight. If you have any energy left. After your sex romp in room 243 this afternoon. In that hotel in front of that satellite company that your boss owns.”
Helen now knew I had found out all about her cheating affair with Jim Davis. She had to come up with some cock and bull the story to get me to call the divorce off. There was no chance in hell of that. It was not going to happen. Even if hell was to freeze over in the next few minutes. My PA walked back in. She had been listening to my end of the conversation with Kim.
“Mr. Edwards, I cannot believe it Kim is having an affair,” she said.
“Don’t worry about it. Can you tell Jim Davis. I what to see him at twelve fifth teen,” I said to my PA.
She was no fool. The name Jim, she was putting two and two together. Minutes later she was talking with another girl in the parts department. The cat was out of the bag. Jim Davis was the man Kim was having the affair with. My PA must have been thinking I was going to knock ten bags of shit out of him.
In walked Jim Davis dead on time.
“Mr Edwards, you want to see me. Before I go on my lunch break,” he said with tongue in cheek.”
I was working, so I asked him to sit down. I looked up with the nasties grin I could muster.
“Jim, I want to know whom you have picked as your new deputy manager?” I said with hate coming from my voice.”
“Why?…Its Fred Jones if you agree,” he said.
“Good choice,” I said.
“Thank you; can I tell him?” Jim said.
“No, not yet. I will tell him,” I said to Jim.
“Is, there anything else you what to talk to me about?” Jim said.
“I don’t think so. You had best get along for your lunch date in room 243. Kim always gets there before you. Eager for whatever new you have in mind for her,” I said as coldly as I could.
“Mr. Edwards, how long have you known about Kim and I,” Jim said.
“It does not matter one single dot to me. She is a cheat and you are cheating on your lovely wife. I hope you too will be happy together. The only loser in all this, is your wife Ann. I bet you a 100 to 1. You will be divorced within the next six months like I WILL.”
“Mr. Edwards, Kim has been talking to me in the last hour we are through. Sorry it was just one of those things, you know what I mean. This will not jeopardise my job will it,” Jim said.
“Go Jim.”
Jim did not go for his two-hour lunch break. He sat in his office thinking. Kim was on the phone trying to talk to me. She had no chance not until tonight at home.
I left work early walking straight into our bedroom and packed all my clothes in two suitcases. Kim had left work early she was going to make me my favourite meal. Trying to change my mind. Then she was going to use those four famous words.
WE NEED TO TALK.
I sat down, and Kim had tears in her eyes.
“Darling, please let me explain. I don’t want a divorce. I love you and only you.”
It was like she knew the cheater’s handbook of by art and back to front.
“Kim, We are getting divorced we are through.”
I picked up my briefcase pulling out the large envelope and a small one. Pushing both in front of Kim.
“Kim in the large envelope are photographs of you. In all sorts of positions, getting fucked by your lover Jim Davis. In the smaller envelope is a DVD. Of you fucking the living daylight out of each other. What makes it ten times as bad. Is how often you insult me. Ridiculing me, humiliate me with your cheating lover. Sorry Kim we are through. Get a lawyer and sign the papers. If you what a fight. Then let it be on your own head. Your actions have something called consequences. Be certain of one thing you will come worst of in the end.”
“Daniel, Daniel, I love you and only you. Please, I will make it up to you, please don’t divorce me,” Kim said with tears pouring from both her eyes.
“Kim, can you remember what you have been telling the girls in that satellite company. Across the street from the hotel. The one you use for your dirty deeds, CHEATING ON ME. Well, this is what you have been telling them. You don’t love me anymore. Because you are still in love with Edward.”
I waited for her to answer me. She sat there looking at me.
“Kim, you can keep your copies of the photographs with the recordings. As a far well gift from me. You can look at them. Relieving your cheating on me for the rest of your pitiful life.”
I stood up. Picked up my suitcases and briefcase. Heading for the front door turning round.
“Kim we are through. GET A LAWYER.”
Kim knew we were through. She signed the papers.
The following day Jim Davis came marching into my office.
“Edwards, why did you have to send those photographs and recording to my wife? She has done nothing wrong. I am the one to blame not a her,” Jim Davis said in a very angry voice.
“Sorry for your troubles. But you were fucking my wife. I don’t like cheats male or female. So, get back to work. This is not a marriage guidance agency. Sort your own problems out at home. Now go back to work,” I said as hard as I could to him.
It was a Tuesday. I had arranged to meet with Helen. It was not for lunch. There was something much better on the menu. After that afternoon. We meet every night in my rented flat.
+ + + +
On Thursday. A man came into work and asking to see Jim Davis.
“Are you Mr Jim Davis?” The man said to him.
“Yes, why do you ask?” Jim Davis said to him.
“May, I have some sort of proof of who you are?” The man said to Davis.”
Davis showed him his driving licence.
“Mr Davis, you have been served,” the man said. Handing to him the divorce papers.
At the same time where Kim worked. She was being cited in the divorce case between Jim and Ann Davis. What a pity. Jim Davis’s world had come tumbling down. When he would get home later that night, all his things were leaning against the front door.
We were due for a company audit. Jim Davis had applied for a new job with more money. He was going to need it. But he didn’t know, I knew all about it. Through his possible new boss, that I was very friendly with. I was hoping for the audit would show up some errors in the parts department.
Ann Davis was pushing hard for the divorce to come through. She had met someone else. Good for her. She hated cheats as much as I did. I was hoping it would turn out all right for her in the end.
When I was with my Helen. I proposed to her. While I was still married to Kim. I had over Eighty five percent of the money I needed to buy a house. So, the mortgage would be no trouble for me. Helen had some money, she agreed to pool our money together.
I stayed most evenings with Helen. Yes, we made long passionate nights of love, and I do mean pure love. And I am not going to tell you any more than that.
+ + + +
Time passed. Then Kim, and I meet her for the last time in court. Down went the hammer on the divorce. It was all through. As soon as the paperwork arrived, which was one week later. We were in my lawyer’s office signing a prenuptial agreement. That Helen and I agreed on. But we would not need it, all the same it was there in case. A week later we were married.
As for Kim, she had a new man every few months. She could not find anyone to meet her dead husband’s love for her. Nor the love I gave to her. In time she found a new job and dropped off the radar screen.
Ann Davis took Jim to the cleaners. Her family knew a good lawyer.
After the audit was completed, nothing was found to be wrong. Jim Davis did not get the job he had applied for.
I was rubbing salt in his wounds every couple of days. By walking through the parts department. Giving a nasty insulting look. Making sure that nobody saw me.
He got the message. He left under a cloud. I promoted Fred Jones to manager of the parts department. He was better at it than Jim.
As for Helen and myself. Helen came off the pill two weeks before we were married. As the years passed. We loved our time together. We had two boys and a girl. Well Helen did. I only helped with it in the first place. She had to do the rest.
We now have six grandchildren. The youngest ones tend to wear the pair of us out.
It was our seventy first birthday party last week. What I had in my inside coat pocket. Were two sheets of yellowing paper. I pulled them out in the middle of my speech to my three kids with their wives and husband. With the love of my life at my side Helen. With her greying hair and me becoming as bald as a badger.
I said,” this, is what I think of these prenuptial agreements ripping them up. There is no need for them if you love each other as much as we do.”
I held my wife, Helen. Kissing her for a long, long time. When we broke away.
We both said to each other,” I love you.”
Before you ask. Yes, I loved Amanda for over eighteen months we were together. I still have memories of seeing her in that cab with blood pouring from her head.
And before you think of it. I don’t keep things a secret from Helen. The answer to that is NO.
I tell her everything. Yes, she also tells me everything.
I had three marriages. The first was so dam good. The second, she turned out to be a slut. I even bet. She would have cheated on Edward my best friend. As for my third marriage. Well, it’s still going strong. You all know that now. Our nights in bed are no were near as frantic as they once were. We are getting on.