Money means everything to some:
First this is written in British English, I have put this through Microsoft editor so the mistakes in grammar and punctuation are not mine.
Please forgive me for any mistakes in location or points of law as I am a British subject whiting a story set in the US. All names and places are fictious as are the references to legal matters. Remember this is fiction set in my world, so anything goes.
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My name is William Grant my wife Cindy and out twin children Mike and Lindy age fifteen live in the ranch house my grandparents left me just outside the little town of Justin some fifty miles from Fort Worth off rout 20.
Cindy and I were childhood sweethearts from the age of ten we grew up together and were inseparable until Cindy went to college to study Art and History. I on the other hand went to work for my father in the construction business, building and renovating just about anything that came our way. Most of our work was contract based with the local authority building and maintaining public buildings such as schools and libraries, so our work base was sound. We also did a lot of work for the local Air Force base.
Let me tell you a little bit about myself and Cindy. My parents were not wealthy, but we did ok. My dad ran the construction business and mom did the books and looked after me and my little sister Karen. I was a late developer and didn’t reach my full growth until my late teens even then I was only 5’10” and 180lbs. My dad said I could not run a construction gang unless they respected me, and as we employed a lot of ex-cons dad felt I needed a leg up. One day dad called me into his office and explained that although I was working part time on site and putting on muscle, the average worker would make mincemeat out of me if I tried to enforce my authority and if I couldn’t control a work gang, I would be no use to him. He then introduced me to his company supervisor Patrick.
”William this is my supervisor Patrick, now Patrick is also my enforcer, he sees that the men behave themselves at work and if they give him any lip, he takes them behind the shed’s and explains how things work. Patrick was a green beret, so no one argues with him twice. Pat here is going to teach you how to look after yourself for an hour every night.”
So began a long and painful association with Patrick. I did learn to fight and defend myself and how to ignore pain and keep on fighting. However, mom fussed over me every time I got home, tut, tutting about every split lip and bruise.
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Cindy on the other hand came from a wealthy family who wholeheartedly disapproved of our friendship and tried to split us up, this of course made us even more determined to stay friends. This changed one night when Cindy went to a frat party and had a little bit too much to drink or was slipped a date rape drug. I was on my way home from my latest lesson with Patrick when my cell rang, it was Cindy’s number, so I answered it, but it wasn’t Cindy it was one of her friends Pam.
”Bill, can you get here as quickly as you can, Cindy is out of her head and a couple of guys are trying to get her into their car, I think they plan to rape her, I’ve called the campus police, but no one answers it goes straight to the answer machine.”
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”Give me the address and I’ll be there as fast as I can, don’t let them leave.”
She gave me the address and I put my foot down. As I approached the address, I saw a commotion outside the frat house Cindy’s friend was standing in front of a car and refusing to move. Two jocks were pulling her to one side so that the car could leave, as they pulled her out of the way I blocked their exit with my truck. I jumped out and ran to the side of the vehicle and looked inside, there was Cindy laying across the rear seat and half on jocks lap with her dress pulled up round her waist and his hand down her panties. I opened the door grabbed him by the hair and dragged him out as he hit the floor I stamped on his balls, and he squealed like a stuck pig. I reached over the front seat and took out the keys and threw them acrost the street. I looked up and saw the other two jocks coming towards me I dropped the first one with a knuckle jab to the throat the second one took a swing at me which I easily avoided, I grabbed his arm and pulled it towards me causing him to overbalance, as he stumbled forward I kicked his feet away dumping him on the floor, before he could get up I kicked him twice in the balls, end of fight.
Just then a campus police cruiser turned up lights flashing. They took the three jocks into custody after taking statements. Pam and I helped Cindy into my truck and all three of us took Cindy home. Cindy’s father was furious with me for letting Cindy get into this state and was about to strike me when Pam got between us and explained what had really happened. Cindy’s father calmed down at once, and apologised Cindy’s parents thanked me for saving their daughter from being raped. After this incident I was on much better terms with her parents, I was even invited to dinner and introduced to some of their friends as Cindy’s saviour.
Cindy and I started dating seriously and after six months I asked her to marry me, the following year we were married. Cindy was a perfect wife to me except in one area we never had enough money, she came from money and of course all her friends had money, but we lived on what I earned. I was slowly rebuilding the house but not quickly enough for Cindy. In fact, Cindy’s main fault was that she was always comparing our lifestyle with her rich friend’s lifestyle. She wanted this year’s car, new furniture and high and clothes. We had endless arguments about money, why didn’t my dad pay me more and when would the house be finished.
Cindy often went out with her rich friends, I was invited a couple of times but the made a point of bragging how rich they were compared to us, so I stopped going. Which suited me fine and allowed me to continue work on the house.
Although I worked for my dad’s construction company my first love was engineering. I had always loved taking things apart trying to find out how they worked and how to improve them. So I went back to college, well community college taking night courses, I eventually obtained my Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. I stayed with my dad’s company but built a little workshop next to the house, I bought a second hand lathe, bench drill and milling machine. This came in handy when one of our piling machines broke down and we found parts were no longer available owing to its age, I took it apart and made the parts with a few innovations of my own, the damn thing worked better than ever and dad gave me a bonus.. I spent the time in my workshop redesigning a diesel pump for which I applied for the patent which was accepted as patent pending. Over the next few years I designed and built several other innovations mostly injectors and pumps, all were accepted as patent pending.
When the children were born Cindy became a stay at home mom, she was an excellent mother and a loving wife, the sex was fantastic and at least four of five times a week. This went on until the children went to school and Cindy got bored. One night after the children were in bed Cindy came and sat on my lap and kissed me passionately. This usually meant we were about to have mind blowing sex or she wanted something.
”Bill, Now that the kids are at school I thought I might get a job at the local school teaching art and history and the extra money would be useful.”
”Where did this come from?”
”I was talking to one of the other mothers who’s married to the principle and she told me they were looking for a history teacher as the present one is pregnant and will be leaving soon. We could put the extra money towards the rebuild of the house.”
This sounded like a good idea and as a bonus it meant she would have less spare time to spend with her rich layabout friends, so I agreed. Everything went well for the next ten years. Cindy would take the kids to school and start work at the end of the day she would bring them home and start dinner. I would come home about an hour later eat do some chores around the house, watch some tv as a family then go to bed. Sex dwindled to once or twice a week usually at the weekend. I didn’t mind too much as I was usually tired after a day’s work and so was Cindy.
However, there was still the Cindy that wanted more. I had all but finished the house renovations it had changed from a simple three bed single story ranch house to a five bed two story ranch house. I was now putting a swimming pool in.
One night after the kids had gone to bed Cindy came and sat on my lap and as before she wanted something. She had seen an advert in the local paper for an art gallery manager at almost double her present salary and wanted to apply. I knew art was her first love, so I agreed. She applied for the job went for the interview and waited. I came home from work and as I came in the door Cindy launched herself at me crying ”I got it I got it.”
After staggering to stay upright I enquired ”got what?”
”The job silly I’m the new manager of the art gallery they are building on main street.”
I of course was delighted for her, and we went out for dinner to celebrate. Cindy had to go to Dallas for a two-week training course before taking up her new position. As it was a new gallery Cindy was responsible for the layout of all the exhibits together with two members of staff. She had told me she had met the owner Paul Gauthier he owned over a hundred such galleries throughout the US and Europe and was reputed to be a billionaire and he was to be present at the grand opening on Saturday.
Saturday arrived I was all done up in my only suit but I thought I looked good, I was waiting at the bottom of the stairs when Cindy came down I took one look and nearly choked. She was wearing a too low cut cocktail dress with a split up the side showing far too much thigh.
”Wow Cindy you look great, showing a bit too much flesh for my liking. Where and when did you get that dress, I haven’t seen it before.”
”I know babe Paul brought it for me he said I had to look good on opening night do you like it?”
”Yes I do but it makes you look like a bit of a slut, and just when do you go out with another man shopping without telling your husband. I suppose he picked out your underwear too.”
”Actually, he did do you like it?”
And she lifted her dress to show a pair of panties smaller then a child’s pocket handkerchief. I was furious and let her know it.
”Get back in the bedroom and change into a decent pair of panties or we are going nowhere.”
She stormed back into the bedroom and appeared two minutes later lifted her dress to show a different pair of panties not much bigger than the last ones.
”Satisfied?” She shouted at me then pushed past me and got into her car.
”Well don’t just stand there get in.”
Cindy drove us to the gallery besides it being her car I didn’t like to drive it because it reminded me of a little toy car, I much preferred my truck.
We arrived at the gallery early so that she could great the guests as they arrived. When we went in, I saw a tall handsome man in his mid-thirties waiting for us and was introduced.
”Bill this is Paul my boss.”
We shook hands and then Cindy to my utter amassment left my side and stood next to Paul who immediately put his arm around her. Before I could say anything Cindy was called away to explain something to one of her assistants but I was furious. Just then a rather unpleasant looking man came over to talk to Paul who introduced him as his bodyguard Max.
As the evening wore on I saw less and less of Cindy and when I realised I had been sitting alone for over an hour I went looking for her, she was standing talking to a couple about a painting and making gestures towards the canvas, but what got me pissed was Paul standing next to her with his hand over her shoulder like they were a couple. I walked over to Cindy and lifted his hand off of her shoulder saying.
”Don’t touch what isn’t yours there’s a good boy.”
He looked at me and just smirked then walked away. Sindy turned to me and almost shouted.
”How dare you embarrass me like that we were just talking.”
”You mean you were just talking; he was feeling you up.”
”Don’t be ridiculous and stop acting like a petulant schoolboy I’m not eighteen anymore and don’t need your protection.”
As soon as she said it, she realised she had gone too far but wouldn’t back down even though she knew she was in the wrong.
”Well in that case seeing as you have ignored me all evening, I’m going home see you later.”
With that I walked out and took a cab home. Cindy came home just after midnight; I was already in bed and pretended to be asleep. The next morning, I got the silent treatment. Fuck her I went fishing and had a nice quiet day. When I got home, she had gone to collect the kids from her parents’ house and didn’t get back until after eight.
”We had dinner at mom’s hope you fixed yourself something, I’m going to shower and get an early night.”
She went upstairs and I heard the water running. I told the kids to get ready for bed as it was a school day tomorrow. The next two weeks were no better not much talking and definitely no sex. The third Saturday Cindy came home and said she wanted to talk to me.
”Look Bill I know you were pissed at me for the way I acted at the opening but there really was no need and Paul would like to make it up to us, He has invited us to spend the weekend at his cabin by the lake, there will be two other couples there and we could have a BBQ and go out on his boat, you could even do some fishing what do you say.”
I could see this was important to her, so I agreed.
The following Saturday we dropped the kids off at my parents and took the truck up to his cabin. The word cabin hardly did justice to the five-bedroom structure by the lake, there wasn’t a single neighbour within sight, and I was to learn that there was no cell phone reception only a land line and a dedicated ISDN computer link. There were three other vehicles outside the cabin, all four-wheel drives which were needed as the last two miles from the main road were pretty rough going.
We were greeted at the door by Paul, Max and the two other couples Tom and Margret and Phill and Susan we all said hello and shook hands, I noticed that the other couples looked down instead of looking me in the eye. This put me on my guard, and I felt something wasn’t right. We had a BBQ that afternoon and the Tom and Phill said they were going fishing, and would I like to go? Cindy said she wouldn’t mind so I went. We motored across the lake and cut the motor it was then that I realise we could no longer see the cabin and had to wonder if this was on purpose. We fished for most of the afternoon and as it was getting late, I said we should be getting back, Tom and Phill looked a bit sheepish but agreed.
As we approached the jetty I noticed Cindy, Paul and Max were not in sight, but Margret and Susan were sitting reading. As soon as we tied off, I walked over to the Wife’s and asked where Cindy was neither would look at me and just said she had gone for a walk with Paul. I asked which way they went, and Susan pointed to the right. I was furious instead of walking in that general direction I went into the house as a misdirection and left by the front entrance. Instead of taking the path I fast walked about fifty feet parallel to it. After about half a mile I saw Max sitting on a log smoking he didn’t see me, so I continued for about another hundred yards and then I heard voices, I crept up to the sound of voices and nearly threw up at what I saw. Paul was leaning against a tree with my loving wife kneeling in front of him with his cock buried in her throat, I took out my phone and took several pictures of them and a short video. So, my marriage was over let the revenge begin. I made my way back to the cabin and went into our bedroom to think. After about an hour I heard Cindy’s voice and she came into our bedroom.
”Hi Bill you’re back early I didn’t expect you until dark any luck?”
”Not really but I did see a stag and deer rutting it was very interesting, when we got back I thought I would catch you up on your walk but I must have missed you. Did you enjoy your walk?”
Cindy never answered but looked a bit guilty then looked away and went into the dining room, I followed shortly afterwards. We all sat and had dinner prepared by Margret and Susan mas we ate I noticed the other couples could not meet my eyes and every time I looked at Max or Paul, they had a smirk on their faces. I realised that whatever was going to happen it was going to happen tonight.
After dinner while the two women were clearing up. I took stock of my surroundings I realised that if I sat with my back to the front door, I could see behind me in the reflection on the glass door of the cabinet opposite. I also put my phone in my top pocket set on record, I had a feeling I might need it as evidence later. After a while we all sat down at the table except Max who sat behind and to the left of me, I could see him clearly in the reflection. Cindy stood up and announced it was getting late and she was going to get ready for bed and went into our bedroom. I thought this is it something is going down and I didn’t want to be hampered by the chair I was sitting on, so I got up and stood behind it keeping Max in my vision. It wasn’t long before Cindy came out of the bedroom dressed only in a see through nighty and G-string panties. She stood behind the chair next to Paul who got up and stood next to her putting his hand around her shoulders and covering her right breast. Cindy spoke first.
”Bill I won’t be sleeping with you tonight I’ll be spending the night with Paul it will be just the one night and tomorrow we can continue as if nothing has happened.”
I stood there thinking who is this woman?
”So, this is why you asked us down here so you could seduce my wife and rub my nose in it.”
Instead of Paul answering me Tom spoke up.
”Look Bill things aren’t as bad as you might think, Paul has this quirk he likes to seduce married women while their husbands are present, he gets a kick out of knowing the husband is in the next room and can hear them fucking. Afterwards he will be a good friend and help you any way he can, and you and Cindy can continue as if nothing has happened. Please don’t make a scene or Max will beat you up, I’ve seen him do it to a couple of husbands that pissed him off.”
”Tell me Tom did he do this to you and Phill?”
They just looked at their feet and the two women looked guilty.
”Well, that’s all the answer I need. And you still associate with him you should be ashamed of yourselves.”
Cindy:
”Bill don’t act like a petulant schoolboy, it’s only for one night and besides Paul has put $200,000 in our joint account for the privilege.”
”Why Cindy why do this when you know I’ll divorce you the minute we get home?”
”First Bill you can’t afford to divorce me I’ll take your company, your, 401, the house and half of our savings. In addition to this I’ll turn your precious children against you, and you’ll have to pay child support and spousal support while I fuck anyone I want at your expense. And as to why well look at Paul he’s successful, tall, Broad shouldered, handsome and obviously the Alpha male. Where you are Struggling, barley 5’10” and only a beta male. What woman wouldn’t want a night with him?”
”Actually, he’s nothing more than an opportunist piece of dog shit that seduces married women so that he can humiliate their husbands and that’s what he gets off on, he’s lower than worm shit.”
As I was talking, I was watching Max in the reflection from the china cabinet. He had moved to stand behind me, and as I finished my tirade against Paul he swung his gun round at my head. I dropped to one knee swivelled round and punched him in the nuts. He dropped his gun and clutched his groin moaning. As I stood up I grabbed his hair and pulled him down onto my knee breaking his nose as he fell to the floor I kicked him in the nuts to keep him down. I walked over to his gun and picked it up. When I looked over at the others six shocked faces looked back at me.
”So much for your body guard Paul.”
I pointed the gun at Paul.
”Where would you like it? I thought perhaps one in each shoulder and knee or one in the gut, it takes a long time to die from that and I’ve heard it’s very painful or should I just shoot you between the eyes and get it over with?”
As I watched the not so happy couple, I noticed a dark stain spreading down Paul’s leg.
”Oh, look the Alpha males pissed himself, now who’s the Alpha male?”
I thumbed back the hammer.
”I asked you a fucking question asswipe.”
”You are please don’t shoot me I’m sorry there’s no harm done.”
”Shut the fuck up. Tom go to my truck in the toolbox behind the cab you’ll find a bag with ties in it bring it in.”
Tom returned a few minutes later and I zip tied Max’s hands and feet and put him in the corner.
”Ok let’s play truth or die I will ask the questions and if you tell me the truth you get to live. You first, Paul when did you first fuck my wife?”
Paul looked at me and I thought he might start crying but then he smirked and spoke.
”The night of the opening, after the others left, we went into the back office and Cindy sucked me for a few minutes and I bent her over the desk and fucked her to orgasm I even had her ass something you never did.”
”Well, I don’t begrudge you her ass as I have never liked pushing shit uphill anyway. And how many times since including the blow job she gave you in the forest this afternoon?”
”In the past three weeks I’ve fucked her nearly every day either in the office or back at my hotel.”
”Margret, how often have you fucked Paul since he humiliated your husband?”
She just looked at the floor and shuffled her feet.
”Ok Paul how often have you fucked Margret and Susan?”
”Whenever I visited their gallery usually in my hotel room, sometimes I let Max fuck them as well they’re a pair of sluts who can’t get enough.”
I heard a loud smack, as I turned to look at Phill, I saw Susan fly off of her chair and lay still on the floor.
”Fucking bitch told me it was just the one time; hope I broke her fucking nose cunt.”
And with that he went into his bedroom slamming the door. I looked at Tom who was looking at his wife like she had just crawled out of the woodwork. Margret just sat there with tears running down her face. Tom looked at Paul in disgust.
”You fucking asshole I thought you were our friend well you can have her I never want to see her again fucking whore.”
As he walked past her to his bedroom, he slapped her round the head causing her to fall off the chair. ”Bitch!”
I looked at Paul and Cindy.
”Well Cindy my unfaithful wife you are now a prostitute how does that feel?”
”What I’m not a prostitute why would you say that?”
”Paul has given you $200,000 to fuck him all night, that’s money for sex which is the definition of a prostitute. Congratulations you’ve traded up, now you’ve been paid so you best go into his bedroom and earn your fee, go on both of you get in the bedroom might as well enjoy yourselves. Because come morning Cindy you will have to find somewhere else to live. Don’t look so smug Paul when Tom and Phill realise you have no one to defend you I wouldn’t like to be in your shoes. Now that’s settled I’m going home to pack, goodbye Cindy and good riddance.
Cindy:
”Wait Bill what about me how do I get home please don’t leave me I made a mistake can’t we at least talk about it?”
”A mistake is when you put the oven on too high and burn the dinner, what you did was deliberate. You were quite happy to see me get a beating from Max so that you could fuck that asshole and humiliate me in the process. Well, how did that work out for you, you fucked him at least a half dozen times and gave him a blowjob in the forest. Which by the way I have on video and will send to all your friends and relations. Have a nice day and rot in hell you piece of trash.”
I left them standing there in a puddle of his piss and went out to my truck, I took my clasp knife out of the glove box and cut the valve stems off of all the cars. I then striped the gun down to its component parts and threw them into the lake. Next, I cut the land line and the ISDN line so that they couldn’t call for help and would have to walk the two miles back to the main road. And just in case there was somewhere they could get help using the boat I broke the ignition key in the lock.
I got into my truck and drove up to the main road and headed home. As soon as I got reception on my cell I phoned my parents and asked them to get the children ready to travel. When they asked why I told them the short version. When my mom asked me If I could get past Cindy’s mistake for the sake of the children. I sent them the recordings I had made. My parents were shocked at the depth of Cindy’s betrayal and agreed to help me any way they could.
I then phoned my friend Frank who owned a second hand car dealership and asked him to meet me at my house and to bring a trailer. We arrived at about the same time and I explained what I wanted and why. He insisted on seeing the recordings and asked for a copy to show his wife Norma who was Cindy’s best friend I of course agreed. I asked Frank to clear all of Cindy’s belongings out and put them into trash bags in the back of her car and to move her car well away from the house. In the mean time I cleared out all of my belongings and the children’s clothes and belongings and put them in the back of my truck. I removed the hard drive from my desktop computer, emptied the safe and the gun safe. All my tools and equipment went into Franks trailer for him to keep safe for me. I spent the next half an hour sorting out our finances, I took all the joint savings leaving only the $200,000 Cindy earned on her back.
I paid off the credit cards and cancelled them leaving only her chequing account and debit card. I also went onto the post office web site and had all my post sent to my parents’ address. I then did a final sweep through the house then set fire to it. The house could not be seen from the town so nobody would be calling the fire department, by the morning it would be just a pile of ash. Try living there you cheating cunt. I then e-mailed everyone on Cindy’s laptop and phone sending the video I had taken with a note saying, this is why I left Cundy.
A few days earlier I had seen a motor home on Franks forecourt, and I asked if he still had it and could I buy it, he agreed, and we set off for his garage.
He gave me a particularly good deal on my old truck and agreed to keep it hidden from sight as the police would be looking for a truck and not my new motor home. Frank suggested I also purchased a trailer and an old jeep wrangler to put it on so that I could park up the motor home and still have transport. I thought this was a great idea, but I couldn’t afford it all just yet, he said not to worry we would sort it out later. We transferred all my stuff from my truck into the motor home. I said my goodbye’s and set out for my parents’ home.
When I arrived, my dad came out to look at the rig I was driving and gave me a questioning look. I explained that I would need a head start so that my wife wouldn’t be able to keep the children from me. I call them children but in fact they were nearly sixteen. I went into the house and sat with my children and tried to explain what had happened. They both wanted to keep Cindy and I together and started crying. I explained that we would never be together again, but I would give them the choice of who to live with. I reluctantly showed them the recordings of their mother and Paul disrespecting me, and Cindy threatening to turn them against me. After a lot more tears they both wanted to stay with me. We loaded the rest of their stuff into the motor home, said tearful goodbyes to my parents and set out to parts unknown. I wanted to get out of state as fast as possible and as far away as possible before Cindy could set the dogs on me.
I drove all night stopping only to buy fuel and a few provisions. After we passed the state line I drove for a couple of hours more looking for a camp site. I was getting desperate as I was falling asleep and had to keep slapping myself to stay awake. I nearly drove past a turning posted camp site this way. I took the turn a little too fast and nearly turned over the trailer. This woke me up with a start and kept me awake for the next two miles to the camp site. I pulled in to a nearly empty site and parked, went back to the single bunk and collapsed, I was asleep as my head hit the pillow.
Cindy:
After Bill left, I looked at Paul in a different light. He no longer excited me as he had done in fact he looked like a beaten man. I looked at the pool of piss he was standing in and felt nothing but revulsion, what the fuck had I done? Bill had always been good to me he was a kind and considerate lover, and I had no room to complain. He was a fantastic father in fact he was a better father than I was a mother. He did everything with the children, he helped them with their homework, went to their sporting events and took them out at weekends as I was always too busy. So why had I thrown it all away for Paul and some second-rate sex? There was no way I was going to spend the night with Paul but he wasn’t going to get his money back I had already earned that. Now I had to try and repair my marriage, I would use the children as a weapon to bring Bill to heel.
I had just started to doze off when I heard shouting, I opened the door and saw Tom and Phill shouting abuse at Paul. The next instant Phill hit Paul and knocked him off of his chair then both husbands started to kick him. I watched for a few minutes then realised they might kill him so I tried to stop them. I got between them and Paul screaming that they should stop before they killed him but they ignored me until one of them accidently hit me and knocked me down. It was then that they realised what they were doing, they helped me to my feet and apologised. We picked Paul up and helped him into his bed. About that time I remembered Max so I cut him loose and put him to bed. We then went to ours but I don’t think we got a lot of sleep.
In the morning we all got dressed and ready to go home when Phill went to put his bags into his car, he returned to tell us that all the tyres were flat. We tried the land line with no success the IDSN was also out and no one’s cell had reception. I couldn’t even find mine Bill must have taken it. Phill and Tom decided to walk up to the main road to try and get a lift into town. That left Paul, Margret, Susan, Max and I alone in the cabin, they looked a sorrowful sight being battered and bruised. Paul looked the worst he could hardly walk but I think his pride and ego took the worst bearing he looked totally deflated. He’d gone from a tall proud alfa male to a little whipped dog in less than twenty-four hours. I almost felt sorry for him until I recalled he had wrecked a number of marriages including mine.
After what seemed like forever a tow truck arrived with Phill and Tom to repair the cars. It took the while morning to get us back on the road. I begged a lift from Tom, and he agreed to take me home as I didn’t want to arrive home in Paul’s car that would really set Bill off.
As we approached the end of our drive I burst into tears, our house was just a jumble of smoking timbers. I got out of the car and walked towards what was left of our house, it was then that I noticed that my car was parked a safe distance from the house. I walked over to my car and saw what I assumed were my belongings in the back packed in trash bags. The keys were in the ignition and the car started straight away. I thanked Tom for bringing me home and they left. I drove back to town and stopped at the gas station to buy a cheap phone, but when I went to pay for it, I was told my credit card no longer worked, so I tried my debit card, and it worked fine. I tried calling Bill and was told it was a blocked number. I then tried Bill’s parents and was answered by Bills mom.
”Hi Grace its Cindy have you seen Bill we had an argument and he stormed off and won’t take my calls.”
”Yes Cindy he told us what you did and showed us the video, we are verry disappointed in you so don’t call us again.”
And then she hung up, I tried calling Norma, she answered on the fourth ring.
”Hi Norma it’s Cindy have you seen Bill we had an argument and he walked out?”
”Hardly surprising seeing as what you did to him, don’t act surprised I’ve seen the video. What on earth possessed you to do that and to think Bill would stand for it? Whoever you call knows what you did as Bill sent the video to everyone you know including your parents so don’t expect any sympathy there. You do realise that your marriage is over and you may never see your kids again don’t you?”
”What do you mean?”
”Bill took the kids and left, and I have no idea where he went so don’t ask. Now if you don’t mind I have a family to look after goodbye.”
I sat there in shock and took stock of my situation. I had no home, no husband, no children, no friends and my family probably wouldn’t talk to me. I then remembered that my credit card no longer worked. I franticly fired up my laptop and went into the banking account. All that I had was the $200,000 that Paul has paid in yesterday and a few hundred dollars in my chequing account. I quickly transferred the $200,000 to my chequing account. I now had enough money for the foreseeable future, I checked into the no tell motel and paid for a few nights stay. I sat on the bed and looked in the vanity mirror and started to cry, I had never felt more alone and frightened in my life.
Bill:
I was woken up by my children who needed feeding. I went over to the camp shop and paid for two-night parking and bought some supplies. When I got back to the RV the kids had water boiling so I made myself a coffee and prepared some breakfast for me and the kids, Cheerio’s, waffles with syrup milk for the kids and strong coffee for me. After breakfast I felt much better but still sad about the end of my marriage. I couldn’t do much about a divorce on Sunday but would see my Attorney on Monday. Monday morning I called my Attorney Gary Fuller and made an appointment for that afternoon. I fed the kids unloaded the jeep and we set off for my parents’ house. I explained to them that I had to see an attorney this afternoon and would they look after the kids, they of course were delighted.
I arrived at Gary’s office at 3pm and explained the circumstances to him and the financial steps I had taken. He said that I had done the right thing protecting myself and leaving the $200,000 in her account thus distancing myself from the money the conversation then went something like this.
”Bill are you sure you want a divorce you could lose the children. Also, it would be in your interest to have the children contact their mother on a regular basis to show good faith.”
”You let me worry about that and don’t ask any questions you don’t want the answers to. I want to hurt her as much as she hurt me so go nuclear I want scorched earth and the same for Gauthier hit him with anything you can think of. Oh and by the way she admits on the video that she was paid $200,000 to have sex with him. So how about you talk to your friend the DA and have her arrested for prostitution?”
”That’s nasty, I like it I’ll have a word. This could get expensive are you sure?”
”Money isn’t a problem my parents said they would guarantee the cost so you are covered.”
”Ok Bill when would you like her served?”
”The gallery has an open evening on Thursday that would be a good time preferably when it’s packed with all those stuck up bastards.”
”Yes, I can arrange that. I can also hit Gauthier with an alienation of affection and failure to enforce company morality clauses as stated in your wife’s contract. I’m not sure how far they will go but it will embarrass them in front of their guests.”
”Sounds perfect do it.”
”How can I keep in touch?”
”For instructions or face to face conversations I’ll give you my email and face book information. For any paperwork just send it to my parents and they will see it gets to me.”
I left Gary’s office feeling that I was at last starting to get my revenge. When I got to my parents to pick up the kid’s mom asked us to stay the night as it was a long drive back to the camp site. I agreed and we had a marvellous home cooked meal, we started back early and didn’t arrive back until after dark. The next morning after breakfast I told the children to call their mother to let her know they were all right. They called her on their social media package, she answered straight away.
”Hi babies how are you is daddy there?”
”Hi mom yes but he doesn’t want to talk to you, we just called to let you know we are all right.”
”Thanks guys it’s really nice to see and talk to you both where are you?”
”Not sure really, why do you ask you never cared where we were before as long as we were out of your way.”
”Baby that’s not true I’ve always loved you even if I didn’t always show it.”
”You mean like you love dad and then dumped on him, we can do without that sort of love, anyway we called you like dad told us to or we wouldn’t have bothered by mom.”
Cindy sat and cried; her perfect life had just turned to shit all because she wanted more.
Monday:
Cindy went to work as usual and opened the gallery, everything seemed to go as normal. She half expected to see Paul call in for his usual fuck at lunch time and wondered how he would treat her after Saturday. When Paul didn’t show she called his cell but got no answer so went about the preparations for Thursday. She repeatedly tried to call Bill with no success so continued as if nothing had happened. She went to the bank in the afternoon to arrange a new credit card and open a new account and shifted half of the $200,000 into it. She then went looking for somewhere to live as she couldn’t stay in a motel indefinitely. She made several appointments to view rental properties for the next day then went back to her motel.
Tuesday:
Bill:
We got up early had some breakfast and headed out. I had called one of my employees who had done time for forgery and asked if he knew anyone who could get us false passports and he said he would get back to me. I was headed to Canada where I had an aunt who I knew would put us up for a few weeks while I looked for a place to live.
Cindy.
Cindy looked at several properties to rent and finally settled on a two-bed condo near the gallery. She was due to move in on Wednesday, so she only had one more night to spend at the motel. She called Paul to see if he was coming to the Thursday night open evening and he confirmed that he would be attending. When she asked how he was he said he was mending but was still sore from the beating Phill and Tom had given him. When she asked about Max, he said he was still in hospital but would be released soon. Cindy then contacted an attorney to try and force Bill to talk to her and bring the kids home and made an appointment for Wednesday.
Wednesday:
Cindy went to her appointment with her attorney and explained her position and what she wanted. He asked what proof I had about her affair, and she admitted what she had done. She then asked about the children, and he explained that I hadn’t actually broken the law as we were still married but as soon as the divorce started, I was obliged to tell her where the children were and allow her contact. She said she doubted that I would divorce her as I would lose too much. They then went through our finances and the attorney said she should be entitled to at least half of everything plus maintenance and they could use this to force a reconciliation. Cindy then went back to work feeling much better. That afternoon Cindy moved into her new condo and started making it a home. When she went to bed, she was looking forward to the open day at the gallery tomorrow.
Bill:
The man Bill contacted about new identities for him, and the children said to send him head and shoulders photos and he would take care of the rest. Bill sent the photos and asked how much it would cost so that he would have cash for the transaction. He was told $5K would do the trick and he would set a time and place for the meeting in a few days. Bill had found another out of the way camp site for a few days and settled in for a short time. Instead of cooking in the RV he took the children to the nearest town and found an all you can eat at restaurant and pigged out to such an extent both the children were sick on the way back to the site. Bill went to bed looking forward to Thursday and the surprise waiting for Cindy and her lover.
Thursday:
Bill:
Bill continued his road trip towards Canada stopping only one or two nights at camp sites. He made a short stop at a small town called Sweetwater to visit the engineering company that made the majority of fuel pumps for the construction industry. He made a presentation for his design of a new fuel delivery system. After a short demonstration on how the new system would give their clients increased productivity and reliability and the big seller was that it could be installed on existing machinery. The board unanimously endorsed his design. They offered him two million for the Patent, but Bill wanted one million plus ten cents on the dollar for the next ten years, this was agreed, and contracts were signed. Bill also asked that the money was to be paid into his father’s account so that Cindy wouldn’t be able to claim it as part of the settlement. Bill then continued his journey to Canada with a stop off at Oregon to meet his contact and pick up his fake identity papers.
Cindy:
Cindy woke up at her new address looking forward to the open day at the gallery. She dressed in a business suit but with sexy underwear hoping to continue her affair with Paul. She spent the entire day at the gallery showing people around and pointing out the various paintings and sculptures. At seven o clock the more important visitors started to arrive including the mayor and at least one congressman. Paul arrived shortly afterwards and quickly moved her into the back office and locked the door. He embraced her with a deep kiss then turned her round and bent her over the desk lifted her dress up pulled her panties aside and buried himself in her up to his balls. It didn’t take long for him to shoot his load into her cheating cunt he then pulled out and zipped up. Cindy hadn’t orgasmed and was quite sore as there had been no foreplay and she was dry when he entered her. He turned opened the door and went back to the reception leaving her to clear up the mess. She returned to the reception and continued playing the hostess but noticed several people giving her strange looks and wondered if they knew what had just happened.
The reception was in full swing when two men in work suites accompanied by two deputy sheriff’s entered the gallery. One went over to Paul and asked.
”Excuse me sir are you Mr Paul Gauthier?”
”Yes, what do you want?”
”Mr Gauthier you have been served.” And handed him a large envelope and walked away.
The other man walked over to Cindy.
”Are you Mrs Cindy Grant?”
”Yes.” ”You have been served.” And handed her a large envelope.
The whole room went silent as Paul opened his envelope and discovered that he had been served notice that he was to be sued for alienation of affection. He screwed up the documents and stormed out.
Cindy opened her envelope to find divorce papers inside. She started crying and sat down in the nearest chair. As she sat crying a deputy sheriff walked over to her and asked.
”Are you Mrs Cindy Grant?”
”Yes.”
And just when she thought things couldn’t get any worse, he said.
”Mrs Grant you are under arrest for prostitution.” And then he read her rights to her cuffed her and led her away.
The people gathered there were dumbstruck. The reception then dissolved into chaos, and everybody left.
Friday:
Paul:
After leaving the reception the previous night Paul called his attorney to report his being served. His attorney informed him that the case probably wouldn’t get to court as no case sighting alienation of affection had been proved for many years. However, if Mr grant sued the company as being complicit in the said alienation of affection that was a different matter as Paul would be in breach of the moral clause forbidding inter office liaisons. And if such a liaison was to take place on company property and could be proved it could cost the company a considerable amount of money.
Paul thought about this and decided to call an internet board meeting to discuss the problem. When all the board members were present later that night Paul was surprised that the company had already been served with the papers. The company’s legal department had seen the evidence and as Paul himself was seen to admit to fucking Cindy on company premises the best, they could hope for was to settle out of court.
Cindy:
Cindy sat in a cell crying, she had tried to call Paul to no avail so she tried her parents who wouldn’t pick up, so she tried Norma she eventually picked up.
”Hi Norma, please don’t hang up you’re my last hope please will you come down to the courthouse and bail me out?”
”What did you do to get arrested?”
”I’ve been arrested for prostitution; I don’t understand why.”
”Ok I know you’re not a prostitute, so I’ll help you out. I’ll be down in a couple of hours.”
Norma:
Norma called Bill to ask what was going on and if he knew about her arrest.
”Hi Norma, what can I do for you?”
”I just got a call from Cindy, she said she had been arrested for prostitution do you know anything about this?”
”Yes, if you watch the video, you will see Cindy admit to being paid $200,000 to spend the night with Paul Gauthier the constitutes the act of prostitution so she has been arrested. She will probably only get a fine and a slap on the wrist, but it will give her a criminal record and ruin her reputation.”
”You hate her that much you would do this to her?”
”After what she did to me you bet your ass, I would.”
”Ok I see your point but remind me never to be your enemy, speak to you later.”
Bill:
After bill ended the call, he called his attorney to ask how things were going. When Gary informed bill about the reception and Cindy’s arrest Bill couldn’t stop laughing. When he finally calmed down, he asked about the writ Gary had sent to Gauthier’s company and was told they would probably want to settle out of court. Gary told Bill he had sued Pauls company for ten million dollars but would probably settle for three or four as a more realistic sum. Gary said he would call Bill in a few days to let him know the outcome and ended the call.
Bill then opened an on line gambling account and called his father to ask him to do the same, when his father asked why Bill explained to his father that they could play on line poker in a two person private game and his father could lose to him thus giving him an income outside the tax laws and making it harder to find Bills money. He also told his father that a large sum would soon be deposited in his account, and would he make sure that the appropriate tax was deducted and the same was to apply to any other such sums deposited. His father agreed to this as no laws were being broken only bent a little.
Cindy:
When Norma bailed Cindy out, she took her to her new home and went inside for a cup of coffee.
”Cindy what on earth were you thinking when you did this to Bill one of the nicest men I have ever met.”
”Oh, shit I know, at first, I started fucking Paul because I thought it was expected of me to keep my job. I don’t love him or anything, but I must admit he is a terrific lover, and I did enjoy it. Then he asked to spent the night with him at his cabin. He wanted to have sex with me with Bill in the next room it’s what he gets off on, knowing that the husband of the woman he’s fucking can hear everything that goes on. He brings his bodyguard Max to make sure that the husband doesn’t try to interfere. This time he got it wrong, and Bill knocked the shit out of Max, I never knew he had it in him. I thought that he would make me go home with him after that, but he didn’t, he told me to go and earn the money I had been paid and just left. It never occurred to me he would go nuclear and take the kids. Do you know where he’s gone?”
”Not the faintest and neither does Frank. What will you do now?”
”I’ll fight the divorce and try to force him to bring the kids back. He cleared out our account except for the money Paul gave me and closed the credit cards. I’ve still got my job, but I don’t know for how long. I even fucked Paul the night of the open day to try and keep my job, but I haven’t heard from him since. I really love Bill, but I don’t know how to put this right.”
”I don’t think you can and if you keep fucking Paul you never will. Pull your head out of your ass and start thinking how Bill feels about what you tried to do to him and how you would feel if the boot was on the other foot. If I know Bill, you will probably never see him or the children again. You brought this on yourself, so you better learn to live with it. Do the right thing sign the divorce papers and let Bill get on with his life and then you can move on.”
”I don’t want to move on I want Bill back and I want things to be like they were. I only did what I did to make us enough money to do all the things we wanted to do like renovating the house. I thought as it would be only one night Bill would get over it and we could continue like nothing had happened.”
”What planet are you living on? If I had pulled a stunt like that Frank would have killed all of us and then probably killed himself. Your lucky bill is so level-headed and is just divorcing you. Now if you don’t mind, I have a family to run and its nearly time to pick up the kids.”
Norma then headed home, that night Norma Told Frank about her conversation with Cundy and after Frank stopped laughing told her if she had done that, she would now be dead.
Bill drove all day Saturday and Sunday to get as much distance from Cindy as possible. On Monday he stopped at a supermarket and bought three new cim cards to put in his and the children’s phones. They spent the next hour putting in the numbers they wanted to keep and discarded their old cards. Now only the people they informed about their new number could call them. The children also called their mother to arranged a face to face on Twitter as ordered by their father.
”Hi kids how are you doing? I miss you so much, is dad there can I talk to him?”
”Hi mom we’re fine, dads here but doesn’t want to talk to you, and neither do we but dad makes us. He said your still our mother and you love us, but we don’t see it that way. As far as we are concerned you dumped us like you did dad. Well, we have spoken to you like dad told us too so goodbye.”
Monday:
Cindy went to work as usual expecting to hear from Paul but by the end of the day Paul had still not contacted her and she was getting worried.
Paul’s company attorney’s offered Gary two million to settle out of court, Gary asked for eight, they offered four, Gary asked for seven they offered five Gary accepted. Bill was now a very well-off man. The alienation of affection against Paul went nowhere as predicted but it had served its purpose in embarrassing Paul at the open day celebrations.
The next few weeks were uneventful. Cindy continued to try and stop the divorce and have the children returned to her but neither the authorities nor her PI could find any trace of them. Due largely to them looking for bill’s pickup truck which was hidden from view in the back of Franks workshop. Bill finally reached Oregon and his contact to collect the false documentation showing that he and the children were Canadian citizens.
Two more days hard driving, and Bill had reached his aunt’s home. It was a large four bedroom, mostly log built house with a few acres of land giving them some privacy. Aunt Mary was delighted to see us as the children hadn’t seen her for nearly ten years. There were hugs all round then she showed them into the dining room.
”come on sit yourselves down I’ll make us some lunch then you can tell me all about it.”
Bill:
After lunch, which was fantastic after road meals, we all sat down to talk. We each told our story as we saw it. After we had told our side of the story my aunt looked disgusted and asked what we intended to do now. I explained that I needed to get the children back into school to complete their education. I also explained my intention to start a new business and find a home nearby. My aunt said she could help get the children settled into their new school as she was a volunteer on the education board and to leave it to her. She then showed us to our rooms and left us to unpack.
True to her word aunt Mary got Mike and Lindy into the local school which was only a mile away. The kids quickly fell into the routine of things and were doing well at school. I had the children enrolled under their own names to avoid problems when they graduated.
Some weeks later:
I looked at the local engineering companies to see if there was a niche, I could fill without upsetting the local balance. I wanted to compliment the local engineering environment not compete with it. I found that there were no specialist auto repair and customising facilities within thirty miles, so I bought a large warehouse on the edge of town and started fitting it out. I advertised in all the local papers and put an ad in the unemployment agency. I made it plain that I would employ ex-cons so long as they towed the line. In the first week I was inundated with applicants, so I started the interview process. I initially employed thirty people with another twenty in reserve. The local Probation service were particularly interested in what I was doing and gave me a lot of help by sending suitable Parolees. When I embarked on this venture I did so under my own name so as to avoid problems later.
I kept in contact with my friend Frank and also my attorney who informed me that Cindy was still working at the gallery and had stopped looking for me and that the authorities were no longer interested in my whereabouts. Cindy was convicted of the charge of prostitution but as it was her first offence, she was given a $2,000 fine and three months community service. She would still have a criminal record and the chances of her being awarded custody of our children was very remote.
It was now nearly a year since I left the town of Justin and Christmas was approaching fast. I decided that there was little risk in taking the children to my parents for the holiday. So, I made plans with my dad only as my mom wouldn’t be able to keep it a secret. All the family would be there and my friends Frank and Norma would also be invited to Christmas tea.
Mike and Lindy were nearly eighteen and would be starting the freshman year at Halifax university next fall. Mike would be taking engineering and computer science and Lindy would be taking law and business studies. I had kept them talking to their mother and a sort of truce had broken out. The conversations were now much longer and more amicable ending with Love you too on both sides. I thought it was time for them to meet their mother and tear down the fences between them. In order to make this happen I needed to know if Cindy would be at her parents over the Christmas holidays, so I contacted Norma to find out for me. When I approached Norma she was delighted that we would visit and that the children would see their mother. She said that Cindy was always asking for any news of the three of us and seemed genuinely contrite about her behaviour.
Owing to the sale of my last two Patents I was now a very rich man. My new business was continuing to grow, and I now employed over seventy personnel, more than half of them ex-cons. My annual pre-tax income was over two million and rising. To thank my aunt for all she had done for us I paid off her mortgage and invited her to come with us to visit her sister. She hugged me so hard I could hardly breath. It occurred to me that we might wish to spend more time at our old town and would therefor need somewhere to stay on a more permanent basis. With this in mind I asked dad if he would be willing to build me a new house on the site of the old one. He of course agreed and I sent him the plans of my new home, which he said would be ready next summer.
As the holiday approached, I made plans which included a private jet to the nearest airport and a limo to my parents front door. The limo was to be at my disposal throughout the holiday. The driver was single with no family so he didn’t mind working over the holiday period, I would book him into the Holiday Inn hotel, and he could work out of there.
The day before Christmas eve we boarded the plane at nine am and arrived at my parents at two pm. My mom went crazy when she saw us and nearly smothered the children and my aunt who she hadn’t seen for nearly twelve years. When mom found out the driver would be on his own Christmas day she insisted he come for dinner and stay for tea. I thought I saw a tear in his eye but he quickly turned away. I’m sure if mom had had the room she would have insisted he stay with us.
Christmas eve and day were the best I could remember and we all drank too much and fell asleep after dinner even the driver. Norma told me that Cindy would be at her parents over Christmas so I arranged for the driver to pick up Mike, Lindy and myself after breakfast on boxing day. We drove to Cindy’s parents’ home and arrived just before the mid-day meal. Someone saw the limo pull onto their drive and Trevor opened the door and walked down to the drive before the limo stopped moving. My driver seeing the upscale property we entered and correctly judging Trevor as an egotistic snob put his chauffeurs cap on Jumped out of limo opened the door and stood to attention as I got out. Trevor’s face was a picture, Incredulous would be the closest I could describe it as. As Mike and Lindy got out, he smiled and took them in his arms, he looked at me and held out his hand which I took and shacked enthusiastically.
”Bill it’s so good to see you and the children would you like to stay for lunch it’s about ready?”
”I understand Cindy is here is the invitation still open? If not, I’ll leave the children here and pick them up later.”
”Let me just check won’t be a mo.”
While he went inside, I walked over to my driver.
”Thanks for that you read the situation just right.”
The driver just beamed at me.
”Been there and done that I know his type seen it a hundred times.”
Just then Trevor reappeared.
”Bill you are more than welcome to stay please come in.”
I took out my wallet and removed two $100 bills and gave them to the driver.
”We passed a hotel a while back go get yourself something to eat and relax, I’ll call you when it’s time to go.”
I watched as the limo pulled out of the drive and drove away and thought what have I let myself in for.
We entered the house took off our outside clothes and went into the family room. Linda rushed over to the children and tried to crush them in a bear hug I thought I heard ribs break. She then came over to me and gave me a hug.
”Thank you for bringing my grandchildren to see us we’ve missed them so much.”
I looked over at Cindy who was hugging the children who were hugging back but with less enthusiasm. When she let them go, she looked at me and said.
”Thank you, Bill this is the best present, of all I know what you think but I really have missed them.”
She then came over to me and kissed me on the side of my face then went and sat down again.
The conversation was a bit stilted at first but warmed up as we went along until we were comfortable with each other. Cindy told the children about her job and where she lived and hoped they would visit in their summer break but no promises were made. After lunch which consisted of Christmas leftovers and some new rolls followed by brandy and coffee. Cindy asked me if we could have a private chat and I agreed.
We took our coffee into the library and sat opposite each other and just looked at each other before we spoke, I was surprised that I no longer felt any animosity towards Cindy in fact I felt nothing at all. I looked meaningfully at Cindy and asked.
”So?”
”Bill I’ve been wanting to talk to you for so long about what happened and now I don’t know what to say except I’m really sorry and I wish it had never happened. I have no excuses I was just a selfish bitch the hurt you more than I realised at the time. I won’t ask for your forgiveness I know I don’t deserve it. I know you tried to keep a connection between me, and the children and I thank you for that. I know we can never be together again, but I beg you could we at least be friends?”
”Cindy, I didn’t come here for your apology, but I accept it and as for forgiveness you have it. I’m not sure about friendship we will have to see how things go, but the children have forgiven you, so you have a chance to rebuild your relationship with them. I have never disrespected you to them they made their own choices and you have to live with that but don’t let this opportunity pass you by, I will help in any way I can but it will take time. I still haven’t forgiven Gauthier and I’ll get my revenge eventually. I loved you more than life itself and would have gladly died for you and you threw it all away for Gauthier and his money. So, was it worth it?”
”No Bill it wasn’t, and I have regrated it every day the moment I wake up each day. I cry myself to sleep most nights and the rest of the time I drink myself to oblivion just to forget. There has been no one else since we parted, and I don’t think there ever will be you’re a tuff act to follow. And as for Paul Gauthier you obviously don’t know but he’s dead. He was killed about three months ago; he pulled the same stunt with another couple at his cabin. Only this time the husband was an ex Green Beret, he killed Max then shot his wife between the eyes, and according to the two couples he had there as witnesses who he let go he shot Paul in both knees, elbows and ankles he then set the cabin on fire and left Paul to burn to death. The four witnesses said they could hear the screams in their cars even with the windows closed. So, you see there’s no revenge to be had there.”
”What happened to the husband?”
”He disappeared into the woods and hasn’t been seen since, the police said with his training they would probably never find him.”
Mike came into the room and asked if it would be ok if he and Lindy stayed at grans for a few days. I agreed for them to stay another two nights then I would send the car for them. Cindy said she would be happy to drop them off on her way home if it was all right with me.
I hadn’t seen Cindy’s Lexus outside only an old ford saloon, so I asked where her car was.
”Oh, I had to sell the Lexus I needed the money that old ford is all I can afford but Frank looks after it for me so it’s pretty dependable.”
”Ok Cindy if you don’t mind, mom and dad would probably like to see you anyway, so I’ll see you in a couple of days.”
I phoned the driver to pick me up and said my goodbyes, Trevor and Linda said for me not to be a stranger and hoped to see me again soon. I went outside to wait for my ride and as I stood there Cindy came and stood next to me.
”How about you Bill is there anyone special in your life?”
”Well not that it’s any of your business but no I haven’t been with anyone since you, I just haven’t felt the need, well here comes my ride goodbye Cindy.”
On the way home I called Frank and made a purchase to be delivered the following day. When I got home, I explained that Cindy would bring the kids home in a couple of days and would they please be nice to Cindy for the kids’ sake. My sister made a rude gesture but promised to be good and not kill Cindy just yet.
At my ex in laws house the next day, there was a knock on the door. Linda answered the door and there was Frank standing there.
”Hello Frank, what are you doing here Bill at his mother’s place?”
”I’m not here to see bill I would like to see Cindy if that’s ok?”
Cindy came to the door and asked frank what he wanted.
”Hi Cindy, I have a delivery for you from Bill.”
He motioned her to come outside and there on the drive stood a two year old Lexus SUV with a ribbon tied over the roof. Noema had just finished tying the ribbon and gave Cindy an envelope inside was a Christmas card and written inside was. ”For old times’ sake.” Signed ”Bill.”
Cindy threw her arms round Norma and just cried, then managed to whisper ”does this mean he still cares?”
”I wouldn’t place a bet on it, but it sure looks like he might.”
When Cindy took the children back to her ex in laws she was greeted with the warmth of the season and invited to stay for tea. There was a decided chill to the reception Karen gave her but true to her word she kept a civil tongue in her head.
As Bill, Mike and Lindy went outside to say goodbye to Cindy she threw her arms round Bill kissed him and thanked him for her car the left. Mike and Lindy gave Bill a knowing look, but bill said.
”Don’t read anything into that we are just working on being friends for your sake.”
A week later they returned to Canada, Mike and Lindy went back to school and things returned to normal. Mike was thinking that he should make sure he and the children should see more of his and Cindy’s parents but keep hiring a private jet was a waste of money, if he had his own aircraft, it would be useful for his business and personal life so he started looking into buying an aircraft to seat up to eight persons.
He finally settled on a Cessna 425 and put in an order. And decided that having a full-time pilot would be a waste as he wouldn’t be needed that often and he didn’t like the idea of hiring one as he wouldn’t know anything about him. So, the alternative was to learn to fly himself.
Eight months later he had a multi engine pilots’ licence for all weather flying [this meant that he could fly at night as darkness was counted as a weather condition].
The following summer Bills father called to let him know that the house was ready. Bill flew home commercial as he had not yet finished his pilot training. He stayed at his parents’ home and asked his mother if she would help him chose the furniture for his new home. She said she would be happy to do so but it would be better if a younger woman helped him, perhaps Cindy would help. He knew what his mother was up to but agreed to her suggestion and phoned Cindy who agreed enthusiastically.
Bill hired a car and picked Cindy up from her condo and the went about the task of completely refurnishing the house. The house had five bedrooms, reception room, kitchen, dining room and a large family room, a basement which Bill would use as his office/mancave with a two bed in law apartment above the garage. It also included a pool, and a separate workshop.
Cindy was in her element rushing from shop to shop trying to make sure everything was aesthetically pleasing and coordinated with everything else. Cindy asked if she could see the house and when Bill showed her around, she loved it. He showed her the in-law apartment and asked what she thought about it.
”It’s lovely Bill but we didn’t buy any furnishings for it we’ll have to go out again later in the week. Why didn’t you tell me about the apartment?”
”Well Cindy It’s like this, I will be splitting my time between here and my company in Canada. I don’t want the house empty when I’m away so I thought I would ask you if you would like to live in this apartment rent free and keep an eye on the house while I’m away. You would have full run of the property and use of the pool area, that way we would be doing each other a favour and you could save for your own place instead of renting. I’ll even throw in an allowance for the extra fuel for your extra milage to and from work. What do you think?”
”I think that’s a lovely idea Bill thank you so much, but why are you being so nice to me after what I did to you? First the car and now a place to live I don’t deserve it.”
”Cindy, I have already told you that I forgive you and we do have the children in common. It would be nice if when they came to stay you could be nearby and to be totally honest, I still love you even though I have tried not to. Before you say anything I’m not looking for a reconciliation, although I have forgiven you, I can’t forget what you did. Do you think we could be friends even if it is just for the children’s sake?”
”Bill, I love you too and I would do anything to have you back in my life even if it’s only as a friend.”
”I’ll take that as a yes then, you’ll take the apartment?”
”Yes, I’ll take the apartment if for no other reason just to be near you.”
”In that case we has better go shopping to fill it up, pick out anything you want it’s your apartment furnish it your way.”
As there wasn’t anything in the house not even a coffee machine we made a b-line to Casey’s eatery for some much-needed nourishment. As we were drinking our coffee after a delicious steak meal, I noticed Cindy was softly crying.
”Cindy what’s wrong I thought you were happy helping me to furnish the house, what did I do to upset you?”
”Silly man, I’m just a little sad thinking this could all have been ours instead of yours if I hadn’t been so stupid and selfish. I’m also crying because I’m so happy being in your company and enjoying a simple meal out. I haven’t been out to a restaurant since the last time you took me out, and I’m enjoying myself so much I never want it to end.”
I looked at Cindy and put my hand over hers and squeezed gently.
”We’ll do this again soon I promise and perhaps take in a dance to really round the evening off if that’s ok with you?”
”I would like that very much just say when.”
Over the next few weeks we went out together several times and even went dancing a couple of times. I found myself feeling content being with Cindy and it was almost like old times but when she tried to take things further I shied away. I just couldn’t get the picture of her giving him a blow jog out of my head, in the end it was so painful I decided to go back to Canada.
”Cindy the last few weeks have been some of the happiest I have had since our divorce and I am feeling confused about our relationship. Each time I get close to you I picture you in his arms about to cuckold me and thinking it was ok. I need some time to sort out my feelings about you and decide what to do if anything, so I’m going back to Canada, I need to show my face there occasionally anyway.”
”I understand what you’re saying, but let me tell you I’m not that same selfish woman anymore I truly have learnt my lesson. I won’t push for any more than you want to give, I just hope you will give me another chance to show you how much I really love you. Please let me know you arrive safely and keep in touch.”
The next morning I caught a flight back to Canada and went back to work. The first morning at work I looked at my in tray to find it empty. I asked my PA what was there that needed my attention and she said it had all been taken care of. She had run the company like clockwork in my absence and I and nothing to do.
I threw myself back into learning to fly.
Christmas was approaching and we decided to spend it at my new home there would be me Mike, Lindy and my aunt traveling. I was to fly us to the nearest airport and a hire car would meet us there for the rest of the journey. As before the same driver met us at the arrival gate with the same limo.
When we pulled up outside the new home Cindy rushed out to meet us and hugged everyone. Mike and Lindy gave each other a sly smile when Cindy hugged me and didn’t let go for the longest time. The next morning, we drove over to mom’s place for a Christmas eve dinner. Christmas day Cindy’s parents came over after breakfast to stay for dinner, it was just as if the last few years never happened.
A few days later I had to go and see an attorney about a business acquisition I was interested in making. It turns out that this particular acquisition would take several weeks to acquire so I would have to stay in town until completion. Mike and Lindy would need to return to university before I could leave so they together with aunt Mary would go back on a commercial flight. We all waved them off and returned to my parents’ home. After a hefty meal Cindy and I returned home.
We sat watching the snow fall and settle in the garden while drinking a bottle of wine. We just sat there not talking just comfortable in each other’s company. When it got too dark to see the garden we got up to go to bed. We didn’t say anything we just went up to the master bedroom got undressed and got into bed. I looked at Cindy and could see tears trickling down her face I lent forward and kissed them away, she pulled me against her and we kissed deeply for the first time in over two years. We made out like a couple of teenagers she stroked my cock while I fingered her pussy until she came and soaked my hand in her juices. When she went down the bed kissing my body and sucking my nipples I nearly came right there. But as she went to take me into her mouth I suddenly saw a picture in my head of her sucking Paul Gauthier in the woods. My cock that was as hard as diamonds a moment ago just shrank to nothing. She looked up at me.
”Baby what’s wrong?”
”I’m sorry Cindy I can’t all I see is you sucking that asshole in the woods, and it brings it all back.”
She looked at me and tears started to run down her face.
”Oh, baby I’m so sorry, can we just snuggle and go to sleep?”
”I’m sorry too, let’s get some sleep and we will talk about it in the morning.”
I woke up and looked for Cindy, but the bed was empty. I noticed the door was open and could smell the delicious odour of breakfast cooking. I went downstairs and saw Cindy in just a t shirt cooking bacon and eggs. After breakfast Cindy went to work and I went to my meeting to hack out the deal I wanted. I spent the rest of the day with Frank and told him about the night before he suggested we see a counsellor and talk things out. He also said how happy he and Norma would be if Cindy and I got back together.
That night Cindy and I sat talking about the night before and decided that Frank was probably right and that I should make an appointment for us to see a guidance counsellor. She asked how my meeting went and what it was about I said it was early stages yet and I couldn’t talk about it at the moment. When we went to bed together we Kissed a bit then went to sleep in each other’s arms. I was still confused I was still angry at Cindy, but I could feel us coming together again and I found it a very comforting feeling.
Over the next few weeks my meetings continued and the nights were more and more pleasant leaving me with a warm glow inside me. We went to counselling twice a week and found it helped not only me but it helped Cindy understand the depth of the hurt she had caused me. At one meeting after the counsellor had spoken to Cindy on her own I was asked back in and saw Cindy sitting crying. She looked up at me and rushed into my arms.
”Bill I’m so sorry I was such a fool and so selfish it’s only now I realise how much you must have been hurt. If you want to call it a day I promise never to contact you again and to move to another state so you will never have to see me again. I don’t know how you could touch me let alone make love to me after what I did.”
”Cindy, I know your truly sorry and I have forgiven you, I now know that I am falling in love with you all over again but it’s going to take time for me to come to terms with what you did. If you can be patient with me I’m sure we can work this out and get back at least some of what we had.”
” I’ll wait forever if necessary I just want it to be like it was before I fucked it up.”
The councillor said we were making excellent progress and looked forward to our next meeting.
The next day Cindy came home looking a bit worried, it seemed that her gallery had been bought out and new management were taking over. The first thing they were going to do was add the next door building to the existing gallery and the existing gallery was to be closed for the next few months or until the work was done. All staff were to be paid in full while the work was in progress so Cindy was home for the foreseeable future.
I suggested that she might like to come with me to Canada and see the factory I had built and stay in my other home. She couldn’t wait to leave so we told everyone what we intended to do and made plans to leave the following Saturday. Her parents drove us to the airport and were suitably impressed with my aircraft. We said our goodbyes and boarded the aircraft Cindy was sitting in the right hand seat at the front with me and asking what all the dials were for she was like a kid on her first flight. We flew over the lake where Gauthiers cabin but could not make it out at our altitude. About twenty minutes later the port engine temperature gauge warning light started to flash and beep. I shut down the port engine and made a mayday report and looked for the nearest airfield. I wasn’t too worried as the aircraft was perfectly able to fly on one engine. I was looking at the map for a suitable airfield when the starboard engine coughed and died. I restarted the port engine which still showed the overheating light on, I was now worried and was looking for somewhere to put down.
I told Cindy to go to the back of the plane but she refused to move. Smoke was beginning to pour from the port engine when I saw amongst the forest below us a long strip of scrub land with no trees to hit. I decided on a belly landing as with the wheels down they could snag and turn us over.
I made a last mayday call giving our position as close as I could. I tried to put it down as close to the beginning of the scrubland as possible hoping to stop before we hit the trees. We came down at a slight up angle so that the nose wouldn’t dig in and cartwheel the plane, there was a terrific noise as we hit and slithered across the ground, the trees were approaching at an alarming rate and I knew we weren’t going to make it. We slipped between the first few trees and tore the wings off which ignited the fuel stored in them, the last thing I remembered was seeing a tree right in front of us then blackness.