Chapter 2: Research

At noon the receptionist knocked on my door.

“Joe I just took a message from your wife.”

“Why didn’t you put her thru?”

“She said she did not want to talk to you. The message is that you need pick up your sons at the ‘Mother’s Day Out’ program before 6pm.”

“Thanks.”

“Joe I got the impression that she is leaving you. I tried talking to her but she kept saying she needed ‘life experiences’ and she could not get them with you. I hope I am wrong about her leaving, I mean for the kids’ sake but if you ever need somebody to talk to I want you to know that I am interested (she giggled). I mean available (another giggle). Shit! If you want to talk call me”

She laid a yellow sticky note on my desk with her name (Suzy) and cell phone number.

“Just so you know, I’ve had all the ‘life experiences’ I will ever need.”

She turned and walked her 25 year old cute butt out of my office. Being honest here, I never, not one time, even thought about her that way. But now? I put her note in my shirt pocket.

I picked the boys up and we ate at McDonalds. Where else? At home I found that Cindy had indeed pack her things and left. I explained her absence as that she was on a business trip.

I made arrangements for the boys to have a baby sitter during the day. She was a 65 year old widow lady that lived two doors down the street. The next week she told me the pool boy had a lot of questions about Cindy. I changed pool cleaning services.

I had not heard from Cindy for almost a week when I got an email from her. She asked about me and the boys. Then she told me to go to the website and read her latest story.

I read about “The Hot Wife” being in a hotel bar where a business man picked her up. They went to his hotel room and fucked for three hours! The story told how she had sucked his cock but he had not cum in her mouth. After he fucked her he ate the cream pie out of her vagina and she had a tremendous orgasm. I had never done that and she noted my lack of ‘imagination’ in the story. It was well received and the comments encouraged her to keep writing about ‘The Hot Wife’ and her adventures. I emailed her back that the kids were fine. She had ended her email with “I love you” mine did not have the same ending.

I called an attorney friend of mine. He did not handle divorces but recommended one who did. She specialized in cheating spouses. I made an appointment.

The next day I was in her office. After explaining everything that was going on with my wife she recommended I file under the abandonment clause. We do not live in a no-fault state so ‘Adultery’ was an option. I wanted to keep that on the table but decided to go for abandonment. Besides I did not know where Cindy was living. Her story said she was in St. Louis but who knows for sure? The attorney advised me to transfer all our joint accounts to accounts with my name only.

At the bank I got another surprise. Cindy had taken all the money out of our savings account! It was almost $25,000! Soon after I had started work I had deposited $250 every month in a joint savings account. It was for the boys’ college education. It was gone! I guess the ‘life experiences’ she is after does not include being hungry or living under a bridge!