Chapter 6

After Scarlett talked to Oliver, Oliver moved to a furnished apartment. He took his computer and a desk and, even though he paid for most of it, he told Scarlett she could have the rest which included the furniture and dishes. Scarlett was left with a two-bedroom apartment with the second bedroom empty except for a bookcase. Scarlett and Oliver had used the second bedroom as an office. Scarlett cleaned the apartment until it was spotless and threw what junk Oliver left into the garbage.

It has been a week and Carter and Hannah are not talking. Carter feels that Hannah should call him and apologize. It was just a one-time thing or so he thought, so if Hannah would call and apologize, he would be able to overlook her cheating that one time.

With women at work seemingly taking her side, Hannah had convinced herself that she didn’t do anything wrong and it is up to Carter to call first, to stop his foolishness, and move back home. Men may not talk, but women do, so word reached Scarlett that Carter is living in a motel.

Scarlett saw that as her opportunity. She looked for beds on Craigslist, Dallas. Most of the beds were queen-sized and were two-hundred dollars or more. However, she found several twin beds for fifty to one hundred dollars. She went to the seller of the fifty-dollar bed and when she smiled so pretty, the man agreed to deliver it and he even threw in the bedspread and some sheets that he would not need anyway.

Scarlett kept the dresser in her room and moved the chest of drawers to the second bedroom. Most of the weight was in the drawers so after she temporarily removed them the chest was easy to move. Thursday, Scarlett talked to Carter and said, “Until your wife apologies, rather than staying in a motel, stay at my place, I have an empty bedroom with a bed and chest of drawers that I’m not using.”

“Well, I don’t know that it would be appropriate,” Carter replied.

“Of course, it is appropriate, it is not like we would be sleeping together, or even staying in the same room. It is like being neighbors,” Scarlett said.

“Well...

“Oh, come on. I don’t bite,” Scarlett said before Carter could finish whatever he was going to say, “at least come look at it.”

“Okay, I will look at it,” Carter replied.

At lunchtime, Scarlett drove Carter to her apartment. “See, you have plenty of privacy. It is like a co-ed dorm. Take this key,” Scarlett said.

“I’m concerned about what Hannah might say,” Carter said.

“She doesn’t have the right to say anything until she apologizes and asks you to return home. Besides, she doesn’t need to know. I’m not going to tell her,” Scarlett replied.

“Well, I suppose it will be okay,” Carter said.

“Sure, it is. You have a key. You can move your things from the motel after work. I’m spending the evening with my parents so I won’t be here until very late. So, just consider this your home for a while, at least until Hannah apologizes,” Scarlett replied.

“Well okay, just for a few days,” Carter said.

After work, Carter moved from the motel. Thinking it might be less awkward if she was not there, Scarlett didn’t return until ten p.m. Then she said, “Hi Carter, I was visiting my parents. I’m going to bed now. Tomorrow morning I’ll make breakfast. What time do you get up?”

“About six-thirty,” Carter replied.

“Okay, goodnight, and I’ll see you in the morning,” Scarlett said.

Scarlett achieved her first goal of marrying Carter when he moved from the motel to her apartment. Now if she can keep it that way, she will achieve her second and be one step closer to ‘Marrying Carter.’ It may depend on what Hannah does. If Hannah calls, gets Carter to talk to her, apologizes, and pleads for him to return home, that is what he will do. That is the kind of guy he is. Left to herself, that is what Hannah would do. She doesn’t want a divorce and, if she believes being faithful is what it would take to save her marriage, Hannah would change her ways and be a good and faithful wife.

Hannah is not fucking anyone. Hannah and Jason fucked several times that Tuesday night after Carter left, but after that, when Carter didn’t return, her heart wasn’t in it. Several times, Hannah thought about calling and talking to Carter, and asking him to come back home.

However, it is not that simple, the women at work, and the other women she knows, are telling her, “You shouldn’t put up with that. Even if you cheated, it is Carter’s fault for not taking care of your needs and treating you right.” At first, Hannah did not believe that, but the women kept saying it over and over, so Hannah started to believe it.

“I wouldn’t put up with it. Kick him to the curb. You deserve, and can do, a lot better than Carter.” A couple of women told Hannah, “If Carter is not coming home that means he is going to file for divorce. You need to file first so you will get a lot better settlement.”

If Hannah talks to an attorney, the marriage is over. In the USA, there is no such thing as an honest attorney. Any attorney will see Hannah as a fat goose to be plucked. The last thing an attorney would want is reconciliation because then he cannot pluck the goose. Attorneys have no ethics. The purpose of their so-called code of ethics is so people will trust them, when they say they have a code of ethics.

The first thing the attorney will do is file a petition saying Hannah said this and Hannah said that. Hannah did not say any of that. They are lies the attorney wrote. However, it will upset Carter when he believes the lies in the petition are what Hannah actually said. And, always, the attorney will say, “Don’t talk to your husband, he will use it against you.” That is because, if she talks to her husband, they may get along and the attorneys cannot pluck the fat geese anymore.

For now, Carter and Hannah are not talking, because they are waiting until the other person calls. If Carter does not call soon, Hannah may decide that she can do better. Just look at the hot guys she fucked. She may think, those are the guys, or kind of guys, she can marry. Most young women think like that. That is why so few young women marry by age twenty-two, before they are past their peak of desirability. Most young women date the best guy that will fuck them and reject guys in their league that want to marry them. That is because they fail to realize that guys fuck down but they do not marry down.

So, until something changes, after work, Hannah will go home to an empty house, and Carter will go to Scarlett’s apartment and slowly, ever so slowly, Scarlet will seduce Carter and he will believe he initiated it. Friday, after work, Scarlett cooked dinner. When Carter mentioned something about the cost of the food he is eating, Scarlett replied, “It is not enough to matter. If Hannah doesn’t call you first, a week from Saturday, when I buy groceries, you can pay me for the groceries.” After dinner, Scarlett said, “I’ll wash the dishes, you can watch the news.”

Saturday, the next morning, Scarlett made breakfast wearing pajamas. They were full-sleeved pajamas and covered her from her neck to her ankles. Nothing sexy, but Scarlett wanted Carter to get used to seeing her in something other than her work, and regular, clothes and to view it as normal for people living in the same apartment. When Carter returned from work, Scarlett was wearing cotton lounge clothes that covered her from her neck to her feet and similar, to sweat clothes. Carter said, “I’ll buy dinner for us tonight.”

“I’ll change into something else. It will only take five minutes,” Scarlett replied and then she changed into a mini skirt and white blouse.

“What would you like to eat?” Carter asked

“Mexican or Chinese would be good,” Scarlett replied.

Carter drove to the ‘Royal Chinese Restaurant’ and Scarlett ordered tea with her meal. After they returned, Scarlett decided it was time to start seducing Carter, but she wanted Carter to believe he initiated it and seduced her. Therefore, Scarlett asked, “Since we are friends, and staying together, is it okay if I wear what I normally wear when relaxing in the apartment?”

“No, that will be fine. Wear whatever you are comfortable wearing,” Carter replied.

Scarlett changed into a sexy, short, summer, sleeveless, pajamas set, grabbed a book to read, and sat on the sofa barefoot. Carter mentioned that it would be nice to have a computer, and Scarlett replied, “Use the computer in my room.”

Carter was still on the computer, two hours later, when Scarlett got into bed and said, “Carter, you don’t need to leave, the light doesn’t bother me.”

Sunday morning, still wearing her sexy, short, pajama set, Scarlett made a ham and cheese, scrambled eggs breakfast for her and Carter. When, after work, Carter returned, Scarlett was sitting on the couch in skimpy sleepwear, the strap off one shoulder, and eating the first bite of a banana pealed halfway.

As Carter was looking, he felt his cock twitch and could not help thinking that, instead of a banana, Scarlett should be nibbling on his cock. Scarlett looked up with a surprised expression and said, “Hi, Carter, are you home from work already? I will start supper, it should be ready in about thirty minutes.”

After seeing a half-naked Scarlett nibbling on a banana and imagining that she was sucking his cock, Carter was sexually aroused and he masturbated twice that evening, and night, thinking about it. All week, Scarlett teased Carter by lounging in her sleep clothes, such as a nightshirt or chemise, that would slide up and expose her panties. One evening at bedtime, Scarlett timed it and stepped out after showering, wearing only a towel. “Hi Carter,” Scarlett said, “It was a hot day and I feel refreshed after showering. I’m finished for the night, in case you need to use the bathroom, or the shower.”

“Yes, I believe I will. Are you going to bed now?” ’And do you need me to come to bed with you?’ Carter was thinking.

“In a few minutes I will,” Scarlett replied.

As they were talking, Scarlett’s towel came undone and fell an inch before she caught it and nonchalantly refastened it before turning and walking away. Carter wished the towel had fallen to the floor before Scarlett could catch it. As she walked away, Carter was very aware that the towel just barely covered her sexy ass cheeks. Carter wanted to grab Scarlett, throw her on the bed, and ravish her. However, he knew that Scarlett had no idea what she was doing to him.

Scarlett was thinking, ‘If Carter is not going to initiate anything, I need to make him jealous and leave him with no option except to take me dancing’.

Therefore, Saturday night as if it was the most natural thing in the world, Scarlett, wearing only panties and a bra held up a blouse and a short skirt in front of her and said, “I have a date tonight for dinner and dancing and I need a man’s opinion. Do you think the guy will like this skirt and blouse, or should I change into one of my dresses?”

“I am sure any guy would like that outfit. It’s perfect for dinner and dancing,” Carter replied.

“Then I will get dressed now. He will be here in fifteen minutes,” Scarlett said.