Chapter 6

I looked stunned but was I really stunned? Kelly took the look on my face as a sign of elation. She had a big smile on her face and had I been a lesser man I would have punched her right in the kisser.

"Rog ... this is so unbelievable. I wanted to tell you sooner but I wanted to pass my 11 week mark first."

Kelly then started prattling on about a nursery, baby shower and maternity leave. By then I had zoned out. There is nothing worse than being played for a fool except when you realize you are the court jester.

The Army taught me to be a logical man and so I figured things out pretty quickly. The only question remained what was I going to do about it?

I felt physically ill being in bed next to Kelly that night. One thing was certain she was out on her ass as soon as possible. I couldn't believe the bitch was going to pass the baby off as ours. Surely she had to suspect it wasn't mine? I mean our sex life was practically zero.

I tossed and turned for a couple of hours. I started watching Kelly peacefully sleep with a small smile on her face and it made me want to grab a gun and shoot her. So I got up and went downstairs to my study.

I must admit I did look at my gun and considered it but that was a weak way to go. What did I really know?

Going through the years up to now I came with some definite facts.

1. The baby wasn't mine as I was sterile.

2. My wife was a cheating bitch.

3. Sandman was my worst enemy and he was fucking my wife.

4. Doug Peterson was an asshole but he had been set up by Sandman.

It is a hard thing to come to terms with when you realize your whole life is a lie. It feels terrible to be surrounded by enemies. What I couldn't understand is why. I was a loyal and trusting person. Is that a crime?

I didn't know what to do but I had to make some quick decisions. I took Sandman's advice to heart and knew I had to make everyone think I knew nothing but at the same time sort this out.

Physically and tactically I wasn't in Sandman's class so the only way to hurt him was to undo what he had done. They say the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I had to speak to Doug Peterson.

With that decision made I went back to bed and tried to sleep. I awoke early next morning, well I never really got back to sleep but finally I had a purpose. Kelly was still asleep so I left her sleeping. I had a quick shower and then left for the day.

As soon as I got to work I made a call to Peterson Corporation and left a message for Doug to call me urgently. By mid morning I knew he wouldn't be returning my call. I was now in a predicament. I couldn't take the chance of going to his place of business due to Kelly working there and the chance of being seen going into the CEO's office.

I made a hasty decision and one I hoped would pan out. I have a pretty relaxed schedule being the boss so I told my underlings I would be out of the office for the rest of the day. And to only contact me if it was a matter of life or death. I went outside and went next door to the Hertz office and grabbed a big SUV rental for the day.

I was sipping a coffee in the rental as Doug Peterson came out of his office and jumped into his new BMW Z4 Roadster. I followed discreetly behind and as luck would have it he stopped outside an apartment building. Before he had a chance to go inside, I hit the curb in my rental, ran out and grabbed him. I thought it was a pretty smooth move but in hindsight it must have looked like a kidnapping.

I floored it and we left the apartment building behind. I looked at Doug Peterson and he was as white as a ghost, in fact I think the poor bastard thought I was going to kill him. I would have liked to but I needed him.

"Roger please don't kill me, I swear I didn't touch Kelly!" Doug cried

"Jesus ... get a hold of yourself man, I left you a message and you didn't get back to me"

"So you fucking kidnap me, I don't want to die"

Doug Peterson then proceeded to blubber like a 5 year old child who dropped his ice cream. On reflection I guess I understood his fear. I mean we disliked each other immensely.

I knew I had to get to a safe place to talk so I drove out of the city and towards a lake I knew well that would give us the necessary privacy to talk. As soon as I turned down the road he started his crying and wailing again. I couldn't believe that this guy was a CEO of a large corporation.