A Story in the Damsels In Distress Universe
An Earth Hero, Jimmy, is returned to Earth via Crossroads. For at least one, it is a very sad time.
This is a precursor to A New Portal: Crossroads
It is a companion piece to Crossroads Rules that Lazlo wrote. It takes place BEFORE Crossroads Rules, but the premise it arose from is in that story. ***Note: You should have at least read Lazlo's #1 and #2 stories to really enjoy this Universe***
No hot sex scene. Jerry and Cathy Preston had a happy, loving family until something changed. Was the seed of that change always there, just waiting for the right conditions for it to blossom? Was the change caused by neglect or inattention? Or, perhaps, promises are just too hard to keep, temptations too difficult to resist, and insecurities make a wife vulnerable.
A Cliche Story All of the cheating stories have their clichés - I came home unexpectedly - she (or he) stopped or slowed way down on sex - he (or she) started using anything for an excuse to start an argument - bills from hotels that you had not been to - gas receipts from areas that your spouse wasn't supposed be in. They are clichés because any and all of them have happened enough that they become somewhat commonplace reasons for adulterous divorces. Mine happened just that way.