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Taking Chances
Date: 9/22/2015, Categories: Mature, Author: Sisyphus, Rating: 13, Source: LushStories
looked up to see if the waiter was nearby then turned back to her. “So, you said you’re happily married.” “I am,” Catherine replied, nodding. “Very happy. I have a wonderful husband. We just celebrated our thirty-fourth anniversary two nights ago.” “Nice, very nice, I don’t meet many happily married people.” “Well, we are,” Catherine repeated, wanting to believe what she was saying, but knew she was polishing an old apple and hoping it would still taste delicious. “Were you married?” Catherine asked. “Yes, I was married for twenty-nine years to a smart, talented woman who unfortunately died a little over two years ago. Actually, she was in a serious car accident and was killed instantly. Thank God she didn’t suffer.” “Oh my, that’s terrible. That must have been a shock.” “It was, though I have to admit, ours was not a happy marriage.” “Too bad.” Catherine nodded, her eyes and scrunched eyebrows expressing sorrow. “Yes.” Tom shrugged. “It was one of those unhappy marriages where neither of us could make a move to divorce, so we existed in the same house, though not the same bed. Still, when I got the news she was killed it was such a shock. I felt terrible, sorry that she was gone, her life ripped away and out of my life without the chance to resolve our problems, not that they could have been resolved. Then I felt ambivalence. I was suddenly free, and yet, a part of me missed her. I had a hard time with so many confused, mixed feelings. Twenty-nine years is a long time. I ...