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Taking Chances Pt. 2
Date: 3/23/2016, Categories: Mature, Author: Sisyphus, Rating: 10, Source: LushStories
didn’t know and he would nod and say, “I understand how hard this is for you, but it’s hurting you, driving you crazy. What are you going to do about it?” And when she asked, “what should I do?” still, he would not tell her. “You have to decide. You have to choose.” One Saturday, when Melissa was at the house, she apparently noticed how distant her mother was, sitting at the table, stirring her tea, looking deep into her cup, preoccupied, quiet. “Mom, something is bothering you. I can tell. What’s going on?” Catherine looked at her daughter, wondering if she should tell the truth. She was unsure how Melissa would react to her fifty-six year old mother telling her she was in love with a man other than her father, how she had been having an affair for over a year, how the lie she was living was festering like an infected sore. She didn’t want to say anything that would upset her daughter, even felt embarrassed, but knew she had to say something, change something, or she would not be able to endure the pain she had been swallowing. She got up and poured more hot water into her cup, twisted the teabag around her spoon then sat down at the kitchen table, gripping her mug and decided to tell Melissa everything. “Melissa, I have something to tell you. This is hard for me to say.” She took a deep breath, closed her eyes then looked at her. “I’ve been having an affair for over a year with someone I love.” “Really? A year?” Melissa’s eyes widened. Her mouth opened. “Are you serious?” ...