1. Taking Chances Pt. 2


    Date: 3/23/2016, Categories: Mature, Author: Sisyphus, Rating: 10, Source: LushStories

    Catherine liked that he complimented her when she made a good meal, or brought home a special dessert from the bakery; however, this night it was hard for her to have a conversation while they ate. She stared down at her plate, nibbled at her food, glancing up at Martin twirling the pasta on his fork, closing his eyes when he raised it to his mouth, savoring the taste. When they finished eating, she took his plate, put water in the teapot and asked if he would like some mint tea or the Earl Grey he often drank. “Either’s fine,” he said, sitting back in his chair and picking up the magazine he had had been reading earlier. He thumbed through it then stopped and glanced at Catherine. “I’ve been reading this article about climate change and how they think there’s going to be more severe storms. What do you think?” Catherine’s mind was swirling with what she was about to do and didn’t respond. Martin looked up, “Catherine, what do you think?” “About what?” Catherine responded, turning to Martin. “What do I think about what?” “Climate change, do you think it’s changing?” “Oh, I don’t know, Martin. I don’t know what I think,” she said, pouring the water over the tea bags, the string and labels hanging over the edges of the mugs as she brought them to the table. “Here’s the Earl Grey,” she said, placing the mug in front of Martin and sitting down. She took a deep breath and looked at him reading the article. “Martin, I have something to tell you.” She sat straight in her chair and ...
    cleared her throat. He shoved the magazine aside, patting it and looked at Catherine. “What is it? I’m all ears.” She took a deep breath, dreading his response, “Martin, I’m having an affair with a man I have come to love.” She saw his eyes widen, his mouth open, his body stiffen, as if he had been stabbed with a blunt pole, taking the wind out of him. “Catherine,” he blurted out. “Oh Martin, I’m so sorry, I didn’t want to hurt you, but I had to tell you. It’s been going on for over a year.” She reached for his hand, wanting to hold it, but he immediately pulled his hand away. She reached for his hand again, “Please, hear me out, Martin. I love you. You’re a wonderful man, a wonderful husband, but I met this man completely by accident and I didn’t want this to happen but it did. I’m in love with him and he’s in love with me.” Martin shook his head from side to side with a stunned look on his face, his mouth open. Finally he spoke, “Are you serious? You’ve been having an affair for over a year?” He paused and closed his eyes, then looked at her as if she suddenly had two heads, “Catherine! What’s gotten into you? What’s wrong with you?” “Nothing is wrong with me, nothing. Oh Martin, I’m so sorry. I didn’t want to tell you or hurt you. I’m sorry. This is so hard for me. I didn’t mean it to happen.” “This is crazy. I don’t believe my ears. How could you do this to me?” “I don’t know. It just happened. I didn’t mean it to happen. I didn’t mean to do anything to hurt you but it ...
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