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"No, no, that's not why I'm calling," I hurriedly told her, "I'm afraid that's not going to happen." There was a brief silence on the other end.
"Please, Dalton; you have to forgive her...please, I don't know what she'll do if you don't. She told us everything; she made a mistake, honey, she'll never do it again, I know she won't."
I knew this was going to be a hard call but I wasn't counting on her mother to make it even harder.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I really am; I'm not trying to be a hard-ass here but I just don't see how we could ever make it work after this; I still love her with all my heart, but every time I see her now all I feel is pain; I don't know if that will ever go away," I said sadly.
She said nothing for almost a minute and I could swear I heard her crying, this was so hard on everyone.
"Jean is upstairs, honey, she left her phone down here; when I saw it was you...well, I was hoping..." She didn't finish her sentence, "I'll go get her," she said.
"Hello," there was the voice I lived to hear for so many years.
"Hi, Jean, how are you?" I said with my heart in my throat. I could hear her struggling on the other end, I knew she was aware of what was coming and it was all she could do to stand there waiting for the curtain to fall.
"Ar...are you," she whimpered slightly before taking a breath, "Are you calling with bad news?"
"I'm afraid so, Jean; I'm sorry, I love you so much and I always will, but there's just no way we're going to be able to work this out," I told her regrettably, "Every time I saw you it would remind me of the pain, I couldn't live like that, Jean; I just couldn't. Monday I'm going to file, I think it's best we get this over with and get on with our lives."
She had tried to prepare herself for this, I could tell. "Okay," she said in a voice so weak I barely heard her; "I won't fight it, honey, I'm not even getting a lawyer, whatever you feel is fair is fine. Dalton, I love you too, my darling; I will never forgive myself for what I've done to you but I pray that someday you will," she disconnected without another word.
She didn't sound good, I was genuinely worried; she was really taking it hard. I called the house phone to tell her parents to keep an eye on her. This time her dad answered. I told him about our conversation; he said her mother was upstairs with her and he promised to keep a close watch over her; then he expressed his sorrow as well. He said he understood my decision; under the same circumstances he said he'd do the same thing, but that didn't help the torment everyone was feeling. I agreed.
Monday morning I called my attorney for an appointment but between his schedule and mine I couldn't get in to see him until Wednesday.
Jean kept her word; her dad told me she signed the divorce papers without even reading them first. Since there was no way she could keep up with the house payments, I bought her half; Jean took the money and would move into an apartment when she was ready. Even though I made almost ten times the money she did Jean refused any maintenance the judge wanted to give her.
From that point, all we had to do was wait six months for the final decree; things went along pretty uneventfully for the next three months, then my phone rang...
Continued...
- COMMENTS
Anonymous21 days agoWhere the hell did this 1950s crap come from? The commenter seems to be trying to make a point - and missed by a mile. Enjoying the tale, looking forward to the rest. Thank you.
somewhere east of Omaha
Anonymous5 months ago@ thevikingsailor, you might be right but a quick Google search will provide the facts that the last time it was used in Illinois was in the 1990s. So not as outlandish as you may think. That case btw didn't go to prosecution, but that was never really the point. It was being arrested and put in the papers that was the motivation.
Anonymous5 months agoSeems so 1950s, the MC is square beyond belief. It's 2023, morality and actions are not defined by religious tenets. Of course the wife can't talk to the husband about sexually deviant stuff. It's idiotic to expect otherwise. If your husband is 1950s he's not going to positively react to finding out his wife is 50 shades of grey anymore than most people would, even today, positively respond if their wife brought up scat or watersports. It's not only an embarrassing subject but something that many LW writers and commenters would consider grounds for divorce just by thinking about it.
oldpantythief9 months agoI'm getting too old for cliff hangers, lol, so I guess I'll just have to read the next chapter. Liked the story, lots of heartache and tears on both sides so far. I think some people just need to chill about the legality of what happened, after all it is fiction, right?
theVikingSailor10 months agoYou are an excellent storyteller and up to this point it is very well-written with one glaring exception: the scene leading up to and including the arrest. That sucks like February. The law-enforcement agency assigns two officers plus one sergeant, plus a DA to write a warrant, to arrest two people screwing? And lead them away in handcuffs? Ridiculous. The chief will get laughed out of office. And imagine it ever going to trial. Bias and interest (i.e. any possible inclination of a witness to favor or oppose one side or the other) is almost always admissible. "Officer are you now or have you ever been in an adulterous relationship? Are other officers on your force in such relationships and do you intend to participate in their arrests? Does your wife engage in such activities or does she fantasize about it?" The judge might disallow some of these questions but he cannot prevent the lawyer from asking. Or the audience from laughing. Or the press from reporting. If you republish, have Dalton and Jack set them up to get caught and photographed in a park, B & D club or one of their houses. Or something. Just not an arrest. Other than that and in spite of that, top scores all around.
Anonymousover 1 year agore btrying and the sense of loss due to infidelity.
At 17 I lost my Dad. He went to work one day and at 10:00 am they carried him out to the morgue. I was beside myself with shock and grief.
At 18 my girlfriend who had helped me through the bad days after my Dad's death broke up with me. I was again grief stricken But this loss was worse than losing my Dad. Why?
My Dad was dead. He was never coming back. I would never bump into him on the street. I would never get a phone call from him asking to reconcile. I would never see him again. I could never dream of him coming back. All of these things I could not do to ease the loss of my Dad, I tortured myself with in the vain hope I might just even see or hear my girlfriend. Death is final. Breaking up is not.
However, through those 2 incidents I did learn to switch love off like a light. Or more correctly, I realized love is a two way street between two people. If one end disappears, everything flows out that vacant end. What you are left with are fears, uncertainty, memories, broken dreams and unfulfilled hopes. All the good things you shared are now just memories. Its your choice whether they become painful memories, or another valuable learning experience.
btrying_2over 1 year agoAll the commenters shouting weakness and such because the MC Dalton feels sadness at his loss act like they've never lost a loved one. The intensity of the grief when losing a spouse to infidelity is no less than that when a loved one dies. All the bravado is so misplaced and misguided. Normal humans don't turn love on and off like a light. Pathetic. Thanks for an engaging fictional tale. John
Anonymousalmost 2 years agoI hope the new development isn't that she's pregnant. That cliche is too common. Let's see....
Anonymousalmost 2 years agoBel is a whore. No woman that is engaged should have dinner with another man. Hope to see that slut get some payback in the next chapter.
