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Click hereIt took about two more weeks before I was ready to talk to Eileen. I left her a phone message, asking if we could talk at her apartment. She left me a return message within a couple of hours, suggesting that I come over the next evening around 8pm.
When she opened the door in response to my knock I could see she'd worked on her appearance. She was wearing slacks and a sweater, nothing fancy, but she looked terrific. Her hair and make-up were perfect, and the clothes were very flattering. I was reminded what a beautiful wife I had.
"Hi Danny," she said, tentatively leaning forward to kiss me on the cheek. She led me into her small living room, where we sat and she poured us cups of coffee. I watched her put half a teaspoon of sugar and a lot of milk into mine, as she'd been doing for so many years.
When we were settled with our coffees she looked at me, and said, "it's nice to see you."
I knew she was terrified, and it would have been cruel to drag it out.
"Eileen, I've been doing a lot of thinking, and—sorry, I guess you must have known that.
"I'm going to file for a divorce."
Her eyes started brimming over, but all she said was, "oh, Danny!"
"There are only two choices for me in this situation, and they both stink. I don't want to be alone and lonely, wondering if I'll ever meet someone I can share the rest of my life with. I still love you, and I know that you love me.
"On the other hand, it's been more than four months, and I still don't want you to come home. Every time I try to imagine it, I can see that won't work. However loving and considerate you might be to me, I'm not going to be able to get past what you did, and how it made me feel.
"I'm not as angry as I was, but I still don't want to be around you, let alone live with you or sleep with you. When I think about it, it's very clear that it just won't work for me.
"I know you've made a real effort, Eileen. I know that you've done the counseling and all, and really tried hard to understand why you did it. I give you credit for that.
"But there are just some things that are too serious to get past. And I've finally realized that what you did is too serious for me to get past."
I stopped talking. I'd been gazing at nothing while I spoke, and now I looked at Eileen. She was looking back at me, crying quietly, her shoulders shaking.
I went over and sat down next to her on the sofa and she pulled me into a tight hug, sobbing against me. I held her for a few minutes, and then gently extricated myself from her arms.
"I'm sorry, Eileen," I said very quietly. Then I moved to the apartment door, opened it, and walked out.
THE END
- COMMENTS
Anonymousabout 21 hours agoAnother one of your stories that could do with another chapter. You make a habit of this.
Anonymous1 day agoHe really had no other choice after what she did.
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The author did a great job of distilling the MCs choice to 2 alternatives: start over, or start over with the cheater. He couldn’t figure out which bad choice to make…until he had that experience at the bar where he finally saw that “starting over” might be possible. At that point, restarting with the cheater was off the table. Sure…starting over might not work out….but why start over with a known quantity that failed so completely?
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5 *****
Anonymous10 days agoOne of the more realistic stories on this site. She just did too much for him to consider taking her back. He still loved her but couldn't live with her. I'm sure the reconciliation brigade were hoping for a happy ending but it would have been unrealistic based on the husbands moral viewpoint. I'm sure the BTB brigade are also unhappy because she wasn't maimed and sold into slavery and the 3 lovers plus Amy all tied to a stake and eaten by ravenous ants. But life isn't like that and because he still loved her how could he hurt her? She was selfish and stupid and disrespectful and kept pushing him and ignoring what he said because she didn't like it. So now she gets to be alone and have to build a new life feeling shit for what she did to a good man. He unfortunately has to build a new life because he fell in love with a selfish woman. Good series well written and entertaining. BardnotBard
Anonymous14 days agoA very healthy dose of realism in your prose. All the fire and brimstone is over done to the max, This follows a pattern closer to what happens most of the time, relationships after infidelity is whimper and die. All the hate and anger that remains is so totally negative and unproductive for the survivor when the best medicine would be to dust off and get on as best you can in a positive way. {still it is fun to read the BTB and RAAC stories on here, so I'll be back to the well for another drink!}
Anonymous19 days agoI don't agree with some comments about the length. I thought it was very realistic. Many caught in similar circumstances would have equally hard times making such a decision. Good one.
goodwababout 1 month agoThe thing is that she coaxed Dan into taking her to a bar and sitting like a lump watching her make out with other men until he snapped, then rode him about swinging, but went and did behind his back after he said no. I don't see that she ever got any real perspective on her actions, or comprehension of how repulsive they were. She was sorry she got caught. So what.
ScorpioJJabout 2 months agoHe did the right thing. Eventually, she would have cheated again or would start pressuring him about swinging again. Now she will be free to screw anyone she wants, and he is free to go find a better woman. They are out there.
pummel1872 months agoA real ending to a real story about love, friendship, disrespect, selfishness and ultimately moving forward. It always amazes me how rational adults fail to see what the consequences will surely be if they take a left instead of a right at the proverbial "fork in the road" moments in life.
Truly it amazes me 🤔🤔🤔
DickSnugfit3 months agoIt was very good, but desperately needs part 3 dramatically pruned. IMHO, a drastic edit of part 3 could turn this wooly melodrama into a riveting page-turner! We DO need the explanation, but far more concise!
TrainerOfBimbos3 months agoFelt like this series was a chapter too long for the eventual conclusion because there was just a lot of waffling and his epiphany moment was... well, it was pretty banal. It didn't feel like a monumental decision, in fact, it seemed like the easy and foregone conclusion from chapter 1.
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I think showing Eileen's side was a good idea, I don't mind it when authors do that, but I would have gone further down the narrative in chapter 2 and came to the divorce and wrote about it from Eileen's perspective. At least it would have allowed you to put some pathos into the finale, what with her bemoaning the end of her marriage and her own idiocy. As it stands, the way this ending was eventually delivered lacked any punch.
Anonymous3 months agoI gave this part a 4, only because it took him long enough to finally divorce her. He should have done that before the end of part one, as he had already found her cheating, and she had already admitted it. Yes, he had his own doubts at that time, but he had already kicked her out, and should have started moving on with his life, even if it meant moving to a new city or state (too many things to remind him what had happened). A big For Sale sign in the front yard would tell her they were done too.
Anonymous3 months agoThis was his only real choice. I'd have just made it within the first month. And had her served. Wouldn't have taken me 4 plus months to decide.
Anonymous4 months agoWell, we got through the first two chapters as they dragged on. The hen we finally got to the 3rd and last hopeful chapter. Yes we are disappointed that it took so damn long to finally finally finally get to the end divorce decision! That was kind of a bummer for us and we would have chosen a slightly ending, but……
Frankly we could see a revenge fuck with the sister while Eliseu was forced to sit in the other room with the door open, or the same room; so she would have first hand horrible and humiliating experience of her betrayal. And she would know if she screwed up again, her sister would sweep in and sweep her out!
Anonymous4 months agoYes a very good, very sad one. This is the way they should be written, for all you practicing writers out there.
Anonymous4 months agoExcellent story
I understand his decision. I did the opposite and lived to regret being to weak to pitch the cheating bitch for 14 years. Feared being alone. Finally ended the BS and moved on.
WolfOfTheWorld5 months ago60022Mallard: your wrong, slow makes it worse. Throw her out, file for divorce and move the fuck on. You have to be decisive. Strike while the iron is at its hottest. Once divorce tear it all down. Out the swingers, make sure the club suffers by exposure. Then go for the throat, make sure the AP suffers. If they don't divorce make his life a living Hell. And don't forget to fuck his world up. Out both to their boss, if that don't work, contact the state board of realtors. After you're done with not putting your hands on him, beat the living shit out of htf
60022Mallard5 months agoFor the instant kick to the kerb fans, make haste slowly, as in this story, is the right way
