Brownwood: Hedge Funds Ch. 02

Wasn't really "revenge sex"

As he explains it, the first affair was to reassure his self-doubts and feelings of inadequacy that followed his discover that his wife had chosen another man over him; the second was to educate himself to be a better lover; and the third was clearly intended to repair his ability to feel affection and trust for a woman. The "revenge" component was his keeping all three a secret from his cheating wife, in the same way that she kept her cheating and disrespect a secret from him. And since her deception was four years long and his only a year and a half, three women more or less over his more or less equals one man over hers.

Have to wonder how much of the "lost" investments he's really got squirreled away somewhere. He "loaned" money to one woman, and most likely never expects to get any of it back, spent money traveling across the country to be with all three and then had his wife and her lover followed by PIs for a year and a half, which had to be really expensive. Finally, his wife reports that his "lost" investments took a turn for the "better," recouping most of the "losses," and that his investment in the third lover's boutique returned a profit as well.

4*s

Mostly excellent!! Entertaining ,emotional rollercoaster !!
Better than your 2nd posting and much better than the 1st. You are a star in the LW sky. How bright will you be DFW ? Another DQS1 or better ?? Excited to see as.


AMerryMan

First class!

Best story on here for a long time!

Five big ones from me all day long...

I enjoyed this very much. I usually don't go along with revenge affairs but you pulled this off very well. Bravo!

self cuck automatic 1/5 but to be expected

Not exactly a glowing recommendation for reconciliation.

It doesn't seem worth it. If not for their kids, I'd say "no way".

Story went sour!

Excellent beginning. Second chapter turned into a disaster by converting him into a wimp. Too bad..story had potential.

Keep up the good work

You write very well and its actually believable!

Reconciliation, Everyone Deserves a Second Chance !

A great story which the author has pulled off well, considering the story included infidelity, lies, betrayal, humiliation, limited cuckolding, revenge, irony, reconciliation all coupled together with finance !

I particularly liked the angle the author used for the husband to let his lover stay at the house with him and his wife. The fact that the wife had the same emotional turmoil feelings her husband wemt through. It were this story differs from others. As mostly the hot wife gets all the sex, the husband either puts up with it or leaves, or husband has to forgive the cheating wife unconditionally !

For a change the husband got more sex in the affairs than his wife and even the potential of actually replacing her. So not unsurprisingly he had his financial plan for protection against divorce.
Of course in the real world that is not as easy to accomplish.

Bloody good story

Well written story

Well designed and well written. I do not like wimps and I hate despise cheaters.
Two wrongs don't make a right. Cheaters without morals would have been a better title.

sorry, but she still doesn't get it

When she was listing her options, working on and rebuilding the marriage was not first. She was still concerned about possible negative consequences for Mark, the serial cheater. She had enough disregard for her husband to tell him about Mark being beaten by a jealous husband, as if he should care. She kept calling Mark to warn him they had been discovered. She stayed in Mark's department as his coworker. If she had any common or business sense, she surely must have seen the ongoing affairs Mark continued to have. And, by counting down the days till her youngest graduates, she is still holding part of herself back, hedging her bets.

@rightbank

Let's not forget that her affair was finished for years,ok,she still worked with him but theyrs, as the husband said himself,was good teamwork,he dammaged in no way theyr workingrelation,why for god sake wouldn't she warn him about what hubby discovered ? where is the harm? as far as i can tell they weren't ennemies and theyr affair was finished years ago ,do you suggest that she should participate in hubbys revenge?? Wouldn't that be total hipocrisy??

Fascinating

The number of commentators who are angry that the husband was able to negotiate the reconciliation from a position of strength. Their attitude seems to be how dare a wounded man restore his pride and confidence after being cruelly betrayed.
As I said in my first comment you are one hell of a writer possibly the best on here.

Finally

an LE author that knows the difference between "loose" and "lose". Great story too.

@dyonysos

But she is a hypocrite. She did go along with hubby's revenge and toss loverboy under the bus with the sexual harassment lawsuit and took money from the company she was in no way due. She choose to have an affair with her boss which is in no way sexual harassment.

Please keep writing!

I loved the way you were able to depict both sides to this conflict. The wife having gotten away with her affair for 4 years felt entitled to be spared what she put her husband through because of "two wrongs do not make a right" saying. What she forgets is that she damaged her husband's whole world where she was the center. It also seems that she stopped the affair not because of guilt /remorse but what she could lose career wise. So you have a wife with a boss she has had an affair with 4 years ago and that boss making moves on her for 2 years since his divorce? So she continues working closely with that boss with her own marriage going through problems during that period. Problems fed by her deceit and arrogance. For all David knows she could once again go back to her superior lover and leave him on the curb. Instead of accepting the costs for damaging this marriage you get the sense that she is still trying to even the scales in her favor. Thanks for an outstanding story! How about recasting story from David's POV?

CUNT

This cunt says that she decided to not say anything more about Mark in front of David anymore.......that's great because she already tore the heart out of her husband by praising Mark in the videos! I hate this bitch with a passion and I feel that David is a hero AND a wimp because he got his revenge on Mark (hero) and he stayed with his cheating whore wife (wimp).
As the bitch mentioned, one of the possibilities were to stay together and continue to hurt one another. This is EXACTLY the reason I don't believe in staying together after either man or woman cheats......because the cheating is always in the back of their minds (no matter what the councelers say) and either consciously or subconsciously the bad, vengeful thoughts continue all throughout the rest of the relationship. I find that staying together for the "children's sake" is a bunch of psycho-babble and crap that weaklings use to soothe their wimpy consciences.

Good

I wished there had been a little epilogue from David. In reality, once the kids are gone what is there to hold you together? Love? Not in this marriage. She stabbed him in the heart and his love leaked out. He got her too, and while she knew she made him react that way, her love was leaking out too. In the end, they will both be well off enough to be financially independent of each other. That combined with the lack of love will end the marriage. Sadly for the slut, women her age usually do not fair that well in the dating world. David however will be at his peak earning potential and have women beating his door down hoping to get him to stamp their meal ticket. What a wonderful world!

David already said it

They have a few years until the kids are grown to build something new to hold them together after. She trashed what they had before with her affair and her deceit, and then he bulldozed the wreckage away with his so they could try to start over on equal footing.

That is a really smart good story....

I loved it.............bill

5sssssssssssssss

Interestingly enough, his plan would make perfect sense between two guys.

Referring to some form of fight...

One guy can consider that he owes another guy a free shot at him. And once that free shot is delivered, though there might be some swearing, they can go ahead on equal footing.

There's no way for her to UNHURT him and now they're effectively equally hurt. If he had not done what he did, he'd have ALWAYS been the one giving (his forgiveness and his pride) and she'd have ALWAYS been the one feeling guilty over it.

Maybe their love won't be enough to get them through this but at least they'll BOTH be experiencing giving and guilt. Hopefully, experiencing both and knowing the other is as well will temper the effects of each.

Amazing RAAC story

Congrats. Powerful and amazing RAAC story Five out of five. And I don't give fives lightly. Usually only to my favourite authors like DanielQSteele, Jezzaz and Ohio. I'm trying to think of constructive criticism. I would have liked to have seen how they handled their outside lives during the counselling. I know the kids were away but I would have like a little about how they were interacting with them and protecting them while they tried to resolve their situation. Did they buy back the lake property? That would have been symbolic. Also I noticed another commenter said they would have liked to have heard from David at the end. So would I. Regardless I really enjoyed this story. Lastly, ignore the BTB crowd who will hate this story.

HEDGING SAVES MANY THINGS

especially money and marriage. TK U MLJ LV NV

I think for me it would be the only shot the marriage had also. Two wrongs don't make it right but it sure as hell helps the wronged party feel better and give the guilty party a chance to feel how bad it hurts trying to understand why you would do it. He had to deal with that for years and than listen to her describe how great he was in bed than the insult to it all having to watch and hear it on video. He would also never truly have known if there wasn't sneaky nearing inside the office . Everyone can say the revenge was bad but it was caused by what she had done if she was always honest and faithful than he wouldn't have felt he needed to do what he did

Terribly painful choice.

I have the feeling that it would be hard to find two people to make the choices in this story. Every one really ought to explode, except I find myself rooting for them.

Amazingly good work

It's very hard to paint a reconciliation that doesn't leave a bad taste, but you succeeded brilliantly. I doubt I would have been as smart or as strong as the David character, which is why I so admire the approach you had him take.

To those who say "two wrongs don't make a right," utter nonsense! Either you are a sucker for punishment, or you don't understand that a contract (including a social contract like marriage) is only in force as long as ALL parties to the contract remain in compliance with its terms. If I stop building your house according to the agreed-upon schedule, do you still continue making the payments ?

The old marriage contract was dead as soon as she had her affair, and so David was no longer bound by it. So he in no sense had an (or three) "affairs" of his own. Yes, he kept secrets from his so-called wife(again, she breached the contract), but once she hed lied to him (by commission and by omission), he was no longer constrained to total honesty to her. So because of her own actions, he never "did her a wrong" at all. Why, other than masochism, to be a total sucker or emotional punching-bag, should he honor vows she'd already broken ?

What he did was to seek a form of justice. He PUNISHED her for her transgression. And that's what we ALL do to those who commit serious transgressions. In so doing, he taught her how it REALLY felt. And amazingly, he gave her a chance to do what she asked HIM to do -- "forgive." In other words, he leveled the playing field, giving them a chance to start off as equals. A brilliant approach. If they stay together, each can be sure the other's "I'm sorry" is not simply lip-service.

And that he had 3 flings to her 1 is excellent. He did not choose to set fire to their marriage, so by going (quantitatively) "farther" than she did, he taught her that she no long had any right to call the shots. The old rules (fidelity) were no longer in effect, so why should he be expected to have only 1 fling ? As they say, "If you can't to the time, don't do the crime." Once you choose to break rules, don't b*tch if your punishment is more unpleasant that you want.

That this may be the longest comment I've yet posted here is a good indication how much I enjoyed this. Thank you.

No way; she ruined the marriage.

Every moment when he is awake he will remember her cuckolding him and lying to him. Every act in bed he will be wondering if she is remembering Mark. He needed to stay in the marriage until the kids left home and then cut himself free.

Mr. Spock's guide to saving a marriage. Use logic .

But,sadly, genuine relationships are fueled by emotions , not logic.
Maybe , he is a Vulcan . lol.

Superbly written story !!

Put together, to produce a really excellent read - whilst hitting many "-isms" that occur in real life,I still felt that the character portrayed as the Wife,showed some very unattractive traits that are common to many women in real life.

The pain that she 'alledgedly' felt,still didn't assuage her shame at the thrill her lover gave her over her husband - which she freely admitted was far better than with her husband - and now she was locked into that most uncomfortable situation,that of being "Hoist with her OWN Petard"....the only escape being Divorce,and ALL caused by her Selfishness.

To stay with a 'Wife' like her - takes massive balls.
I could not.

late reader 2015

I guess we found out how he knew that Mark had a big cock and was better at fucking then he was. I would like to have heard what she said to Mark besides ,praising his fucking ability and his cock size, she also must have said something about Davids lack of being a good fuck or some other demeaning things, know I have read a lot of you who have made the comment the cock size doesn't mean much to a woman, but it sure means something to a man , and when his prowess in bed is marginalized, it would destroy his confidence he himself, especially hearing it come from the lips of the woman he loves, he would never again attempt to have sex with her, every time that she would try to instigate sex he would know that she would be comparing him to Mark and she would be wishing she was fucking Mark instead of him, and he would loose his erection, that's the truth, believe it or not. No man could recover from such humiliation.This marriage is over toast done

good but long

this is good story but davids explanation dragged on.
actually i dont get how any man can leave tori or anna n go back to humiliating wife.

Revenge, Good or Bad?

Research has proven that people who extraxt revenge are doing worse afterwards, than people who does't. Good for thought? The saying "the best revenge is living well afterwards" does carry a sensible meaning. In real life, David's life afterwards would have been unhappy I'm sure.

I don't care how many condiments you have

A shit sandwich is still a shit sandwich.

Revenge? Didn't seem like it...

...seemed like David's so called revenge was actually a process of healing for himself rather then really being revenge. Sure, his actions hurt his wife, but they were taken not to hurt her, but to heal from the pain she caused and explore his emotions for her.

Given, under normal circumstances his actions would have been atrocious, but as the character points out quite aptly, she freed him from all obligations that would have made those actions so.

In the end, his wife was extremely selfish and hopefully facing the consequences of hurtful acts (intended or not) will make her a better person.

Revenge

While I'm not totally on board with his "revenge" affairs, I can sort of see his logic of her affair burning down half the bedroom, and his affairs finishing the destruction to allow for a clean re-build.

Further Thoughts

“I'd done things with Mark that I hadn't done with David until after the affair.” – Once again, the, IMHO, unforgivable sin of giving the lover what the husband doesn’t get!

“I wouldn't be surprised if the slut had a donkey tied up next to her bed at night.” – LOL, she’s one to talk about sluts!

Five stars.

Perfectly played and a very balancing repayment story.

I don't look at it as revenge, just serving his dumb ass wife the same shitty dish she made him eat.

She gets it now and she needed to.

Excellent story - well written and interesting

In terms of plot, this one made sense. Not sure that the marriage will survive once the kids leave home - they may grow apart at that point (or not). Writing: reasonably concise, good dialogue, and well-paced.

Great Story Except

Did you mean for her character to "not get it?" All the way to the bitter end she was debating whether she should walk away...frankly, if it's even a question to her, she should do him a favor and just walk away. No real remorse there, but again, maybe that was your intent. Loved the story.

Negative Five Stars!

Horseshit!
Please stop writing!

I've got a sad, sad tale to tell.... This guy is fucking nuts to waste another ten seconds of his time on this thick headed slut.

You wrote: ((( I still struggle with the severity of his 'revenge.' Raymond was right, two wrongs didn't make it right, it just damaged it even more. )))

This obviously Democrat slut refuses to acknowledge and face the fact that her husband would never have done what he did if she hadn't betrayed her wedding vows by spreading her legs and letting Mr. Super Cock fuck her and cum in the cunt that she'd vowed to forsake (deny) to all others.
The Justice was that Mr. Super Cock's wife was onto his game and was having it documented... otherwise, the slut would have lived her life reminiscing about those four months when she was being thrilled at getting the fuckings of a lifetime.... and maybe thinking that, one day two or three years down the road, she might decide to start occasionally taking advantage of the week in Chicago with Mr. Super Cock for a trip down memory lane. Of course, after the first week, she'd be back to fucking him every time they made the trip and then probably look for a private location closer to home where they can meet and enjoy more frequent action. After all... Mr. Super Cock is not only BIGGER, he's BETTER... even if he IS only one and done.

She was one dumb cunt to say all those descriptive things to her husband. You'd think she'd consider how she'd feel if she found out that her husband had cheated and he told her that the pussy of the woman that he cheated with was as tight as a 12 yr. old and that she is, by FAR, the best piece of ass and fuck he's ever had.

The revenge videos he did were beautiful but she didn't quite get the message. What he did was the ONLY solution... if there is one.

Just 4 stars for this one because, whether they stay married or not, she killed it and they're doomed.

Revenge affairs backlash?

Why did she not also "destroy" the three women he had his revenge affairs with? He had told them he was married and they went ahead anyway. Goose/Gander situation, perhaps.

Seriously???

He'd had THREE, extended, "revenge" affairs and they resumed having sex without a battery of medical tests??? Sarah should have taken him to the cleaners. David did all that to try to "save" their relationship?? And the comments support him?? Is there any understanding about the impact this will have on the children involved?? ALL of the children since the women he had his "revenge" affairs with also had children, some of whom he admitted he had a relationship with?? This is a very big hole that is being dug regarding the nature of US marriage. Not looking good.

Sounds like a type of Hell

Sartre would have loved this on, Hell being trapped with other people. I personally would have moved on, it is not that hard on the kids if the parents make an effort, and share custody. The broken remains of their marriage seems a sad pale shadow of what it was before.

I have an odd question

David apparently hid all of the sexual things that he had learned at the hands of Tori from his wife while waiting for her confession. During this time, he was hurt badly each time that he was introduced to sexual acts he suspected had been learned during her affair. Each time hoping that he was wrong about it.
So, how did she deal with it when he would come up with something new, both of them knowing damn well where it had all come from? Would it be easier or harder on her than it had for David? I don't know.

You Reap What You Sow

She broke a promise made to her husband & to God in front of both his & her family. She continued to lie for what reason? To protect herself & like all cheaters once she had gotten onVer the guilt of her betrayal & she realised she had gotten away with it, it would have happen again. It is amazing how many excuses you can find to justify bad behaviour.
Cheaters never stop unless they are force too by being caught.

Not much to like

The wife cheated. That's a very bad thing. She kept it from her husband. That isn't exactly a shocking thing. He finds out and four years later goes a bit crazy with three affairs, hiding their money, etc. She is not much and he is even less. Luckily for this author he did not allow scoring. I think he knew how weak his end-story and characters are.

lesson

If you make a vow to be faithful fullfil it and you won't have horrible consequences that are results of it.

Pain

He was in a lot of pain.
She kind of backstabbed him again by warning her lover as well.
If she had been all that contrite she would have severed all ties with him.

He drove home how much he hurt

And she had the gall to be angry at him for trying to get her on even footing. If it was me I would have said bye bye to the wife, especially after she was given just a small taste of what he went through and she got angry. The only way for her to understand his pain is to go through it. SHE destroyed everything, make no mistake. He never would have taken steps if she stayed faithful.