Gabriel's P.O.V.
Seeing her slam the door so hard, my heart sank. I have never seen Maddie in this state before. Oh right, I cheated. What did I expect? I went to the sofa and sat trying to think of a way to reverse this, though impossible. I still had to try “What did I do?” “Why did I have to sleep with Emily, my secretary?” asking questions I already had the answer to. I know why she was there; I was feeling down about Maddison waiting to have kids. Emily said, if she were my wife, she wouldn’t make me wait. Sleeping with her this past year was a good idea, and it did make me feel better for a while, I had to admit. Then Maddison found out and now everything has gone to hell in a handbasket, and it is all my fault. I don’t even know if I can fix it or if she will ever forgive me. I had to find a way to get her to forgive me, even if I had to crawl on my knees. Not only that, but I decided to head home after waking up to Leon, the bar owner. Whom I slept with in Gabriel’s office. Oh boy, is he going to lose his s**t when he sees his office? I called for an Uber and said to Leon, thank you for making me feel better, even if it was for one night. However, you might want to leave as well before security gets here. Yes, I was thinking the same thing, he says. Are you certain that you will be fine going home? He asks me. I am sure I need to go home and talk to Gabriel anyway. Alright, then I will see you around. You definitely will as I kiss him seductively on the lips. When I get home, all the lights are off because it is still a little dark outside. I walk into the house searching for the light switch, once I find it, then I flip it on. There sitting on the couch is Gabe with his head in his hands. Seeing this pulled at my heartstrings, but then I remembered what he confessed to me. I straighten up and wipe the tears from my face while putting on a brave face. Gabriel, I’m back, he looks up with the saddest look in his eyes. However, the look goes away he asks me so babe how was your night? As he looks at me intensely. Where did you go? I just went for a drive, then I ran into that secretary of yours. I was at a stop light thinking everything through when she honked at me. Furthermore, I didn’t know the light had turned green while I was sitting there contemplating what to do. She had driven by me and flipped me off. Now, mind you, I wasn’t in the right state of mind to be messed with. Does she know that I am your wife, has she seen the wedding photo on your desk? Yes, she knows you're my wife. What is with the question? Maddison, what did you do? I didn’t do anything except maybe slap her for insulting me. My apologies for slapping her. Nope, wait a second, what am I apologizing for? I don’t know or remember falling asleep, Gabriel was looking at me. He was seething with rage. “What did you do to my office?” He asked me. “I believe that I was drunk when I wrecked your office, and please stop smudging headaches ”, I said, rubbing my temples. I’m trying to look for some aspirin to get rid of this hangover. You’re being a little loud. Am I being too loud? Okay, then maybe I should talk in a whisper like this, “WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY OFFICE?” As if he didn’t know already after being there last night. I thought you said you were going to whisper as I covered my ears from how loud he was talking. “How could you sleep with another man?” You’re getting upset at me because I slept with another man when you were sleeping with your secretary these past few months. “Yes, I know, but did you have to sleep with him in my office?” “I’m sorry, isn’t that what you did with Emily?” “ I found the bra in one of your drawers, Gabriel.” “Don’t lie to me, either, saying that it wasn’t hers”. “Who was the man that you were with?” Gabriel asked, looking at me. “His name is Leon, and he owns a bar called Desmond’s”. “You slept with the owner of the bar? “You don’t even know this gentleman, and you slept with him”. “Well, you didn’t know Emily, but you were sleeping with her for the past few months.” I bit back. Well, at least I was using protection, unlike you. Alright, I admit we weren’t being careful the whole time. Maddie, come on, how can I make this up to you? Can’t we go to counseling? Hold on a second, she says, as I watch her swallow a couple of aspirin and wash it down with water. Then she gave her response, you want to go to marriage counseling. Ha, ha, you would like to talk to someone. Oh boy, she says, I can’t believe my ears, and here I thought you were feeling guilty about sleeping with Emily. I am feeling guilty, I said to her. That is why I think we should go and talk to someone uh before we even consider doing something else. Here is my answer to that, Why would we go talk to someone when you had already had the affair? I believe it is a little too late for that. “Please, Madison, I am begging you, can we at least try counseling?” “I will think about it.” That is all I’m asking for. After all, this is a first for both of us. “What is that supposed to mean?” It means now that you have gotten even with me, we can move on from this. Do you want us to move on? Yes, I do, there is just one problem with that. What is the concern now, Madison? Oh my goodness, did you forget already? “What?” “The problem is that you got somebody else pregnant, Gabriel.” That is the issue. “I don’t even know if it is mine.” Well, she is claiming it is yours. She said that hasn’t slept with anybody else since you two were having the affair. How do you know that Emily said this? After I decided to go for a drive before my little one-night stand with the owner of the bar. We had run into each other. Nope, scratch that, I was sitting at the light thinking and the car behind me honked. She got into the other lane, rolled down her window, and flipped me off. That is when I rolled my window down and yelled at her for flipping me off. We decided to pull into the nearest abandoned parking lot. Then we exchanged a few words. She tried to put her hands on me, Gabriel. “You didn’t hurt her, did you?” That is what you’re worried about me hurting her.” “Wow, I can’t believe you.” I wouldn’t dare hurt a pregnant woman. Besides, I told her if she wasn’t pregnant, I would kick her ass for putting her hands on me. “Never mind that, Madison, what about the suggestion of counseling that I mentioned?” Oh my goodness, can't this wait? Can you not see that I am hung over? Oh, I can see that alright, and that it is what you get for getting drunk. What was I supposed to do, you hurt me in the worst way possible, Gabriel. Yeah, so I went out and had a few drinks, but I wasn't alone when I went to the bar. “Who were you with then?” If you must know, I was our friend Sally. That is just great, she'll have a few choice words for me. Oh no, she won't because she doesn't even want to talk to you. Of course, that means your best friend is going to want to talk to you about what you did. I am distracting him by bringing our friends into it because I am not entirely sure that going to counseling will for us. As I am thinking this too. Yes, I know Jason wants to speak to me. He has been blowing up my cell phone. However, I can talk to him later to get the third degree from him. We need to finish this discussion about counseling. You know what, I am going to our room to think, and you can sleep on the couch. Gabriel walks away, shaking his head.I decided to give this counseling thing a try for the sake of our marriage. We were going at least once a week and doing the exercises the marriage counselor had suggested. However I kept thinking to myself, can I really trust him again? What if he decides to have another office affair? Tell me what would you do in my situation? To answer my own question it is no. I don't think I will be able to trust him again.So, I decided to make dinner one last time and set the table. I hear Gabriel come in, then I tell him to come into the dining room and sit down. Hmmm, something smells good honey. I made your favorite pot roast with vegetables. Oh! wow thank you honey. What is the occasion? Nothing really, I just wanted to talk to you. Okay, what is this about?I have made a decision when it comes to our marriage. I could tell that he was getting nervous. What decision might that be? This marriage counseling is not working and I have been doing some thinking. Now I want a divorce. “Can't we f
After my divorce, I wanted to keep the house, but I decided to sell it and Gabriel and I could split the profits. There were just too many memories and I wanted a fresh start, so I decided to start looking for a nursing job in a different city and state. It took about six months for the house to sell. During those six months, I was offered a job. I needed to leave this godforsaken town and have a fresh, brand-new start. Then I got that call from Dayton Community Women's Clinic here in Ohio with great pay and excellent benefits. I don't start my new job until next week. Now I am in my hotel room wondering if I should order in or go out to eat. Then I decided, heck, why not go out to eat? Now here I am driving around town in a new city looking for the best place to eat. I googled the nearest restaurant to the hotel I was staying at, it was about a thirty-minute drive. The restaurant is called Flow. From what I read, it got 4.5 stars out of 5. Now that is a place I would like to go to
When I arrived at the restaurant, Flow at 7:00 p.m. I'm greeted by the same hostess with a smile who sat at a table the first time I was here. Desmond has been waiting for you, she says. He has reserved a table just for you, Ms. Wong. Oh, I say, how kind of him to do that. She takes me back to a small area, which, I assume, is for the VIPs. I take a seat and the hostess leaves, but I never did quite catch her name either. She comes back with a glass of red wine and a seafood appetizer. Excuse me I say, I don't mean to be rude, but can I get your name, please? My name is Izzy, she says. Is it short for Isabella and she replies yes? Well, nice to meet you, Izzy.Then I tell her that she is doing a fantastic job as a hostess. Thank you, is there anything else that I can get you? No, not right at this moment. Alright, just let me know I will be your server as well tonight since we're short on staff. I'll be right back with your food, better yet, Mr. Greene will bring the food out to you h
The date with Desmond went wonderful, which I was not expecting to happen. However, I kept thinking in my mind. Why does he look so familiar to me? That was when I asked him do we knew each other somehow. You must night remember me, you got wasted at my bar. Then you hit on me and said that you didn’t want to go home. You said that you wanted to forget the pain. Anyway, that is all over now. I am never drinking that much again. The following morning I got up and got ready for work at the Dayton Community Hospital. It seemed very affordable for the patients. The kind of hospital where patients don’t have to worry about having medical insurance. I walked in and looked for signs that pointed me toward the Human Resources Department. Once I found the signs, I followed them and went in. There standing at the desk was the most gorgeous man I had ever seen. He was tall, with tan skin, beautiful caramel brown eyes, and muscles that you would want to run your hands over. Hello, I say, I’m M
I knew that I should have immediately said no when I came out of his office when he asked me to think about having lunch with him. What harm could there be, right? He just wants to talk about my job duties. Well, I will give him an answer after my rounds. Anyway, I am so excited to be starting my class tonight. The class that I will be taking tonight is a creative writing class. Writing is a little hobby of mine; it is just something that I always loved to do. Where I can express all my feelings. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I will be taking the class at Dayton Community College, and it starts at 6 p.m. Therefore, if I want to make it on time to the class, I have to either request those days off or take a different shift. Today was the first day of class, so I decided to leave a little early today from work just in case there was traffic to work, but I wanted to stop by Starbucks to get a little something to eat. Now, when I registered for this class, I heard that the Professor was v
After getting dressed for my first real date with Desmond. I made sure to look in the mirror to see how good I looked. I have to say that I am looking pretty darn sexy. Desmond will be blown away. After the date, we will come back to the place for a nightcap. I arrived at his restaurant Flow since he said that he had to work for a little bit, and then we would start our date. I said and waited for him at the bar and ordered myself a drink as well. Twenty minutes go by and I get a tap on my shoulder. I turn around there is Desmond standing there with his fine-ass self. You look gorgeous in that dress Maddison. Thank you and you don’t look bad yourself. Shall we both go ahead to our table? Desmond leads me to a table in the corner where it says private VIP. It even has curtains so no one can look in. I had the liberty of preparing our dinner myself. It looks and smells so delicious I say to him. This is surely a private table I told him. Are you expecting something to happen tonight?
Throughout dinner, Michael and I had a lovely conversation while eating after the waitress had given us our orders. We shared everything that we could think of. I have to say that my professor is brilliant. He has a great sense of humor too; I would have to admit. Our conversation kept going, and we just enjoyed each other’s company. That was until the waitress came over and told me that they were closing in ten minutes. Michael said, can I have the check, please? Becky, that is the waitress's name, which I saw on her name tag. Alright, I will be right back with it. We continued our conversation until she came back. Becky came back with the check and paid as we were leaving. When he was walking me to my car. I kept imagining what it would be like just to have his lips on mine. What would it feel like to have his hands caressing my body? Shaking my head, Maddison, stop fantasizing he is your professor. It was just dinner, and it is not as if he is into you. Maddison, Madison I hear
The next morning, I woke up with my professor next to me in bed. What happened last night? I said to myself as I looked at him. You know if you keep staring at me. It is only going to make me think that you want to continue from where we left off last night. You're up, I thought that you were sleeping. Just how long have you been up? Oh, I didn't go to sleep for very long. I was just watching you sleep so peacefully. You're so beautiful when you sleep. You were watching me sleep that is not it one bit. Anyways, would you like some coffee before we both have to leave? Yes, I would love some coffee, thank you. Alright, I will go and put it on. In the meantime, I have to get ready for work. If you don’t know mind I want to get dressed in my room. Is there another bathroom in your apartment for me to take a shower myself? Yes, it is down the hallway on your left, towels are in the hall closet. There is an extra body wash in the bathroom as well. Sorry, but it is the scented kind of one
Happy Ending Part III will be too busy healing from having babies, and we will both be too tired to have any from taking care of them. I have never considered that. Of course, you did not. You were too busy thinking about getting some after I had our babies. Men always think with their tiny brains and not the big ones. Maddison, are you alright? Yes, I am fine. Why does it seem as if you are having another contraction? Of course, I have another one, but talking to you is distracting me to get me through the pain. That is when I press the button to call the nurse. The nurse comes in and asks us what she can do for us. Shane tells her that I had another contraction. This time, it was extreme. Let me get the doctor then. She walks back out and comes back in with the doctor. The doctor rechecks me, then tells me, all right, you are fully dilated, Mrs. Evans.Okay, Maddison, are you ready to push? I am ready to push, I answer him. Okay, now, on the next contraction, bear down and push. On
Thank you again for forgiving me, Maddison. You do not know how much this means to me. I promise that I will never bother you or Shane again. Wait, aren’t you even going to introduce me to this person? If this person finally, had you come to your senses, I want to meet her before you go. I do not know if that is a clever idea because you two might know each other. Oh, please, I cannot know someone that you know. Are you sure that you want to meet this person? Of course I do. Now, come on, I want to see who she is. All right, but do not say that I did not warn you.Maddison, Shane, and Desmond go out to meet this person with whom Gabriel has a relationship. However, the minute Maddison sees the person, she is amazed by who it is. Oh, my goodness, Betty Sue, is that you? Um, hi, Maddison. I heard you married the most eligible bachelor in Missouri and had moved to Ohio, so I had to come to see for myself after running into your ex-husband here. It turns out that Gabriel and I knew each o
Sam, what did you say just now? I asked him if Shane had forgiven him. Why are you asking me this silly question? It recalls a situation where someone repeatedly asked for forgiveness before I was ready. If you do not mind me asking, why do you not want to forgive him? I would instead not get into the details right now. The struggle with forgiveness is a heavy burden I carry.You know, Samantha, there is something so familiar about you, but I cannot put my finger on it. I know we have asked you this before, but are you sure you do not have a brother or cousin to whom you are related? I do not think Samantha answers while twiddling her finger in her lap. Oh boy, they are starting to ask questions, and I do not know how long I can keep this up. Being close to Maddison without her knowing it is me, James, makes me feel at ease.If she knew it was me under this disguise, she would bite my head off. Not to mention that Shane would probably kill me. Would he really, however? He does have fo
Well, I will tell you if you promise not to tell Shane. Okay, I say I promise with my fingers crossed behind my back. So, tell me, what did you do for Shane? We were at the casino the night before your class reunion, and he was on edge. He was saying that I should have given her a chance. Now I know that he was talking about you. He was so on edge that I had to put something in his drink to calm him down. Then I called a call girl, or should I say escort? That is what they prefer to be called now.So that is what you did, huh, Desmond? You wanted to give me something to make me feel better. Now, it is all because of you that people think that I am a gambler and a drunk. What can I say, dear brother? I wanted you to suffer. Why did you want me to drug me? I wanted people to see the downfall of Shane Evans, the most eligible bachelor in Missouri. However, I was not counting on you meeting Maddison here and marrying her so quickly. I cannot believe this is the man that I slept with while
We have to get my brother over here somehow. The problem is how we do that. Maybe if I tell him that you are not treating me right, he might come running to my rescue as he did the night I was drowning my sorrows. That plan might work because he does have a thing for babes in distress. What about Gabriel, in any case? What do we do about him? That will be easy. All I would have to do is tell him I want to be with him again. He will most certainly take the bait there.Wow, I cannot believe your ex-husband would be that gullible. Oh, when it comes to me, he will be. I know that he has been aching for a second chance with me. Of course, I will just be pretending. My heart belongs to you now and forever. All right, now, let us put this plan to work. I go ahead and call Desmond and Gabriel since I know they both have a weakness for me.First, it was Desmond. Hello, he answered. Desmond, could you come to the house right now? Shane and I had a big argument, and he left. I do not know when h
Maddison, I told you about what happened. Did I not tell you when we met at the class reunion? No, you did not, she replied. Oops, I am so sorry that I did not mention it. How could you not say it after we slept together that night? I am sorry I was captivated by your beauty. The moment I saw you again, I knew we were meant to be with each other. Oh. Yes, that is right, I say. We should look at the USB DRIVE again to see if it is you or someone else pretending to be you. Who knows, it is worth looking at again. However, I cannot believe Gabriel is trying to make me doubt you. I knew what he was trying to do from the beginning. I mean, he was up to something. He just wanted to put doubt in my head about you. As if I did not know who you were. He tried to put it there so you can forgive him for his indiscretions. That will be hard if he keeps doing stupid things like this. I am sure it would have been easier if I had forgiven him. However, I must focus on making sure that our babies m
Gabriel Shows Shane ProofWhile driving away, I could not believe what Shane said was true about Maddison. She certainly did get him since it was over fifteen minutes. I only left because I was not happy with the glare she was giving me. That is something that I never want to see again. Who knew pregnant women could be so apprehensive? I will assume that she was not fond of the fact that I kept her husband away too long. Anyway, I am going to find proof that their husband of hers, Shane, was gambling in the casinos before even seeing Maddison again.I need to call my source to see what they can find. I dial the number and let it ring until the person I need to speak to answers. Once they answered the phone, the first question they asked me was how it went. They asked if you were able to get the information that you needed. Unfortunately, no, he did not believe a word I said. He claims that he stopped gambling in casinos the moment he saw my ex-wife Maddison again at their high school
When I went over to Maddison and Shane’s house, I had no idea a party was happening until I heard the music in the background. However, I did ring the doorbell first before I decided to enter since the door was unlocked. Who leaves their door unlocked anyway in this neighborhood? Don’t they know criminals are looking for a way into someone’s home? I hope they do not let just anybody walk up in here. Walking through their house, I see many decorations, including pink and blue balloons, food, and a cake. I asked myself what was with all this stuff; then, it dawned on me that this must be a gender reveal party. That would explain all the decorations around the house. I hear much noise, so I head towards the backyard. I saw some people that Maddison and I knew there in college. I also see my best friend and his wife, Sandy. Why was I not invited to this? Asking myself. Looking at the two of them makes me envious. It should have been all four of us together. It did not turn out that way b
Do you mean to tell me the night before you came to the reunion that you had some call girl in your hotel room? How did she look? Did she look better than me? Maddison, come on now. I did not know you would be at the reunion. Well, it is good that I did not see you with this woman the day before, or else I would have thought you were just another guy interested in that kind of stuff. I get it: a man has needs, and it was not as if we had any idea that we would run into each other. I know it was a stupid idea, but it was just sex to me.Well, hopefully, you were careful with this call girl. Did you have her sign an NDA? Have her sign what, you know, a nondisclosure agreement. It means she cannot discuss or say anything she did with you. Of course, I did. After all, I am a successful billionaire, and she knows the consequences of discussing what happened between us. I hope you are right, honey because women will do anything for the right price. It should not be a problem if she knows wh