0 comments/ 102494 views/ 21 favorites After the Cruise, Day of Redemption By: X_Bishop Tales from Behind the Bar 3 I read a story posted by one of the authors on Literotica that uses the pen name Irishdragon. The story was entitled "Cruise of Deception". It was a rather short story about a married couple on a cruise where they meet a guy from the husbands past. The guy seduces the wife and the story ends with the husband reading the note left by the wife saying she's running of the other guy. As with most stories it left me wondering about the aftermath. The following is my take on what may have happened afterwards. My thanks and respects to Irishdragon for his story. Since this is my first posting to Literotica I would appreciate any feedback the readers and fellow authors may have. Read ya later -- Bishop Story 3 AFTER THE CRUISE - DAY OF REDEMPTION "Hey how ya doin? Welcome to the Midnight Bar and Grill. Sam's the name. Samuel Sanders, I'm the owner, chief cook and head bartender of this establishment. It's a good business and we have a pretty decent clientele. Runnin a café and bar is no easy thing though, there's various business and liquor licenses to keep current not to mention sales taxes, liquor taxes, restaurant tax, corporate tax, payroll tax, the list just keeps growing. If not for some of the people and the other benefits it wouldn't be worth it. Being a bartender means more than just pouring a glass of gin and juice. It's a lot about how you treat the customers. I teach my staff to treat each customer as if they are special even if they aren't. It's a quirky business sometimes. People talk to you and sometimes tell you things they won't tell their best friends. Sometimes you're glad you're NOT their best friends. I remember this guy by the name of Raymond. Over drinks he told me some pretty raw stuff about someone who is very close to me. He ended up running out of town literally. However saying anything more about that may be getting in a bit deep. A good bartender understands that there is an obligation of privacy between the bartender and a customer. It's almost as sacred as that between a doctor and his patient, except where the police may be involved. That being said what I'm about to do may seem to some that I'm violating the right to privacy of my customers but what you're about to hear is already common knowledge and in the past. The old folks used to say if the haints in the walls could talk there would be no secrets what so ever. In this establishment it's not so much the walls as the booths. Some of the booths have been given special names by the staff. For instance that one in the back there is called the Baxter booth because of the many times that Jeff and Amy Baxter sat there and ate and talked and argued and loved. These days however it isn't used much except by one particular person, but let me run the whole story and you can judge for yourself. Jeff and Amy got married after what many called a whirlwind courtship. To some it just didn't seem to fit. He was a shy but very smart teaching assistant while she was an outgoing and headstrong athlete. They say that opposites attract and I guess that's what happened in their case. When Amy brought Jeff home to meet her parents I'm told it wasn't the best of meetings. Her father thought she could do much better than Jeff, especially in the physical department. Jeff wasn't mousy or wimpy but he wasn't the tall broad shouldered athletic type either. Despite the rather cool treatment from the parents Jeff and Amy were married and moved into an apartment not far from here. They had their struggles as all couples do but seemed to dote on each other. At least until they left on that cruise. Some people have called it a Cruise of Deception. Some called it a Cruise of Awakening and/or Dumping depending on your POV. The details of what actually happened no one knows. All we do know is that Jeff returned home – alone. Word soon got around town as to what happened. Jeff met an old schoolmate by the name of Dan on board the ship. Before the cruise was over Dan got off the ship – with Amy. Yeah you guessed it, Amy ran off with Dan apparently after having an on board affair with him. Jeff was crushed and it was weeks before he seemed to have any life in him. He quietly filed for and got a divorce due to alienation of affection and abandonment. Amy didn't even bother to show up in the courtroom her parents hired an attorney represent her. It was the talk of the town. Jeff basically walked away with nothing. He lost one job but picked up another at the bank and was surprisingly very successful. He now made good money but still lived like a pauper in the apartment where he and Amy had been. One thing he does do is drop in to the bar every now and then. He talks I listen. He tried to get with a few other women but never really invested himself in it. He was hurt and very bitter at what happened. Can't say that I blame him. Townsfolk didn't take to kindly to his version of what happened. Apparently Amy was the golden child of the town. Her parents called him a liar and swore that he drove their little girl into the arms of another man. Since they were very well respected and this was the town Amy grew up in most people that knew Amy before sided with the parents. No one would believe that Amy would do such a thing. Why Jeff stayed here I don't know. My guess is it was to have a chance to confront Amy and Dan should they ever come back. I guess that's where the real story begins. It was 11 months after Amy had ran out on him. Jeff returned home from the bar one evening to see the VMS light on his phone blinking. There were 6 messages. He played back 4 of the messages but never heard 5 or 6. Message 4 said: "Jeff – this is Amy. I know I'm probably the last person you want to see or hear from. I've been in town now for about 3 weeks. It's taken me that long to work up enough nerve to call you. Jeff I – really would like to see you. I – need to see you. Please call me. The number is ___- ___-____. Please Jeff I really need to see you. Call me please. Jeff was numb for a moment. He didn't sleep that night because he relived the whole nightmare of the cruise over and over again. He found out from some of the ship's crew that Dan and Amy had a number of private rendezvous all over the ship. Several crewmen saw them disembark arm in arm. His humiliation and how it seemed that everyone on the ship was laughing at him haunted him all that night and the next day. Then there were the people here in town. Amy's parents accusing him of running her off. His own father implying that he didn't stand up and fight for his woman. That she ran off with a better man. He was the one betrayed yet society seemed to brand him as cuckold. He didn't return her call. A couple of days later he came in all agitated holding a note that was left taped to his door. It's from Amy. She says she desperately needs to see him and to please call. He shows me the note then crushes it and throws it in the trash. Several days later it's Friday night and Jeff is sitting at the bar shooting the breeze with me. There have been a couple of other attempts by Amy to contact him. He was nursing a drink in the midst of his brooding when in walks Amy. She looked as beautiful as I remembered. Jeff didn't see her walk in and nearly fell off his stool when he turned and saw her standing there. For a moment her shoulder length dark black hair and blue eyes mesmerized him. Her 34 B breasts and the rest of that tight petite body still turned heads. Then his anger and grief boiled to the surface. She saw the smoldering emotions in his eyes and quickly averted hers. She spoke softly almost a whisper. "Hello Jeff." "Amy." "You didn't return any of my calls." "No I didn't." "I understand. You're angry and you have every reason to be. Jeff I really need to talk to you. In private." Jeff looked at her like he was about to bite her head off, but she didn't flinch. Finally he motioned her over to their now famous or infamous booth in the back. "Okay talk." She opens her mouth to speak but the words get caught in her throat. She closes her eyes to regroup and starts again. "I'm surprised that you aren't calling me every bitch, whore and slut in the book." "I have and I still might. What is it you want to talk about?" "Us." "What?" "Us! You and me." "There is no us Amy. You destroyed us when you ran away with Dan." "Jeff, baby I made a terrible mistake. I was – mesmerized by Dan's personality, his looks—" "His cock." Amy's face reddened as she looked away, "Yes his cock." Jeff choked back the urge to reach across the table and strangle her. "You run out on me. Sneak off with Dan like some thief in the night. Leave a damn note talking about how you need time apart for a while and you expect me to what, welcome you back with open arms?" "Jeff I'm so sorry that I did what I did. You are a good man and a good husband. I never should have left. I never should have let things get out of hand with Dan. I look back and I feel so stupid and foolish. I never wanted to hurt you Jeff you must believe that." "Take a good look in my eyes Amy. Listen carefully to the sound of my voice and try to tell me that again." Tears began to run down Amy's face. Jeff paid them no mind. "I loved you Amy. I loved you with every fiber of my being, my heart and soul. Do you understand what kind of love that is Amy? It's the kind that forms that thin line between love and hate. Guess which side of the line I'm on Amy?" "Baby I'm sorry. What can I do to make things right?" "Make things right? Ha ha that's so like you, always trying to tackle the situation head on. Like you did when I objected to Dan having his hands all over you. Like you dealt with my not wanting us to go to the health spa with him. You dealt with it head on by pooh poohing my concerns and kept right on going. Well M(s) Baxter what makes you think you CAN make things right? " "Jeff I –" "Don't say it Amy. Don't even try it. You have no idea what you put me through on the ship or here at home. People laughing at me, calling me wimp and cuckold. I stayed in my cabin the rest of the cruise. Then I got home and the things really got out of hand. One of the stewards retrieved your little note from the trash and returned it to me anonymously. I kept it this time but even with the note in your own handwriting NO ONE BELIEVED ME! Your parents swore I drove you away. My own father thinks I wasn't man enough to hold my woman. I thought that somebody would sympathize with me, see my side of the story but no. I got put down on the high seas and cut down at home. No one would believe that Amy Baxter could do such a thing. Not Amy she's to sweet, to pure, to good to ever do something that horrible. Friends that have known me for years vilified me. I lost my job behind you. I got another one but even there the stigma remained. Yeah Jeff is great shakes when it comes to making money but he's a dam sissy when it comes to holding on to his wife. You have an affair and run out on me and I'm the one who gets the blame. Even in court your parents hired an attorney to represent you and argued that half of the assets belonged to you and that it should be divided equally between us. They marched in all these people that swore up and down how good you were and that if you left it was because I did something bad to you to make you run away. They made it seem like you were afraid to appear in court because of what I might do. Do you know what happened? The judge BOUGHT it! The judge agreed with them and appointed a trustee over the few assets to be liquidated. Most of the funds went to pay the trustee's expenses. I had to start over with nothing. Nothing! What can you possibly do to take away the months of victimization? What can you do to make all of that right Amy?" A red-faced Jeff nearly came over the table at Amy in his anger. Stunned she hid her face in her hands as she tried not to break down. Then with a sob she got up and ran out of the bar. Jeff just sat and glared at her as she left. It was after midnight when I sent a slightly inebriated Jeff home. I didn't have to worry about calling a cab because he lives only about a block and a half away. He rarely drives over here unless he's leaving to go someplace else in which case he usually orders something weak like a wine cooler. What happened that night he related to me days later. He said he turned on the stereo to try and lose himself in the music. He thought about what he said and didn't say. All the things he wanted to tell her and the curses he wanted to heap on her head. Things to make her hurt as bad as he still did. Then there was his heart. His heart that skipped a beat the moment he saw her. His broken heart that still loved her. Then there was his libido. His cock was hard from the moment he saw her. Part of him wanted to ravish her. Make her scream for mercy and in pleasure. Fortunately that part didn't control him like other men. Still the thought of her moving under him screaming as she orgasmed had his cock straining in his pants. He threw his clothes in the laundry hamper and grabbed his robe. Still a little dizzy he decided he was done with the hard liquor. He went back into the kitchen for an OJ nightcap. Not that he was going to get any sleep. Even more than in the past few nights he would be up running things over in his mind. He shivered as much from his emotions as from the cold glass on his bare chest. As he sipped his juice there was a knock at the door. Without thinking he opened the door and there stood Amy. Looking for the all world like a scared little girl. He was stunned speechless and she didn't waste the moment. She brushed past him and went to sit on the sofa. He followed and perched himself on the far arm. "Amy what are you doing here?" "What I didn't get a chance to do at the bar." "I thought I made my position clear at the bar." "You're angry and hurt and you have every right to be. I knew that going in. I just wasn't prepared for the intensity. I thought that I was ready. I mean I had been planning this ever since I got back 3 weeks ago. I thought I had gathered my courage and then you took it all in seconds. I ran out because the shame and grief overwhelmed me. I'm past that now and there's something I need to say to you." Jeff sighed and rested his head in his hand, "What?" "That I love you." Jeff sat back his cold exterior never changing, "Well now you've said it. You know the way out." "Jeff I made a horrible decision for a horrible reason and I'm sorry. In the end though I realized that I loved you and what we had. Like some tramp I saw what I thought was greener pastures and like a fool I went for them. But after I got there I found out that the love I left behind was the one true love that I wanted. Jeff I love you and I know it sounds crazy but I'm here because I want to try to rebuild what we had. I want you back in my life." Jeff was silent. Amy pressed on. "I know that part of you wants to throw me out, but I also know that deep down beyond the hurt and the pain that you still love me. I know that we're legally divorced but I want to be reconciled with you. When all the mess in my head finally washed out the one thing that remained there was that I loved you. I was never sure just how much until I realized what a fool I'd been." Finally Jeff seemed to find his voice, "Yes I know you were mesmerized by his good looks, his tanned broad shoulders, his dreamy blue eyes, his muscular physique, his 13 inch cock." "10" "What's that?" "It's only 10 inches long." The stone look on his face told her she had stumbled into a trap. Jeff started to rise and she grabbed his arm. "Jeff wait I'm sorry." "No you're not. You're sorry you slipped up but you're not sorry about Dan." "She held on to his arm tightly, "I'm sorry I ever left you Jeff." "What was it that made you leave Dan? What happened that your sweet little ship board affair suddenly went sour?" Amy looked long and hard at the floor and began to speak softly. "I guess it started a couple of months after we left the ship. I thought life was perfect. Dan makes lots of money and he showed me things that I'd only dreamed of seeing, took me places I'd never been before. After those few months though little things started to irritate me. Things like listening to all the great things he'd done. How great he thought he was. No one seemed to be as good at anything as he was. Suddenly I found myself comparing him to you many times to his detriment. I found myself wondering what you would have done in certain places and how much fun I would have had sharing it with you. Then I noticed him eyeing other women, with me right there on his arm. I thought when I left the ship with Dan that maybe I had found my true love and that I really had to take some time to come to a decision about whether or not to continue our marriage. Dan however answered those questions when at a club one night I caught him dancing with and kissing another woman. Suddenly I knew exactly how you felt that first night when we met Dan on the ship. I confronted him and he treated me the same way I treated you. He blew me off like it was nothing. I knew then that it would only be a matter of time before I caught him. It took a couple of weeks but early one afternoon I came home to find him and a buddy in a threesome with that same girl. I was horrified and humiliated. After the other two left I screamed and hollered and cursed at him for hours. Finally I stormed out. I came back a couple of days later to pack my things. It took the next couple of months to get enough money together to come home." "Hmm home to mother and father." Amy looked at him puzzled. As if asking why would you think that? "No. Jeff I've been in town only a little over 3 weeks but I haven't been to see anyone not even my parents. The only one I wanted to see was you." "Oh really?" "Yes really. I needed to see you, talk to you. I needed to find out if there was anyway to salvage our relationship." "Uh huh, it took you three weeks to call me?" Amy looked him straight in the eye, "It took me that long to gather the courage to face you." Jeff's countenance darkened, "And just how much courage did it take to write 'My Dear Jeff: Please forgive me for what I'm about to do for I never meant to hurt you. I am going away with Dan for a while. I beg of you not to follow us. I think we just need some time apart for a while. You are a good man and I never meant to hurt you, but I need time to figure things out on my own. I am so sorry for this but I need to do it.' "I didn't even rate the respect of your signature on a note. How the hell could you expect me to believe anything you say? You were my wife, MY WIFE. What does it say about your love and respect for me if you run off with an arrogant asshole like Dan after just a few days? You know, nowhere in that note did you once say I love you. All I rated was ' You are a good man and I never meant to hurt you.' Was I your husband or just a good friend? Why did you marry me if I was only A GOOD MAN? You humiliated me when you left. What does that say about me if I were to take you back?" "It says that you have a love that is better than I deserve," she said softly, "One that is to be cherished. One I learned the hard way that I need more than anything." "One that you had and threw away." "Baby I'm not denying any of the horrible things I did. I'm here to take responsibility for them. I'm here to try to redeem our love at whatever the price." "Humph! Really? What is the going price for a broken heart and shattered dreams? How much is it worth to you this rebuilding of the trust you betrayed? What do you have of value that can redeem such a base deception?" After the Cruise, Day of Redemption "All I'm asking for is a chance to rebuild what was lost. A chance to make things right." "Obviously you're not listening to me. You would have had an easier time if you had left me standing at the altar. Why did you play the wife if you didn't love me? Why make me think it was real when it wasn't?" "It is real Jeff. I do love you more than words can say. I know that after what happened it sounds like a hollow lie but it's the truth. You are the reason I came back here." "For how long Amy? Until Dan happens to come back thru or some other tall well built guy comes along? How can I ever trust you again?" Amy paused as she considered her answer knowing that her next words would make or break her. When she finally spoke her eyes never wavered from his. "Jeff – If I could I would go back in time and change what I let happen but I can't. All I can do is say I'm sorry and lay myself at the mercy of your heart. All I want is a chance to win your trust and love back. I'll do anything you say to prove myself." Jeff maintained that dark countenance. "And if I say you need to leave me alone?" "I'll do anything -- but that." Amy obviously saw her chance and she went for it. Before Jeff could respond she was in his arms. She pulled him down on the sofa as she kissed him. He fought to regain his balance, he fought to maintain the high ground emotionally, and he fought to give voice to his response. All that came out was a surprised groan. She held him tight as she continued to kiss his lips using her tongue to invade previously friendly territory. Her breath came almost in gasps as she moved to kiss his neck and shoulders. "Amy no! Stop. D- Don't mmm" She returned to his lips even as she sent her hand down his chest to rest on the bulge in his shorts. His body stiffened as she squeezed his cock through the thin material. He moaned into the kiss and she moaned in response as one of his hands slid up her torso and squeezed her tit. She felt his passion rise and fight with his anger for control of the body. She deftly slipped her small hand up under the leg of his shorts. Jeff's body jumped as if hit with electricity as she ran her fingernail along the length of his hard cock. Now she released one lock as she established a new one and began to kiss her way down his chest and abs. The throbbing of his cock as she slipped him into her mouth went a long way toward breaking down his defenses. "Ohh god Amy. Stop. Ooo. Please (pant) ssstop." He let out a long continuous groan as she sucked his cock deep into her mouth. She had always been an active lover but this desperate assertiveness both surprised and unbalanced him. She had been the last woman he had been with and that was just before they boarded the ship. As her head bobbed up and down slurping loudly on his cock he grasped for some kind of equilibrium so he could resist, but it was like trying to catch smoke. Finally he gave in completely to the rush of ecstasy that she was giving him. Every touch, sound even her looking up at him sent a rush of passion through him. He vaguely remembered trying to tell her that he was right at the edge but even before that she had increased the sensation taking him even deeper into her mouth and throat. He screamed as he came in what felt like buckets. She never let up as she didn't let a drop of his seed escape. She didn't stop there though and a few minutes later had him rock hard again. She undressed with one hand while the other kept stroking his hard cock. Her look was one of pure sensual lust, the kind that he hadn't seen since their wedding night. "Jeff baby I've waited so long for this." She straddled him and leaned forward to kiss him. He shivered, as he tasted his own cum in her mouth. Then she sat back on his cock, taking him all the way to the hilt. He was surprised as he realized from the way she whimpered and her body jerked that she had climaxed just from putting him inside herself. She leaned forward and squealed as she ground her center into his. "Yess baby you feel so good. Please love me. Ohh yess." Jeff began to move his hips to meet hers and soon both of them were moaning and groaning from the heat in their loins. As she climaxed again Jeff rolled them off the sofa and onto the carpet. He then hurriedly repositioned her so she was bent over leaning against the sofa. This opened her pussy up to some hard doggy style fucking. She shrieked as he started a hard fast stroke. "YES! – Fuck me! – hit this pussy harder -- HARDER! Fuck me with that pain. Fuck me with all that anger darling! AHH! Yes! Fuck me!" He reached around her and pulled her back so he could kiss her and she tried to suck his tongue out of his mouth. Then still holding her close he whispered something in her ear. She shivered then reached behind his head to kiss him again. "Yes baby do it hard. What ever you want." He pulled out much to her displeasure as her whimper told him. He slid three fingers into her quivering cunt massaging her G-spot. Her juices flowed freely as she climaxed again. While she shivered with her head down he inserted two then the third finger in her ass. She wiggled her ass on his fingers, as he pressed deeper. The she jumped as he slid his cock back into her dripping womanhood. He pumped hard fro a few minutes then pulled out and moved to replace his fingers in her ass with his cock. Amy's body trembled as he slowly pushed the head past the sphincter muscle. He waited to allow her time to get used to his size and was rewarded in less than a minute she was pushing back against him. "AHH god. Jeff that feels so big in my ass. It's so good. Fuck it hard baby. Make me scream." Jeff did just that. Her screams were nonstop as he drove his cock all the way in and pulled almost all the way out. Through it all she never stopped moving to meet his stroke. Neither would last long and they both knew it. Amy shrieked again in pleasure as she felt his fluids coat the inside of her ass igniting her own loud and long orgasm. Afterwards both slipped to the floor. Amy turned to face him and wrapped his arms around her. "Jeff that was so good. It was everything I remembered and more. Please baby, give me one more chance. I'll beg if I have to. I'll do anything. Anything you say just please give me one more chance." About halfway through her pleading she started crying uncontrollably, Jeff held her shaking body against his and caressed her long hair. It's my guess that this is the time Jeff made up his mind to give in. There is something about love that makes people do both crazy and wondrous things. I guess that's part of its mystery and it's power. After that night Jeff, for some reason even he couldn't explain, agreed to give Amy another chance. Amy was overjoyed until Jeff told her that it came with a price. Remembering the snooty attitude she took with him the night she and Dan met he decided that she needed a dose of humility and he knew just how to give it. The next morning was Saturday. After another round of lovemaking Jeff sat down and laid out what she would have to do to show she was willing to do anything to rebuild their marriage. Jeff said that since she had caused his good name to be drug through the mud she would have to make some effort to restore it. His coming home without Amy became the food for gossip for most of the people that knew them and since Amy had been so popular, the darling of the town if you will, Jeff figured that her return should also be something the gossips talked about for weeks to come. He made a list of things that Amy was to do over the next week if she refused to do any of them then she could forget about reconciling with him. Jeff smiled when he told me that Amy's face went white as a sheet when she read the first item. They went like this. Saturday – Go over to her parents house ALONE and tell them all about what a slut and a whore she became. Admit that she had the affair and that he was blameless. He knew her parents would try to twist it so she would be innocent but that's when she would not defend him but ask for their help in reconciling with him. He wanted her to have to argue with her parents on his behalf and asking their help to mend things with the son they disliked was poetic justice for all of them. They would be nice to him and the more he would pull away the nicer they would be for Amy's sake. Sunday – Amy was to go to the church she grew up in and got married in and confess to the congregation that she had an illicit affair and destroyed her marriage. She would ask the church to forgive her for forsaking her marriage vows. He did that for two reasons; 1) it would humble Amy like never before and 2) it would really get the gossip flowing. Tuesday – She would take out a full page add in the local newspaper apologizing to him for her infidelity and ask him to take her back. This would run in both the Wednesday and Sunday editions (the ones with the sale coupons) Friday – She was to post a public apology to him on the billboards along the three main highways coming into town. How would she pay for all this? That's why she had to go to her parents first. They weren't loaded but they'd do just about anything for their baby girl. To Jeff's credit he didn't allow much discussion. Discussion would lead to negotiation and that would lead to an argument. He ended all discussion by simply saying, "Do it or get out of here." I didn't believe him until I saw Wednesday's newspaper. A whole page in big bold letters: TO MY ONE AND ONLY JEFF: THE BREAK UP OF OUR MARRIAGE WAS ALL MY FAULT AND I'M SORRY. I WAS UNFAITHFUL AND YOU HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DIVORCE ME. PLEASE FORGIVE ME AND GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE. AMY I've seen a lot of things from behind this bar but that one was a total surprise. I didn't get a chance to see the billboards on Friday but it was the talk of the bar that night. He also had her make the confession on the local radio talk show and in front of her friends and associates. I myself was privy to one of those sessions here in the bar. Several of their mutual friends had gotten together to try to get to the bottom of things with Amy. She didn't bat an eye as she told them all that she was the one who acted like a slut and that Jeff had never mistreated her. That's why she came back, to try to salvage some of their relationship. Over the course of weeks there were of course other tasks that he had her complete but none were as humbling as having to tell people she respected what a slut she had been and how she had been the one that threw away the marriage. To her credit she never backed down. When friends tried to put Jeff down she was quick to come to his defense. She persisted and it looked like it was going to pay off. 11 months later they were carrying on like an item again. I was sure that Jeff was going to propose again in the near future until the night that trouble walked into the bar. On this particular evening Amy came in and sat at the bar waiting for Jeff. Apparently they were going to grab a bite to eat and then go out for the evening. About 10 minutes after she arrived she got a phone call on her cell phone. I could tell by the way her face fell that it was not good news. Apparently an emergency had come up at the last minute and he would be detained a couple of hours. Amy decided to finish her drink and then go back to Jeff's apartment and wait for him. I had never met Dan before but I recognized him instantly from the description Jeff gave me. I moved to the other side of the bar as I saw Mr. Tall and muscular, with broad shoulders and blond hair slid silently up behind Amy. I didn't hear all that was said, most I lip read. It's a useful talent to develop in my line of work. "Hello Amy." Luckily her glass was empty at the time because she jumped off her stool and knocked the glass off the bar to shatter at her feet. "GASP! Dan! Oh hell. Sam I'm sorry about that." "Don't worry about it Jose will clean it up. Jose! Clean up in front of the bar!" "Dan what are you doing here?" "Could we perhaps talk in private or at least away from traffic?" Amy looked him up and down then lead him to; you guessed it, the Baxter booth. Amy sat right at the edge of the bench on her side. Mr. Dan got the message and sat across from her. "Answer my question Dan. What are you doing here?" "What am I doing here? I'm in town on business. I got a deal coming that will net me millions. OH! I'm sorry. You meant why am I HERE? Why I'm here to get my woman back." Amy sat back and sneered at him. "Funny it seems to me that when I left you had your woman in your bed." Dan sat back and sighed as her words hit hard. "I deserved that." "That and a whole lot more. I gave up my marriage to a good and decent man to run away with you. I deserved better than what I got in the end." "Amy I'm sorry. I was a putz; a bastard and you have every right to be angry. But I'm here because I want one more chance." Now it was Amy's turn to pause as she processed his words. "Uh uh! No! I'm trying to work things out with Jeff and the last thing I need is you hanging around stirring things up. My little fling with you is over. You had your chance and it's gone." I watched as Dan's sneer gave away his arrogance before he uttered a word. "Jeff? That wimp? Humph. I heard he was making you jump through all sorts of hoops to get back in his good graces. Amy babe I know I messed up but that's no reason for you to go crawling back to him. He could never love you like me. Look I'll be at the Hyatt for the next two weeks. When you reconsider just stop by. I'm in room 1521." Amy's face reddened with her growing anger. "You arrogant bastard. How dare you call Jeff a wimp. It's that kind of attitude and the actions behind it that made me realize what an ass you were and what a treasure Jeff is. He could never FUCK me (over) like you that's for sure. He love's me like you never will. I was a fool to run off with you but I've managed to salvage a second chance from Jeff. If I can put my marriage back together you can be damn sure I'll never do anything like that again." Amy rose to leave but Dan grabbed her by the shoulders. I caught the eye of my bouncer just in case but it wasn't necessary. Amy slapped his hands away and stared him down. "You keep your hands off me Dan. Don't ever touch me again." Dan backed up with an annoyed look on his face. Then the look changed to a Cheshire cat grin as he held up his hands. "Oh! I get it. Have to maintain the prim and proper schoolgirl image for the hometown crowd. Look Amy I'm sorry. Once you left nothing seemed to fit. Nothing seemed to work right. You are the most incredible woman I've ever met. When you left I tried to move on. There were other girls, plenty in fact but none of them could take your place. I realized I couldn't live without you. That's why I'm here. To beg your forgiveness and ask you to come back with me." Amy just stood there staring. Then as if making her decision she shook her head sending her hair swirling as she stepped further away from him. "No Dan. It won't work. I'm over you, done with you. Outside of the sex I really don't like you and I don't like myself with you. I want my husband and my marriage back. You'll just have to get some other whore." With that she half walked, half ran out. I saw the smile on Mr. Dan's face as he watched her ass roll as she left. I learned what else happened later the next evening from Jeff. Amy went to Jeff's apartment to wait for him. When he arrived two hours later she told him everything that happened. Jeff was pissed to say the least. He was all set to go to the Hyatt and give Mr. Dan a piece of his mind. Amy wouldn't let him. I got the impression that somehow this was a turning point in the relationship for Jeff. He had a hard look on his face as he told me what she said. "Jeff darling I don't want you going out and starting a fight. Dan would pound you into the pavement anyway. He came after me; I know how to handle him. You just leave him to me." It was a couple of days later when the two of them were in their booth that I lip-read the following conversation between Jeff and Amy. "I don't think I'll take this assignment. I'm not comfortable with being out of town while Dan is here." Amy frowned, "What you mean is you don't trust me around him." "I'm not saying that. It's just that…" "It's just that your old jealous streak is showing. Jeff I'm a grown woman. I can take care of myself. I don't need you to watch over me." Jeff's countenance darkened, "I've heard something like that before. On the ship before you ran out on me." Amy looked away from him, "That's not fair. I made a mistake and I've paid for it. I'm still paying for it. I've done everything you've asked of me to prove myself to you. I've endured all the trials and tests you cooked up because I love you. When are you going to believe in me?" The air was tense during the long pause as Jeff considered his answer. Then he shrugged his shoulders and sighed. "Alright Amy you've made your point. I do trust you and I do love you. I've got to believe in you sometime. I'll take the assignment." "Good, you know you're their best man. Anyway lets not talk about Dan any more okay? He's intruded enough on our evening." The rest of the conversation was regular mundane topics. He stated something about if he took the assignment that he would be out of pocket Friday night and most of Saturday preparing for the trip. Amy asked if while he was gone could she stay at this apartment? He asked why? She said it maid her feel close to him while he was gone. He said okay. The rest of the night was spent talking about the usual couple's stuff. As far as I knew Amy took Jeff to the airport around noon on Monday. She went to his apartment that night and every night. By then it was a normal thing. I remember they had previously argued about her moving in with him. Jeff was dead set against it. So when she wasn't staying at Jeff's place she was usually at her parents. Despite not officially living together Amy had moved much of her personal belongings over to his apartment. When I asked her why she said that it made her feel like they were still married or at least soon would be again. Jeff had been away like this before. They would talk by phone or online every night, sometimes for hours. The big joke was that Jeff couldn't travel too much because it ran up his phone bill. Some how they worked it all out. Everything went fine until that Thursday night. The events that I'm about to recount were seen after the fact. That's right SEEN. There were a few that saw the digitally recorded events almost as they occurred. I however didn't see them till the next day. I saw the police and the ambulance up the street that morning as I came to the bar to prep for the breakfast crowd. It wasn't until I took a break and began sorting through my e-mails that the streaming video revealed the horrible facts. It had been a long day for Amy with only two highpoints, getting off work and talking to Jeff on the phone. He had told her he hoped to be home a day early and Amy was almost giddy with excitement. After their 2-½ hour conversation she had showered and prepared for bed. Amy had bought some really gorgeous lingerie especially to leave at Jeff's place. Tonight she wore a white lace teddy with matching thong panties. She had told Jeff that they made her feel sexy like a wanton slut. This night the cool evening air and the thought of soon being in Jeff's arms had her excited and horney. At about 11:00 she was preparing for bed when there was a knock at the door. In her tiredness she didn't think about looking or asking to see who it was. She just opened the door. "Dan! What are you doing here?" After the Cruise, Day of Redemption "My business is almost complete. My plane leaves in 72 hours. I couldn't go without seeing you once more. Can I come in?" "Well -- I don't --- Wait! Dan you can't just barge in here. This is Jeff's apartment." "Yeah! I know, your parents told me how to get here. So you really are serious about getting back with Jeffy boy. Hmm, not bad, not as big as my place but not bad." "You can leave and go back to your place anytime Dan. Don't let me hold you 72 hours longer than you need to." "Amy babe it's not about need. I know you. You can't really think you'll be satisfied with a guy who's a step above a nerd. You need a real man." "I've got a real man. Who I don't need is you! Now get out." "Okay! Okay, I'll go but first I've got something I need to say." Amy stared at the huge man for a moment then sat down on the sofa. Dan sat beside her half on and half off so he could face her. Amy was so worked up at the time she never realized as she glared at him that the top of her robe had come open exposing a lot of cleavage. He took her hand holding it firmly but gently. "Amy I've never been good at apologizing. It's not something I've had to do very often. I'm sorry I was such an ass before. I've never met anyone like you. Not even my ex could please me like you do. I should have never let you go. I hope to god that Jeff never screws up like I did. I may think less of him but I have to admire his choice in women. I hope one day you'll forgive me." Amy was quiet. His opening volley took her completely off guard. "Dan I – I don't know what to say." "Hey one of the things I've always admired about you was that you know what you want and you go for it. I just wish I had realized how much I wanted and needed you sooner. I'd have never let you walk away." "Well it's over and done with now. You showed me a side of myself I rarely took notice of. I'm not ungrateful, you are a marvelous lover and teacher but the price was too high. I'm getting back to where I should have always been. I'll always treasure most of the time we had together. Maybe down the road we could still be friends." Dan sat back but never released Amy's hand. He grinned as her robe fell open a little more. "Hey, nothing wrong with that. If Jeff should mess up though I'll be back." Amy blushed, as she stood up. The intent was obvious that she meant use that moment for Dan to leave. Dan however had other ideas. Amy didn't realize until it was too late that her robe had almost completely opened showing not only her sheer nightgown but also the fact that she wasn't wearing any panties. She did however recognize the look in his eyes. "Well Dan I think it's time for you to leave." "Naw babe. I think it's time to dine." Before she could move his strong hands had grabbed her by her hips and pulled her into his face. Amy was both electrified and horrified as Dan's lip's massaged her labia and his tongue once again teased her clit. Just like the very first time on the ship in the hot tub his oral technique gets an immediate reaction from her body. "Oh Dan no. OHH! No I can't (gasp) do this. Ahhh! No, not again." Her hands push at his head with ever diminishing strength. Then he sends his tongue deep into her pleasure hole. Her squeal tells him all he needs to know. Her defenses are melting like hot candle wax. Her trembling legs tell him that shortly she'll be willing to do anything he wants and she knows he wants it all. "AAHHH god baby. That's so good. I'm gonna cum." The hands that were previously beating his head now claw at his shoulders and back. Her body goes stiff then shivers as she has a huge orgasm. As always he leaves her panting and trembling. "Oh my god. (Pant) that was so good." Dan lifted her off the floor as he stood. Then turned her upside down like she was a rag doll. His muscles bulged and Amy screamed as he again buried his face between her legs. "Ohh god no. Ahh please baby please aaaahhh. You're driving me crazy. Ohhh yesssss!" His tongue lapped at her clit and dug deep into her hole. All Amy could do was hang there arms dangling down as the blood rushed to her head and come hard again. As she writhed and squealed in pleasure Dan carried her to the bedroom. When Dan finally righted her and laid her on the bed Amy looked too weak to move. Never the less Dan hurriedly shed his clothes and knelt beside her sinking first two then three fingers into her wet cunt. "oohh YESSSS! That's sooo good. Fuck me with your fingers baby." Dan drove his fingers deep inside her as they caressed her G-spot. In less than a minute her body exploded with another orgasm. Now sure that all her defenses were rubble he shifted his position so that his hard cock was level with her mouth. "Now suck daddy's cock darlin." Amy tried to turn away but with his fingers playing inside her she soon had no will to resist. She grabbed his cock and began to lick around the head. "Oh damn! That's so good baby." His fingers probed even deeper and Amy responded by taking all of him in her mouth. "Oh yeah! Babe that feels so good going down your throat." No further words could be heard as Amy's loud slurps covered almost every sound except their loud moans. Dan held on till he was almost ready to explode. Then he pulled his cock out with a loud pop and again grabbed Amy by the hips and set her legs up over his shoulders. The neighbors probably could hear Amy's cries as Dan slowly pushed his cock into her wet open pussy. "AAAAHHHH GOD! IT'S SO BIG! DO IT BABY! FUCK ME WITH THAT HUGE COCK!" Dan did just that. It seemed like every few thrusts had Amy screaming as she came time and again. After a few minutes in the missionary position he turned her over and proceeded to fuck her doggy style. I think here is where the last shred of hope was lost. "Yes Dan! Fuck me. Fuck me good and hard. Oh baby you fill me so good. I love your cock." "You like this cock huh?" "Gawd yes! Baby you're the best." "You like it better than little Jeffy's limp dick?" "Oh gawd! I'm gonna cum!" "Does that wimp Jeff make you cum like this?" "No! Ah I'm gonna cum." "Whose dick is better wimpy Jeffy or my man-sized one?" "OHHHH I'm cumminnng! I'M CUMMMMMMINNNNNNG!" Dan fucked her fast and furious through her climax. Then he let his own sperm flow into her. "OOOHHHhhhh! God baby I feel your hot juice inside me. Oh yes it feels so good." Dan pulled her back to kiss her lips as she panted. At the same time he pushed his still hard cock even deeper inside her. "Ooo yeah babe. You are so good." "Oh gawd Dan. You left me feeling all tingly inside." "Does that mean I'm better than Jeff." "Umm oh yes baby. Yess! There's no one who fucks me better than you." Dan smiled one of those wicked smiles, "Just like I thought. Baby you know you don't want a wimp like Jeff. What you need is a real man with a real man-sized dick. Come back with me Amy. Give me another chance." I never got to hear Amy's reply that's where the streaming video ended. When it restarted there was a shock for everybody even me. The picture came back on showing Dan holding Amy by the shoulders. Amy was apparently angry. "Dan let me go!" "Amy you can't be serious baby. Just let me talk to you for a moment." "No Dan let go of me now!" "Oh come now, don't go to fighting on my account Amy." Both Dan and Amy looked shocked shitless as leaning in the doorway stood Jeff. The look on his face was not one that said he was glad to see her. "JEFF! What are you doing here?" "That's an odd question Amy especially since this is MY apartment." "Jeff baby you don't understand. It's not what you think." "Not what I think? There's not much room for error here Amy. You're standing in my bedroom in my apartment stark naked with another man's cum running down your legs. If I've missed something then by all means fill in the gaps Amy?" "Jeff please baby I can explain." "There's no need to explain Amy it's all right here in living color." With that Jeff aimed the remote control at the TV and pressed several buttons. While I couldn't see the TV it was obvious from the horrified look on Amy's face and the smirk on Dan's what was on the screen. Jeff turned up the sound so their moans and groans could be heard. "You recorded us? How dare you! How dare you …" "How dare I what Amy? Invade your right to privacy? THIS IS MY APARTMENT! If you wanted privacy maybe you should have screwed Dan at your parents house." Dan who had been quiet until now finally spoke up. "Well Jeffy boy at least you got my good side. Of course you know I'm gonna have to take it away from you. Can't let it get out and spoil my business deals." Jeff continued to lean against the doorframe as Dan advanced on him. "That crap might have worked in high school but here no way in hell asshole. For starters look at the VCR. It's not on." Dan looked at the VCR and a puzzled expression came over his face. Jeff smirked as he responded, "No. There's no tape. It's all digital. In fact I've already downloaded this to a number of people. Amy's parents, her pastor, your girlfriend what's her name Susan, your ex wife, a bunch of Amy's friends." "YOU IDIOT! You downloaded this to my ex-wife? If she were to find out about my business deal here she'll haul my ass back into court for more money. You stupid fucking nerd do you have any idea what you've done?" "Oh yeah I've got a pretty good idea what I've done. I spoiled your little game. To bad so sad. What ever I've done it still doesn't cover half the pain you caused me just in high school. We won't even begin to talk about you destroying up my marriage." Mr. Dan's face was red with anger and he advanced on Jeff with very bad intentions. The next moment he howled and dropped to the floor his hands clutching at his groin. Jeff flipped his baseball bat over his shoulder and sneered. "That's so like you Dan leading with your muscles instead of your brains. All that time I leaned against the doorway it never occurred to you that I might be hiding an equalizer? Or did you think I was going to be stupid and try to hit a homerun with your head? Why swing away at one when with a flick of the wrist I could bunt two. A bat between the legs has a much better chance of doing damage don't you think?" Jeff walked around the whimpering Dan and tossed the bat on the bed. Then he turned to confront Amy who all this time had been standing there with a shocked look on her face. J-Jeff please I'm sorry but this isn't what you think? I—" "WHAT I think is that it's time for you to leave Amy" "No baby please we can work this out." "You already did the working out part. Now it's time for the leaving part." "Jeff I love you. This all was a terrible mistake." "The mistake was believing you when you said I can handle Dan. I see how you handled Dan. Obviously the same as the first time." "No Jeff he means nothing to me. You're the one I love." As if on cue both were startled by yelling from the TV. It was Amy screaming about how good Dan's cock was and how much she loved it. Amy turned 3 shades of red in seconds. Jeff slowly shook his head. "Just leave Amy." "No Jeff I—" "GO AMY! Get out now while I still have restraint." "I can't go not like this. I can't lose you again." "What makes you think you ever truly had me Amy?" His words had a visible effect as she again reddened. "No. Don't you dare say that to me. Not after all I went through to come back here and—" "And What Amy? Just what did you go through that was anywhere near the pain you put me through? Just what have you suffered that compares to the heartache and humiliation you heaped upon me with your deceptions both here and on the cruise." For long moments Amy just stood there unmoving. Only her eyes gave away the inner struggle as she searched in vain for the words to reverse the situation. Finally only two came out as she started to gather her clothes. "I'm sorry." "Right, sorry that you got caught. Especially sorry that this time everyone will know what a lowdown tramp you've become." "You think that's all it is? That I'm concerned about what others think? (Sniff) Then I hurt you even worse than I imagined when I left. (Sniff) I'm so sorry my darling, more sorry than you'll ever know. The one who was truly deceived on the cruise wasn't you, it was me. Now because of this horrible mistake you'll never know how truly sorry I am. You'll never know how much I've truly come to love and cherish you." "Amy just get your things and—" "JEFF!!!!" I watched in shock and horror as Jeff hit the floor hard. Amy screamed and rushed forward only to be thrown onto the bed and bounce off the other side. I cringed as I watched the semi-recovered and enraged Dan stomp and kick the stunned Jeff. When he was finished Mr. Dan quickly grabbed his clothes and without another word ran out of Jeff's apartment. Where did I get the streaming video you ask? Good question. It's the same question Amy and other's asked later on. It seems that Jeff didn't go out of town on business. Jeff went right upstairs to the apartment above his. How he worked it out with his landlord I'll never know. You see all day on the Saturday before he "left" Jeff was reconfiguring the security system in his apartment. All the motion sensors in the apartment were upgraded to motion activated cameras. Along with the upgrade came remote access. Jeff rigged the cameras so he not only could control which one was on and stayed on, he linked them to his laptop, which he set up in the apartment upstairs. He tied all of that into a hand held remote so he could turn on the cameras from anywhere. He recorded everything from the time she would walk in the door to the time she left for work the next morning. He also hooked in a separate VCR as well. He recorded dates and time so there would be no doubt. On Monday after Amy dropped him off he caught a shuttle to the car rental company and rented a car for a week. Then he drove back home and snuck into the upstairs apartment. He saw and recorded everything from the knock on the door forward. Everything that is except for a ten minute segment from when they finished to when he walked in on them in the bedroom. What he did record though was more than enough. Of course there was no reconciliation. Amy's little escapade was the talk of the town for months. She had a huge blow up with her parents and they still aren't speaking to her. The same people that vilified Jeff when he returned alone from the cruise turned on Amy and were equally vicious. I thought for sure she would just disappear but she stayed and kept trying to talk to Jeff. Mr. Dan? Oh well his business deal fell through. It seems that someone made sure his business associates saw the video. The other parties didn't want to be associated in any way with someone that would physically assault someone in their own house. They and their money got far away fast. Not that he could say much of anything. Several hours after taking Jeff to the hospital they arrested Mr. Dan and charged him with aggravated assault. It seems that Jeff had planned for just such an event. When the police inquired into the assault the landlord took them right up to the upstairs apartment where they found the PC and CD recordings. I'm told the DA is personally going to handle the prosecution. Jeff was taken unconscious to the hospital where he lay in a coma for three days. When he awoke I figure he wished he could have stayed in the coma for a couple of weeks. Once awake he had to deal with the pain of a broken leg, two broken ribs, a punctured lung (from the broken rib), a bruised kidney --- oh yeah and a broken jaw. He was laid up in a hospital bed for a month. You might think that this situation might have worked out for the better for Amy. She stayed by his side the whole time he was in a coma. You'd think that with Jeff's jaw wired shut he'd be unable to respond as Amy pleaded with him for a second chance. That's exactly what Amy thought and who knows it might have worked except for one person. Jeff's dad. My guess it was either remorse for not standing by his son before when Amy ran off or the sight of him taking such a brutal beating but what ever it was when Jeff's father hit town Amy didn't stand a chance. Amy had never left Jeff's side from the apartment to the hospital. She ignored all questions from all family and friends to stay by his side. When Jeff's father arrived all that changed. The first thing he did was put her out of the room. The second thing he did was bar her from seeing Jeff period. Amy argued and pleaded but the hospital had no choice but to respect Mr. Baxter's wishes. Amy would have had some pull IF she were still married to Jeff but an EX-wife has no say over a parental blood relative. Next he went to the landlord of Jeff's apartment and had the locks on his apartment rekeyed. Don't ask me how he got it done but suddenly Amy was locked out of the apartment. She had no choice but to go home to her parents. Patrons told me later that things went from bad to worse as the arguments with her parents spilled out of the house into the street. She soon had packed her bags and got her own apartment across town. Amy continued to try to see Jeff but his father proved to be a formidable obstacle. When Jeff was released from the hospital his father had him transferred to a private rehab facility. Again Amy was stymied as he left strict orders that she not to see him under any circumstances. Through the whole thing Jeff remained silent, from the physical and I'd like to think emotional pain. By the time he was released most of the furor had died down. Except for one little item. The last time Amy and Jeff met face to face was here in the bar. She tried to tell him again that he didn't see all that had gone on. He wouldn't listen he just got up to leave. Then she hit him with the bombshell. She was 3 months pregnant. He froze for a moment then slowly sat back down. Once he recovered from the shock he told her simply: "Don't for one minute think that this is going to change anything because it isn't. I'll make arrangements for the baby to be DNA tested when it's born. If it's mine of course I'll support it but that doesn't mean that we are going to have anything other than childcare going on. If it's NOT mine then I'm out of here. I don't expect to ever see or hear from you again." Amy started to respond but Jeff just stood and walked out the door. That was 4 months ago. Amy still comes in every now and then. Not to drink mind you I'd never serve a pregnant woman alcohol, but to grab a bite to eat and/or socialize with some of the few people that are still friendly to her. She usually ends up talking about Jeff anyway. It seems that there was a part of that night that wasn't on camera. It occurred during the time when Jeff was sending the video attachments and the e-mails to various people and his entering his apartment. She tells it to anyone who will listen and she's told it enough times that I pretty much know it by heart. After they had their huge climax Amy and Mr. Dan lay in the bed as they regained their strength. Amy said as always his cock took her breath away and she needed a few minutes to regain her wits. Once she did however the guilt of what she had done started to fall on her. She was angry with herself for letting him control her again. She was angry and ashamed that she had again betrayed the one she loved. Just then Dan spoke: "Oh damn Amy that was incredible. You're still the most awesome woman I've ever loved." Amy got out of bed on wobbly legs grabbed the sheet and wrapped it around her body; "You mean fucked don't you?" "Wha? Where did that come from? Amy baby are you …" After the Cruise, Day of Redemption "I hope you enjoyed it Dan cause it's the last time you're ever going to have me. Consider it our good-bye fuck." "Good-bye fuck? What are you talking about?" "I'm talking about it's time for you to leave Dan." Dan stared in shock, "I don't believe this. You want me to leave? After we just…" "Yes Dan after you just finished fucking me. It was as good as always but now it's over. It's time for you to leave." "You really mean that you're giving up all of this for that wimp Jeffy?" "His name is Jeffery and it wasn't hard once I realized what I really wanted." "Really? What's he got that I can't give you?" "A heart, one that loves unconditionally. A heart I'm sorry to say I broke when I ran off with you." "Babe you know how I feel about you. You think I'd come all this way if I didn't love you." "Dan the kind of love I want is the kind that puts me first. No matter how much you say you care for me you always come first with you. That's why your first marriage failed. I knew that it was only a matter of time before you went after some other woman. That's what made you so easy to bust with that other woman. You may have a great body and cock but I want more, I need more. When I first compared him to you I foolishly saw Jeff as a weak man. I was wrong though; he understood things about me that you never will. I didn't know what I had until I finally woke up and he wasn't there. I never should have left him and I'll be damned if I leave him again." Dan sat back unsure of how to respond. Finally he started laughing. Now it was Amy's turn to be shocked. "Amy darling you almost had me there. That loving heart line almost got me. But when I look at that body I know you need a real man like me. I see what this is all about now. You're still mad at me about Jennifer. Baby I'm through with other women none of them can hold a candle to you. Let me show you why." Amy stepped back as Dan reached for her. He missed her but managed to snare the sheet wrapped around her. With relative ease he quickly pulled her to with in reach and grabbed her arm. The sheet fell to the floor as she struggled to break free. "Dan let go of me." "Not till I've changed your mind." "No let me go." "Come on Amy you can't really expect me to believe you prefer Jeffy's little wimp dick over mine do you?" "HIS NAME IS JEFFERY and I don't care what you believe. Now let me go." "Baby please just let me…" "No Dan let me go!" "Amy you can't be serious baby. Just let me talk to you for a moment." "No Dan let go of me NOW!" That's where we all came back in just as Jeff entered. Amy tells anyone who will listen that Jeff didn't get the whole picture. Yes she made a mistake by screwing Dan but she had no intention of ever letting it happen again. If he had come in a few seconds earlier or kept recording he would have seen that she did truly love him. Of course Jeff and most of the people that saw what had happened almost laughed in her face. Still she comes in regularly and sits in the Baxter booth telling her story to anyone who'll listen. My opinion? Well I'm no great judge of character but I think Amy really is telling the truth as she sees it. Do I think Jeff should give her another chance? That's not my call to make. Who can tell what goes on inside a man's heart? Me I just listen. That's one of the responsibilities of being the man behind the bar. END