202 comments/ 115500 views/ 45 favorites Don't Do Anything Stupid By: MattressThrasher This was my first attempt at writing a story about a cheating wife and though some people liked the premises of the story , many more found the end unsatisfying. So I rewrote some of the story, the bulk of the which remains the same though I did correct a few errors. I added quite a bit to the ending and hope you enjoy it. Again any and all comments are welcomed, it's the only way I can become a better writer. * Standing at the window of the hotel room I stare out at the sunset thinking back to how this all started and how I ended up here. Sipping my vodka I feel the liquid burn as I swallow, just as my memories do of the last several weeks. Still I have hope that all is not lost. You see six weeks ago I discovered my wife of the last 12 years was having an affair. The way I found out was by accident, but isn't that the way most clueless husbands find out. By the way my name is Dave. My wife Jamie and I met our Junior year in college and dated up until we graduated. I went into the Marine Corp. and she went in search of a job. I knew then I loved her but didn't want her to marry me while I was going to be stationed to God knows where. I felt it would be unfair to her. So five years later after finishing my stint I came home and with in a few weeks landed a good job with a very large company in their sales group. It seems my boss was also a Marine and he likes to hire former military types as we tend to be more disciplined in our work ethic. I did well in my job and start to make a name for myself. During this time I decide to begin dating again so I checked out some online sites. To my very pleasant surprise I found my college sweetheart Jamie on one of them. God she does look good in those pictures. Now Jamie doesn't have supermodel looks, but she does have a killer body. During college she took modern dance and was very much into staying in shape. And what a shape she has. She stands 5'6" with her legs of a dancer, not overly muscular but curvy. She has a very flat stomach, tight ass, and perky 34B breasts. She has long flowing rich brown hair that frames her face with those dark brown eyes and a smile that melts my heart every time I see it. She has that girl next door look, you know sweet and innocent, with just enough sexy thrown in for good measure. I signed up as fast as I could and contact her immediately. It wasn't until a week later she responded asking where the hell had I been and why I hadn't called or at least emailed her over the last five years. If she was this pissed at me for not contacting her while I was in the Marines then she must have missed me. This was a very good sign. Soon we were dating and pretty much picked up where we had left off in college. Within a year we were married and a year later we had our first child Rebecca. My job was going great although I was having to travel more but that was expected. Two years later we had our second daughter Amy. Since then I'd been promoted and we now have a very nice house in a good neighborhood with good schools. I still travel quit a bit, sometimes two weeks each month, but its what required for my job. It wasn't until a few years later that Jamie started to ask when I wouldn't have to travel so much. She missed having me around and felt saver while I was home. I told her it was a necessary part of my job, that it won't be to much longer before I would be promoted to the next level and then I'd hardly be traveling at all and would be home more often. She accepted this but was not thrilled to see me go off on my next trip. I should have seen at that time there was trouble brewing but I loved and trusted my wife completely so I was blind to the first hints of a problem. The first clue was us fighting about trivial things when I got back home. She would start by pointing out something that I had nothing to do with and then some how blame me for it. The 'If you were home more this wouldn't happen.' or 'We need you here and not gallivanting all over the country.' She did have a point, it just took me a while to realize it. The second clue was when I found some of her new lingerie in the clothes hamper. I was looking for a shirt and came across some silk panties and a matching silk top. My wife has simple tastes and usually just wears a t-shirt and shorts to bed. Sweat pants if its colder. The only time I did buy her something nice from Victoria's Secret she wore it only once and never again. But those I found I'd never seen her wear and thought she bought them for herself. The third clue was the lack of sex we were having. We usually had some pretty good sex, very romantic and energetic sex. But she was coming up with some excuses as to why she didn't feel like it. I was tired myself so at the time it didn't seem to be an issue. I figured once I wasn't traveling so much things would go back to normal. I didn't want to push her as I knew it would only make a bad situation worse. The last clue was a kick in the gut and when first told I didn't want to believe it. A mutual friend of ours saw Jamie with someone while he was at a farmer's market in a town 40 miles away from where we live. He thought it was me because the two of them were holding hands and he had seen how playful they were with each other. Laughing , touching, and kissing. When he got closer to say hello he saw it wasn't me she was with. He turned quickly away before she could see him and walked away. He knew something wasn't right so he followed them for a while until they got in his car and drove off. I still remember that call. My cell rang as I was just leaving a meeting, "Hello?" "Dave? Its Frank." "Hey Frank. Is this important? I'm in between meetings and really can't talk right now. Can I call you later?" "Yeah that sounds good. Call me the first chance you get. Okay?" he said with some concern in his voice. "I'll do that. Are you sure this isn't important?" "No its fine just call me when you can. This can wait." I hung up and went to my next meeting not thinking to much about the call as I didn't know anything and Frank would have told me if it were something I needed to be aware of right away. It wasn't until early that evening that I was able to call Frank back. "So Frank what's up? What is so important that you felt the need to call me while I'm away?" "I don't know how to tell you this but its something you need to know. I saw your wife out the other day and, well she wasn't alone." he paused waiting for me to say something. "What do you mean? Was she with a friend of hers? I don't know what you're trying to tell me." now I was getting nervous. "When I saw the two of them together I thought it was you she was with until I got closer and saw that it wasn't you. She was with another man and they seemed, well, like a couple. They were holding hands, laughing, and kissing. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this Dave. But I think she's having an affair." those words hit me so hard I was numb. "What makes you think that? I mean we're happily married. She has no reason to...." I couldn't finish that thought. Then the clues that I'd come across earlier started to make sense yet I still didn't want to believe it. Frank brought me back, "Listen Dave I know this is hard to hear but I felt you needed to know about it as soon as possible. Maybe there is still hope to save your marriage. Look just tell me if you need anything, okay?" "Yeah, yeah sure. I'll, I'll let you know. Thanks Frank." I hung up and sat on the bed trying to think if this was real or some kind of sick joke. The more I thought about it the more I came to the realization that this could be likely. She had seemed distant the last few times I was home. As I considered the possibility of my wife cheating on me, the angrier I became. God I wanted to kill the bastard that was fucking my wife. On the flight home I started to cool down and started to think more clearly as to what I needed to do. I still didn't have any hard evidence that she was having an affair and I had no idea of where to start. The first thing I did when the plane landed was to call Frank. He told me he had seen them together and I wanted to know more about the SOB she was with. The most important thing for me was that my daughters not find out that their parents were having problems. I wanted to save our marriage if it could be and keep our family together. "Look Dave don't do anything you'll regret. I have a friend of mine who went through the same thing. Maybe you should talk to him to help you find the right way to handle this situation. I'd hate to see you get into any trouble or make things worse." What Frank said made sense. I needed to take a step back and talk to someone who had been through the same thing and could provide some insight on how to prove or disprove that my wife is cheating. "The best thing you could do right now is go home and act like nothing is wrong. If she suspects that you know something it will make it harder to get any evidence against her. I hope I'm wrong but I know what I saw that day." Frank was right. By the time I got home I was able to compose myself enough so I could act normally around Jamie and the girls. It wasn't easy but some how I pulled it off. Over the next few days I started to look around the house for clues or telltale signs of her affair. Nothing jumped out at me but I had this feeling there was something I was missing. Frank called to see if I wanted to talk to his friend so I agreed to meet them after work at a bar across town the next day. I didn't want Jamie to know what I was up to so I told her I had some late meetings this week. Entering this dive bar I found Frank and his friend sitting in a back booth each nursing a beer. Frank looked up from his drink, "Hey Dave. This is Mark the friend I was telling you about." We said hello to each other as I sat down across from Frank, neither one looked happy to be there. Mark spoke, "Frank filled me in on your situation. I know how you feel right now but don't do anything stupid like I did." he looked hard at me. "My wife cheated on me with her boss and at first I tried to win her back but she didn't want anything more to do with me. So I took what revenge I could short of killing her and her fat ass boss. I ended up doing 5 years in prison and losing everything in the divorce to my wife and the lawsuit to her boss. So let me be clear, DON'T DO ANYTHING STUPID." I just nodded my head, "If you could have done things differently, what would you have done? I mean would you have still tried to win your wife back? Would you have divorced her from the start?" "I would have gone after her boss but in a more subtle way so he wouldn't have seen it coming until it was to late." I could hear the contempt and hatred for the man that stole his wife in his voice. "As for my wife, knowing what I know now, I would have divorced her ass." Then we began to talk about what I should and shouldn't do. First thing was to get as much damning evidence of my wife's infidelity so if and when I confronted her she could not deny it. Second was to talk to a divorce lawyer and see what assets I could protect and what rights I had in this situation. Third was to have a large amount of cash on hand in case she found out about what I was doing and places a freeze on all the accounts and credit cards. Forth was to get a small apartment or make other living arrangements so if I did decide to walk out I'd have a place to stay. Those were all good ideas and suggestions, but I thought I could just talk to my wife and get her to stop. As soon as I started to say that Mark pounded his fist on the table. "What part of 'don't do anything stupid' didn't you understand? I'm sure her new boyfriend is filling her head with how much he cares about her and that her husband is probably out on his trips screwing some young cocktail waitress or striper he picked up at some seedy bar. Look before you do or say anything to your wife you need to know what she has been doing and what she has been told by this asshole. Did you serve in the military at all?" This question surprised me, "Yeah I was a Marine. But what does that have to do with this?" "What's the one thing you want before going in to battle?" I thought for a moment, "Good intel about your enemy." "Damn right. So you need some good intel on what has been going on. You need to look at this as a battle and have a plan of attack. Of what you should do if something goes sideways. A plan to deal with the aftermath. You can not go forward if you don't know which direction forward is." I sighed, "I just never imagined my wife would do this to me. We seemed so happy and....." I couldn't say it. "It happens even in the best of marriages. I'm really sorry." Mark said quietly. We sat not talking for several minutes until Frank spoke up, "So what do you want to do? How do you want to handle this?" I knew what had to be done, "Well I want to keep my marriage together if that is still possible but what I want more than anything is to make that SOB suffer big time for trying to steal my wife. Something that won't involve prison time for me." Mark smiled at that last comment. "But first I need proof and intel on my enemy. Any thoughts or suggestions?" "You should be able to get what you need on your own if you have the time and look carefully. Do not waste you money on a private investigator. I spent more money on them and got very little in return. You have access to her bank, credit card accounts, and phone records. First thing I would look for is if she has made any purchase or calls out of the ordinary. Also see if she has a second cell phone and if you can get any numbers off of it. Next you might want to set up some hidden video cameras around the house that can also record audio. Nothing like catching them in the act if they're doing it in your bed." I didn't like to think she had used our own bed with this asshole. Mark saw my face. "Sorry man I didn't mean to...." I raised my hand, "Its okay I need to hear this if I'm going to make him pay." We talked for another hour and I had taken some mental notes. One thing Mark had said was not to talk to anyone at work until I knew who she was seeing. It could be someone that knows my schedule and if I tipped my hand to soon the game would be up. Also he had said he would have been more subtle in going after his wife's lover and that started me thinking of a way to really screw this guy over. But I needed more information and help. The following day at work I looked over my travel plans for the next month. I had two trips planned and saw one was only a couple of days. If someone here at work knew my schedule then I needed to be discreet about any changes I made to them. So I talked with my boss and said I may stay out at that client for the whole week and not just the two days. He didn't see any problem with that and even said that it was a good idea. The next thing was to make it look like I was out there but some how make it back un-noticed. I purchased a prepaid debit card with cash and then used it to buy a return ticket on another airline. Then I got online and bought several spy cameras and a regular camera with a powerful zoom and good low light capability. This was part one of my plan, to see who this bastard is and find out as much as I can about him. The second part was to catch them in the act on video so there can be no question of her infidelity. My day was spent plotting and planning which I'm very good at but I still lacked the most important piece of information I needed most. Who was this man? Until that was answered I couldn't trust anyone, even my best friend and boss Hal. I knew it would take some time to find out the name of this asshole but I would get it. By the end of the week all the items I had ordered had been delivered to the Frank's home. Now I just needed the opportunity to place the spy cameras around my house. Jamie likes to go shopping on Saturday with our girls and her mother so that left the house all to myself. After several hours I had all the cameras in place and had tested them out. I could even access them from my tablet or laptop over the internet and see in real time what was happening. With the cameras in place I went and searched the house for clues. First checking the credit card bills for any strange charges. Then going through her closets to see if she had purchased any new clothes that were more reveling or sexy. There were a few newer items and one that was a very short red dress that I had never seen her in. I would love to, but only for me and not anyone else. My search didn't turn up any thing concrete but that red dress was a departure for her from what she normally wears. I was driving myself crazy and needed some time to think, so I put on my running shorts and shoes and went for a five mile jog. A long run always calmed my mind and I was able to think more clearly. On my return I saw Jamie's car in the driveway and knew my angels were home. As I walked in I heard their voices and laughter which always brings a smile to my face. I called out, "Jamie I'm back." then I was assaulted by my girls as the ran from the family room to tell me how their day was. Jamie came out from the kitchen, "How was you run?" then kissed me on the cheek and shoed the girls away. "It was good but I need a shower. What are we having for dinner?" I started to remove my shoes. "Pork chops. Hope your hungry." she turned and walked back to the kitchen to finish cooking dinner. After my shower and dinner we put our girls to bed and went to the family room to watch some TV. I didn't even notice what was on the screen as I thought about what she was doing while I was away on my trips. Again I was driving myself crazy so I said I was going to bed early. Once up in our bedroom I saw her purse on the hope chest at the end of our bed. Taking a chance I looked through it for any clues. Soon I found what I was looking for, a cheap cell phone that I didn't know she had. I turned it on and waited until it powered up. As soon as it was on I copied down the number then looked at the call log to see who else called her. There was only one number, so I copied that number down then shut the phone off. This new found evidence caused me to now finally accepted the fact she was having an affair. I was heart broken and wanted to kill the bastard who was sleeping with her. Then Marks words rang in my head, 'Don't do anything stupid.' I had to be patient. My revenge on him would come soon enough. I changed quickly and went to bed. When Jamie finally came up I pretended to be asleep not wanting to talk to her for fear of letting something slip. The next few days were hard for me trying to act normal after finding some very damning prove. Finally the morning came when I was to leave for yet another business trip I went through my usual routine. With my bags in the car I was about to head out, "So I'll be back in a week. You have anything special planned?" She looked at me strangely, I'd never asked that question before, "Uh no just the usual." Trying to salvage the situation my mind raced with possible explanation, "Well I thought you and the girls might do something that's all." then I said a quick goodbye and left. Driving to the airport I wondered if the cameras I placed in our house would catch her with that SOB. I was hoping that she had enough decency to not have him in our own bed but then I was sure before all this started she would never cheat on me. The next couple of days I finished up with this particular client in record time and was packed and getting ready to head back home. That night I was checking the video feeds from the cameras but saw nothing out of the ordinary. So I decided to review what was recorded earlier, this was a system that would start to record when someone walked in the room that the camera was set up in. It also had a unit that stored all of those recording from all the cameras which I could access remotely. I was fast forwarding thru that days recordings and in one Jamie was on her secret cell phone. I stopped and reversed the video until I saw her answer the phone and then played it at normal speed. I wanted to hear what she was saying, but the audio was very poor, but I heard enough. Don't Do Anything Stupid "Hey baby...... No he'll be gone the rest of the week...... You know we can't do that.... Why not? Because one of the neighbors might see you...... Look I'll meet you at the motel.... No I won't reconsider" she laughed and then turned her back to the camera so I couldn't hear what else was said. Then she turned back, "Ok ok but be discreet and park down the street at the coffee shop a few blocks away, park there.... Ok baby, I can't wait. I'll see you tomorrow night." I couldn't believe what I just heard. That SOB was going to be in my house and in our bed. I was now starting to think of where to dispose of his body. Again Mark's word came back to me, 'Don't do anything stupid.' I had to force my anger down and wait until the time was right, but I didn't know how much more of this I could take. God my own wife, the love of my life, the mother of our two beautiful children. Why was she doing this? What had I done that drove her into the arms of another man? The flight back home was to quick. I wasn't ready for what awaited me so I went to a hotel and thought carefully about my next move. I knew tonight was the night HE was coming to my house and I wanted to see him with my own eyes. Was he someone I knew? Or someone from work? That much I needed to know to help me decide how to proceed. Having no idea of what time he'd be coming by I did know he was going to park at the coffee shop down the street so that is where I waited even though I had not idea what he looked liked. To be safe I rented a car at the airport and found a spot that gave me a good view of the parking lot. I also brought my camera and did a check to see how good the zoom was. I could be at least a hundred yards away and get a good close-up view of his face and license plate. It wasn't until around 9 pm that a silver BMW M3 pulled into the parking lot. I started to take pictures and thankfully the lighting in the lot was good so I had a clear view of his face. It was no one I recognized or had seen before. He parked at the other side of the lot away from the coffee shop then started to walking towards my house. I had to take a deep breath to control my rage. While I sat there I was able to access the wifi from the coffee shop and view the cameras in my house. Watching for several minutes then saw him enter and give MY wife a passionate kiss. My blood went cold and it took all the self control I could muster not to run down the street and beat this man to death with just my fists. I sat and tried to listen what they were saying. "Hey baby, I've been thinking about you all day long." he kissed her again. "I sent the kids over to my parents for the night and my husband won't be back until Friday so we have the house to ourselves until tomorrow morning." how considerate that she sent the kids away. I saw he was starting to undress my wife right in our living room. She started to do the same and in just a few short minutes they were naked with the hands all over each other. She pulled back from their kiss, "Lets take this up to the bedroom." and she ran out of site of the camera towards the stairs. He was close behind her as I listen to them laugh. They left there clothes spread around the floor which was lucky for me. I got out of my car and walked quickly down to my house. The front door wasn't locked as they were in to much in a hurry to get up stairs. This just made things easier for me. I went right for his pants and found his wallet with all the information I needed plus a little extra. With his wallet in hand I went to my home office which is on the first floor on the opposite side of the house from our bedroom so there was little chance I would be heard. Turning on my computer and the printer/scanner I waited for them to power up. Once they were ready I started to take items from Steven Banister's wallet and place them on the scanner and began copying his drivers license and some other things as well. When I was done I was about to put everything back in he wallet and was about to place it back where I found it. Then an idea struck me. I went to the kitchen and got one of those refrigerator magnets that my wife uses to hold notes there for items she needs to buy. I took one then removed Stevens credit cards and swiped the magnet over the strips on the cards several times in the hopes it would screw them up. I had no idea if it would work but it was worth a shot and gave me a little satisfaction. Soon with his wallet was back where it belonged I started to take pictures of their clothes spread about the floor. Then I started to record what I was seeing with the video feature of the camera and very quietly while recording the whole time went up stairs. When I got to the top of the stairs I could hear the faint sounds of their love making. My stomach turned in to one big knot as I listened. Looking at our bedroom door I saw it was wide open. They thought they would have an empty house to themselves, but that wasn't the case. Slowly I made my way towards the bedroom hearing their voices getting louder. Then I was in the door way looking at our marital bed I saw Steve was on his back laying naked with my wife on top in the classic sixty nine position while they were pleasing each other. They were so involved in what they were doing that I was able to take a few steps into the bedroom unnoticed. I knew the hidden cameras didn't have the best definition so wanted to have this in hi-def. I recorded several minutes of their love making before I thought I had enough plus I was on the verge of grabbing a baseball bat and beating him to death. Again those wise words cut through my brain, 'DON'T DO ANYTHING STUPID', so I backed out of the room slowly and left the house. Driving back to the hotel my mind was a mess and the hate I felt was at an all time high. I couldn't remember being this mad and it was starting to scare me. I called Frank telling him what I had done and all the information that I was able to obtain. "That's great but you took an awful chance being in the house. Again I'm sorry about all this. What do you need? I'll give you any help I can." Frank was a good friend. "Right now I just need someone to talk to. I'd also like to talk with Mark again and ask a favor of him. Can you ask him if we could meet this weekend?" "Sure no problem. Mark told me had like to help you out." After talking with Frank I tried to get some sleep but that wasn't going to happen. I got up early and even though I was dead tired I went for my usually run to help clear my mind and work off the rage that had been building up. The run did little to ease my mind so I took a shower and then a long nap to help with the lack of sleep from last night. I returned the rental car to the airport and picked up my own car. I went straight back to the office to check in and talk with Hal. I really needed to see about reducing the amount of traveling I've been doing for work. I walked into Hal's office closing the door, "Do you have a few minutes for me?" "Yeah sure. Everything okay Dave?" "My wife has been asking me when I won't be traveling so much. I really need to be home more so this has to happen soon." I looked at Hal waiting for an answer. "You're right and you won't have to wait. Your promotion has been approved so after your next trip you'll be working out of the office from now on. There maybe one or two trips a year you'll have to do but none of this every two week ever month nonsense. How does that sound?" I just stared like a drooling idiot, "That sounds great. Thanks Hal." he noticed something was off. "Dave is everything okay? You haven't seemed quit right the last few weeks." he looked worried. I decided I needed to tell him, "My wife is having an affair. I saw her with her lover last night and recorded them together." Hal looked at me wide eyed, "Oh my God. Dave I don't know what to say. I am so sorry. What do you need from me?" "You just gave me the one thing I needed most and that is not to travel so much. I have to be home to save my marriage. Please don't say anything about this to anyone here in the office. I still don't know who this asshole is and if he knows someone in the office that might be feeding him information about my schedule. Okay?" 'Yeah sure, but do you really think someone from here is doing that?" "I'm not sure about anything at this point. I'll need you to cover for me if I need to take some time off. I want my wife to think I'm still traveling so if I can gather more evidence against her. Can you do that for me?" "Sure not a problem but what are you going to do?" "I just want to collect enough proof so she can't deny the affair. I'm hoping to save my marriage but if that fails I want to make sure she doesn't take me to the cleaners in the divorce." Hal nodded in agreement, "Alright just let me know when you need time off and we'll make it look like your on another business trip. If there is anything else I can do just let me know." I thanked Hal and left his office feeling a little better as things were starting to fall into place. I went home that night and tried my best to act normal. My girls attacked me as I walked through the door and I had to keep from crying thinking how they would be affected if a divorce were to happen. I didn't like the idea of having to get permission to visit my own children. I have to save this marriage. I still loved my wife and I hoped she still loved me and that we could work out what caused her infidelity. Saturday my wife and kids went shopping and I went to talk to Mark and Frank. This time we met at a diner and I filled them in on what I had done in gathering my intel. Mark looked at me, "That took balls my friend. I'm surprised you didn't kill that bastard. But just as well that you didn't. So Frank tells me you need my help. What is it that I can do for you?" "You said you spent some time in prison. I was hoping you might know some people who have certain skills." both Frank and Mark looked at me with raised eye brows. For the next hour I told them of my plan and what I hoped to accomplish with the help of those Mark knew. Once I finished Mark just smile, "Damn that is a good plan. I think I know just the man to help you out. If he can't I'm sure he'll know of others who can. But these guys will want to be paid so you'll have to work that out with them. I'll make some calls and reach out to some old friends." "Okay great. Here is my cell number," I wrote it down on a napkin and handed to him. "Call me when you've talked to your friends. We can set up a meeting to work out the details." We talked a while longer and came up with a few more ideas which I was going to implement as soon as I could. I'd have to make some more online purchases and have them ready for the next phase of my plan. The rest of the weekend went the way most weekends go, with one noticeable difference. Sunday night my wife and I usually make love that night. This time she wasn't feeling well. It wasn't the first time this happened so it was not surprising but it had been over a month since the last time we were intimate. My next trip was coming up and I asked Hal for the following week off but if anyone called the office they were to be told I was on a normal business trip. He had no problem with that and wished me luck. So now I had to let my wife know my next trip was going to be longer. She was not happy but that was to be expected. "Honey I know you don't like my traveling so much but I promise it won't be much longer and soon I won't be traveling nearly as much. I'll be home so often you'll be sick of me after a while." I joked. She didn't smile. She sighed, "Just go and call me when you get there." she was cool. I kissed her cheek, it was like kissing an ice cube. She was cold and I knew this was not good. This hurt me like nothing did before, even more than seeing her make love to another man. Was this the end of our marriage? I hurried out the door before I said something I'd regret and drove to the airport. Again the meetings with these client went very well and a deal was reached early so I was able to fly back a day sooner. I kept checking the cameras during the week but he didn't reappear at my house but I did see her on that secret cell phone of hers. So I listened to her conversation and I knew this was the opportunity I was looking for even though it killed me to hear what she was planning on doing. I went to the office and found the items that I had ordered waiting for me. Knowing my wife's normal routine I could easily setup one of these items that I got with little chance of being caught. She went to the gym four times a week and I knew where and when so I had her spare car keys and was able to place the item where she wouldn't find it. Next I went to Steven's condo to see if he was there. I saw his car parked in the car port so I assumed he was home. I brought my camera and was checking if I could see him inside. I got very lucky as I saw him through his sliding doors and that he wasn't alone. He was with another woman and they seemed to be romantically connected as they were kissing and touching each other as a loving couple. This was to good to be true as I took video of their affection for each other. When I saw them leaving together I followed at a save distance. They went for lunch and this gave me a chance to place the other item on his car. This was a little more difficult and dangerous if someone saw me but I was able to do it with out being caught. Now all I needed to do was wait. That was the hardest thing for me to do. I got a call from Mark telling me he had a friend I should meet. We agreed to my hotel room since I didn't want to be seen in public with these guy as I was planning on some illegal activities so the less we were seen together the better. They got to my room and Mark made some quick introductions, "This is Joe and he is a computer hacker that can help with you plan." they nodded in agreement. The next hour I told them the whole story of my wife cheating and the guy she was doing it with. Then I told them about the revenge I wanted to extract on this asshole and I wanted it to last for years. Then I showed them the copies of the contents of Steven's wallet that I took. I also told them of trying to wipe the magnetic strips with a refrigerator magnets. "That's a nice touch but you might want to get a stronger magnet to do ensure it really screws them up. As for what you are asking for is highly illegal and if I get caught I'll be sent back to prison for a very long time. What's in it for me?" Joe asked. I thought for a moment, "How is five grand in cash?" Joe answered right away, "Done, but I want to be paid up front." "Half up front and the rest when the job is done." "Okay that'll work." "We need to get into his condo so we can access his computer. Also I want to see if there is any other evidence I can get against my wife." With the information I had on Steven, Joe was able to use my laptop to check what purchases he has made in the past week. What jumped out was the two airline tickets to Las Vegas and a hotel room for five nights. This is when we would break in to his condo and Joe asked did I know if he had an alarm system. I told him I didn't know so he would go and check it out and get back to me. If there was an alarm system he said his pay for getting us in would have to be increased. I said I would pay him more but only if there was justification for it. It seems my wife was planning a little trip and this was going to be her last with this asshole. I check my tablet to see if my devices that I place in their cars was working. These were tracking devices that I could use either with my tablet or smart phone to see the location of their cars. I also checked the video cameras at home and saw she had packed a small carry-on bag for the trip. The day came and I watched their progress from the comfort of my hotel room. I called Joe and he agreed to meet later that afternoon. He hadn't seen any alarm systems that were visible but said we had to be careful in any event. We met a few blocks from Steven's condo and went over the plan on how we would get in. One thing Joe learned in prison was how to pick locks. It was just after sunset and as it was getting dark which would help keep prying eyes from seeing what we were up to. Joe had his laptop in a messenger bag and had my camera. At the front door of Steven's condo Joe immediately knelt down and worked on the locks for almost a minute. Soon he had the door open and we ducked inside. Looking around first for any sign of an alarm system. Then once we were satisfied there wasn't one we looked for Steven's computer. Fortunately it was sitting out in the open and Joe went about doing his thing. "Wait" I said as I slowly made a video recording of where everything was in the room. "I want to be sure we leave everything as we found it." Joe nodded, "Good idea. If he doesn't see anything out of place he won't know someone was here the more time for this plan to screw this guy over. I like it. Okay let me do my magic. Why don't you look around and see if there is any incriminating evidence here." I started to walk around his place and see if there was any sign of what he had been doing. Looking through his mail I noticed his bank statement, credit card bills, a few other bills, and the usual junk mail. I walked into his bedroom taking video as I went. The one thing that stuck out was how clean this place was and the nice furniture. It all looked to be high end and expensive. I still had no clue as to what this guy did for a living but it had to pay pretty well. I heard Joe say, "Pay dirt." I walked back to the living room. "I got in no problem and found he does a lot of bill payments online. Also I found his checks and extra credit cards. I was hoping we'd find these. I brought my card reader that will record all the information from the magnetic strip and then I can make copies of his credit cards so anyone who has one of these copies can use it for online purchases and such. His cards could be maxed out in just a few short hours." Joe was grinning. "Can you empty out his bank account?" "Not a problem. I'll do it from this computer so it looks more legit. The bank may call here asking to verify the transaction." "Will that require any sort of password for them?" "Not normally but they might ask for his social security number which you have." it was one of the items I'd copied from Steven's wallet. What a dumb ass. "Okay do whatever it is you do but I want to but wait until the last possible moment to reek havoc on this shit head. Lets empty has bank account now then we'll fuck up his credit cards the day he is due back from Las Vegas." "I like it. A nice little home coming gift." Joe was starting to get in to this. "Just make sure none of this can come back on us. Okay?" "Man that's a given. I do not want to do time again and I'm covering my tracks as I go. Why do you think we're wearing these latex gloves?" Joe raised his hand and wiggled his fingers showing me the blue glove he had on. I went back to search through his bedroom and didn't find much until I looked in the back of his closet. I found a shoe box with several recordable DVR disks. They were labeled with the names of women. As I pulled out the box I dumped it on his bed and started to sort through them. I didn't recognize any of the names until I saw Jamie's. That bastard had recorded the two of them together. But why? "You better come see this." Joe said. I went back to the other room, "What did you find?" "It seems your boy is into blackmail. He has a number of videos of women being fucked by Steven. You can clearly see the women's faces in the videos but he has the camera at such an angle you can't see his. From some of the emails he's received some of the women are asking for more time to pay him. My guess is he beds married women with children then breaks up with them and then starts to blackmail them with these videos. None of them wants to get a divorce especially if these videos could be used against them in court. He is a real sweet heart." Don't Do Anything Stupid "Well payback is a bitch. Does he have all these videos on his hard drive?" "I'm not sure." "Well I found a number of DVRs his closet so my guess those are the only copies he has on disk. When you're done wipe his hard drive clean so there is nothing on it. Did you find a backup drive?" "No but that doesn't me he doesn't have one. Let me look around and see if I can find it." I went back to the bedroom and gathered up all the DVRs and used a backpack that I found in the closet to carry them in. I look around the room some more but was unable to find any other evidence so I went back to see hoe Joe was doing. "You were right. I found his backup drive." "Good. Do a full backup, wipe the drive on his laptop, and we'll take his backup drive with us." "But if we do that he'll know someone was here." "I know but it can't be helped. With his blackmail scheme ruined it will cut him off from this money coming in and bankrupt this bastard. I'd also like to let these women know they don't have to worry about him any more. Which reminds me print out all the emails you find from these women. I'll setup an email account and let them know they don't have to pay this asshole anymore money." "Okay you're the one paying me. I can setup that email account from his computer if you'd like?" "Do it." As he finished up and I did another once around the place before we locked up and left quickly. Once back at the cars I handed Joe an envelope with the rest of his money. "Thanks for your help. I'll call you when I want you to max out his credit cards and completely screw this guy over. Okay?" We shook hands, "It'll be my pleasure. Hope things work out for you and your wife." with that he drove off. I went back to my hotel and started to put the rest of my plan in motion. First I called mys to see if they had my children. My father answered, "Hello?' "Dad its me Dave. I just wanted to see how the kids are doing. Hope they aren't giving you and mom to much trouble." I said with some cheer in my voice. "David no no they're both being little angels. Hope Jamie is having fun on her girls weekend. Have you talked with her today?" "No not yet. That was going to be my next call. I just wanted to make sure the girls weren't causing any problems." I knew they wouldn't. They love staying at their Grandparents' house. So after taking with Jamie's dad it was clear he had no idea she was in Las Vegas fucking another guy. What a piece of work she is. My next call was to the house which I knew she wouldn't be there so I left a message. Then I waited an hour and when she didn't call me back I called her cell. Again she didn't pick up so I left a message saying I was worried. That I had called the house and you didn't answer or called me back and now you don't answer your cell. Please call me just so I know you're okay. I also added that if I didn't here form her within the hour I was going to call her parents. Fifteen minutes later my cell phone rang and surprise surprise it was Jamie. "There you are. Is everything okay? I called the house but you didn't answer." "No everything fine I was out with a few friends and I took the girls over to my parent's. I just wanted to get out of the house for a bit, that's all." she sounded a bit tense. "I can understand that. Well I'll be home in a week and maybe we could have are own night out. What do you think?" "Oh uh sure that would be nice." there was uncertainty in her voice. "Jamie is everything okay? I mean you don't sound to excited about going out with your own husband." I was toying with her. Trying to make her nervous. "Oh no I'm just tired. I think I'll go to bed early tonight." she was trying to end this conversation. "Sure babe, I'll let you go. Sleep well. I love you." we hung up. My anger was returning with a vengeance but I made myself calm down. Again I didn't sleep well and so I was up early doing my morning run. I got back to my hotel room and took a nice long shower. Afterwards I called the office and checked if anything needed my attention but all seemed to be going smoothly there. Then I got the call every parent fears. Rebecca was injured at school and had to be taken to the hospital. At that moment nothing mattered to me more than the safety of my child. The school called my house first, when no one answered they tried to call me at work which in turn someone from my office called me. I called the school back and they informed me she had broken arm and was at the emergency room being treated. I rush out the door and went straight to the hospital. Once there I called Jamie's cell and when I got her voice mail screamed into the phone that if she didn't call me within the next fifteen minutes that the next call I make is to a divorce lawyer. It was an hour later that my cell rang. I saw it was from Jamie I rejected the call and sat with my daughter as the doctor set her arm in a cast. She was crying saying she wanted mommy. I wanted to comfort her but I didn't know what to say. It took some time but she finally settled down and I took her to her Grandparents. My phone rang again and again I rejected. When I had calmed down I made a call to a good divorce lawyer and setup an appointment for the following day. Then Jamie called again, I took this call. "Nice of you to make the time to call me. How is Steven? Hope you had some luck at the blackjack tables. Oh by the time you make it home the girls and I will have moved out. I've contacted a divorce lawyer and with all the evidence and the videos I have of you and Steven together I doubt I'll have any trouble getting full custody of the children." "Oh God please Dave don't do this please." she was crying. "You seem to forget, you're the one in Las Vegas while your child was in a hospital crying for her mother. But her mother couldn't be bothered as she was with her lover living it up because she was horny. Well maybe you can start over with Steven and have the life you always wanted. You just won't have your two little girls though. Hey your still young and I'm sure Steven can give you more children. I truly hope you two will be happy together." "But Dave its you I love its you I want to..." I ended the call. I took Rebecca and Amy home and helped them pack their backs with some clothes and brought them to my hotel and got them their own room next to mine. Then I called Jamie's father and told him what happened at school and that for the time being we won't be living at home until some things can be resolved. "Dave what is going on? Are you and Jamie fighting?" "We're having some problems but you should ask her. For now the girls will be staying with me until I can be certain of their well being and safety. I hope you understand." He didn't but wished us the best anyway and hoped we could work things out. The next call I made was to Joe. "Hey. So what's the good word?" "Wreak havoc on that asshole. Max out all his credit cards and make sure he has no money in any of his bank accounts. Also see if you can ruin his credit by opening up more cards and maxing them out as well. I want him under a mountain of debt he won't be able to get out from." Joe laughed, "My pleasure man, my pleasure. Call me if you want anything else done to this creep. It will be free of charge." After that I called my house and Jamie answered immediately. "Hello?" "Its me." "Oh God Dave I am so sorry. Please can we at least talk about this? I want to try and save our marriage." she was crying again. "If you really mean that then I have some conditions that need to be met." I said coolly. "Alright I'll do whatever you ask just please don't leave me." she said crying. "I want to see my girls, I need them as much as I need you." "I hope you mean that Jamie. This is the only time I'll forgive your adultery. If this ever happens again we will be through. Do you understand?" "Yes yes I understand." she said quietly. "First I need you to call Steven and tell him its over between the two of you and that I know the whole story. Second you and I will sit down and you WILL watch all the videos I took of you two together so you know without any doubt what I saw. Third we will be seeing a marriage counselor until they are satisfied we have mended out marriage. I do love you but your betrayal hurt me so much and when Rebecca was injured and she was crying for you I didn't know what to tell her. You have no idea the hell I went through." I paused for a moment and heard her crying. "Dave I am so so sorry for what I did. I was so lonely and you weren't around much of the time. I know that's a poor excuse but it's the truth. I'll do all that you ask but please bring the girls home I miss them and you so much." "Not just yet. You need to see what it will be like if you do this again. I want you to be alone with your thoughts and your pain like I was for the last several weeks. I'll call you in the next few days and let you know when we'll be home. Think about how this will affect our girls. Think how they will grow up hating their own mother because she wanted a more exciting life and was willing to give up her own family to get it. Think about that Jamie." I ended the call and sighed. I only hoped she took what I said to heart. It was three days later when I called home to let Jamie know that I'd be bring the girls home the following morning. She was crying and kept saying we would work things out. "I hope so Jamie, I really hope so." The following morning the girls and I drove home. As soon as we pulled in the driveway Jamie was running out the front door to greet us. The girls hopped out of the car and into to their mother's arms. She hugged and kissed them telling them how much she loved them. Jamie looked up at me and mouthed "Thank you' then continued hugging her daughters. Once everyone was inside and I had unloaded the car Rebecca was telling her mother what happened at school and how she broke her arm falling off the swing. "Baby I am so so sorry mommy wasn't there for you. I promise that will never happen again. Ok sweetie?" "Sure mom but its ok, daddy was there and he even took us on a vacation." This made Jamie cry again realizing that I was the one who came to her when she was hurt while her mother was in Las Vegas with another man. It was to much for Jamie and she ran to the bedroom shutting the door. "Is mommy alright? She was crying." Rebecca asked. "She ok sweetie. She was just upset she wasn't there at the hospital when you were hurt. I'll go talk to her in a little while. She just needs some time." yeah some time with her guilt. I brought the girls bags up stairs and they began to unpack. They seemed no worse for wear so I went to our bedroom and slowly opened the door to find my wife laying face down on the bed crying. I sat down on the edge and rubbed her back. She looked up at me, "David I can never say I'm sorry enough to you or the girls. I feel so, so horrible. How can I make this up to you? How can I make this right again?" I looked into her eyes, "Do you love me?" "Oh God yes, with all my heart. I love you so much." "I love you too, but you have to know how hurt I was when I found out about your affair. Things won't be the same between us for some time. I just don't know if I can trust you again. I want to but the pain you caused was all most to much for me. I wanted to kill that SOB. I still do, but I won't. I just need to know in my heart you won't do anything like this again and that will take some time." "I understand and I'm willing to do anything to keep our family together. Please give me a chance." tears ran down her cheeks. "I love you so much Jamie." I leaned down and kissed her cheek and tasted her tears. "We're going to make it thru this. We both need to work at it and I hope we can get back to where we were before all of this started." That night we had dinner as a whole family for the first time in weeks. The girls were happy to have me home again and I told them I'd be home a lot more. Then I told Jamie of my promotion and that I wouldn't be traveling as much. Maybe a few time a year but no more two weeks every month nonsense. This made her very happy and she started to cry, but this time they were tears of joy. Later once the girls were in bed Jamie and I sat in the family room and talked. "I need to know a few things like why this happened. I know I wasn't around as much as I should have been but why did you feel the need to be with another man?" She looked down at her hands, "Well I don't know why really it just sort of happened. I mean its not much of an excuse but it is the truth. You see when I met Steven he was all sweet and friendly and we talked a lot. Then I started to tell him about how much you traveled and that I really missed you. He said that if you really loved me you would be home more. He said he would never have left such a beautiful woman like me alone. I guess all the flattery got to me. Before I knew it we were having lunch together then meeting for coffee in the mornings, then I found myself at his home and in his bed. I'm so ashamed and embarrassed by all of this." I paused and reach for her hand, "I know this is hard but if we're going to get past this I need to know. How did the two of you meet?" She squeezed my hand, " At the health club. One of the women there, Kathy, introduced us and we...." I stopped her. "Kathy? She knows this guy?" "Uh yes she said they were good friends so I thought he was a nice guy but now...." "Wait one minute." I got up and found the backpack I took from asshole's home along with the DVRs. I looked through them and found one with 'Kathy' written on it. I put it in the DVD player and turned on the TV. The screen came to life showing a very attractive middle aged blond woman being fucked doggie style. The way the camera angle was you couldn't see the man doing it to her but he did speak calling her a slut and a whore. "Is this Kathy?" Jamie was shocked and saw that it was Kathy, "How did you get this video? Where did you get it?" "From your friend's home Steven. He has been blackmailing the women he's been having affairs with. It maybe part of the deal that he gets these women to introduce him to his next victim. That was you." "Oh God. He could have ruined our marriage, it was just suppose to be a short term fling. I was so stupid." she put her head into her hands. "It's ok, he can't ruin our marriage now but it does need to be fixed. I'd like you to talk to Kathy for me. I've been contacting all these women to let them know he doesn't have anything on them, that I've taken all of his blackmail material and that he has nothing over them anymore." That night we talked some more but decided we needed professional help. The next day I went to work and told Jamie that we would find a marriage counselor together and start going as soon as possible. Meanwhile we would talk and be open about what each other thought or felt that needed to be fixed in our marriage. Once at work I began to settle in my new position and try to put the last few weeks behind me. Later that day Jamie called. "Hey honey. Everything alright?" "No it isn't. Steven called and he was upset. He said he has a video of me having sex with him and that if I didn't start paying him he'd upload it to the internet. Dave I don't know what to do. Are you sure you got that video?" "Don't worry Jamie, I'm sure I have the only copy. How much money did he ask for?" "He said I needed to pay five thousand dollars in cash by tomorrow or he will upload the video if I don't show up with the money. What are we going to do?" I heard the fear in her voice. "You let me handle it and don't worry. I'll make sure he doesn't go though with his threat. Look I'll be home soon and we can talk about it but in the meantime if he calls again let me know. Ok?" She paused, "Ok honey. Please come home soon." After that call I immediately looked up a home security company and called to make an appointment to come to our house and have a security system installed. I was now worried this asshole might come after my family so I didn't want to take any chances. My next call was to Joe and to see if he did as I had asked. "You better believe it. He almost has as much debt as the US Government. He'll be buried with this for a long long time to come. Even if he can prove he didn't incur it, it will take years if not decades to repair his credit." "Keep up the pressure. I want you to hurt him financially so he goes bankrupt. Think you can do that?" "Already on it. Soon he'll be collecting cans on the side of the highway to get the nickel deposit so he can buy enough food to feed himself." Joe chuckled. I smiled at the image of that, "Perfect. Thanks Joe." My next call was to my divorce lawyer, I needed the name of a good private investigator to see if I could turn the tables on Steven. Once I got the number I called and talked with a guy named Henry. I explained the situation and asked if he could help. "Well it's not the normal case I get involved in but I have some ideas." he told me what he had in mind and I agreed. I asked him to meet me at my house so we could talk it over with my wife and see if she would agree to the plan. His plan was very simple. My wife would wear a wire and record the conversation with Steven when she gives him the money. The P.I. will be recording their meeting on video and I'll be near by in case anything goes wrong. With some luck Steven will incriminate himself and at that point we'd use it either to blackmail him to leave us alone or all the evidence will be turned over to the police. I wasn't sure of the legality of what we were doing but I was sure this would keep him from troubling us again. When I arrived home Jamie rushed into my arms and gave me a big hug. She was visibly upset and needed me there to comfort her. I told her I talked with a P.I. and what he had planned for Steven. "I don't know if I can do it. I don't want to see that bastard ever again. Is there any other way we could do this?" she really didn't want to do this. "Jamie if we're going to get this guy out of our lives we need to turn the tables on him. Look I'll be nearby and Henry will video record the whole exchange. If things go well he will never bother you or us again. Ok?" She nodded, "If this is what it takes then I'll do it. Just promise me you'll be there close by." "I promise." Then the door bell rang and Henry was waiting as I opened the door. Soon we were talking about the finer points of the plan and what Jamie needed to do and say to get Steven to incriminate himself and what will happen once he takes the money. I made the suggestion we give him an envelop filled with twenty three one dollar bills sandwich between two hundred dollar bills. As long as he doesn't look to closely he'll hopefully take the money and run. Henry said that probably wouldn't work and we should just give him the money. If things went according to plan he wasn't going to get to keep the money anyway. The most important thing was to do this exchange in a very public place. That would make it less likely Steven would get violent or do anything stupid. The following morning I called into work saying I'd be out then Henry came by and wired up my wife with a small wireless mic to record the conversation between her and Steven. We went over what Jamie had to do and say to get Steven to confess his crimes and what she needed to do immediately after the meeting was over. I was going to be near by watch the whole thing take place. Henry didn't like the idea of me being there for fear that Steven might see me and scare him off. I promised to stay out of sight but I wasn't going to be to far from my wife if things got ugly. Don't Do Anything Stupid Soon Steven called to make the arrangements for the exchange. Jamie did just as she was instructed and said she would only do the this at a public place. Henry told her to make it at an outdoor coffee shop where he could video record all that went on without being seen. I was planning on being in a shop a few doors down and watch from a safe distance. Steven seemed anxious when he called and readily agreed to it. We got to the area where the coffee shop was an hour before the exchange and Henry got setup while I went to a sandwich shop just a few doors down then ordered a sandwich and a drink so I wouldn't look to suspicious. Just over half an hour later Jamie showed up at the coffee shop. She ordered some coffee then took a seat as close to the sidewalk as possible so she would be in view for Henry to record and I could see her as well. I saw Steven arrive within fifteen minutes after Jamie sat down with her coffee. He must have been there early too and I just hoped he hadn't seen me or Henry. Steven sat down at the table across from Jamie. She looked nervous but seemed to be ok for the moment. Steven just looked at her and was saying something but since I was in the shop a few doors down I couldn't hear a thing. I just kept my eyes on Jamie and if there was a hint of trouble I'd be out the door and on Steven in a heart beat. They talked for a few minutes and I saw Jamie slide the envelop with the money across the table to him. Then she looked at him in anger and said something. Suddenly Steven grabbed her by the wrist and she thru her coffee in his face. That's all I needed and I was out the door ready to kill the SOB with my bear hands. As I cleared the doorway I heard Jamie screaming, "YOU"RE A DISGUSTING PIG YOU ASSHOLE!" It was strange to here Jamie swear like that, she usually kept her cool and rarely raised her voice in anger. With just a few long strides I was by their table and grabbing Stevens arm. "Hey what the...." he never finished that sentence. I twisted his arm then with my free hand hit him square on the jaw. This sent him backwards sprawled out on the sidewalk. He looked up at me in shock and fear as I leaned down over his face and said in a low growl, "If you ever come near my wife again I swear I will hurt you in ways you can't even begin to imagine." then I scooped up the envelop and looked over at my wife. "Are you ok? Did he hurt you?" "No, no I'm fine. He was just being an asshole and wanted more money. I told him this was a one time payment but then he said he had more recordings." she looked upset. "I don't think this asshole as anything. Lets go home." and with that I took my wife's hand and we left Steven laying on the sidewalk as he watched us walk away. The following day Henry my wife and I went straight to the police station and talked with a detective and showed him what we recorded. He said there appeared to be enough evidence to charge Steven. Soon an investigation was started but Steven was no where to be found as it was determined that he had left town and they would continue to follow up on any leads they came across. Its been a year since the whole ugly affair took place. Jamie and I have been seeing a marriage counselor and we've never been happier. We've still have some issues to deal with but our marriage is stronger and our lover is deeper now than when all this began. We do talk about it from time to time at the suggestion of our counselor, but we don't dwell on it. Steven hasn't been seen since our encounter that day and as far as I'm concerned he can go to hell. As far as Jamie and my traveling go, I now take her on my trips when I can and when it works out for her and the kids. We've had some interesting trips together but that's another story.