52 comments/ 42441 views/ 10 favorites The Amazing Divorce of Doug and Jeannette By: c1992w Authors note: Again thanks for the accolades and the constructive criticisms. In American folklore recurring references are made to the 'Good Hearted Woman' married to a "Good Timing Man." This story is a another depicting the Opposite Scenario that is just as widespread but rarely talked about. A "Good Timing Woman" married to a decent hardworking man whose concerns are his wife and the family is the theme of this story. Hope you enjoy. Douglas Harmon was a detail oriented, engineering type whose work required making precise measurements in customers' plants with laser instruments where a single error could threaten bankruptcy for his employer because so much labor and materials will have been required to craft custom manufactured machinery. Tall, fit, perfectly straight dazzling white teeth, fashionably dressed, with the perfect shade of a 5-O'Clock shadow always on his face, Doug has also been a handsomely paid fashion model since beginning college. He was accustomed to ladies milling around him hoping to be noticed. It goes without saying that he fucked many coeds and wives in school and later. Two years out of college he met his wife during a fashion shoot they both were employed on. After they began dating Doug fell madly and almost irreversibly in love with her. So Doug chose to leave the fashionable life behind when he reluctantly married his Significant Other - reluctant because he was not sure she had left the same life behind as completely as had he. But he was mostly calm nowadays, though, as he spent many hours weekly in their home assembling model planes, ships, and guns in a dedicated room in the basement called his 'Toy Room.' His love for his wife continued to escalate but Doug was never quite sure he heard 'forever' in their intimate conversations. He reluctantly accepted that she didn't love him nearly as much as he did her, but was at first supremely confident that her love for him would grow, only to find that his confidence diminished over time. Mrs. Jeanette Harmon worked full-time as a star cosmetics retail salesperson in a local upscale department store and as the position would require her beauty was legendary around the store. She also was a fashion model possessing all the feminine traits that successful people in that world possess. And she, too, was accustomed to fashionably dressed men milling around in her environment aching to enjoy her body. In youth she selected lovers at her whim, and after she got married, she found it impossible to stop. In 12 years of marriage Lover number 7 was her current Beau. On days she came to the health club, she had previously dropped her 10 year old son, Marcus, off at school. She would then work from noon to 9:30 P.M at the department store and drive home. (Her husband picked their son Marcus up from school, and then fed and put him to bed nightly.) The period after workouts gave Jeannette about two hours to chat with her best friend, Bill, in the juice bar and afterwards prepare for her day's work in the ladies locker room of the health club. William Walker (Bill) was a bonafide 78-year old war hero with deep lines in his face, and was a retired Gunnery Sergeant in the Marines. He and Jeannette had had a chance conversation about yoga after a workout session, and from that developed a deep and lasting friendship over the past three years. They usually shared a smoothie twice weekly in the club's juice bar and chatted with each other exclusively. In the past three years Bill had learned more than he wanted to know about Jeannette in their conversations because Jeannette had no one else on whom she could unload her crushing problems, freely and privately. Bill didn't mind and enjoyed her company (She was eye-candy to him, but not vice versa, of course). For example, he knew about her family and everything about her current and former lovers, and that she remained married to her son's father who loved her but was mildly suspicious. Bill would listen without criticizing and posed no threat to her because he was 'over the hill,' prompting her to tell him all her secrets - in fact, once her husband came into the juice bar trying to learn if she had a consort at the club, only to be introduced by her to this old gentleman. The husband, Doug, immediately liked him and they even invited him to dinner once in a while after that. Once he brought a box of medals and awards and after dinner gave them a show-and-tell of his exploits as a hero. Today, Jeannette Harmon - a 35 year old housewife - plus Bill Walker and 12 others were nearing the end of a twice-weekly intense one hour yoga session at the health club. After the relaxation period followed, and all except she and Bill had left the room. Jeannette said, "Good Morning Bill." After his response she continued, "A smoothie today so I can tell you about last night?" "Excellent idea, Jeannette." After Jeannette and Bill they had their smoothies in front of them, Jeannette said, "Bill, Doug caught me in a lie last night and I thought my whole world was going to end. I called him about 8:00 and told him I would need to certify the inventory for our product lines tonight against sales and it would be about 10:15 when I got home. I then slipped out of the store at that moment because a co-worker would be doing the reconciliations for me. I drove across the street to the Sheraton where my Honey stays when he travels to the Boston area. It was 10:30 when I got home afterward." "What was so unusual about that?" "We neglected to watch the clock and I finally left his hotel room late without cleaning myself up. When I got home Doug was horny and started pushing me directly towards the bed. Then he started hurriedly tugging at my clothes and refused to let me shower before lovemaking. I said, "Wait, nature calls I have to use the toilet. Bill, I sat on the toilet seat and he sat outside the closed door determined that I would not get a chance to clean my lover's tracks out of my pussy unless he knew exactly what I was doing." "Wow! Wow! You take chances lady! But sitting outside the crapper is very strange! Jeannette, you really need to get out of your marriage before you get murdered." "After I came out he started pushing me towards the bed again, so as much as I didn't want another cock in me then I decided to just relax and take it. But he pulled up my dress and off my thong and started kissing up my leg. Almost in a panic mode I said, 'Doug, I have worked all day on my feet, I need food, and I need a shower and you will not like the way I taste if you intend to eat my pussy!' He said, "Don't worry, I don't like seconds, be sure I won't do that. I just want to kiss your body a little.' And then when his face got close to my body he suddenly stopped cold and said, 'Put on your clothes, Jeannette.' Then he wouldn't say a thing. I bluffed angrily , 'What the hell is this all about, Doug?'" "Was he really angry by then?" "His face was white with rage. I screamed my lies at him, 'What are you talking about 'seconds', Doug? I have worked all day and I am dead tired and I don't need you or your suspicious mind after I come home.'" Concerned, Bill asked, "What happened next?" "He went down to his toy room. After I was eating a TV dinner later, he came in and sat down, and asked, 'Did your physical inventory agree with your sales records?' I guessed and said, 'yes, mostly,' still very much pissed off at him. He then said, 'My co-worker looked carefully in your area when he and his wife were one of the last customers asked to leave your store by Security, and another sales lady was doing the inventory and you were not there.' I replied, 'I know I wasn't there initially because we had lost a couple of high value items to shoplifters and I went up to talk to the security manager about it.' This calmed him down so he could relax a little. Then I woke up before the clock went off this morning and gave him a blow job so I think we are all right for the time being. But that was too close, Bill." He said, "You are skating on very thin ice, Jeannette. Why not rethink just getting a divorce? You are killing Doug slowly and you're certainly not doing anything to help your son - in fact, you are throwing him overboard - and one of these days you will frighten yourself almost to death when you realize what you will have done to yourself." "I love my son, that can not possibly be! Exactly how would you suggest that I go about divorcing Doug, Bill?" "Simple, keep your knees together for a few weeks, have an attorney write a shared custody divorce petition that is as generous as possible to him, ask him for a divorce stating that you don't love him, and that you two are incompatible and you are weary of his suspicious mind. Assure him that there is no one else and that you don't care if he hires a detective to follow you around if he is not convinced." "Bill, every time I think about leaving Doug my breath gets short and I feel fear and change my mind. Besides that, Marcus is so attached to his Dad its almost like I am just hired help around the house. You remember that I told you before that I was having an affair at the time I got pregnant with our son. It was the same story then, Doug was suspicious and even while I carried Marcus he asked if I was O.K. with a Paternity Test, as my pregnancy was unplanned. He didn't think it could possibly be his offspring. The baby didn't even resemble his father but we he had a paternity test performed - of course I was in a 24/7 state of panic until the results came back. The test showed that Doug was the father! I thanked my lucky stars and enjoyed a few months of quality time with my husband and new son. I almost didn't go back to fucking around. But a year later I met this gorgeous hunk to whom I just couldn't say no. Bill, I am really fucked up! How am I going to get out of this mess?" Bill answered, "The same way you got into it by planning the actions you will take and sticking to your plan! There is no other way! Don't waste your money on therapy and drugs is my advice. All they do is fuck you up even more than you are already!" They said their goodbyes and she went to the locker room to prepare for work. ————————————— The area Cosmetics Manager and her lover she had enjoyed at the Sheraton last night, walked up to Jeannette. The CM introduced Harrison Deerfield as a principle in a Manufacturer's Rep Agency. Of course she already knew this but played along as if she didn't. After the introductory pleasantries were over Harrison Deerfield said, "Ms Harmon, your CM and I have worked out the details of an agreement whereby we are inviting you to visit our Connecticut training center along with several star performers. You will be using live models during the three day hands on training session. We have a whole new line of products coming out that we are excited about. Your salary will continue in your absence and our company will pay all expenses related to the training." Harrison looked directly at her and said, "Does this sound like an opportunity to you, Ms. Harmon?" All she could see was the blue in his eyes as her focus was on last night in his hotel room and said, "That would just be marvelous and maybe we could get the jump on competition if the new lines explode into popularity." As the duo prepared to continue their tour, the CM said, "I will have a letter in your hands before we close tonight specifying the logistics and dates involved, Ms. Harmon. We thank you." —————————- Jeannette went straight home that night and arrived before 10:00 P.M. She kissed her sleeping son and went directly to the bathroom after exchanging mostly pleasant greetings with her husband. She read the CM's letter on the department store's letterhead at the table. It noted that she would drive over early and stay in a West Hartford suburban Embassy Suites next Wednesday and Thursday nights, driving back to Boston on Friday afternoon. In a relatively good mood, Doug came into the dining room and hugged her and asked, "How was your day dear?" "Pretty good day for commissions and look at this!" She handed the CM's letter to him. Continuing, she said, "Do you think your mother can take care of Marcus in the mornings?" After Doug read it and looked at the dates and the hotel address, he thought, ["I have a comp day off on that Friday and I wanted for us to drive down to the Cape for the weekend. But this is an opportunity for her and here is an easy way for me catch her fucking around if she is in fact doing so. Just maybe I can get out of this marriage without being financially ruined. Our son will stay with Mom on Thursday night and I will drive to Hartford unannounced after work on Thursday."] but he forced a smile at his wife and said, "I am sure Mom will help us out again." ———————— The next yoga-day, again Bill and Jeannette were sipping their smoothies when Jeannette said, "Guess what, Bill? I am going West of Hartford for three days and two nights of training on a new product line. My mother will shuttle our child to school and to her home later." "Is your latest true love going to be available to you there?" "He's the director of that seminar and some retail sales ladies from New England have been selected by him from the major stores that carry his lines. I was the only one from our location!" "Well, how thrilling for you, and it also presents a tempting opportunity for Doug to drive over and check on you. Remember, I would be one sad old man if anything happened to you. Keep in mind that some of these Red Necks are very violent people when they are confronted with evidence of a wife's cheating - even astute engineering types like Doug." "Oh, watching for things like that are second nature to me now. I have had seven different men in 12 years of marriage, but I feel differently about my current guy than I did the other six. I know all the how-to books say that that is when getting found out is most likely, but I am going to exploit the opportunity." Bill said, "Watch out. You have too much confidence! At any rate I would like to bum a ride over there just to see the eye candy of many beautiful women in one hotel. Ah Youth! Where art thou? Besides, I have a grandchild married and living in West Hartford. If I were in that hotel they just might take me to dinner so I could visit with my great grand kids." Jeannette said, "Well I gotta hit the shower so I can go to work. But say the word about going over there and I will pick you up about 6:30 A.M. in front of your complex that Wednesday morning and you can ride back with me on Friday afternoon." ——————————————— On the Monday evening before her Wednesday travel, Doug was in their bedroom with his wife while she packed and the two chatted. He left the room from time to time to check on the food he was preparing for his wife and to give her an opportunity to pack anything she didn't want him to see her pack. They were in a pretty good mood. She finished and zipped up her suitcase and locked it in his presence. He wondered why the act of her locking her suitcase bothered him so much. Tuesday morning after she had left for yoga, Doug stayed behind. He picked her suitcase lock and examined item by item all its contents. He found two Victoria's Secret gowns that he had bought for her plus a half dozen extra large condoms. He put everything back into the suitcase exactly as he found it and even locked it again. Now he knew she planned to fuck someone at the training seminar. But, in spite of feeling rotten inside, his forced his face to maintain the complete stone appearance. It was 10 P.M Tuesday night before her trip the next morning when Jeannette walked into the kitchen from work. The couple perfunctorily kissed hello when Doug said, "I allowed Marcus to stay up until you got home so you could say good night to him." She kissed him and immediately started talking like a mother to him about the next three days. Of course he understood and shortly they walked to his bedroom together. She kissed him good night and good bye for three days. After she refreshed herself she went back to the kitchen to find that Doug had cooked a very nice dinner for her. He sat with her as she ate dinner. She said, "You remember Bill Walker, the old gentleman who came to dinner with us a few times?" "Yes. How is he. What is going on with him?" He has a grandchild and great grand children in the West Hartford area. He always stays in a hotel when he visits since their home is too small for guests, so this time he asked if he could bum a ride to my hotel and one back with me on Friday. I agreed and will pick him up near the health center at 6:00 A.M. in the morning." Doug looked relieved and said, "Thats a very nice thing for you to do for a great gentleman. I know he is your close friend." ——————————— After stopping on the road for breakfast, the pair arrived at the Embassy Suites about 11:00 A.M. Jeannette stood in a line behind Bill to register. Afterwards she said, "Thanks for breakfast, Bill. If I don't see you before then I will meet you here in the lobby about two on Friday, Right?" After he agreed they said their goodbyes and she went to her room. She noted that she needed to be in the lobby to catch the shuttle bus to the training facility at 2:30. She had not seen Harrison and her pussy already ached for him because she had been able to find only one more opportunity to be with him while he was working in the Boston area recently. She put on some lounging clothes after refreshing herself and unpacked her one suitcase - she smiled at having managed to slip in the items she brought while Doug had left their room when she was packing earlier. She laid across the bed killing time watching TV to 2:30 when a half hour later there was a knock at the door. She went to the door and saw Harrison through the security port. She yanked the door open wide and in he came taking off his suit while she was taking off her lounging clothes as they stumbled towards the bed. There wasn't a word spoken until both orgasmed the first time. Jeannette said, "Wow! Thanks for keeping tabs on me!" "I send this hotel lots of business so they take care of me by providing extra information because of those bennies." Jeannette asked, "Any idea how much time you will get to spend with me over the three days?" "We will play it by ear, as I must keep a large group of ladies entertained and in a good mood - but your room is where I will come when I can. Promise." After one more sex coupling, they both got up and dressed. Harrison left the room first. Five minutes later Jeannette left. On the bus to the training center she renewed acquaintances with peers from different stores around Boston, especially Jenny, the one who sat down beside her on the bus. Once there at the 'hello happy hour,' one peer asked all the ladies loudly and boisterously, "Anyone of you ladies know where to find some strange handsome men with big cocks who are anxious to ball?" A roar of laughter went up while the conversation turned to good clubs with good music. Studying the loud mouthed ladies, Jeannette noticed that at least two were younger and prettier and more shapely than her, including Jenny, and she wondered if Harrison might move in on one of them - or had already moved in on them - as well. Jeannette remained silent with her angst and smiled. Finally Jenny asked her, "What is your plans tonight?" Jeannette said, "Not anything. Have dinner, call my husband about 9:00 and talk to my son and watch TV I guess, because the bar scene depresses me." After the power point presentation on the new product lines they would be using tomorrow hands on with live models conducted by Harrison, all the ladies filed back into the shuttle bus to return to the hotel - making a note that there would be a 7:30 early pick up in the morning. The Amazing Divorce of Doug and Jeannette ——————————————————————— The hotel dining room was suddenly crowded with men - it's almost as if an alarm went out to those looking for pussy that the Embassy Suites dining room was packed with knock out unescorted women. It was about five minutes until 9 when Jenny and Jeannette had finished their dinner when a whole group of girls plus Harrison Deerfield right in the middle of them, came by to invite Jenny and her to go out to a club with them. Jenny took them up on their offer, while Jeannette declined and returned to her room and turned on the TV. At exactly 9:00 P.M. the hotel telephone rang. Jeanette answered, "Hello," and began a 15 minute conversation with her family. At the end she said good night and reasoned that, ["Since he didn't use my cell, Doug is checking to be sure I am in my room, damn him! Of course he has no way of knowing that my room is where the party is going to be tonight and tomorrow night."] Jeannette showered and put on a sexy night gown and lay down to watch TV. One Hour and Ten minutes later the knock on the door she was waiting for was soft and persistent. She quickly bounded to the door and opened it, and in walked Harrison looking at Jeannette in her sexy gown and started licking his lips. He said, "I pleaded a headache to the ladies but the reality was that I desperately wanted to visit you." Again, pulling his clothes off as they moved towards the bed. The final word he spoke was, "But.... " Harrison left her room at 1:15 A.M. The following Thursday morning both Harrison and Jeannette were milling around in the lobby with the others awaiting the shuttle to the training facility at 7:30 A.M., business as usual. —————————————- Doug Harmon had four custom and precision machine space measurement calls to make performing his job this beautiful Thursday. The first three went smoothly, but the fourth was a pain in the ass to get his laser measurement lights positioned correctly in the small space provided so that the exacting measurements could be made. This threw him late turning in his vehicle at the company and that threw him late getting on to Mass Pike headed West, and that threw him right into the middle of gridlocked traffic driving to Hartford. He stopped for dinner on the Northeast side of Hartford and called his Mother. After they chatted for a few moments she said, "Son, we are driving over to Springfield tomorrow to spend the weekend with your sister and her family. We will pick up Marcus from school and drive directly there before the heavy traffic hits. " That's great Mom, put Marcus on will you? Hello Dad, guess what we are spending the weekend with my cousins." The chatted for a few more minutes and then his mother came back on and said, "We should be back Sunday afternoon." Doug replied, "That's great Mom drive safely." The husband walked into a major grocery store adjacent to the restaurant and purchased a bouquet of red roses, and then made his way across Hartford arriving at the Embassy Suites on the West side about 8:00. He went directly to Check in, set the flowers on the counter, and flashed his sparkling white teeth at her as he presented his drivers license and said, "My wife has left me a room key at the counter so I can wait for her in our room. She is registered under Mrs. Jeannette Harmon or Mrs. Douglas Harmon." The clerk looked at her registration screen and noted the name and address on his drivers license was the same and replied wistfully, "She probably forgot to ask us to hold an additional door card for you but I will make you one, Mr. Harmon, since those roses are obviously for her and you are obviously 'her Mr. Harmon,'" as she wrote down the room number. Doug pocketed the card and picked up his flowers and headed straight for the front door. He returned to his car and then went to a sports bar just down the block and sipped a beer and watched a hockey game while chatting with a nameless face sitting beside him. ————————————— He pulled into the Embassy again about 10:30 and assembled his Replica World War II 45 calibre fake pistol he had made of hardened plastic. It was his pride and joy amongst the models he had on display in his Toy Room. He then put his iPhone on camera ready mode and he put one of each into his two pockets of his jacket. He grabbed his overnight bag and the flowers and headed into the hotel. He walked right up to the elevator bank, and stepped in alone. He exited the elevator and saw that the corridor was clear and all was quiet. He got out his door key and walked directly to his wife's room door, keyed it, and walked in. The TV was rather loud and the lights were low so as of yet no one in the room had heard him. He put the flowers on a small table and quietly placed his overnight bag on the floor. He then walked into the bedroom section where he saw his wife impaled on her lover's cock, riding him front wise ecstatically. He noticed that her lover's clothes were bunched up on the floor. On top was his badge that stated his name, 'Harrison Deerfield.' The series of camera flashes was their first alert that someone else was in the room. Doug pulled out his replica pistol in the dim bedroom light and said, "Don't get excited, Mr. Deerfield, I don't think I am enough of the jealous type to kill you but don't try my patience. I just wanted some pictures for use later. However, Sir, I would suggest that you quickly pull up your pants and go home, though." Harrison tossed Jeannette aside as she wailed in nearly a state of shock. While the lover was putting on his clothes, Doug said, "Lets not tell any of the other ladies about this. Some might really be pissed that you chose my wife to fuck over one of them." Her Lover finished pulling on his clothes without saying a word and was out the door quicker than a responding fireman. Jeannette was now in a fetal position crying with anguish, near shock, her eyes frozen on Doug. Doug ignored her for a moment and emailed the photos he had taken to his office account and then powered down the phone. He then said, "Wake up Jeannette! I am going to the crapper and then I am going to sleep on that fine couch out front. You may as well roll over and get some sleep as you will need it for your training session tomorrow and drive home in the afternoon. You can quite safely sleep here, however," as she watched him disassemble the replica into several pieces of plastic and toss them into a bag. Incredibly Doug went sound asleep on the couch afterwards after a long, frustrating day where he had used maximum effort to contain his anger and other emotions. Jeannette finally got out of bed and refreshed herself and then silently walked back and forth in the suite. Every time she walked by the bouquet of roses her anguish increased. Her whispered screams began to die down in about an hour, and then afterwards she relaxed enough that she sat on the floor level with Doug's sleeping face and just looked at him silently. She told herself, ["I realize now I love this man and I am damned. Why have I destroyed my marriage and beat up my son to chase another big cock handsome? I am doomed, where even my son will think of me as an evil woman. The only man I realize now that I have ever loved wants me out of his life as soon as possible. I flaunted my evil because both of us knew that I would take him to the cleaners if he divorced me, and now my world is upside down."] She never slept at all that night. When the alarm went off, Jeannette got ready for her day. She passed Doug, now on his side, turned towards the back of the couch, apparently still sleeping. She almost woke him up to ask when they could talk but decided against it. She quietly closed the door behind her. ——————————————————— Jeannette and and her senior citizen friend, Bill, were on I-84 driving back to Boston in the mid afternoon. Jeannette had loaded up on coffee and no doze after a morning session and a farewell luncheon presided over by Harrison Deerfield, business as usual. After she had told Bill all the details of getting caught by Doug, she concluded, "I am damned and have no idea what to do from this point on." Bill was suddenly angry at his choice of friends now and decided, ["She is stupid! Even after I warned her that this could happen, she did it anyway. But, I will be nice because its a long walk home."] He then replied to her, "If I were you, I would first count my blessings. I, like most men, would not accept such a thing nonchalantly. I think your biggest mistake is underestimating what a giant he is. No wonder his son thinks of him as superman. I would also make a plan. At the very best the only relationship he will have with you in the future is respecting you as the mother and maybe use you as an occasional fuck toy when he's very horny and his prospects of finding someone else at the moment are slim. The love you consciously feel for Doug - now that the final bell has rang - is unrequited forever. You will find other loves in the future and some days even convince yourself almost that its the real thing, but the thrill of youth and the hormone flow that goes with being madly in love then is gone for you. About the divorce, he will probably ask for primary custody of Marcus and to keep the house, which means that you will need to pay child support from your meager earnings. Moreover, since your discretionary income will be reduced you will be pronged to accept dates to eat fine food that you shouldn't be accepting, and that typically causes ladies in similar circumstances as you to degenerate into a first date fuck, with a here today and gone tomorrow, partner. And month by month Jeanette thinks less and less of herself. There is no magic bullet to reverse your fuck ups, Dear. Sorry." The very heavy traffic going into Boston made them cease talking for the last part of the trip, but the circling thoughts in her head roared like a tornado. Jeannette dropped Bill off at his complex and drove on to her house. She dropped her bag and called hers house to speak to Marcus. Ring Ring forever and no voice mail. She decided to call Doug to ask, but her call went directly to voicemail. This was Friday night the house was empty, and it found her feeling worse than she had felt all day. She forced herself to get ready for her biggest commission day of each week, Saturday, and get some sleep. She did and showed up on the job Saturday after having slept fitfully. Looking at herself in the mirror she grimaced and then her expert make up skills hid most of the pain inside and ugliness outside of her and still presented a 'living doll' to customers, unless she encountered a perceptive person. ———————————— Doug drove into their driveway on Sunday afternoon noting that Jeannette's car was missing so he assumed she was working her usual short Sunday afternoon. He had been cleaning the house when his parents pulled into the driveway and Marcus bounded into the house. Doug chatted with his parents a moment and his Mom finished by saying, "I am sure he will give you a complete account of his exciting weekend with his cousins. They really had a good time!" After Doug's parents left, Marcus was anxious to talk about his visit with his cousins, but his Dad said, "Lets look at homework first and later we will have pizza. Mom will be home before bedtime and I am sure she would like to hear about your visit as well." Marcus was doing his homework sitting in a small desk besides his Dad in the Toy Room. Doug was working on building a battleship model. When both heard the garage door go up, Doug asked, "How much do you lack before finishing, Son?" "I am nearly finished with the last problem." "Try to finish it and Mom will soon come down here looking for us." When Jeannette came into the room, Marcus jumped up and hugged his mother. She was silently crying with very red eyes, as she kissed him over and over. She asked him, "Did you finish your homework?" "Almost, maybe one more minute." After he finished and put his work into his backpack. Doug said to his son, "Kiss me goodnight and you and Mom visit until bed time, if you two would like to do that." The youngster came over and said, "Thanks for helping me, Dad." Jeannette and her son returned to the first floor while he told her all about the things that the youngsters did and places they went, talking nonstop. After about 5 minutes of this chatter, Marcus suddenly asked, "Mom, are you a whore, and what exactly is a whore? Bethany says that her mother told Bethany's Dad that she thinks you are." Jeannette staggered backwards at the question, and stalling for time while she desperately tried to suppress her anger and searched for a way to answer her son, asked, "Let me see. If I remember correctly, Bethany is one year older than you - 11 right? What did Bethany say that the word meant?" "She says its a woman who allows several men to put their penises into her." "Well...., Bethany's definition is a minor part of the real definition, so I have done some of that, but I don't do that anymore. So whatever I was in the past I am not that anymore. I was having what I thought at the time was a lot of fun. And I sure hope you will tell Bethany the next time you see her or text her." After She put Marcus to bed, She returned to Doug's Toy Room, bringing with her two cups of hot tea. Her anger at her son's question was at the top of her mind but she was too embarrassed to bring up the subject. She extended the tea cup to Doug. "Thanks, Jeannette," and remained silent as he looked directly into her eyes. "Thank you for not being violent and thank you for not destroying my career. Having said that where should I start, Doug?" "The future." She grimaced and asked, "You mean you aren't interested in all the details?" "No. I already have surmised enough about of all that. We both players before we were married, except you never changed. I did. Detailing the past 12 years or the past several weeks even with Harrison Deerfield, would be wasting my time. Tell me what kind of future you want and then I will tell you about the one I want." "I want to work through this with you and stay with you and keep our family together, and in the future make you so happy with me until my past treachery will become a moot point in your memory." "Well, Jeannette, consider this," as he produced two handwritten sheets of data and handed them to her, "That just might be possible." As she examined the paper Doug said,"Lets please agree to a no-contest divorce. As I have indicated on the sheets, I would like to keep the house, split all other assets and debts, and have primary custody of Marcus, but I want you to continue to live here and move to the small guest room. Let me explain, everything remains status quo except that we two are separate. You have your assets and I have mine. The reason I am asking for it this way is that when and if another handsome crosses your trail, I won't be hung out to dry because I might not be there to take photos next time. That also means I need a small amount of child support to make the house mortgage as I have indicated - you can think of that as room rental." Jeannette attempted to focus on the sheet of paper but broke into tears exclaiming, "I feel so rotten and want you to hold me and tell me everything is going to be all right!" "Dear wife, everything is not going to be wonderful again to erase the rotten feeling. Whatever the future, it will be exactly as you make it. I do not have the urge to hold you right now, as you might guess. But I might tomorrow or soon knowing how much I love you and will do so for a long time. Right now this is business that we need to conclude. Suggest any changes and I will do the same. If we can not agree then we both get our separate attorneys and publicly fight in court, if necessary." She finally found the wherewithal to focus on the sheets of paper. After ten minutes she penciled 4 changes - one of which cost Doug money - but did not change the child custody or house ownership terms. Dough initialed her 4 changes and signed across the sheet. He returned it to her and she signed it as well. Doug stood up as did she and he looked at her and said, "You used your head when you agreed to this, Jeannette. You and Marcus both will thank your lucky stars in time." She grabbed him wanting to hold him close, but he pried her arms loose and stepped back. He said, "Go with me to our attorney's office in the morning and lets both sign the boilerplate forms that will contain all of this and we can be on the road to divorcing. Afterwards I will start over building a love relationship with you." "Does that mean I can slip into your bed sometime soon......?" "Maybe so. If we have a future, it will depend entirely on you." The next morning after a night of sound sleep, both were surprisingly light and were cracking funnies, while Marcus joined in as well, during breakfast. His Mom then dropped Marcus off at school and then met Doug over at the attorney's office. The new hire attorney invited them to an office. Doug said, "Our needs are simple. We want a no fault no contest divorce with the property and other matters settled exactly the way it is listed on these sheets of paper that we have both signed. We would like to sign and have notarized your boilerplate forms and you fill in the data after we have gone. Does that seem straight forward?" He looked carefully at the data sheets and the attached detail sheet of full names, address, etc. and asked, "Did you mean that you, Mr. Harmon, will have primary custody of your minor child?" They both replied, 'yes' at the same time. He left the office and came back with six pre-printed forms with lots of space for typing data. A lady followed him into the office. He gave the signature sheet to Doug who, signed it, and who then passed it to Jeannette. She hesitated for one moment with perspiration breaking out on her forehead. She then signed it. The notary stamped the sheet and left the office. "The attorney said, this will probably be filed Wednesday. You will hear from me." Out in the parking lot, Jeannette was sitting in her car and Doug was leaned over talking to her through the open window. He said, "First thank you so much for doing the right thing, Jeannette. Also, I do want to say that for the first time since I can remember I will be looking forward each work day for you to get home at night." His words gave her the slightest glimmer of hope as she replied, "Even though its just hollow words so soon after last weeks events, I know now that I love you and only you. Also, I shudder to think what might have happened to me had I been married to someone other than you." Jeannette returned home since it was neither a yoga day nor a work day. Suddenly she had the energy to do some badly needed household chores. About 12:15 she got a text message from Harrison Deerfield, 'U O.K.?' to which she replied, 'Ys Please don't communicate with me again even when you are in the store. Good luck to you.' Later she picked up Marcus and after that was cooking dinner when she heard the garage door going up. When Doug walked into the kitchen from the utility room, he and Jeannette just looked at each other itching to reach out and touch, but they just stood motionless. Two days later the Law Office sent an email stating that their divorce had been filed in court, and that it would become final in 60 days. A copy of the document was attached. Doug felt so good until he texted his wife, 'divorce is filed - 60 days. Hurry home.' When she got home, Doug said, "I fully expect for you to only rent a room here for the next 60 days, but there is no reason I can not hold you. They did so, but Doug did not urge her to the bedroom. But, in the wee hours of next morning, she woke up Doug by crawling into his bed and trying to erase all the pain she had caused in a single fuck. The Amazing Divorce of Doug and Jeannette The End. Epilogue: Seven years later their partnership had been going on but struggling at times. After they installed their National Merit son into a college dorm and were driving home, Doug said to his significant other, "A certain lady and I have a mutual interest in each other but she has made it clear to me that she has no interest in a future relationship because of my present domestic situation. Would you consider moving on? I would offer you a settlement fee so that you wouldn't be in the poor house." Panic exploded in her head again, but she responded with a lie, "That works out because Harrison Deerfield - remember that name? - still looks at me like a hungry puppy on his monthly sales calls to the CM, and I am sure he wants me as much now as he did 6 years ago. The CM says that he is now the single proprietor of his Manufacturers Rep agency. I will move by the end of the month, Doug. I'll never stop thanking and loving and admiring you, but I know now that our relationship can not completely recover. Much happiness to you and whoever you couple with in the future." After Jeannette moved out she looked up her once upon a time, best friend, Bill Walker. She found him at an VA assisted living facility in a roll around lounge chair after having suffered a stroke. She sat beside him and they chatted about life since she had seen him. She concluded, "I just moved my son into a college dorm and moved out of my house at my ex-husband's request and I plan to re-attract the the man I was riding in that Hartford hotel room when Doug came in and caught us in the act - if you can recall that incident." Obviously no longer impressed with her he still held her hand and said, "I am sure you will find some happiness with whomever you pair up with in the future. Thanks for being my friend. I really appreciate your looking me up and coming by." Jeannette walked to her car quite certain that she didn't have a friend in the world! But she also knew that she could give herself a cosmetic makeover and she could easily find a gentleman to help her survive for the next short period of time.