1. Linda's Legacy


    Date: 2/11/2024, Categories: Loving Wives, Author: byCockatoo

    ... that at all!"
    
    "The hell it isn't. I asked you not to lie to me, OR to yourself, remember?"
    
    "I'm not lying."
    
    "How long have you been fucking him?"
    
    "I'm not fucking him."
    
    "Okay, how long has HE been fucking YOU?"
    
    "He hasn't!"
    
    "How long have you been fucking anyone other than me?"
    
    "I'm not!"
    
    "What's the State Capitol of California?"
    
    "What?"
    
    "Just checking to make sure you're still on this planet."
    
    "I am." My head was whirling like a cyclone.How much does he know? He can't know any of this! I haven't fucked Richard yet. He must know that much. He's got to believe me. He's my husband. He's got to have faith in me and believe what I tell him.
    
    "Capitol of California?" He was resolute.
    
    "Uh. Sausalito."
    
    "Sacramento."
    
    "Shit, that's right."
    
    "You're smarter than this, Emma. You're a LOT smarter than this. Your affair fog is making you dumb."
    
    "I'm not having an affair."
    
    "Maybe, maybe not. Maybe it's just that you're not fucking him YET."
    
    Shit!
    
    "Aha. There it is."
    
    "There what is?"
    
    "That look. The one on your face. The one that indicates extreme guilt."
    
    "Look. Bradley. You've got it all wrong. Okay? Yes, Richard invited me to the conference. He asked me to be his guest six weeks ago. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but I didn't want you to take it the wrong way. He is paying for everything, but I'll have my own room! We're staying in separate rooms! I'll pay him back, if it's that important to you! And it really is an ...
    ... important conference! It would benefit my career to be there! It would benefit both of US, you and me! And nothing is going to happen! You can trust me! Bradley! I'm your wife! I love you! I love you and only you! I would never betray you like that!"
    
    Bradley reached for his mug and slowly took a sip. He only ever took it black, just like he only drank his whiskey neat. He said he didn't want anything getting in the way of the really high-quality stuff.
    
    "You already have."
    
    "I have not!"
    
    "By going behind my back and planning all this, yes, you have already betrayed me. By conspiring, keeping secrets, lying, and obscuring the truth about what's going on, by playing me for a fool, for abusing my trust, yes. It's betrayal. To what degree, well, that's yet to be determined, but you have Definitely crossed that line."
    
    I took a deep breath. I could still win this. I hadn't done anything wrong.Yet. Shut up, voice.
    
    "Bradley. I swear to you, on whatever you like. On my life, on the lives of our children. I was not planning on having sex with Richard Taylor."
    
    "You weren't planning NOT to. You have no defenses in place. You've done your best to hide everything from me. You set yourself up for it and figured you'd see how it goes. Maybe 'planning' to have sex with him isn't the right word. Maybe you're just 'expecting' to."
    
    He's not wrong.
    
    "There it is again. More guilt."
    
    "Bradley... I... I have no more words."
    
    "Who was all that lingerie for?"
    
    "For ...
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