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The Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth
Date: 5/4/2024, Categories: Loving Wives, Author: byVandemonium1
... raised by a pair of bottom feeders like his ex and her lover. "I know we'd only just met but something told me I could trust him, so I offered him a place to crash when he was released. I had that huge house to myself after the cheating scum I married split while I was in gaol. Anyway, Dave and I shared a bottle of bourbon and cooked up the plan to enable him to get custody of his kids by driving his wife off the cliff. What other choice did the guy have? The rich guy's lawyers had everything else sewn up. We never dreamed it would work out so well." "So, how did you do it again?" "Well, I was working as a lawyer at the time, that's how I knew the odds were stacked against Dave, but my first career choice was drama. I actually did a year at NIDA, the National Institute of the Dramatic Arts, you know, where Cate Blanchett and Mel Gibson studied, but whereas they studied acting, I studied makeup and costume design. It was my drama background that gave us the idea. Dave pretended to be living on the streets," said Wendy, chuckling at Pauline's shocked expression, "Had I still been studying at NIDA I could have used Dave's made-up to look like a hobo as my end-of-year project. Dave got into character by spending some time with the homeless guys in the park. He said it was the most humbling experience of his life." Wendy paused as Pauline's daughter sidled up; legs crossed. "Excuse me, Mrs. Brown." "Yes, Melissa." "I need to pee, but someone is using the ...
... toilet near the pool and the one down here." "I'm sorry. If you go up those stairs over there and turn left, there's another toilet along there. Or if you turn right, all the bedrooms along there have ensuites. If all those are busy, then go up the stairs to the top floor and use my bedroom ensuite." Wendy watched the little girl rush off, impatient to do her business, and rejoin all her friends outside in the pool. "Where was I? Oh, that's right, Dave getting into character. He became quite friendly with the park dwellers; brought them food and clothes. The clothes he gave them were second-hand, but good quality. He swapped them for their old stuff. I can still remember the stench of some of them; eau de rat's piss. We kept them in shed because the smell was so bad. He let them in on the story of what he was doing. Many of them were homeless after being let down by a spouse, so they were happy to help. Dave thinks most just liked having a purpose again. The kids helped him put cameras in the master bedroom and a couple of other places around the house." "The kids knew Dave was faking it?" "Yes, he wanted to make sure they agreed their mother was unfit to have custody of them. Kids aren't stupid. They know which parent values them more. Our kids are smarter than most and were really offended by what their birth mother did to their dad. Also, Dave couldn't leave the kids hurting and confused so he pretty much let them know the plan as soon as it was cooked. It ...