Mirror, Mirror
Date: 7/21/2024,
Categories:
Loving Wives,
Author: bysatindesires
... or is that what you want, a life with Claude, do you love him?"
"No, I love Scott, this isn't permanent."
"Then you're crazy risking your family for a fling, I swear if you don't tell him I will, he deserves better, you're supposed to look after him and Chloe."
"You have to help me mum."
"What by keeping your sordid little secret, I don't think so! You're a cheat Shannon, try admitting it to yourself at least. Try some honesty, tell Scott what has happened and beg forgiveness. Be under no illusion Shannon, I doubt he will take you back and I wouldn't blame him one iota."
***
Shannon returned home on the same flight as her mum the following day, Maureen wished her luck as Shannon got out of the taxi.
She took a breath before going through the front door, the first thing she saw was Chloe, she called out to her, only for Chloe to run into Christine's arms in a slight panic.
Scott turned to see what the commotion was about only to see Shannon.
"Why are you here?"
"What do you mean... I live here."
"No you don't, but why now, you deserted us."
Christine hurriedly said she would take Chloe to the park and ushered her out of the door.
"So are you going to say this nothing or can we just admit you fucked him as well."
Shannon flinched at the harsh words but there was no use denying it, "I made some mistakes Scott, I am sorry."
"How long?"
"A few months, since the Gala. I'll stop with Claude and the job only has another two months to ...
... run."
"Fuck me, you're still putting the job first and you say it like it's nothing."
"This was never apart of us, it was a separate parallel life. I have never stopped loving you Scott, we were sort of separated during the contract."
"No you separated us to be with Claude. I don't even know who you are, the girl by the boilers, she's long gone. She has all the money in the world but has never been such been so... cheap. You say you won't continue, but you still want to, if only I had stayed ignorant eh."
"I have missed you... a lot actually, that's part of the reason I went with Claude I think. But I am choosing you over him. It's not as bad as you are imagining, it's not like we were at it every day, the job was very busy."
"No you chose the other way around already and I don't want seconds. As for the amount: how many times have you made love to me compared to him in the last few months? Come on Shannon, our side is easy to count, zero, what's he had 50, 100?"
Shannon cringed inside, her head hanging down with the weight of truth in Scott's statement, "I am still you wife."
"In name only and not for long if I get my way."
Shannon knew her explanations sounded weak, in panic she tried another tact, "This isn't all on me, you let yourself go whilst I was out earning the money to keep you and provide for us."
Scott was incredulous, "Not that you have appreciated it, but its hard to get to gym when you are a single parent. You used the time I spent ...