1. Her Turn - Finale (In 750 Words)


    Date: 7/22/2024, Categories: Loving Wives, Author: byIWroteThis

    Sadly, I can't blame this chapter on a pitchfork wielding mob of readers in the comment section. Granted, I probably shouldn't have blamed the second chapter on them either. I do appreciate the words of support, but crediting them was just meant to be humorous. I do try to engage with my readers and I want to understand what they like and dislike, but I will continue to write the stories that come to me, how they come to me.
    
    This chapter actually stems from setting up the series to link the first two chapters (which has been "pending moderation" for way too long now). I played around with several things before settling on "A husband, a wife, and the number 3." for the Short Description. A few hours later, a new twist on the number 3 came to me. I tried to ignore it, but it refused to go away, so I decided to write down the synopsis in my writing software. I figured that would be the end of it, as it wasn't even close to a full story. Nope! As I was typing what was supposed to be a short synopsis, I ended up writing out an almost complete first draft. And, it didn't stop there. I kept getting little flashes to fill out the story. Then it hit me another way to bring the number 3 into the story. More importantly, I finally learned their names!
    
    I still struggled with whether or not to post this chapter, but then I realized that you simply can't have a two-part story about the number 3. With that, I felt I must complete the trilogy, not for my readers, but for myself! I ...
    ... hope this "Finale" will bring some proper closure to the story.
    
    "Emily! It's been years! What are you doing here?"
    
    "I was driving by and saw the name, so I thought I would join the visitation."
    
    "I'm glad you did. It's great seeing you again. I'm sorry I had to cut ties with all of you. How is the group?"
    
    "Oh, we haven't been a group since the night you read us the riot act and stormed out."
    
    "Really? I didn't think it would be a big deal."
    
    "It started with Jean. She went home and called one of her friends to bitch about you. She didn't hear Roy come in and he recorded her saying she would never be stupid enough to ask her husband to join one of her threesomes. He had her followed and then posted a list of her lovers. When Shelly found out that Larry was on the list, that was two divorces in the group. They both moved back to their home towns and I lost touch with them.
    
    "Then Alice got married within the year. We still keep in touch."
    
    "Wait! Alice, as in Alice who could never find a man worthy of a second date? That Alice got married?"
    
    "Yeah. You inspired her to try batting for the other team. Her and her wife bought a house with a white picket fence, adopted two kids, and are living their happily ever after."
    
    "I guess that would explain why she never could find the right man."
    
    "Betty and Dan are still happily married and acting more like newlyweds than empty nesters. In fact, they renewed their vows the weekend after their youngest started college ...
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