WARNING: If you don't like stories where the cheater gets away with it or gets forgiven for it, this story and many others in my catalog are not for you. Unless otherwise labeled, my stories are fiction no marriage has been endangered to create this story.
The Choice
I check myself in the mirror. I undo one more button, and spread the collar a bit. There, just a bit of cleavage. No underwear. I head back to the kitchen and check on dinner. I look at the clock, they should be arriving soon. I bite my lip. I am really nervous about this. I am going to drop a bomb into the two relationships that I really want to keep.
The doorbell rings. I open the door and it is Bruce. He has flowers. I take them, and kiss him. In the kitchen I find a vase and prepare them. Bruce wanders into the dining area, and notices that the table is set for three.
"Someone else is coming?"
"Yes, there is someone I want you to meet."
"Oh? Who?"
"You will find out soon enough."
I bring the flowers through and put them on the dining table. Bruce sits down on the couch and I head back to the kitchen. Everything is on time. The doorbell rings. I rush to get to the door before Bruce decides to answer it. Luckily, he stays put on the couch. Wayne is at the door. He has a bottle of wine. I take it and kiss him.
We walk into the dining area, Bruce gets up. "Wayne, Bruce. Bruce, Wayne."
Bruce comes forward and offers his hand. "Good to meet you. Alice says you are someone I need to meet."
Wayne shakes his hand, he is wary. I have blindsided both of them, but Bruce is taking it much better than Wayne.
Wayne turns to me. "I wasn't expecting."
I put my finger on his lips. "I know, neither of you was expecting this. It will all become clear as the evening progresses." I step away and ask "Drinks?"
Bruce returns to the couch, "Sure, wine for me."
Wayne takes a lounge chair. "Same."
I open the wine that Wayne brought and pour three glasses. Wayne is tense when I hand him the glass. Bruce smiles and thanks me for the wine. Bruce spreads his arms, crosses his leg. He looks relaxed.
"Dinner will be on the table in about five minutes."
Bruce asks "So, Wayne what do you do?"
"I am an engineer with SNC Lavalin. And you? What do you do?"
"I am in my last year of family medicine at McGill."
I am in the kitchen listening while getting the food ready.
"And how do you know Alice?" Shit, the one question that I knew was coming up but could be a bomb shell.
"We met at the library. We were both looking at travel books. I have been thinking about a trip to Europe when I graduate in the spring. And you? How did you meet?"
I came out with a couple of serving dishes.
Wayne responds "We met at a dance club, Lucifers."
I had been to Lucifers with both of them several times over the last six months. Always worried that we might meet the other one, but it never happened.