Rob? It's eight o'clock! I put clean towels in the bathroom for you and I've ironed your clothes for you so I have them in my room.
Rob was still groggy as he sat up in bed. He had a big day ahead of him and quickly got up and took a shower. Sherry had everything laid out on the bed in her room. She must have been busy this morning because the bed was made as well.
Rob dress and found Sherry waiting in the kitchen with coffee. She was dressed very conservatively in black slacks and a sweater. Rob sat at the table while Sherry poured coffee. She acted more like she did before last night. Rob figured the liquor must have had a lot to do with her acting the way she did.
Sherry sat across from him sipping her coffee. Rob stroked his hair and thanked her for preparing his clothes.
"Rob. I never changed my address when I moved from Nevada so I'm still considered a resident of that state. John knows this attorney who happens to be visiting from Reno and he said he could get the papers ready for us to sign around noon today."
"Oh. Yeah. OK. I guess it would be much faster doing it that way wouldn't it?"
"Well. Since neither of us are contesting the divorce it would be rather simple and fast. We would just have to fill out a few forms and agree to everything. John said this attorney is a friend of the judge that will move it right though without us appearing in court."
Rob just starred at the cup. He didn't feel the excitement he did before. Sherry quickly got up when she saw how he looked and hugged him. Rob opened his arms out to her as she sat on his lap.
"Honey. I thought this is what you wanted to do?"
Rob put his head against her chest as she stroked his hair. "Are you planning to marry John once our divorce is final?"
Sherry held Rob's face in her hands and starred into his eyes. "Honey. I don't think we should talk about that right now. If we are going to go through with this then we need to stay focused."
"Yeah. But. John wants to get married and start a family. You told me that yourself! Did you forget?"
"No. I didn't forget. It's just that we need to take care of this right now. I can't even imagine thinking about marrying John right now."
"Your in love with him, aren't you?"
"Yes. But I'm still in love with you too!"
"Sherry. How can you be in love with two men at the same time? Are you sure this is what you want to do?"
Sherry started to cry. "Rob. I don't know. I just don't know right now. It's very complicated and I feel so much pressure."
Rob didn't want to make her cry any longer and didn't mention anything else. Yes. He was the one that mentioned a divorce. Rob was just trying to figure out why Sherry was so agreeable now when they remained separated for a year.
They arrived at the office where the attorney was visiting and everything sighed within a couple hours. It was very simple, Rob would split any money with her and would sell their furniture when he returned to Nevada.
The attorney recommended Rob to keep his townhouse for another couple months until the state had the proof they required for residency. He also said he was flying back to Nevada and would file the papers that afternoon.
It was done! Sherry drove the car back home and Rob locked himself in the bedroom the rest of the afternoon. Rob felt different then he expected. It was if someone had pumped all the life out of his body.
Sherry went to work the next morning. Rob had a lot of time on his hands that day. He decided to snoop in Sherry's bedroom that afternoon and sat on the bed as he looked through one of her drawers. Rob found the little box containing her wedding rings and held them for a while as he remembered their wedding day.
Rob put them back into the drawer and looked through another. Rob found greeting cards that John had sent to Sherry the past few months. Rob found a card that John said that he was aware of their growing love for each other and how he thought she was the woman that he'd been looking for and wanted to have children.
Rob looked through another stack of goodies and found a letter to him that she never got around to mailing. Rob's hands were shaking as he unfolded the letter. It was dated four weeks ago.
"Dear Rob, I've been hesitant to write you for a long time now but I think my heart and my mind have healed to a certain degree that I can move on now with my life. You know that I was hurt so badly that I felt I couldn't trust you any longer."
"I recently moved into my own apartment and I have been dating someone for several months now. He is very special in my heart. He's been very supportive and is there when I need him. I can't explain my feelings right now but I don't intend to hurt you. I just wanted you to know that I'm doing fine and can support myself now."
"I wish I could turn back time and try and figure out why you cheated on me but I can't. I hope that you have learned from this and have moved on as well."
The letter ended right there. Sherry never finished writing it but Rob felt sad and very hurt. Rob put everything back the way he found it and left the room.
Rob was alone the next few days with Sherry. John was working late and called but didn't come over to see Sherry. He knew she was spending time with her friend, Rob. Besides. Sherry had lunch and worked with John every day so it wasn't as if they weren't seeing each other.
One night after eating dinner out, Sherry suggested that Rob could sleep in her room that night. It felt very strange laying on the bed while Sherry was in the shower. He had that vision in his head of John laying on his side with his arm wrapped around her.
Rob had a habit of sleeping in his underwear and was laying on the bed wearing only those. A few minutes later, Sherry walked out combing her hair. Sherry put the comb down and surprised him next when she took off her robe and climbed into bed naked. That's how she slept when they were together and Rob figured she was still in that habit.
