Page 8 of Twisted Betrayal

“You said something like, ‘No, let’s meet another time.’You told the person I was sick and didn’t want to leave me.You said you’d call them back to set up another time to get together.”

He tried to think back to what she was talking about.“Was that the first day you were sick?”

She nodded.

“Jesus, I was talking to Larry.You can ask him if you want.”He watched and saw nothing.“Untie me, Baby.”

“A few other people got in touch with me about seeing you with the woman.”

“Goddammit.It’s all bullshit and I swear I’ll find out what’s going on.”

She shook her head.

He watched as her arms wrapped around her waist, and she looked down.

“I ...I don’t know what to do.”A few tears ran down her face.“I can’t go through with this even if you are having an affair.And I can’t stop loving you.I hate how pathetic I am.”

Rick felt his heartbeat rise and looked at the guy.“What do you know of this?”

The guy shrugged and shoved his hands in his pockets.“From what I heard, Gloria wanted your wife to go out with her and party like she does, but she was married.She said your wife was a prude, and she blamed you for it.”

Riley’s head came up, and he looked at the man.“What ...why?”

“I’ve known Gloria for a couple of years, and she is more of a slut, devious, and more rotten than anyone else I’ve known,” Tom said.

“But the pictures?”Riley said.

“Can be forged very easily,” Tom told her.

He watched the color drain from his wife’s face, and then she pressed a hand to her mouth.

“Oh, God, what have I done?”she cried.She looked at him with so much pain it hurt him.

“Baby, listen...”

She violently shook her head.“I’m so sorry.I can’t believe ...you’ll never forgive me...”She was sobbing now.She turned abruptly and ran into their bathroom.The door slammed, and then he heard the lock.

“Hey, man, do you want me to untie you?”

Rick pulled his eyes from the bathroom door to look at the other man.“Yeah.”

It took less than a minute, and he was free.He stood and rubbed his wrists.

“I think I should go,” Tom said.

Rick glanced at him and nodded.“Hey, tell that bitch her plan worked, and we’re both devastated.”

“How about I video it for you?”Tom asked.

“That would be great.”

“I’ll send it to your phone or email?”

Rick rattled off his email.“Thank you.”

“I’m just glad it all worked out.You’re not going to be too hard on her, are you?”Tom pointed at the bathroom door.

Rick shook his head.“No.She’ll be hard enough on herself and that scares the shit out of me.”

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