MY CHEATING HUSBAND

EP 6 ( I WANT TO CHEAT)

Flashback

JARED’S POV

After setting a few rules on our own, we were subdivided into groups of ten after which we had to leave the main hall.

I made myself comfortable in the smaller hall before embarking on proof-reading the presentation Danica had prepared for me.

“Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I will be facilitating this discussion,” I heard her voice and I lifted my eyes off my laptop to look at her even more closely.

The fact that we were in this small room together caused tingles in my feet. Chills ran down my spine causing my anxiety to creep in. I started shaking thus attracting Danica's attention.

“Are you alright boss?” Danica inquired.

“Yes , I am fine,” I mumbled concentrating on the beautiful woman who had occupied a space in my heart in this short period of time.

“I am going to introduce myself,” She clearly stated looking at the audience.

I had never been keen in my life till this very moment. However, I was interrupted when my phone started vibrating. I wanted to ignore but then I realized it was a call from my wife Bell. I stood quietly and exited the room to talk to her.

“Bell, you know I am in a meeting,” I snarled.

“I know,” She scoffed.

“Then why are you calling?” I raised my voice at her and I could hear her exhaling deeply.

“What,” I asked with a bit of guilt hitting me.

“Am sorry for disturbing you,” She mumbled with a dark tone and I had to apologize real quickly.

Why am I like this?

Well, I am supposed to be happy that she was calling me but then, her call did not psyche my heart up like before.

Why did my heart prefer to listen to that woman I had never seen before?

What is happening to me? I felt drawn to that strange lady like a moth to a flame.

Her voice was perfect melodies to my ears.

“Moss is very sick,” She stated with a low voice probably from crying.

“Am sorry for raising my voice at you,” I regretted my actions since I knew that’s not how to treat a woman whom you married and has born you pretty kids. She loved me so deeply. She did not deserve that.

“Calm down Bell,” I tried to make her feel at ease.

“Have you taken her to our family doctor?” I asked worriedly for once thinking about my baby who was still weeks old. I felt silly that I had not thought about him ever since the strange woman welcomed us to the conference.

“The doctor wants to talk to me, later Jay,” She said hurriedly.

“I love you Bell,” I said as fast as possible but she had already hung op

“Right,” I cussed and stood there massaging my temple with my finger tips.

God protects my baby and safeguards him till I hold him in my arms.

“Are you Mr. Young…?” Madam stranger asked me and I was overwhelmed.

“Uh, yes,” I sighed stretching my hand out to greet hers and thank Goodness, she did  greet me though very swiftly like a flash of lightening.

Her hands were very soft and I could tell that she was doing her manicure every week. Her grimy fingernails were perfectly polished with a white nail polish and that made her delicate hands look very soft and adorable.

I looked up to see her close-set eyes with sweeping lashes. Her eye colour was moss green resembling that of my tiny baby’s whom I called Moss Young, thanks to his eye colour .

Wait, is this what attracted me to her? I felt my heart pounding and craving for her voice and touch. I just wanted to be around her and look at her perfect eyes.

“Your presentation is next,” She articulated with a smile gracing her face. Her shade of maroon lipstick that was perfectly done on her lips made me think of grabbing her small waist and kissing her.

I stole the last glance at her hour glass petite body which added some bonus points to like her.

“Thank you,” I babbled as I took long strides back to the room.

I saw Danica standing at the center of the room and once our eyes met, I smiled coyly.She was introducing our Antonio law firm and the concentration and attention she was getting just melted my heart. I rubbed my hands together to ease my nervousness before I joined her.

I loved the fact that I was not afraid of standing before multitudes. It was as if I was born for this moments. Of course I nailed it. The clapping from Danica and the rest of the able lawyers was very encouraging.

My eyes searched on the crowd to see if she was listening to me through the entire time. My mouth and throat was suddenly dry because she was not there all along.

For Christ sake, I was doing this for her. I faltered to my chair and Danica followed me behind and took a seat next to me. I knew she was about to question me thanks to my facial expression.

I was broken, I could not fake otherwise.

“That was awesome Jay,” She gushed.

“You wish,” I grumbled.

“Anything wrong?” She confirmed.

“Let us take a one hour break for lunch then we can resume,” Madam Stranger who joined us few minutes after I was done announced.

I was mad at her. I hated her for not being there as I was presenting my new findings of winning cases. Why did she even tell me to go in there to present in the first place?

The next one hour dragged slowly. After taking my lunch with Danica who left to reunite with her long gone friend I never knew about, I remembered about her moss eyes and that is when I got to remember that my baby was sick. I called my wife who had seemed to relax. She just wanted me home and I promised her to be home as fast as possible. My baby was doing okay and thus I had nothing to worry about but the strange lady. I hated myself for allowing me to feel this way.

Why was my heart getting attracted to another yet it knows so well that I was committed to another. I was supposed to love one person. I am the type of guy who prioritizes her family but I don’t know what is happening to me anymore.

“Jay, time is up,” Danica alleged and we got to the room.

She was already in and that made me feel a little better. Various lawyers presented and even though I pretended to take notes on that, I stole a glance at her. She was doing something on her tablet and I couldn’t help but stare. Through the entire session, can count one two three four times that we ended up staring at each other. At first I thought that she was looking at someone else but then when she gave me a half smile, I knew there was something. Something that made our selves draw to each other. I wanted to know her, I wanted to be with her and I told myself that I was not going to waste this chance I had gotten in getting to know her.

I would keep this a secret, what will happen here in Toronto will remain here in Toronto. I opened my heart to feel. I wanted to feel this chemistry between the two of us. I never wanted to know if I was chasing love or lust. Whatever it was, I wanted to feel it. Life is too short to place your feelings at the back of your mind, right?

“It was such a productive day,” Danica reminded me gathering her things at the end of the day’s session.

“Sure,” I concurred before faltering to pick her pace as she walked outside the room. I did not care if I shoved my colleagues aside.

First things first, I was going to give it a try with Strange lady.