Tessa’s Revenge

MY WIFE IS GONE

William

“Please say something, you haven’t said anything,” I said to my wife who had her eyes closed. I tried to touch her but I knew I wouldn’t touch her; if I was in her shoes.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” She walked over to the bed and asked, she didn’t seem angry but rather calm and Tessa is never calm, she is always worried, anxious and ready for a fight so I find this rather hard and difficult to believe.

“I didn’t know how too, I know that being with your best friend was nothing but a mistake and I slept with her, she threatened to tell you- wait, let me tell you the real truth.”

She rolled her eyes and palmed her face. Her loud exhale only made me more nervous. I went to her and sat down with her. I needed her hands on mine.

“Come on talk, I have all night. You might want to tell your parents that the dinner is over and maybe your new mistress too.”

I looked at her as she said those words, not knowing what to do.

“Move, Go-” She yelled at first but the she later became calm as she smiled, a fake one.

*******

“I hope you are happy- I hope you can have a great night, all of you.” I said as I walked down the stairs, they weren’t at the dinner table anymore and I didn’t see any of the maids, instead I saw the three of them standing up and talking.

“William, she is barren and she has to know.” I love my mother but I can’t stand this, I cheated on my wife and she violated the opportunity I had to tell her myself.

“Mum- you disrespected me and my family. I hope you are happy, you can raise that child too if you want, but please leave me and my wife alone, if you can.” I said to her and she glared at home.

I don’t think I have ever seen my mother this shocked before I “William? You are sending me out of your house?” She asked as she scoffed and looked at my father.

“William, I didn’t want this to happen. Instead I ruined the one thing that my best friend had. I don’t-” Anna crossed another boundary by thinking she had a say in this.

“Anna? Please go home, we will talk tomorrow. Ask the driver to take you home and be fine. Okay?” I said to her and I ignored my mother.

“You sent me out of your home for that woman!” She fumed, her eyes changed,

If I didn’t know better I would think she was about to throw a tantrum or remove her wig.

“Goodnight mother, Goodnight father.” I turned away from them and went back to my wife.

*****

“Oh you are back early.” She said as she poured the champagne into the glass that she was holding.

“You shouldn’t be drinking Tessa.” I said to her as I tried to look at her but I couldn’t, unseats my eyes darted around the room. I took shallow breaths as I walked closer to her. She crossed her legs and sat in front of her mirror. She wasn’t in the red dress that I got her, instead in a black jumpsuit like she wanted to go somewhere.

“Excuse me? I am not the pregnant one, never have I been, so instead of changing the topic and nagging like some good husband, start talking. I am done with this first bottle and I will take more, so I need you to hear you when I am sober.” She didn't stutter.

“Okay. After we had arranged the details of the party, we sat at the bar and watched some girls dance, she wanted to dance too while I watch her-”

She turned to me and stood up, she gulped down the entire wine from the glass and poured another.

“The floor is yours, please continue.” She gulped it again and ran her hand through her hair, I don’t think she wanted to sit again.

“She suggested that we went to the vip area, it was enclosed and it had a bed there, so it was like a room, the strippers would do shows there-” my hands were fidgeting and so were my words

“I am just surprised that you know all this but go on.” She gulped the entire glass again.

“She danced for me and we started kissing, it was the alcohol and I didn’t stop her. I am sorry.”

I didn’t tell her the details of the lap dance and things that she said to me and how she took charge.

“In simpler words, she gave you the best s*x ever and to show gratitude you got her pregnant. Hurray. Happy anniversary my love, Goodnight.” Tessa said as she stood up and went to the bed. She slept comfortably and even asked that I join her. I sat at the corner unsure of how to react or to say, I kept thinking back to how I have been to her, Tessa always wanted children and I would tell her that I wasn’t ready, she was on pills and pills. And yet I did this. She was sound asleep when I went to the guest room, I couldn’t dare lie on the same bed with her, I MIGHT DIE.

The next day

“Mum- I hope you are happy, Tessa left.” I hung up as I saw the empty wardrobe and no sign of my wife.