It technically was not a lie in itself as she did miss her husband very much and she wished that they both had better jobs that pay more with less hours, it was true that their dates have been cut down by a lot lately and the time they spent together keeps on decreasing by a lot. But, she knows that it is still just a half truth that is slowly beginning to look like a white lie, and she feels ashamed with how she is handling things right now, but she’s scared to try and do anything more — scared that if she admits it right then and there, they wouldn’t be able to go back to how it is. Alex accepted her explanation way too easily, almost like he was expecting her to just be able to make up a fake answer on the spot, he accepts it acts like it is nothing but the truth— acting like his wife isn’t capable of lying, that she must be telling the full truth, and it scares her how much he trusts her.
And so, they continued on like that for a little while – with Alex acting oblivious to what his wife is actually feeling deep inside, and with Maria trying to keep all of her feelings away from her husband, like she isn’t actually punishing their relationship for doing all of that. But, with every seemingly perfect relationship, there always comes trouble for them to face together– and it just turns out that the storm after their calm came in the form of financial responsibilities and troubles, with their savings slowly getting drained from all of their expenses. Maria grew more stressed with her situation when she realized that all of the hours they sacrificed together weren’t enough to pay all of the bills that they needed to pay, and she felt regret from the decisions that they have decided together, before realizing that if they didn’t do all of that - then there wouldn’t be a life for the both of them.
Then, an opportunity comes to her in the middle of a rainy Tuesday night, right when she is trying to sift through their bills and taxes- trying to figure out if they can cut down on anything, trying to calculate the different numbers over and over again until they’re out of the negatives. That’s when she realizes she can use her looks and her smart mouth to have a little sideline of sorts, one that could help keep them afloat in a more efficient way, maybe it would even help them build up their savings again bit by bit if everything goes well — she just has to find a way on how to start doing it. She figures she could start slow with it, nothing too intense or big, just enough so that she could get enough traction and keep the money flowing consistently— just a few lingerie pictures here and there, maybe a flirty text message if they offer to pay more for her to message back. It helps satiate her desires for other men while drumming up enough money for them to be able to live for another day, if anything, she’s actually hitting two birds with one stone with this business idea of hers, she just doesn’t know how to break the news to her husband when it comes to it.
She just hopes that he can spare more of his patience when she finally explains everything to him, hoping that he could have it in himself to understand why she is doing all of this and for him to still be able to love her with all of his heart like he did before, that she is still the same person with the same soul he fell in love with. She hopes that at the end of it all, nothing except their love for each other will matter, that their relationship will prevail even if she shows off her body to other people like that - wishing that he could take this as a compliment, that he managed to bag someone that everyone wants a piece of. Maria knows that all of this is a hard ask, that it is extremely selfish for her to ask the gods above for the universe to let her keep everything that she right now without sacrificing anything else, but she always gets what she wants in her life, and she will never let any of this go.
And, really, every trouble starts from the temptation flowing through one’s veins enough that they couldn’t bring themselves to ignore it — and that desire mixed with a reasonable logic is enough to be poison to everyone’s relationships, a driving force to destroy it all. That is exactly what happened to Maria, her own insatiable desires were mixing with their growing financial issues and it made her want to do something more to help them out of this miserable situation, her own selfishness mixing with the thought of more stability. Maria tries to keep it all under control by being as discreet as possible with her new side job, trying not to leave any hints or traces for her husband to find and pin the blame on her. But, really? What did she expect? To keep it all a secret for the rest of their lives, for her to hide a certain side of her from the person she loves the most?
She didn't really mean for any of it to happen, she wanted to keep the extra money a little mystery from her husband for as long as possible. When Alex got a little too close or a tiny bit more suspicious with what she was doing with her life, she was always passing it off as a promotion or an added allowance to her basic pay by her boss. He always accepted the reasoning wholeheartedly, probably thinking that his wife had no reason to lie to him about where everything was coming from. So, when her husband barged in on her posing in front of their full length bathroom mirror in nothing but a sapphire colored lingerie set contrasting with her slightly tanned skin, her phone flashing as she took a photo – the words died in her throat. But, Alex didn't think anything bad about it at all, he didn't think that she was cheating on him or being unfaithful, instead, he felt incredibly aroused at the sight.
His eyes shine with lust as he inches closer to the woman, his lips glistening with saliva as he previously licked them out of anticipation. Maria giggles awkwardly, her guilt creeping up her body as she thought that maybe this is finally it, she's finally caught in the middle of it. But, her thoughts stopped all at once as the man suddenly leaned in forward and grabbed her chin, pulling her in close to him as he smiled. “Is this all for me, honey?” Alex asks as he licks his lips again, rubbing his thumb over her chin as he waits for her to respond to his question. Her eyes widened from what he was asking from her, quickly realizing that he thinks that she's just modeling in front of the mirror for pictures to send to him.
She smiled at the realization as she found a way out of it all, her head quickly bouncing up and down to nod at the conclusion he drew out. Her husband smiles at that before capturing her lips with his very own, letting their mouths move in sync as she moans throughout the kiss from the sensation of it. The man seems to like this as he smiles through the kiss, letting his hands roam throughout her body - squeezing her hips and leaving red marks in its wake as she moans. He licks her bottom lip one last time before separating the two of them, opting to pour more of his attention onto the sight of her body. Alex trails his hands upwards as he moves to squeeze the woman’s breasts through her lace bra, watching as her n*****s grow harder underneath the fabric.
“I’ve been feeling a bit lonely, hun. But… I didn’t want you to see me like this, clingy.. and so undoubtedly yours.” She whispers to him as he leans close enough to hear every breath she takes and each twitch of her eye, the reminder seemingly repeated to herself than him. His eyes widen at that, surprised at the raw and honest words that slipped out of his wife’s mouth, almost like it is the first time she has told the truth in a while— almost like he knows that she has everything hidden away from him, like he has his own suspicions. Maria’s own eyes widen at the realization that maybe he actually knows more than he lets on and he is only keeping those doubts to himself to respect her wishes, like ignorance is blissful and he wants to live in a heaven of lies than fall into the truth of eternal suffering. But, she couldn’t do anything more to try and dig deeper into what her husband is thinking as he moves way too quickly for her eyes to catch and observe his expression, he breaks into light breathy chuckles before shaking his head side to side and locking their eyes together.
He stares right into her eyes with a softness like no other, refusing to break their eye contact as if he’s afraid that if he did — they could never go back to what they were before, that if this type of intimacy breaks between the two of them, everything else will inevitably follow. But, he doesn’t let her see all that fear hidden underneath those eyes of his, instead, he tries to focus on the intimate atmosphere he has filled between them – slowly undressing the woman with his eyes only, wondering how much she’ll moan when he finally gets his way. Maria watches his eyes and sees the fire in them, the passion that’s igniting the stale chemistry between the two of them as her husband wraps his hands around her waist, hoisting her up as she instinctively wraps her legs around his own waist– yelping in surprise. Alex smirks at that, relishing in the way his wife still continues to be shocked at every action that he does even if they have done this a hundred times before, silently hoping that they will be like this for more years to come; for eternity to stretch and stretch just for them.
The woman’s face burns red, the heat of her arousal spreading throughout her body as she can’t help but get excited at the thought of them indulging themselves just for the night, wondering what it would be like to be able to do this every time with her beloved spouse. But, then, the guilt comes fast and hard as it hits her like whiplash - quickly consuming her every thought and making her surrender to the ugly idea that she is nothing but a selfish slut that keeps men around just for her own entertainment and pleasure; that she is loveless. She could not help but think if her marriage is really born out of something as pure as adoration and love, if it is even possible for her to feel such a thing when she’s been keeping all of these important secrets from the person she swore she loves with her entire existence. What if she’s only being cruel? That it is in her nature to be malicious and self centered like this, because who would keep such things from someone they trust with their whole heart? Why would one continue to do what could potentially hurt someone they care about?