began developing feelings for him. Those butterflies that I hadn’t felt since a teenager fluttered in my body day in and day out. I knew better than to leave my husband, but I just hoped that this wouldn’t have to end.
The problem with cheating is that there’s little you can do unless you want to get caught. Movies, dinner, walks down Penn’s Landing or anything that you look forward to would be out of the question; unless like I said, you wanted to get caught. As much as the break from reality had my mind in a whirlwind I knew better than to flaunt it for my boys, husband, or any of our friends to see. But, I realy wanted those kinds of date nights with Kai just to see how it would feel. Sex was good, hel great, but it didn’t replace the romance. Yet, somewhere in between Jay’s attempt to wine and dine me, and Kai’s great sex I was happy. Together they made the perfect man!
I was startled out of my day dreaming from the sound of a bang slamming down on my desk. I looked back to see Tori standing over me.
“What the fuck is this!” She said as she leaned over my shoulder. My eyes got big and I burst into laughter as I saw the dark brown curly haired little baby girl in a light purple summer dress lying across my desk.
“O my Tori she looks like your twin!” I couldn’t stop laughing. I couldn’t believe that Joe had me pick out this dol for Tori al along, I hadn’t thought about it since that day.
“I’m glad you’re getting a kick out of this Mae, read the tag.”
I picked up the dol making sure to hold her like a real baby to irritate Tori even more. The dol had a tag around it’s wrist just like the ones babies wear in the hospital. On the dols bracelet it read: This could be yours .
“That’s so sweet Tori! So what are you going to do?” Putting the most sincere look on my face I waited for her answer.
The only answer I got was Tori snatching the dol from off my desk, and stomping back to her cubicle. I guess things were beginning to get to real for Tori and it was time for her to make some decisions. That was my pick me up for the day. These office lesbians have gone too far. I laughed again at my new term for them because that was exactly what they were office lesbians. Joe had a husband, and Tori had Joe’s husband. Just one big mess!
Now that Kai had become a part of my daily routine I was working overtime. Trying to lie and come up with excuses to be out of the house wasn’t always the easiest thing to do. Not only that, but I was living a double life. Often cooking meals for two households I was happy that I didn’t have two families. Kai was one man and making him a meal usualy meant leftovers that would last at least an additional two days.
I enjoyed cooking for both houses and seeing them enjoy my meals, and it became a rewarding line of work. I got the chance to experiment with new dishes and reinvent old recipes. Jay was a very picky eater so often I sacrificed my own taste buds to accommodate to his. I didn’t notice how often I was doing this until it became time to prepare for another man. If I didn’t eat what I prepared for my own home I always blamed it on my diet. At Kai’s I could conjure up a dish exploding with mushrooms, peppers and other fixings that Jay never cared for.
Kai would give me the money to go grocery shopping for him and I took on the role with care. My maternal instincts would always kick in to make sure that I fed him things that would keep him healthy. So after making a grocery list for the night’s dinner at my desk I dashed over to the local supermarket to buy a few things. I would be making barbequed salmon with onions and a tossed salad on the side with ranch dressing. I specialized in barbequed salmon and I couldn’t wait to knock Kai’s socks off with the smoky flavor of my fish.
Knowing there was no way that I could dare bring food into the house and take it back out in front of my boys I left the bags in the trunk.