my wife Marcy was in London again shopping she has been spending more time away from home every year we no longer have a marriage but I cannot afford to give her a divorce and she has no desire to apply for one in the Last 5 Years my software company has taken off for over 10 years I was struggling just to keep our head above water and then the hardware technology caught up with my software package and things went Skyhigh three of the big companies had expressed interest and I was just waiting for the right one
to grab it the actual value now was well over 10 million mostly in stock which I held about 8 years ago Marcy was working for a legal firm in reading the paycheck was a big help at the time her hours were long and she ended up making several overnight trips for the firm even though she was just a pargal I was tied up with the new software so I didn't give a lot of thought to her absences up until that time everything was okay between us our intimate life was great and we seemed to spend
a lot of time doing things together and enjoying each other company even with my erratic work habits after she was with the law firm for about a year the intimacy dropped off to almost nothing and our life together became barely platonic I was unhappy with the situation but I was sure it was just a phase she was going through we had two sons who were both in high school they pretty much took care of themselves Bradley was getting ready for Penn State and Scott was looking forward to the Marines Marcy's boss at burk's legal was
Robert Logan I met him and his wife a few times at company functions and he seemed like an okay guy one day Marcy came home very upset and told me that Robert was dead shot by his wife she didn't go into any other details but shortly afterward she quit and never worked again our marriage did not improve she became surly and argumentative I would like to say she had some redeeming features or good traits but I can't I would try to avoid her as much as possible but it was difficult to make matters worse she
was pregnant I was hoping the new baby would improve our home situation but it didn't Marcy named our new daughter Glenda she adored the girl and fussed about her constantly but our relationship continued to get worse as Glenda got older Marcy started to spend more time away from home the company was making money so we ended up in a new house with servants Marcy had a livein nanny for Glenda and took full advantage of it I never asked where she went or why all I knew was there were a lot of expenses luckily I was
making the money faster than she could spend it but I was upset nonetheless I tried to talk to her and find out what happened between us but she refused of course the separate bedrooms didn't help I had no idea what I did wrong and so I had no idea how to fix it I finally just gave up a divorce would cost me a couple of million dollars and probably ruin the new company I was upset with myself for letting it go this far I had my own legal staff on retainer but still could not see
a good way out Glenda was growing into a fine young lady I spent as much time with her as I could Marcy usually kept us apart but since she was gone so often Glenda and I became good good friends without her knowing it was our secret and Glenda enjoyed it she was in third grade now and doing well I got to go to the PTA meetings and the teacher conferences Marcy was usually busy with other important things Bradley and Scott were both on their own and doing great my marriage sucked but my kids made up
for it then one day I got lucky Janet Logan was sitting in my office waiting for me I was surprised because I thought she was in jail for killing her husband she had aged well her hair was shoulder length and was a smooth mixture of gray silver and a little black she had on very little makeup and her skin seemed to have a gentle smoothness without being soft her eyebrows were natural and fit her face perfectly she appeared to be hard and feminine at the same time Janet this is a surprise to say the least
you look good thanks Grady I wasn't sure you would remember for me it's been 8 years and I was certain I would be a forgotten person by now would you like some coffee black would be great she replied Janet I am in a very embarrassing spot here I am of course aware of your situation and don't want to say anything to upset you if I say or do anything that might be inappropriate please feel free to correct me I have been in jail for the last 8 years Grady I am pretty well calloused about the
whole thing don't worry about my feelings by the way how is Mrs Stevens not something I want to talk about shall we just say that things could be better I replied sorry but that is the reason I came to see you I have to talk to you about Marcy I am not being vindictive or revengeful but there are some things that I feel need closure I placed the cup of coffee in front of her but sat in the chair aside from my desk rather than behind it I wanted to hear what she had to say
and I wanted her to feel comfortable while she was doing it I hit the intercom button and instructed my secretary not to interrupt us Grady did you follow the trial at all no Marcy mentioned what had happened but I didn't have any particular interest in it myself I was busy with the business startup and she wasn't very talkative at the time I guess she was upset at his death more so than you would imagine I guess it appears that you have no clue about what was going on so a lot of this will come as
a shock to you you said you didn't want to get me upset well I feel the same way I am going to explain things to you that are not pleasant to hear if it becomes too difficult just tell me and I will stop maybe we should have had some Scotch instead of the coffee I replied there was a little half laugh from both of us on the day that I shot Robert he was planning on leaving me and running away with Marcy Robert had stopped by the house just long enough to present me with divorce
papers your wife was waiting in the car they were going to come see you after they finished with me I had been aware of their Affair for some time and had documentation and a few pictures the fact that he was asking for a divorce didn't bother me because I was planning the same thing Janet I had no idea I was living in my own little world at the time I guess it was my fault in a way that the whole thing happened I am sorry that my poor performance as a husband contributed to your marital
problems I replied there was more Grady Robert had always wanted a family and we were never able to have children he was constantly complaining about my shortcomings as a wife and blamed the entire thing on me when he handed me the divorce papers he told me that Marcy was pregnant with his child and that she was going to provide him with the family he always wanted I turned and started to walk away from him but he continued to insult me and call me all sorts of demeaning names it was not enough that he was leaving
and divorcing me he insisted on making me feel as if I was less than a person it seemed like he was never going to stop berading me and finally I snapped reached into the buffet drawer and pulled out the revolver I don't remember shooting him do you mean to tell me that my daughter Glenda is Roberts Glenda is not Robert's daughter but I would imagine that Marcy thinks she is can you explain that I asked I had myself checked several times the doctors never found anything wrong with me I finally got a sample of Robert's
sperm checked and he was totally sterile I never told him by the way Glenda is the name of Robert's mother I assume that was the name they agreed on when Marcy found out she was pregnant Marcy picked out the name but I had no idea where she had gotten it from I think you are right though she believes that Glenda is Robert's child knowing that explains a lot of things would you like some more coffee no but I have some more things to discuss are you sure you have the time we are fine don't worry
about a thing that's the nice thing about being the boss when I went to prison all of the things in the house went into storage Roberts's briefcase was included I was going through it last week and found this Janet handed me me the original divorce papers that Marcy was going to give to me the day that Robert got shot the papers were signed dated and notorized Robert and Marcy worked for a law firm so the terms of the divorce were very precisely spelled out is this still good I asked Janet laughed I have no idea
I'm not a lawyer check out paragraph 7 she is giving me complete custody of all children wow this would really p piss her off if she found out I could get Glenda of course the boys are long gone but if I got custody of her little angel she would go Bonkers can I have this so my legal people can look it over it's yours Grady it has no value to me I wish you well with it here are some more things you might or might not be interested in Janet handed me two manila envelopes the
pictures that my detective took are in the small envelope they are very sexual in nature I have no use for them but maybe they will be of value to you the large envelope contains the investigation results that my private investigator gave me and some other interesting papers you can look them over and decide what is important to you thank you I really don't want to look at them but I will give them to the lawyer with the papers we both sat and looked at each other for a few moments she was a very impressive woman
and I was glad she came to see me I better go and let you get back to work thanks for seeing me I feel better getting these Loose Ends wrapped up by the way you don't have any job openings for an xcon do you Seymour schlamp my personal and favorite lawyer was all excited about the 8-year-old divorce papers with no expiration date he was like a kid in a candy store and could not wait to get started Marcy had not asked for percentages of anything but for hard figures she wanted $114,000 from the checking and
savings accounts that was about half of the total 8 years ago but next to nothing today all the other items were similar there was only one gotcha she wanted the 1995 Volvo station wagon that she had at the time I sold it about 5 years ago I had to find that car Janet Logan started work in the software testing division of the company it was an entry-level job but I felt she would be comfortable with it it also gave me a chance to see her on a regular basis I liked Janet and hoped to get
to know her better Glenda and I kept our DNA tests secret from Marcy it would be a few weeks until the results came back but Seymour needed the time to make sure there were no loopholes in the divorce papers I felt confident that the results would show Glenda was mine with a little bit of help from friends at the DMV I was able to locate the Volvo Wagon at State College the frat boy was happy to let me have it at twice what he paid for it a week later I had the new title with
Marcy's name on it Seymour explained to me that as long as nothing was changed on the original request for divorce it could go through as written we were not able to find anything serious enough to make us want to change it Marcy's signature was notorized and still legal even after 8 years I signed in my place and Seymour's notary put the seal on it now all we had to do was wait time passed very slowly my relationship with my wife did not improve my relationship with my daughter grew stronger every day my relationship with Janet
Logan grew stronger every day after about a month I convinced Janet to have lunch with me on a non-working day it was pleasant with no strings attached and I assured her that I would do nothing that would indicate to the other employees that I was interested in her she replied that her relationship with me was more important than her job I had a feeling that things would prove but I was not going to rush anything over the next few weeks I tried several times to talk to Marcy about our marriage she refused to open any
discussions or even respond to questions I did not tell her that her petition for divorce from me was being processed and in a short time she would be notified that it was Final it was the middle of the week and the middle of the day when my loving wife Marcy came storming into the office what the hell is is this she demanded as she threw some officiall looking papers on my desk I am not sure but I believe the divorce request that you made 8 years ago has just been finalized you son of a blip
you can't do that everything has changed since then and if you think I am going to let you get away with this crap you are crazy what has changed dear just because your lover died doesn't mean we could not proceed with the divorce I agreed to all of your terms so you have no grounds to protest I suggest you get a lawyer if you want to contest the divorce and in the meantime I would like you to get all your things out of my house which you gave to me I will gladly get out of
your house and I will get this piece of [ __ ] divorce notice thrown out you will pay and you will pay big Glenda and I will be gone this afternoon and I will send somebody for my stuff tomorrow sorry dear but if you read paragra 7 you will notice that you gave full custody of Glenda to me until you get it resolved she is mine if you try and take Glenda without my permission I will have you arrested I Promise by this time Marcy was boiling mad all of her words were not spoken but
screamed her neck muscles were tense and the veins in her forehead were popping her lips quivered every time she talked for the next minute I didn't hear what she was saying I just stood there stunned by her Rampage finally she grabbed the papers and stormed out the peace and quiet was wonderful I sat fully relaxed and relieved as my secretary brought me a cup of coffee she didn't say anything just smiled I spent the rest of the afternoon cancelling cell phones credit cards bank accounts and insurance policies I called Janet and she agreed to have
supper with Glenda and me that night I needed a friendly shoulder to lean on Glenda and Janet spent most of the night talking to each other things didn't work out as I had planned Seymour called me a few days later Marcy had retained legal counsel and a meeting was set up to settle and resolve the problems with the divorce a family judge was going to sit in on the proceedings and act as arbitrator Seymour indicated that Marcy's lawyer did not seem to have much confidence in getting the divorce decree thrown out but seemed more interested
in getting me to relinquish custody of Glenda as an addendum I agreed to compromise but not concede the meeting started off slow and consisted mainly of reviewing each of the demands that Marcy had made in the divorce request Seymour handed over checks for the agreed upon amounts and we sat quietly and endured the formal protests relating to the unfairness of the settlements Seymour gave no responses whatsoever Marcy seemed shocked when I slid the car keys and title for the Volvo across the table at last the question of custody was reached Marcy asked the judge if
she could make a statement which was approved for the last 8 years I have forced myself to live in a Loveless marriage for the sake of my daughter I loved Robert Logan with all my heart and I was proud to give him the child that his wife was unable to Robert Logan is the father of my daughter not Grady Stevens Mr Stevens has no rights whatsoever to Glenda and I will not tolerate having the daughter of the man I loved raised by a stranger I am seeking sole custody of Glenda Stevens based on this the
judge who had been quiet during the entire proceeding spoke up Mrs Stevens are you saying that Glenda Stevens is The Offspring of an adulterous relationship that you had with Robert Logan while you were married to Grady Stevens yes your honor it sounds little degrading the way you put it but Robert Logan and I were lovers and soulmates we never felt like we were doing anything as dirty as adultery we were planning on starting our own life together when his tragedy occurred Glenda is the proof of our love and I don't want Mr Stevens having contact
with her in any fashion your Revelation concerning this matter would in most cases make you less likely to get custody due to the infidelity if what you say is true however we might possibly have to reconsider the judge looked over to Seymour do you have anything to offer Seymour and I sat and looked at each other are you sure you want to do this Grady yes let's do it my friendly lawyer pushed a piece of paper across the table to Marcy's lawyer this a report made approximately 6 weeks prior to the conception date of Glenda
Stevens as you can see the report indicates that Robert Logan had a sperm count of zero Mr Logan was completely sterile and there is no way he could ever father a child that is the reason Janet Logan who is fertile was never able to conceive Marcy went pale and her eyes opened wide she was getting agitated again as she did in my office that's a lie that report is not authentic this is something that you are making up just to steal Robert's child away from me her lawyer whispered something in her ear as he tried
to calm her down finally she seemed to relax a little bit Seymour pushed three more pieces of paper across the table the first form is a DNA analysis of Glenda Stevens the second form is a DNA analysis of Grady Stevens the third report is a comparison of the two which shows that Grady Stevens is without a doubt the father of Glenda Stevens are there any questions by this time Marcy was in tears she wasn't mad anymore now she was simply crushed she was baaing uncontrollably as her lawyer asked for a short break after the break
my ex-wife's lawyer conceded custody but asked for some type of visitation agreement I agreed to let Marcy have Glenda every other weekend and two holidays a year of her choice Marcy decided that she would like to have Glenda on Christmas and on her birthday Marcy sat quietly for the rest of the session I went back to work without saying anything to her and left Seymour to finalize the paperwork I could not believe that I got off that cheap if Marcy had been a better companion in the last few years I would have been willing to
share the wealth I never denied her anything emotionally or materially I was willing and able to do anything for her but somehow I had not met her expectations as a partner I never was able to figure out what Robert Logan had that I didn't or what he did for her that I could not the pictures that Janet left did not show him to be anything special in the physical Department I gave copies of the pictures and the investigation to Marcy inside the investigation were two reports of Motel meetings that Robert had with other women at
the same time he was seeing Marcy I HED she enjoyed reading that every attempt I ever made to get an explanation from Marcy was rebuffed the divorce left me feeling like a failure I found a little consolation with Glenda and Janet Marcy moved in with Robert's mother Glenda apparently they had become friends over the last few years unfortunately the arrangement did not work out well for Marcy in order to support herself my ex-wife was slowly selling off the jewelry and designer clothes that she had accumulated at my expense it took a while for her to
realize that her Lover's mother was doing the same thing after 6 months Marcy moved out and went to live with her sister in Norristown in the beginning Marcy was picking up Glenda every weekend she started to call and make excuses for not being able to come for some reason or another the calls became more frequent and the excuses Lamer finally she just stopped coming at all Glenda didn't mind when her mother canceled because Janet and I would go overboard to make it up to her we spent more time together and were beginning to feel like
a family Janet moved into the house and we were married just before Christmas Marcy was on a singles cruise to the Caribbean over the holidays and couldn't pick up Glenda as scheduled that made everyone happy 2 weeks later I filed to have the custody addendum thrown out and it was approved my company was finally purchased and we were now in the big bucks Janet is extremely happy because For the first time in her life she is pregnant we will be on Social Security before the baby finishes high school but it will all be worth it
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