welcome to the cheating Secrets Channel we hope you enjoy today's story do you know the difference between a tornado and a divorce in the South no difference either way someone loses a trailer Robin Williams the first studied forensic medicine and have a doctoral degree in molecular biology at the beginning of my career I worked in an FBI laboratory and then for several years worked as a pathologist in a large hospital however I got tired of working for the boss so when I turned 40 I opened my own firm specializing in DNA analysis rht Labs my full name is Robert Henry Thomas provides reliable DNA tests to government agencies businesses attorneys and private individuals my love for science came from my mother and business Acumen from my father I'm not insanely rich but I've opened three Laboratories in a major city in the Midwest and I'm thriving my wife Melissa shortened to Liz was my college sweetheart we met in the middle of more year and were together just a few weeks later she studied biology and secondary education we got married 6 months after graduation during the holidays at the end of my first semester in graduate school she taught at the local high school we were madly in love with each other overflowing with happiness and everything was going great four years after our marriage Tracy Lynn was born 2 years later Robert Henry Thomas too or Hank as we called him joined her Liz enjoyed being a a mom but she also continued to teach as an assistant in our school district eventually she returned to teaching full-time when Tracy was in third grade and Hank was in first my children were 12 and 10 years old when I became a private entrepreneur the first year or so was tough I worked long hours and went through Personnel until I found a suitable team of people who liked hard work good pay and benefits they quickly realized they were working for an owner who was stricter with himself than anyone else now at 47 marriage children work and our Lakeside Cottage occupy most of my world we bought our home by the lake about 10 years ago it was in Fairly rundown condition so we got it at a good price and didn't mind working together to fix it up when school let out for summer Liz and the kids spent about 85% of their time there I shortened my work week to 4 days in June July and August to enjoy long weekends with our loving team these years in our marriage have had their ups and downs mostly ups but like any couple we have our disagreements from time to time we can both be stubborn but we rarely stay mad at each other for more than a couple of hours neither of us likes being at odds with each other so we quickly admit where we were wrong and smooth things over no marriage is perfect but I wouldn't trade mine for anything in the world until recently Tracy was in her second year of college which meant Hank would be heading off to school in the fall too we were all eagerly aw waiting our summer Cottage By The Lake knowing our time together as a family of four was limited Tracy had a boyfriend and although neither Liz nor I thought he was the one we knew it would probably be a few more years before she brought home that special someone we would meet we would welcome an addition to the family whenever it happened but we also cherish the time we still had with our little close knit team it was late spring and Liz spent the last two weekends at the lake getting the house ready for opening it was her ritual with those kinds of tasks since we became homeowners of that place it gave her time for herself meaning the cottage would look the way she liked and she would have evenings to sit read and enjoy a glass of wine without any interruptions from me or the kids back home the two of us had our own Traditions like attending a baseball game at the start of the season in St Louis or Chicago every Sunday evening when Liz returned from what she called prep weekends she seemed a bit off I couldn't quite grasp what it was but my wife was clearly not herself the Second Sunday when she returned in the same mood I asked her if everything was okay she snapped at me which she rarely did and stormed out of the room what I thought and kept my distance from her for the next few hours before going to bed she apologized for her behavior I'm sorry Henry I shouldn't have been so sharp with you earlier please forgive my rude behavior of course Liz I replied forgive me if I upset you in any way I was just worried that you weren't quite yourself I'm fine Henry she replied not looking at me maybe I'm just a little tired from all the work at the lake all right dear how about a back scratch I suggested that would be perfect she murmured Liz loves it when her back gets scratched after a few minutes of innocent back scratching my hands began to wander we were still very physically close and active sometimes the kids would come down for breakfast and see us grinning from ear to ear holding each other tightly more often than not it's Tracy who tells us Shish or please go to your room and free us Hank blushes slightly and Giggles usually when she returns home from the lake she's in good spirits tonight when I started to initiate her she didn't even roll over just sighed deeply and said thanks for scratching darling but not tonight okay I wasn't shocked I've been turned down as many times as any normal man but given our recent description it surprised me unfortunately I found out too soon what the matter was if you live in the midwest you face the danger of tornadoes just as with earthquakes in California or hurricanes on the East Coast residents of our part of the country are well aware of the thread tornadoes pose Night Never brings the question if but always when and where this year it was our turn a third grade tornado can reach wind speeds of up to 250 kmph while a fifth grade tornado can reach speed speeds of over 300 kmph on Monday evening after Liz returned from her second outing for groceries a third grade tornado hit about a kilometer from our house I immediately called our neighbors at Lake View Eric and Bev Parsons their house was approximately 100 m away from ours they were retirees and lived at the lake year round Eric answered after the second ring Henry we've just had a terrible storm here are you and Bev okay Eric is there anything I can do for you we're fine Henry thanks for asking no serious damage nearby I quickly checked your house and found a few broken windows lots of branches and other debris scattered around but nothing major the rain has stopped so I boarded up your windows this morning you don't need to rush over here tonight thanks Eric I'm glad you're okay I'll come over first thing in the morning I'll bring you a dozen donuts with Crispy Cream cream as a token of my gratitude save your money h Bev will just find those damn products and make me throw them out she's adamant that the food she considers unhealthy is simply intolerable sometimes it drives me crazy well maybe I'll just bring them over and leave them with you at home I'll call when I'm on my way if I need any help well this might work Henry good night and see you in the morning I informed the office that I wouldn't be there for a couple of days truth be told they probably got more done without me my assistant Shelby told me she wasn't sure how they would manage without me but they would try Liz offered to come and help me but as soon as I explained that we had escaped most of the serious damage she decided to stay home and work we also realized that leaving an 18-year-old alone for a couple of days would be unfortunate if he was looking for a place where it could happen I headed to the lake and spent the next couple of days assembling and preparing to install three new windows Eric came over and helped me with some of it and I did the same for him if anyone did eat any donuts I'm not saying it was noon on Wednesday and most of the major cleanup was done Liz had placed the garbage bin next to the mailbox before leaving on Sunday as the trip to the lake was scheduled for Tuesday due to the storm its contents were still scattered around the yard the bin itself had been blown onto the street rolling it back into place I began the final task filling it with the items strewn across the lawn I was nearly finished when I noticed something resembling a ziplock bag at the far end of our yard upon closer inspection it was indeed a clear plastic bag there was nothing strange about that but its contents appeared to be discarded clothing I picked it up and saw something resembling one of lizz's swimsuits a blouse and panties upon opening it a mixture of scents hid my nostrils human sweat and other bodily secretions had been tightly enclosed for at least 3 days remember I deal with DNA analysis I recognized something familiar in the aroma from working with scents in our Labs I picked up the blouse four out of six buttons were missing both swimsuits and panties were stained with dried semen I felt my lunch creeping back up my throat though I tried my best to swallow it down I lost how could this have happened Liz and I hadn't been together at the lake since the Thanksgiving weekend and as far as I could remember it was a big family weekend so sex wasn't on the menu I knew enough to understand that the contents of the bag had been in there for no more than a few days a nearly 25-year marriage built on love and dedication to the cause suddenly rocked at its core I took my newly acquired items to the porch sat down and forced myself to think obviously Liz knew I wouldn't show up at the lake until Tuesday morning when the garbage collector came there was no need to hide anything as everything would have disappeared long before my first spring visit but who our house was Far Enough from Eric's home for someone to come and go unnoticed I also recalled how it seemed to me that Liz was out of sorts when she returned from both weekends was it because she was coming home after being with him how long had she been cheating on me was it someone who lived here or did they just meet here someone she worked with a neighbor was he clean could I have contracted a sexually transmitted disease my head was spinning and I found it difficult to breathe I tried to keep my composure but it wasn't easy I wasn't in the right state to go home after an hour I came to an an instant decision I called Liz to say that I needed to do a few more things here and that I had already had a few beers it would be better if I stayed overnight and returned to the city early in the morning the lake house was just an hour's drive away so I could get up at 600 and be in the office by my usual 8 I'm glad there wasn't too much damage Liz said when I told her my plan I just wanted you to come home tonight I wanted to make up for the lack of enthusiasm on Sunday sorry Liz but see you tomorrow goodbye darling I love you good night Liz I couldn't bring myself to tell her I loved her I had a couple or five glasses of bourbon and eventually fell into a fitful sleep until 5:00 a. m. on the way home I made several decisions and also made a few phone calls I would conduct the DNA analysis myself so I needed to go straight to the lab and started before anyone else arrived secondly I called my lawyer Tom concade and briefed him on the situation finally I called a friend I had worked with at the FBI who also worked in the private sector and told him what I needed by the end of the day I had dealt with two out of three matters Tom and I met for a couple of hours over lunch bad news despite everything in the divorce she would get 50% of all assets even if the kids grow up and perhaps decide to live with me financially she'll be just fine how twisted our system is I thought to break vows to the people you claim to love and get financial compensation ation secondly my friend managed to pull some strings and install state-of-the-art surveillance equipment in the lakeh house undetectable by anyone not that it would help much in the divorce but I needed evidence of her infidelity I was by no means going to let her play the victim in front of our friends and family if necessary I would actively use social media Liz would probably stand financially but she wouldn't leave this marriage without damage to her reputation my third project was the DNA identification process obviously lizz's results were easy to determine but finding the unknown person took more time hopefully not until the end of the workday tomorrow if I'm lucky I came home hugged the kids and pecked Liz on the cheek everyone was curious about my last day I took pictures on my phone so everyone gathered around peering over my shoulder as I told the story despite her duplicity it was clear Liz was worried about our second home she had as many wonderful memories as the rest of us and we had been together for a long time I kept talking in an even tone trying to maintain composure she stood so close looking at my phone that her scent filled my nostrils usually this would eventually start arousing me tonight her scent made me feel sad I purposely took a photo of the garbage scattered around the yard before returning I edited the picture and made the zippered bag slightly larger in the frame despite my pain I decided a little brainstorming would wouldn't hurt I mean look at all this trash you wouldn't believe how much I had to gather and pack I said lingering a second or two longer on this photo I felt Liz tense for a moment later that night as we got into bed Liz reached out to me I think she felt me tense up when she hugged me and pulled closer to me are you okay Henry what's wrong honey usually I would turn over and we would talk almost nose to nose tonight I just turned away from her just tired I lied all this work at the lakeh house then last night I drank too much then early morning and a long day thank you for taking care of all this Henry I know it was hard maybe I should have gone with you and helped it's okay Liz but I really think you should go there next week after you finish school on Monday and make sure the windows were installed correctly and everything meets your standards I think we would all feel relieved knowing that you're here and taking care of our family's interests of course Henry I've been thinking about that too I'll stop by after school our last workday will be half a day so maybe I can be back by Tuesday evening don't rush Liz I just want to make sure everything is as you like it you mean more to me than anything if she caught any of the hints I dropped she didn't show it her hand slid down my torso how about I help you feel better my loving husband now I must pause for a moment and say with relative certainty that I have never in my life refused sex with Liz never to me she has always been the most beautiful woman in the world her appearance her intelligence her personality it was all enchanting and if I could breathe I would be ready for sexual pleasures tonight I was barely holding back tears I'm sorry Liz but I'm completely exhausted she stopped her caresses and I heard a quiet sigh Escape her lips oh of course Henry you need to get a good rest I love you I love you too I replied stopping the word love and hoping it would go unnoticed lying in the darkness I realized that my marriage was probably over I couldn't simply abandon My Love For Liz but I would never trust her again she had evidently found something lacking in our relationship and filled with another man she lied to me and betrayed our family she never left the house anymore unless I questioned where she was going and who she was meeting the thought of her spending four days a week at the lake house without me was utterly unbearable whoever he was he was in our lake house with my wife probably in our marital bed where they were having sex no I couldn't bear such disrespect at 4:30 a.
m. I stopped tossing and turning Liz was fast asleep when I took a shower got dressed and headed to the office unusual for a Saturday but not unheard of she called me around 7 a. m.
