it all started to fall apart when my 15-year-old daughter Shelly received one of those DNA kits for Christmas I don't even remember who gave it to her she was all excited as she carefully filled out all of the submission requirements and mailed it in 6 weeks later the results finally came back and she was not happy Donna and I quietly sat in the living room reading when our daughter decided to vocalize her discontent we couldn't make out the actual words but things were not going well after 15 minutes or so she stormed out of her
room and announced that she was going over to her girlfriend's house Donna reminded her to be home by supper time as she rushed out of the door I sat there with an amused grin on my face and noticed that Donna seemed a bit more concerned we both just Shrugged and went on with our reading Donna and I got married 18 years ago right after I finished my residency after 5 years I was considered the leading gallbladder surgeon in the Tri County Area I had all the work I could handle and life was good and then
it all went to hell we were attending a social Affair sponsored by Donna's company Gilbert Enterprises when I had some type of seizure which left me with some parkinson-like neurological ticks it wasn't Parkinson's but it appeared to be similar I had a constant tick in my right eye and my lower right arm would twitch sporadically at inopportune moments they never did figure out exactly what it was and for some reason I was so glad that I was just still functional at all that I didn't pursue it any further my days as a surgeon were over
however so I found a new position as a radiologist 9 months later Shelly was born things seemed to move along as well as could be expected I was not happy with my new Affliction but I was still fully functioning in most areas I did very well in my new medical position and the compensation was still quite adequate my home life and my intimate life did not suffer in fact Donna seemed to be a bit more accommodating she turned into a sort of Stepford wife I figured that she felt a bit guilty because I had my
seizure while we were at one of her company functions in any event I was enjoying her extra attention so I didn't complain I truly loved the woman we lived that way for 15 years Donna any ideas why Shelly got so upset about the ancestry thing I have no clue I do think that it is best if we just let it slide I am sure that she will get over it in a few days no matter what it is something about the way that she said that did not sit right with me I got the feeling
that she was trying to divert me away from it without looking obvious I just smiled and nodded my head I didn't get much reading done the rest of the evening but I did a hell of a lot of thinking I tried to relate Shell's attitude with anything else that might be going on but nothing popped up other than the normal squabbles that all families have we were in good shape no money difficulties no problems in the bedroom and definitely nothing that could relate to our daughter I had to get a look at that DNA report
Donna left for work at Gilbert and Shelly went to school I stayed home I found what I was looking for in her study desk drawer Donna's family is mostly Irish and mine is mostly Scottish with a bit of German tossed in it seemed that shell was 48% Eastern European I had to laugh a little at the poor quality of the report as I read further I noted that there was a list of close matches of course Donna's name was right up top but my name was nowhere on the list there were also a few names
of relatives from Donna's side of the family but none of mine I guessed that the only people that would show up on the list were people who had actually had their DNA documented Donna Shelly and I had ours done 5 years ago as part of an annual physical mine should have been on there if Donna's was I was starting to get concerned and then I noted a strange name high up on the list Teresa hgan was a 46% match who the hell was Teresa hgan Dr McCall this is John Terrell yes John good to hear
from you is everything okay yeah no problems I still have that damn twitch and the ey tick but other than that I am fine however I have a small question a few years ago you took DNA samples from all of us for our medical records could you check something for me what do you need I am trying to figure out if there are any glitches in the DNA results between Shelly and myself glitches what do you mean by glitches look doctor this is embarrassing but I am trying to find out if Shelly is my biological
daughter or not I don't want to stir up any trouble I just need to know oh pardon my French John you know you have access to all those files you could check it yourself I know but I would prefer if you did it let me pull up the files and I will get back to you okay give me an hour thanks doctor I really do appreciate it I think that Donna could tell that I was troubled Dr McCall verified that I was not Shelly's father I did not tell Donna for the last 3 days I
have been trying to figure out what I wanted to do I was surprisingly calm about the whole situation and I was able to think about it without blowing my cool it took me several days to locate Teresa hgan for some reason I assumed that she would be about Shell's age and I felt like I was a stalking pet pedophile I finally found her in the White Pages under a listing for Malcolm hgan Malcolm was my age and lived in Westchester I assumed that she was his daughter Malcolm agreed to meet me Saturday morning at a
Denny's in Exton I'm not sure that he knew who I was but I detected a bit of apprehension in his voice he was early I was on time we exchanged formalities Malcolm I don't remember ever meeting you before before have you ever lived in reading that brought a slight Grimace to his face he squirmed in his chair a bit as if trying to get comfortable I worked for Gilbert Enterprises about 15 years ago or so I believe we met at one of the company functions back then I left reading right after that he seemed relieved
to have said it but still a bit uncomfortable I take it that you knew my wife Donna it was a question phrased as a comment he didn't answer he just nodded do you know why I am here not exactly but I have a good idea the few moments of Silence were stressful what took you so long I just found out more silence he let out a deep sigh I was young I had been drinking too much and I was caught up in the moment I know that that was no excuse and I know know it
was wrong I think I caved into the peer pressure more than anything else Donna your wife was one of the most fascinating women I had ever met I knew she was married but nobody seemed to care at the moment who was nobody he was still squirming a bit the three of us were from the engineering department Freddy Springer Clayton Mankey and I Donna was being extra friendly with all of us and we were having a great time there were a lot of innuendos going going around and some of them were getting serious did anybody think
about me at all Donna was constantly looking around to make sure you were not near us if I remember correctly you were hanging around with some of the older guys talking about golf how did this all go off the rails Freddy was trying to talk Donna into talking some ecstasy she kept saying no he was pretty persistent that was when everything turned to what does that mean we were all drunk and we were all horny including Donna Freddy asked her one more time and she sighed and said don't drug me you idiots go drug my
husband after another long pause I looked at him say that again she said don't drug me you idiots go drug my husband that simple phrase has haunted me for the last 15 years or so it was so cold and so calculating that I couldn't believe it what happened next I asked a few minutes later Freddy took you a drink you fell asleep on one of the lounge chairs and we all went upstairs it was when we came downstairs an hour later that we found out what happened to you what do you mean I asked it
seemed that you had a bad reaction to the drug Freddy gave you and they had to rush you to the hospital Donna didn't even know about it until after you were gone I didn't say anything first thing Monday morning I quit Gilbert's and moved back home to Westchester I got a new job got married and now have three kids I have never been back to reading I never saw Donna again I have always regretted what happened and I am truly sorrowful I don't know what else I can say or do I had the waitress bring
us a full pot of coffee Malcolm have you ever had one of those ancestry tests done no but my daughter Teresa did a few years ago anybody else in the family no just her she got it as a present why do you ask your daughter Teresa and my daughter Shelly are half sisters I watched as Malcolm sat still not breathing he finally blinked his eyes and let out a big sigh I watched him for a few moments until he got some tears in his eyes his head was slowly shaking from side to side are you
okay no I'm not the worst night of my life just got worse I can't believe believe this is happening this is going to ruin me and my family I tried so hard to not let anything like that happen again and then this one comes back and bites me in the back how much worse can it get we sat quietly for several minutes Malcolm what happened to the other two guys Freddy got killed in a crash on the school kill Expressway Clayton is an alcoholic and lives in a church rectory in fish town I haven't seen
him in years Malcolm I want to thank you for your time and your honesty I am not looking for anything else and I have no desire whatsoever for revenge or retribution you can relax I won't be coming after you or exposing you that is good to hear but there is another problem here what about your or should I say my daughter what if she figures things out and wants to have contact with me what am I supposed to do I don't want to hurt or embarrass anybody any suggestions I'll help you any way that I
can I won't initiate anything but if it comes up I will be on your side whatever happens I am not a vindictive man I am not happy with what happened but I am not going to ruin my life dwelling on it just in case you might want to prepare your wife so that you don't get caught flat-footed my everyday life became miserable every time my arm twitched or my eye blinked I was reminded of my wife's treachery every time she was overly nice or accommodating I cringed like malcol she carried the guilt with her for
15 years for all those 15 years I loved her because of what I perceived to be her devotion now I know that it was not devotion but guilt I felt that I could forgive Malcolm but not Donna my love for my wife was dying little by little every day it was starting to eat me up I had to do something before it was too late finally I did something hi my name is Lena Lena Durante welcome to hospital de Santa Marta you must be John Terell I had been in Porto for a week but this
was my first visit to the hospital cafeteria I made a clumsy attempt to stand up and held out my hand to greet my unexpected guest this caused her to giggle a bit may I join you I just nodded as she sat she wasn't what I would call beautiful but she was damn attractive for a middle-aged woman so you are the new reader glad to see you as part of the team have you gotten settled in she was obviously a local but spoke perfect English as did most of the staff yes everything is coming along fine
I got a furnished condo within walking distance of the hospital all I have to do now is find a few good places to eat close by oh good I I can help you with that I am an expert at finding places to eat she did a great job of breaking the ice what department do you work in Lena I am a neurosurgeon I am sure that we will be working together regularly I understand that you have much experience pretty much across the board I will be reading all the x-rays CT scans MRIs mammograms and ultrasounds
as well as tea leaves on occasion that got me a small laugh have you always done that no I am sure that you have noticed my eye tick and the Twitch in my right hand before my Affliction I did laparoscopic gallbladder surgery switching over to Radiology allowed me to continue working I feel that I am still able to contribute what exactly was the Affliction you know I never really did find out there was a lot of discussion and a lot of conjecture but never anything definite I felt that everybody was being evasive I tried pinning
it down a few times and got frustrated so I just quit enough chitchat I have to get back to work I get off at 600 I'll pick you up here and we will explore your first dining experience you're working straight days right I smiled and nodded Lena Durante was unmarried I didn't ask why or explore the subject further after a a month I was comfortable enough with her to explain my marital status the fact that I was still married did not seem to bother her 2 weeks later she started staying overnight at my condo life
was good I had no contact with my wife or my daughter my relationship with Donna got cooler and cooler before I left although she kept trying to keep it together the problem was all on my side she tried to get me to explain what was wrong and I never did Shelly became completely withdrawn I tried to keep that relationship going but she killed it it got to the point where we barely talked at all she never explained what her displeasure with me was I didn't ask but I think it was pretty obvious that it was
connected to that damn DNA test I didn't tell Donna that I was leaving I simply left her a power of attorney to sell the house and took half of our savings she had a good job and would have no problem supporting herself and Shelly I am sure that she would end up selling the house I also left my wedding ring let her figure it out Donna never tried to find me or contact me if she did know where I was I was not aware of it John I set aside a time slot to see you
at 9:00 a.m. Friday in my clinic it's a routine thing so don't get too excited about it Lena was trying to be casual that doesn't make sense and you know it what is going on it's the ey tick thing John I just want to check it out a bit don't you think that you should get an opthalmologist Dr Perez will be there he is the best we have we are not going to do anything just look around Lena I don't trust you I know bull when I smell it just shut up John be there at
9: well Dr perz was not there there was an anesthesiologist there however and before I knew it I was fast asleep Lena was sitting on my bed when I recovered she was grinning at my obvious displeasure are you mad at me John I didn't quite feel like talking so I just grunted at her it didn't take long for me to figure it out I no longer had the eye tick or the hand twitch I held up my right hand and stared with amazement it was Rock Steady My Hand immediately went up to my head and
Lena started laughing as I felt around for bandages there were none it's laparoscopic John you of all people should have figured that out I gave her an idiotic stare as if to question her up your nose you idiot and she laughed again over the next few months I worked with the surgical department to get recertified I decided to stay with the radiology department and just fill in if any gallbladder surgeries were required everybody was happy with the new Arrangement Lena and I moved in together and things went very well over the next 2 years I
think she would have liked to get married but under the circumstances she didn't want to push it it was a warm summer afternoon and I was sitting on The Veranda with a bottle of lancer's Rose John you have a guest Lena paused for a moment I'll be going down to the market for a while she didn't wait for an answer hello John it's been a long time it had been almost 4 years since I saw my wife she still looked good but a little tired around the eyes Donna you are looking well can I get
you something to drink the wine looks fine she sat while I fetched a glass we were silent for several moments we chatted about the house the weather and her flight over finally I couldn't stand it anymore Donna why are you here what do you want I just wanted some closure I want to wrap things up so we can move on I need a few answers and I feel that you do too you refuse to talk before I think I understand why I just need about 30 minutes or so you flew 15 hours to talk for
30 minutes I had to do it face to face okay go ahead after a year I figured that you were not coming back I sold the house and got a small apartment for Shelly and myself this is a check for half of the house she placed it on the table between us I filed for divorce by abandonment that took a year but it is done and it is clean and clear you are now free to do as you please she placed a second document on the table Shelly is engaged to be married in a couple
of months and asked me to give you this invitation she was hoping that you would be able to give her away she completely understands if you decide not to do it she realizes that her behavior was inappropriate the last few months and apologizes for it the invitation joined the other papers I wanted to thank you for the checks that you send to shelle's college account every month it really made a big difference under the circumstances I didn't expect it that one caught me by surprise I never sent any checks I did have an idea where
they came from however of course I was hoping to find out exactly why you left but I will understand if you refuse to tell me if you still decide not to say anything can I at least answer any questions for you she paused and took a sip of the Rose I figured it was my turn to talk now Donna I did not want half of the house money but if it makes you feel any better I will gladly accept it I didn't bother filing for a divorce because I had no intention of getting married again
however things have Chang changed now so the divorce is appreciated I understand she is very beautiful I do not think it would be appropriate for me to give Shelly away at her wedding I think that honor should go to her father as I finished that sentence Donna dropped her wine glass on the tile patio floor there was a gasp as her mouth dropped open I took a few minutes to clean up the glass and such as she composed herself she seemed to be struggling to come up with a reply John I don't mean to be
a smart or anything like that and I am also not trying to be evasive or defensive but who do you suggest I contact how about one of the three guys that you had intimacy with the night that I had my attack luckily she didn't have a glass in her hand this time after about 30 seconds of incoherent babbling mixed with sobbing she finally blurted out I think I made a mistake coming here I was hoping for cloth but not like this I think I should go she started to get up but I insisted on sitting
her back down no you don't you opened this can of worms now finish what you started you felt that by coming here open-handed you were taking the high road it was intended to make me feel like for leaving and deserting my wife and daughter sorry that dog doesn't hunt why don't you tell me all about it including why you had the medical report covered up just then Lena came back and noticed what was going on oh crap John what the hell did you do nothing we were just talking about old times and she went to
Pieces Lena took Donna inside the house and laid her on the sofa she got a wet compress and some kind of pills which she gave her I stayed out of the way I was the bad guy how the hell did that happen I went to the kitchen and got a Super Bo the wine wasn't hacking it John why don't I talk to her maybe she won't get so upset you must have come on pretty heavy is there anything specific that you want me to ask her yeah a couple of things some of them I already
know the answers but I would like to see if she verifies them the others I just don't know ask her the names of the three guys she had intimacy with that night did she see them again see if you can find out if there were any other guys and any other times just curious ask her why she had the medical report of my seizure covered up ask her why we didn't have any more kids stop too much information that's a bit of an overload I'll do the best that I can why don't you go out
on the Pao and relax grab a couple more beers I fell asleep and 2 hours later Lena was shaking me awake I gave her a sedative she is in the guest bedroom for the rest of the night did anything productive come out of it once I got her started I couldn't shut her up the only thing she remembers about the three guys is that one of them was named Freddy he was trying to get her to take some kind of drug but she remembers that she kept refusing she did not admit to telling him to
drug you I don't think she will ever admit that so how was the intimacy she didn't say but from how she described it it must have been pretty good it looked like it was a oneoff I don't know why she did it I couldn't get any hints about any other escapades she never saw or heard from the guys again she suspected that one of them was Shell's father but she never looked into it any further she was afraid when Shelly got the DNA test kit at Christmas but didn't know how to handle it she assumed
that you figured it out and that is why you left wow good recap that covers a lot of it she also asked why you know no longer had the eye tick or the twitch I explained to her that it was an easy fix and should have been done years ago except the diagnosis had been covered up for some reason that triggered another sobbing episode so I just left her alone she should sleep until morning it is hard to believe but I used to love that woman I always thought that love like that lived forever but
that is not true I struggled for 15 years that I shouldn't have all the attention and love that she shared with me over the years was just a way to cover up for her treachery it wasn't love John you sound bitter Lena I have to leave for a few days when Donna wakes up in the morning can you see to it that she gets to the airport tell her that I will not attend shelle's wedding Also let her know that the checks that she got came from shelle's father not me where will you go I
don't know no it will just be for a week or so you will be here when I get back right of course I will promise that you won't drink too much call me and so ends that part of my life I never did see or hear from Donna or Shelly again Lena and I did not marry but we did buy a nice little Villa together just outside of Porto I decided to take up oil painting after watching some Michael James Smith videos I am actually getting pretty good The Villa did come with a nice little
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