sitting in his truck Jason watched blankly as the woman carried the groceries from her minivan into the house he was sure she wasn't even aware of his presence or she would have looked in his Direction and waved or something she was in her early 30s dressed in jeans and a t-shirt as usual with minimal makeup and her shoulder length brown hair with blonde strands tied back in a ponytail she had the look of an overbearing mom devoted to her children and family however Jason knew that underneath that modest outfit was a 5' 7 in body
trim enough to be a bikini model her beautiful face when she was wearing full makeup was as sexy as any woman he'd ever met Jason might have been biased since he had been married to Karen for 9 years she had Friday off and was running errands as usual so she could spend more time with her family and their three children on the weekend Karen had expected Jason to be at work and if he hadn't gotten a call before lunch he would have been there now he sat there dreading the conversation he was about to have
with his wife he glanced at the manila envelope and decided to wait a few minutes let Karen put the food away and sit down before he took her by surprise while he waited Jason thought back to where he thought it all started damn Rett and the bachelor party he had to throw two weeks before Jason and Karen's wedding sure there had been a stripper there and while Jason hadn't felt any pain he'd gone a little farther that night than he'd intended somehow Karen found out about it and became Furious condom or no condom ejaculation or
no ejaculation he had cheated on her after a 15-minute altercation Karen took off her wedding ring and left Jason tried calling her for days but without success he left message after message apologizing and telling her how much he loved her but decided the wedding was off 4 days later Karen returned at night and ordered Jason to be quiet she said she was willing to overlook and eventually forgive what had happened but under certain conditions the first condition was that if something like that happened again she would leave him for good the second condition which she
said was non-negotiable was that to even things out she would get a free night as payback Karen said she didn't know when or with whom but Jason couldn't feel any resentment or guilt for her settling the score Jason loved Karen so much and was so afraid that he had lost her forever that he agreed she then asked if he wanted to know any details about her free pass he replied that he didn't want to just the realization that it was going to happen was painful enough Karen smiled and said that she would be very delicate
when she made her decision and he wouldn't know anything but it would happen at some point Jason looked at the envelope and wondered if she had finally exercised her Freedom he really wanted to believe that but a sick feeling told him that she hadn't Karen nearly dropped her mug of tea when Jason entered the kitchen Jason you scared me what are you doing home are you feeling sick baby actually I'm not feeling my best Jason said look there's something that's been bugging me for a long long time I think it's finally gotten to the point
where it's affecting me I really need to talk about it okay Karen watched with a concerned look as Jason crouched down by the island she remained standing but set the te down our packed before the wedding Jason said I've changed my mind I really need to know did you ever use your free pass and if so when Karen looked more ashamed than concerned and didn't look at him again Han we agreed never to talk about this no you gave me a choice Jason said now I've changed it I don't need to know the details but
please tell me if and when it happened living in ignorance has been a black cloud and I think it's even affected our relationship Karen sighed okay remember the promise not to take offense it was on our honeymoon I was with someone when you went fishing with who I was gone three times on that trip for at least an hour or more Karen Shrugged we agreed on a full night since it didn't happen there because I was with you I figured being separated three times was the same thing since you never knew I thought I was
being cautious I also made sure to use protection and washed myself completely just for you Jason started counting in his mind if he started yelling he wouldn't stop now he needed to keep his temper in check it was now more than ever that he needed to keep it together I'm sorry this has been weighing on you Karen said and smiled weakly I thought you knew I'd get it over with right away so I could focus on being a wife to you and then a mother to Carrie Rochelle and gray Jason pulled out an envelope that
had been stuffed in his jeans pocket under his shirt and tossed it in front of Karen her eyes widened and seemed to start watering when she opened it inside were five pictures of her sleeping with Mark West A co-worker who had started working with her only a month ago what an Karen muttered he wanted me to either dump you or stop having sex with you I told him it was just a one-time fling I guess that's his payback for me choosing you over him you talk about it so nobly Jason said bitterly as if you
could have lived happily ever after but instead you sacrificed sleeping with a younger healthier man to stay with me that's not true at all Karen said it's just that I love you and it was just a horrible one-time mistake that meant nothing didn't mean anything Jason said and half laughed I'll tell you what meant nothing it meant nothing but it was enough to make my wife think she slept with another guy three times on our honeymoon Jason said Karen crying for the record those photos were taken by a private investigator hired by Camila West Mark's
wife who is 8 months pregnant and has a child under a year old she had suspected for weeks that Mark was sleeping with someone and decided to find out exactly who after hiring a lawyer she approached me today no no Karen said we had lunch or something together but the sex was only once I promise I never knew he was married please but you knew you were married what about your second promise you know damn well that sleeping with some guy three times was going beyond what we agreed on and it was so damn unfair
nothing I did justifies you doing this or this look I gave you a chance when you cheated Karen pleaded you owe me the same you get a free pass two free passes just don't tell me please Jay think about our life together the kids Jason laughed if brief sex is worth three in retaliation I think an affair is worth more than a couple of hall passes I'm already well aware that it wasn't the first or second time you've been in a hotel room with him on your lunch break you're right though I will do to
you what you did to me as far as I'm concerned damn it the second time you slept with someone on our honeymoon you cheated on me and don't bloody deny that you didn't know that you did I was stupid enough not to want to know and you took advantage of the fact that you had a free Pass unless I forgotten you said that if it happened again it was over between us Jason no just because I still think you're a damn good mother I'm not taking the kids or this house but I'm divorcing you don't
try to contact me until it's finalized Jason said coldly and if you sleep with Mark or anyone else before it's finalized I'll make sure you get nothing and that pisses blood for a week Jay please I'm sorry sobbed Karen no you're the one who's sorry I'm sorry I didn't that stripper when she suggested it since I got punished the way I did anyway I'm sorry I agreed to a damn unfair Arrangement that basically resulted in you feeling no guilt for having fun with other men I know it wasn't the only time but I chose to
ignore the signs partly because I didn't want to believe it and partly because of that stupid Freedom I'm sorry it took you 9 years to realize what an immoral you are Jason grinned what I'm not not sorry for is keeping in touch with your cousin rayene who I know you hate she found me on social media after I told you about how she flirted with me at your sister's wedding nothing much happened then even though you made me spend the night on the couch but something is going to happen tonight I'll be sure to take
some pictures to send you bye Jason smiled as he left the house and listened to her sobs and please he was happy that this unknown passive was out of his life and especially because he wasn't bluffing by sending pictures
