Beth's Dilemma by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 0000000000000
Published: 2021-10-28T19:03:08+00:00

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Bill glowered at her. He did not turn out the light. "What's eating you?"

Beth gave him an innocent look. "Hmm? Nothing." In other words, I have a lot to think about and you wouldn't understand. Besides, I wouldn't know where to start.

He squinted one eye down. "Don't give me your bullshit."

She sighed. Do we know each other so well I can't keep a secret from him? Am I that easy to read? She felt a warm tug at their bond at the thought. "Just been thinking a lot."

He nodded as if the excuse bored him. "Yeah, yeah, obviously. What about?"

Oh gosh, do I have to really tell you everything? "It's sort of private."

He looked slowly at her as if she had just said Mars was one huge pink alien mothership with drooling lizard-aliens on it waiting to invade Earth and impregnate the men.

She said defensively, "What?"

"Private?"

"Well—"

"I'm your husband."

You don't have to be right all the time, you know. Fuck. She slumped.

"Well?"

Beth lifted a hand as if to protest and let it fall in defeat. "It's about Lynne."

That gave him a look of confusion that produced in Beth a sadistic surge of satisfaction. He said, "Lynne? What about? Her husband's fantasy thing?"

Feeling bolder now that she had stumped her husband, she said, "Not exactly…"

"Tell me."

Is it as simple as that? What if he disapproves? What if he gets mad? What if he wants a divorce? "If I tell you, will you promise not to get mad?"

He made a raspberry with his lips and rolled his eyes.

Dammit, I love him. Does he have to make me wonder why I worry so much? "You promise?"

He rolled his eyes some more and bounced his head around as he did it. "Yeah, I promise. What did you do, screw someone behind my back?"

Horror tore through her. "No, of course not."

His nod was quick and direct. "Then I can't be mad. Spill."

It was that simple for her husband. His boundary was a secure line that did not waver with what ifs. She felt a little better, but embarrassed. "Well…you know how we were talking at her store?"

He urged her with a nod.

She pursed her lips. "Well…"

"Quit saying 'well' and just spit it out."

She twisted her mouth and gave him an evil eye. She took a breath and let it out. "While we were talking about your fantasy and this Roger-thing—"

"Roger-thing?" He shook his head. "Roger-thing? He has a fantasy, too. It's not a thing like it's something disgusting. It's not a tumor. He has a fantasy about you and there's nothing disgusting about it or you."

Had I been thinking that? No, I'm not disgusting. But isn't his fantasy? Or not? "But—"

"It's his fantasy, and I think it's a good one. If I were him, I'd be fantasizing about you, too. Just because you didn't think of him that way doesn't make him sick or something. Not like if his fantasy had been about me—"

Beth clapped a hand to her mouth. But that's so close to the truth… Yet, her husband was right: she had no reason to try to belittle someone's fantasy.

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