Chapter 18, The Affairs Circle Crumbles. Is My Husband Leaving Me? I Move Up

"The affairs club breaks up in divorces aswife is terrified hus band is going to divorce her."

Erica's blabbing about our country-western bar hop and Thumper transformed “A-T” to "Now Now" into an “Affairs Circle” star. A trophy ring quest among the members ensued. It was notoriety I didn’t relish. Outsider’s gossip about members would eventually compromise...

Chapter 17, A Potter’s Spinning Wheel, Birds Sing Approval, Then It’s Over Again

"After one night stand the wife seeks out a better quality relationship for her aduletry."

With my mind and heart nixing bar hopping, Vixen out of control, I compromised and sought trophy quality, so I told myself.Annually our community held a summer Pacific Northwest Art Fair. It excluded the trinkets found at Saturday Markets and...

Chapter 15, Tiff And Tat, Lovers’ Spats, Trophy Ring, Thanks, Now Goodbye

"While pleased physically with her affair partner, wife is unsatisfied intellectually and emotionally"

Enrico, being married, could only see me on the sly, which suited me.Enrico worked all over Silicon Valley, fixing equipment. He told me who was hiring and paying more. I left Nortec and flipped companies with a raise.Before cell phones,...

Chapter 16, Chaste Pacific Northwest Rain & Country Western Bar

"Devotion to being the faitful wife is eroded by caustic friend."

In 1979, with trophy ring memories, I followed hubby to the Pacific Northwest, part of a periodic lemming rush north, propelled by and paid for, by California’s home equity.  I was twenty-nine. Our modest twenty-five-year-old Mountain View home’s sale price...

Chapter 14, Pushy Engineer Introduces Himself, Is Tamed And Seduced

"Wife resumes role of good wife but soon starts a new affair, one where she controls."

After Edward left, I continued to work swing shift, was accepted at work as one of the "girls", enjoyed their company but remained aloof. In truth, I was not like them even though I tried to be. The twelve years...

Chapter 13, Edward’s Upscale World, Impossible Love And Goodbye

"Changed over 2 years, the wife is in love, an impossible love and eventually what she fears happens."

Tuesday and Thursday noon times at Edward’s were rushed. Past the apartment door, he displayed his latest branding item, attire or jewelry. After putting it on, he undressed me but retained on me the newest acquisition, then took me in...