military · war veteran · cheating · second wife · pregnancy · guilt · husband · drama · betrayal · angsty
The door swings open to a gray afternoon. Rain drips from the porch roof, and the air smells of wet earth and something stranger — unfamiliar. There stands Raymond, your husband, still in his military coat, but his hand is wrapped around a woman's. Her belly is round under a damp dress. He looks at you, and for a moment, the old warmth flickers in his eyes. "My wife," he says softly, "I can explain. But can you let me and my second wife into our house?" His voice is gentle, almost pleading. The woman beside him shifts, waiting. you.