The Truth Revealed
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 10
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
One of the main lessons Steve tried to impart his children was the very same one his own father imparted onto him. He knew that he couldn't lie to his wife and regardless of the outcome, he needed to man up and hold himself accountable for his actions. With a tired and resigned sigh, he gently removed her hands and turned to face her.
He could tell she was confused if the look on her face was anything to go by and knew that his words were about to hurt her in a way she'd never been hurt before. He felt terrible deep down inside but knew that he was making the right choice. Debbie deserved better than an unfaithful liar that was great at playing pretend.
"Debbie, my sweet." He began as he gently took her hands in his and planted a kiss atop them. He was struggling to find the courage deep down within to say what he needed to and it was killing him the longer this went on.
"Steve, what's wrong?" She finally asked. The man bit his lip as he fought harder and harder to steel his resolve. He'd done wrong and needed to answer for it. Debbie would be his judge, jury, and if need be, executioner.
"Honey I... I've done something terrible." He finally managed to strain out. The look on Debbie's face changed from concern to almost panic. Had she put two-and-two together yet or had her mind drifted somewhere else?
"What happened?" She asked gently. Steve felt that he didn't deserve her gentleness. The only emotion he felt worth of at the moment was scorn and it would probably be coming soon. He wished it wouldn't, but he just had that feeling in the deep within the pit of his soul.
The professor struggled and was almost on the verge of tears. He shouldn't be crying. What right did he have to cry. He wasn't the victim in all this. He was the bad guy in all this. "I don't think you'll ever be able to forgive me."
Debbie was trembling now. "Steve... what did you do?"
It was the moment of truth now. The same moment he wanted to avoid but was inevitable. No matter what he said next, his life was never going to be the same again.
He took a deep breath and looked her dead in the eye before at last admitting his guilt. "I cheated on you at work today."
The truth was out there now, and there was taking it back. Silence fell over the room as the music died. Debbie had gone as stiff as a statue with eyes so wide they threatened to fall right out of her head. Slowly she pulled her hands away from her husbands and Steve immediately missed the warmth they provided.
Quickly she stood up from the bed paced over to the dresser as his words started to really sink in. "You, cheated on me."
Steve looked away in shame. "I'm sorry."
"Who was it? Was it Beth?" She asked quickly, wanting to know who'd been unfaithful with. Wouldn't that revelation really feel like a kick in the teeth.
"No, it wasn't Beth." Debbie was more than a little jealous of his assistant because of her youth and generous proportions. At first, she was against him working with her until he informed her of who her dad was and what that meant for his research. She conceded after that but still kept her eyes on the woman.
"Then who." Debbie pushed.
Steve gripped his knees tight and confessed. "It was Cindy."
Debbie's was stunned. "Cindy? As in, Lisa's friend Cindy?"
"Yes." Was all the Professor could say. He cheated on his wife with his own daughter's best friend. How screwed up was that?
The only question now is, how would Debbie react.
He could tell she was confused if the look on her face was anything to go by and knew that his words were about to hurt her in a way she'd never been hurt before. He felt terrible deep down inside but knew that he was making the right choice. Debbie deserved better than an unfaithful liar that was great at playing pretend.
"Debbie, my sweet." He began as he gently took her hands in his and planted a kiss atop them. He was struggling to find the courage deep down within to say what he needed to and it was killing him the longer this went on.
"Steve, what's wrong?" She finally asked. The man bit his lip as he fought harder and harder to steel his resolve. He'd done wrong and needed to answer for it. Debbie would be his judge, jury, and if need be, executioner.
"Honey I... I've done something terrible." He finally managed to strain out. The look on Debbie's face changed from concern to almost panic. Had she put two-and-two together yet or had her mind drifted somewhere else?
"What happened?" She asked gently. Steve felt that he didn't deserve her gentleness. The only emotion he felt worth of at the moment was scorn and it would probably be coming soon. He wished it wouldn't, but he just had that feeling in the deep within the pit of his soul.
The professor struggled and was almost on the verge of tears. He shouldn't be crying. What right did he have to cry. He wasn't the victim in all this. He was the bad guy in all this. "I don't think you'll ever be able to forgive me."
Debbie was trembling now. "Steve... what did you do?"
It was the moment of truth now. The same moment he wanted to avoid but was inevitable. No matter what he said next, his life was never going to be the same again.
He took a deep breath and looked her dead in the eye before at last admitting his guilt. "I cheated on you at work today."
The truth was out there now, and there was taking it back. Silence fell over the room as the music died. Debbie had gone as stiff as a statue with eyes so wide they threatened to fall right out of her head. Slowly she pulled her hands away from her husbands and Steve immediately missed the warmth they provided.
Quickly she stood up from the bed paced over to the dresser as his words started to really sink in. "You, cheated on me."
Steve looked away in shame. "I'm sorry."
"Who was it? Was it Beth?" She asked quickly, wanting to know who'd been unfaithful with. Wouldn't that revelation really feel like a kick in the teeth.
"No, it wasn't Beth." Debbie was more than a little jealous of his assistant because of her youth and generous proportions. At first, she was against him working with her until he informed her of who her dad was and what that meant for his research. She conceded after that but still kept her eyes on the woman.
"Then who." Debbie pushed.
Steve gripped his knees tight and confessed. "It was Cindy."
Debbie's was stunned. "Cindy? As in, Lisa's friend Cindy?"
"Yes." Was all the Professor could say. He cheated on his wife with his own daughter's best friend. How screwed up was that?
The only question now is, how would Debbie react.
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