Adultery Who Watches The Watchmen? by aurelius1982

[Ramesh_Rocky]

We didn't really get a chance to follow up on the conversation till much later. First we were at the party for a while. Then Ayan was with us as we drove home. So it was only in the bedroom that the subject came up again.

"I threw away the card." Menaka said as she got into bed.

"What?" I feigned ignorance.

"That guy's card. The only reason I put it in my purse back there was that I didn't want to litter on that pretty lawn. I was going to throw it away in a bin later. And I did that."

"There's no need to get so defensive, honey. Even if you kept the card and met the guy, you know my policy on it."

She just shook her head and turned away. I put a hand on her shoulder, and didn't say anything further. A minute later, she said,

"So you would be okay with me just.....calling the guy and meeting him?"

"Sure."

"You saw the way he was hinting at things. What if I.....you know......started hanging out with him?" she turned around and looked me in the eyes.

"I've said this before even after we got married. I am not a hypocrite."

"It's easy to say that. It all seems very theoretically easy to you. But trust me, I am the one who has had to........struggle with this for all these years."

"I know you have. Which is why I am saying that if the shoe were on the other foot, I'd be able to handle it."

She just snorted and turned away again. We were quiet for a while before I said,

"Haven't you ever thought about it? How it would feel like to be with another man besides me?"

"I have been with another man besides you." she replied without turning away.

"WHAT????" I sat up bolt upright. "WHEN??? WHERE?????"

She turned around and looked at me with a neutral expression.

"Does it bother you?" she asked in a neutral tone.

"Yes....I mean no......I mean...." I felt very confused. All these years, I had maintained that she was free to explore other avenues of sexual gratification while I was away. What's sauce for the goose and all that. But to hear her say it so nonchalantly seemed to stab at my heart.

Menaka just stared at me, as if waiting for me to say something. Finally I did,

"If you have slept with someone else, that is fine by me."

"Is it really?" she asked.

"Yes, it is. I just.......I would prefer honesty. Why didn't you tell me about it?"

"Do you tell me every time you screw around with those tramps on the ship?" Menaka said sarcastically.

"You said you didn't want to know."

"I don't. So why do you?" she asked pointedly.

"I......" no words came out.

There was tension in the air for a while before Menaka smiled.

"See how you reacted just at my saying I have been with another man? And you're saying you'll be fine with it."

"So it's not true?"

"It is."

"Who????"

"Why is it so important for you to know?"

"Menaka!" I felt very annoyed. And also a little confused because as my brain was flooded with images of some unknown guy screwing my wife, I could feel my dick starting to stir.

"Okay, fine." Menaka said and after a long pause, added, "My first husband."

"Huh????"

"You can be so dense some time. You asked me if I had never wondered how it would feel like to be with another man apart from you. I said I had been with another man already. Before I even met you. My first husband, the one who died."

"Oh!" I felt a mixture of relief and disappointment. "So you mean....."

"Yeah, I was answering the question literally. But if you're wondering, no, I have never been with another man after we got married. But if I had, your reaction speaks volumes. It's easy to say such a thing in the abstract knowing that I would never do it. But if I actually did....you'll flip out."

She turned around again. I just lay there thinking about what she had said.