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Lori knew she was a bad person. Christ, she thought she had a spot reserved in a torture circle in hell for what she was doing, but she just couldn't help herself. With Rick everything was boring and safe: she cleaned the house, she cooked the meals, she minded the kids. Even when they made love it was safe. No thrills, nothing to get excited about. Shane on the other hand knew how to please a woman. He knew just what to do, he knew how to please her. He made it feel dangerous and that just made her hungry for more. But it may also be the fear that they could be discovered at any moment that also added to the feeling.
Lori had been sleeping with two men for almost as long as her and Rick had been together. They had been together for eighteen years, married for almost thirteen and her and Shane had been sleeping together for fourteen years. The first time it happened, it was a drunken mistake. Rick had been out of town on business and the trip was taking longer than expected. Shane had come over to keep her company and they drank way too much. Lonely and drunk was not a good combination. When Lori woke up next to Shane the next day she was mortified. They both agreed to pretend that it never happened, but not even a week later they were again falling into bed together. The affair continued since then, any chance they got they would sneak away together. At her place, his place, hotels, his car, anywhere. She even slept with him the night before her wedding. Even after she married Rick, they would sneak away whenever they could. Rick never suspected a thing, not once, that his wife and best friend were betraying him in this way. He was happy in his own little bubble.
When she got pregnant with first Carl, then Judith, she had no idea who the father was. Well, actually, she still had no idea who the father of either of her children was. Each man stood an equal chance. But when Shane questioned her, she said she had a paternity test done and both Carl and Judith were Rick's; but in reality Lori had no intention of getting one done. How could she live with it then? What if Rick stumbled across the letter containing the results? Ignorance was bliss in some cases and this was definately one of those cases.
She knew Shane didn't want this forever. Lately he had been talking about telling Rick the truth and getting custody of the kids. Or just running away with them. Leaving the country even, and start a new life just the four of them. Every time he started that Lori found a way to get him to give it up. They both had a nice set-up the way things were right now. They were both leading good lives, had good homes, she was happy not going to work, having extra cash to spend on treats like holidays, a loyal husband and kids who were practically perfect. She knew Shane loved the life he had as well. He could still go out and sleep with any girl he wanted as well as her, he was like a second dad to her kids and he had Rick's friendship and trust. If the truth came out, they would both lose everything. Why rock the boat?
As the front door to the house creaked open and shut, and she could hear Rick's footsteps coming up the stairs, she quickly checked around to make sure that there was no evidence that Shane or any man in general had been over. Satisified, she lied back down and pretended to sleep as the door slowly opened. She heard Rick slip in and undress, trying his hardest to be quiet and not wake her or the kids. As she felt him slip into the bed beside her, she turned over to face him and gently caressed his face.
"Hey" she whispered. "I thought you were asleep" Rick replied. "Couldn't so I decided to wait for you. Anything interesting happen at the bar?"
"Not really - except don't ask me how- Glenn got drunk and tried to flirt, then make out with a mop thinking itwasMaggie. Don't know how the kid was drunk though, all I saw him drink all night was water."
Lori chuckled quietly at what she thought the scene must have looked like. Thankfully she had seen a drunk Glenn before so it was pretty easy to imagine how he must have been acting. "Sounds entertaining" she mumered, moving in closer to Rick. "Yes it was" Rick muttered, twisting an arm around her waist before pulling her on top of him. As she started the safe, boring, repetitive routine of making love to her husband, she thought of the rough, wild sex she had with Shane less than an hour ago and that there was no reason to go rocking the boat and ruining the perfect life she had built for herself.
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During the next week Rick went and got everything prepared for the trip. He managed to phone the hotel and get a booking for the same suite that him and Lori were in for their honeymoon thirteen years earlier. He managed to get the dexule package too with champagne, flowers and chocolates waiting for them once they arrived. Carl was going straight to the Jones house after school. Rick had told him on Wednesday night what was going to happen and not to tell his mother anything. Carl had promised, eager for Friday to arrive so he can spend it with his friend. After Rick would surprise Lori with her anniversary present, they were going to drop Judith off at Michonne's as she wasn't working that day and then Morgan would pick her up when he finished work before going home where his mother would be with the boys. By that time him and Lori would be in the hotel drinking champagne and enjoying their anniversary. Everything was planned.
The only person he hadn't told about his plans was Shane. The man had to go to New York for a seminar on Sunday evening and Rick hadn't a chance to tell him. He was suposed to have been coming back on Thursday morning, but Wednesday night, he called to say that the seminar had been extended an extra day and the next flight he could get wouldn't be until Friday night meaning Rick and Lori would be gone by the time he got back. Rick had considered telling him over the phone, but Lori was in the other room and he didn't want to risk ruining the surprise.
Finally Friday had arrived. Rick was practically bursting with excitment. He had almost leapt out of bed. Lori was a bit confused with his behaviour, but he managed to play it off as something stupid Abraham and Eugene were planning to do later. Throughout breakfast he struggled to keep his cool and not blurt out the surprise. But it was way more difficult than he thought, especially with Carl smirking at him.
"Ok, what is with you two today?" Lori asked finally, fed up with the not so secret looks her husband and son were exchanging. "Nothing" the father and son choursed in perfect unsion. Lori didn't look like she believed them for a split second, but at that moment Judith decided that she didn't want to eat her cheerio's anymore and instead wanted to use them to decorate the floor, spilling them all over the kitchen. "Judy!" Lori scolded, going to get the broom to sweep the mess up with.
Glancing at the clock, Rick started to get up from the table. "Hey Lori I best be off, I'll drop Carl off at school."
"Ok bye sweetie" Lori said, more pre-occupied with the mess on the kitchen floor, then saying goodbye to her husband and son.
"Bye mum don't forget I'm going to Duane's after school for a sleepover."
"Don't worry Carl I won't forget. Rick are you picking him up the next day?"
"Don't worry Lori I'll pick him up." At that Rick turned to Carl and mouthed to him 'on Monday after school' causing Carl to grin.
With that both father and son left the house, barely concealing their Cheshire cat grins. The moment Lori heard Rick's car start up and leave the drive-way, she immediately ran to the phone and typed in a number she knew just as well as her own. It barely rung once before the person on the other end answered. "They gone?"
"Yep" Lori laughed, "and Carl's going to Duane's after school for a sleepover and Ricks going to be working until eight at least, so we've got the whole house to ourselves for the whole day."
"Great" Shane said, the grin evident in his voice, "I'll be over in about ten minutes. I'll take a taxi, in case Rick drives by and sees my car. Happy anniversary by the way."
Hanging up the phone, Lori grinned to herself as she imagined the rough, wild sex she would be having all day. It would be her anniversary present to herself. She knew what Rick's gift to her would be: he'd come home from work with a bunch of flowers or maybe a piece of jewellery with something engraved on it. Then they might go out to dinner in a fancy restaurant on Saturday evening. It wasn't like him to take the day off and spend it in bed with her, he was too sensible for that. And even if he did, he wasn't anything like Shane in bed. After putting Judith in her play pen and switching on a dvd of a cartoon she liked so she wouldn't start crying out, she then ran upstairs to put on some sexy underwear she bought to surprise Shane.
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Rick was smilng like a maniac as he drove Carl to school. He took the day off so he didn't have to be wearing the uniform, but he put it on so Lori wouldn't get suspicious. He put too much work into it for it to be ruined at the elventh hour. He had it all planned out. He first had to make a stop at the station to sort out the final few details, before he'd go and get the final things for his surprise: two dozen of pink roses-Lori's favourite flower and a selection of their favourite cakes from the most popular bakery in town Sprinkles. He had placed the order and money in with Tyreese on Wednesday and he promised that they would be ready by Friday morning. "Bye Carl" he called, waving goodbye to his son as he got out of the car. "Be good for Morgan!" "I will!" Carl called back, "have fun!"
After he dropped Carl off, he then stopped at the station to comfirm some things with the Captain and endured some good natured ribbing from Abe and Tara about his weekend away, before stopping off at Rosita's Flowers to pick up the roses. When he arrived at the bakery, there was a line actually going out the door and he groaned in frustration and the thought of actually waiting in that. But as he approached the end of the line, he saw Carol wave at him and ducked behind the counter and approached him with a box that he hoped held his cakes, leaving Tyreese to man the counter alone.
"Hey Rick here they are" Carol said placing the box into his hands. "Thanks Carol" he grinned happily, taking the box from her hands. "All set now?" she asked. Rick nodded in agreement. "Oh you know what you should do!" Carol cried. "What?" Rick asked. "When you get home, put your phone onto video camera and put it in your front pocket so she can't see it, that way she won't know she's being filmed and you can capture her genuine reaction when you reveal your surprise. Then you can use the footage and show it on other anniversaries" Carol said.
Carol had always hoped that someone would do something like that for her, but her ex-husband Ed was nothing but violent and cruel, the type of man who wouldn't think about doing anything nice for her. But two years ago, Ed was killed when two burglars broke into their home and in the struggle Ed had shot himself with his own gun. The burglars had fled in a panic, leaving Carol and her then nine year old daughter Sophia unharmed. Ed's death had allowed Carol to become her own person, allowing her and Sophia to live without fear. Now Carol was a decisive and brave women, who was finally able to talk to men without fear of angering Ed and was able to work outside the home at the bakery which she loved every minute of. Even on days like these when they were packed out.
"That's a fantastic idea Carol, I'll do it" Rick grinned. "I'll let you get back to the bakery, you look packed out."
"Tell me about it" Carol laughed. "Me and Tyreese are all hands on deck up front and Beth is working like a women posessed in the back."
"Beth?" Rick asked. "Maggie's sister, Beth Greene" Carol explained.
"Oh yeah" Rick said, remembering Maggie mentioning it once. "I knew she had a sister, I just have never met her."
"Well she's usually up front, come in one day when we're not packed out and you can meet her then. I better get back now. I swear we're going to have to hire an extra person soon, we can barely keep up with the demand" Carol said, giving Rick a wave goodbye as she went back in to help Tyreese with the wave of customers.
Giving a wave of farewell to Tyreese, who was behind the counter, Rick made his way back to his car, carefully placing the cakes on the passenger seat next to the flowers.
The drive home was quick as most people were now at work or school and before long he was pulling into the driveway, right next to Lori's car. Taking out his phone, he quickly set it up to video and placed it in his front pocket like Carol told him too. The lense was just above the material allowing it to capture everything. Grabbing the cakes and the flowers, he got out of the car and quietly opened the front door, entering the house without a sound. He expected to hear Lori cleaning or minding Judith or perhaps watching one of her property shows on tv. But the downstairs was quiet and empty, the only sounds were Judiths whimpers coming from the living room.
Quickly striding into the room, he saw Judith sitting up in her play pen, sucking on her fingers, the dvd she was watching back on the menu. Quickly placing his anniversary gifts down on the coffee table, he reached over and picked up his daughter, who had her arms outstrechted for him to lift her up. "Hey Judy, where's mummy?" he questioned as his baby snuggled into his shoulder. That's when he heard it. A thump came from upstairs. His free arm immediately went to his gun at his side. Did someone break in? Had they hurt Lori? Was that sound them looting through their valuables or Lori trying to get help? What it-
A second thump followed along with a loud moan from Lori. Rick's blood then turned to ice in his veins as he realised what was going on. He quickly set Judith down in her playpen, putting a pacifier in her mouth before she could start crying. He then silently and quickly left the room and headed upstairs, the thumps and moans from Lori and her male friend becoming louder. In a few seconds he was at his closed bedroom door, listening to his wife's cries of pleasure on the other side while her partner grunted. Her friend actually sounded a little familar, but he couldn't place who it was as they weren't talking and the sounds they were making were muffled by the door. Placing his hand on the doorknob, he waited a few moments to mentally prepare himself for what he was about to witness, before he flung it open giving him a clear view of his best friend having sex with his wife.