Cal:
He had never meant to fall in love with Gillian. But it happened. It was kind of love at first sight, so he told her he was divorced. It explained away the wedding ring, had he ever forgotten to take it off, and it explained Emily. The best lies always come from truth.
He had never meant to start a business with her, and with that, become physically unfaithful. He told Zoe he worked with Joel because of the phonetic similarity. It was a safe guard in case he ever messed up.
When they started the company, Cal bought and paid for Gillian's work phone. He put that number in his phone under the name Joel. So if Zoe ever snooped, she would never know. He put lots of money into the company, making random donations here and there, so when he took money out to pay for dates and things for Gillian, it wouldn't quite be stealing. He used the company as a filter to keep Zoe off his tail.
For his and Zoe's wedding anniversary, he bought her a brand new shiny black Cadillac. Three weeks later, for his anniversary with Gillian, he bought her the same car.
He could read both his wife and his lover, but he was the only one. Their secret was safe with him.
A/N: Hopefully this chapter wasn't too weird, given that Cal's dead and all... :(
A/N: This may seem like a somewhat odd request... and it is completely unrelated. I am working on a novel, and have set it in Deerfield Beach, FL. If anyone has been/lives near there and would like to help me out answering some questions, please PM me. It would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.