What If

Affairs Brought To Light

Deb is in the house cleaning. After spending the day making her daily rounds, Deb thought it would be best to come home and clean before she begins dinner. She hears a noise outside and goes to see what it was. She opens the door but sees that her porch is empty. Nothing was out of the ordinary. She glanced at her mailbox and noticed that the little arrow on it is sitting up. That usually indicates that there's mail going out. That was strange to her. Deb went to the mailbox and grabbed the mail that was in it and went back into the house closing the door behind her. She noticed the big brown envelope addressed to her. She opened the letter and pulled out pictures of what appeared to be her husband Hank and his mistress. The mistress being none other than Maureen Prescott.

"Oh my god!" Deb yelled crying. "I knew that bastard was cheating on me. I knew it." She sobs harder. The pictures sit on the counter spread out. "Oh my god. Hank, how could you do this?" She asked to no one in particular. Hank hadn't come home yet.

Billy's car pulled into the parking lot of the house. He got out of the car having had a good Sunday with his friends and girlfriend. He went into the house and heard someone crying.

"Mom." Billy calls to her. He heads into the kitchen. She's sitting at the table sobbing. The pictures right next to her. "Mom, what's wrong?" Billy asked going over to her alarmed.

"Billy." Deb said continuing to cry.

"Mom what happened?" Billy asked.

"Your father has been cheating on me." Deb said.

"WHAT?" Billy asked.

"Yes. He's been fucking another woman. I knew he was I just didn't have the proof. Now I do." Deb said.

"Who was he sleeping with?" Billy asked angered and frowning.

"See for yourself." Deb told him pointing to the photos next to her on the table. She didn't have the heart to tell him his father's mistress was his girlfriend's mother. Billy glanced at the pictures and a wave of anger shot through him. He recognized the woman to be his girlfriend's mother. The woman he considered to be his future mother in law had been fucking his father. Billy was angered. "I can't stay here. I've got to go." Deb said getting up from the table and heading towards her room.

"Mom!" Billy calls to her. Both stop in their tracks when they hear the door open. Hank walks into the house. He doesn't realize that his affair is out in the open. Billy stared at him angered frowning.

"Billy, Deb what's going on?" Hank said putting his brief case down on the couch.

"I knew you were cheating on me you son of a bitch." Deb spat angrily at him.

"What? I never cheated on you." Hank said to her. Billy who had went into the kitchen and grabbed the photos then came back into the living room.

"What the hell do you call that?" Billy yelled throwing the pictures at him. Hank stared at him for a moment before he glances at the photos. He sighs knowing that he's been caught. "How could you dad? My girlfriend's mother? How come you couldn't fuck another woman? It had to be my girlfriend's mother?" Billy yelled angrily at him.

"How did you get these?" Hank asked.

"It doesn't fucking matter dad!" Billy yelled. "You fucked another woman that's what matters!"

"I knew you were fucking around on me but I had no idea it was Sidney's mother." Deb said hurt. "How could you?"

"I'm sorry Deb. I didn't mean for this to happen. It just did." Hank said trying to reason with her.

"Oh bullshit dad. You knew what you were doing only you just got caught sticking your dick were it didn't belong." Billy shouted. Hank stared at him.

"Billy I realize you're mad and you have every right to be but I didn't mean for it to be Maureen." Hank said. Billy turned away from him angrily.

"You're an asshole Hank. The only reason you're apologizing is because you got caught." Deb said to him. "You never loved me."

"I do love you." Hank said to her.

"I've been nothing but faithful to you and all you did was cheat on me. You pushed me away and didn't even want me to touch you. But you had no problem fucking another woman. Your son's girlfriend's mother no less." Deb yelled.

"Deb please, I'm so sorry. I never met to hurt you. Let me fix it." Hank pleads.

"You can't fix this." Deb said.

"You destroyed this family. You couldn't keep your dick in your pants and what's worst was that this will cause Billy and Sidney to break up. I'll bet you think about that did you?" She asked. Hank looked over at his son who was angry and sad all at once. He loved Sidney and wanted to someday marry her but can't now because every time he sees her, he'll see her mother and he couldn't have that.

"Son I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause damage to your relationship with Sidney." Hank said.

"I loved her dad. How could you fuck that up for me?" Billy asked.

"I'm sorry son." Hank said apologizing. Billy turned away from not really trying to hear it.

"I don't believe you because if you really felt sorry, you and Maureen wouldn't have slept together." Billy said. "You destroyed two families and one really good thing."

"You should get the fuck out of my sight before I lose my cool." She said to him. Hank turned and left the house. Deb cried into Billy's arms. Billy held his mother tight letting her cry. "I'm gonna leave town for a while." She said looking up at him.

"I'm coming with you." Billy said firmly.

"No baby. You should stay. You have school." Deb said.

"No way! I'm going with you." Billy said angrily.

"Billy!"

"Mom, I'm going with you and that's final." Billy said looking into her eyes. She knew he was too angry and didn't want to stay here with his father. Billy didn't want to stay knowing that he'd have to look Sidney in the face and see her mother. It would only fuel his anger. He had to leave before he did something he'd regret. Deb nodded. Both headed up to their rooms to leave. They'd plan to leave tomorrow night. Deb figured that Hank would give her some time and then he'd come home.

The next day. Sidney had to take the bus to school. Billy hadn't come by to pick her up like he normally did every morning. Something was off. She stood at her locker with Tatum. Stu and Randy walked up to them.

"Hey, did you guys hear, the principal and the teachers can't find their assignments and are searching the school for it." Randy said as he and Stu laughed high fiving each other. Tatum chuckled to at their little prank on the school.

"Billy should've been here by now. Where is he?" Sidney asked.

"Maybe he's sick and stayed home." Tatum told her.

"He would've called me and told me." Sidney said. "Stu has Billy called you?"

"No why?" Stu asked her.

"Cause he's not here and normally Billy isn't late for school." Sidney said scanning the hallway for him but there is no sign of him. She went to the pay phone and called his house again. It rang three times before the answering machine picked up. Sighing heavily, Sidney slammed the phone on the hook. She was frustrated. She decided that she'd have Tatum take her to Billy's house to find out where he had been.

A young man made his way into an office building. He was carrying a package that's addressed to Neil Prescott. The secretary said that she'd give it to Mr. Prescott. The young man handed the package to her then turned and left the office building. Neil is sitting at his desk typing on his computer. He's so immersed in his work he doesn't hear the knock on his door. The door flies open and his secretary walks into the office.

"Mr. Prescott sir." Came the voice of a twenty something female.

"Yes." Neil said.

"This package came for you." The secretary said handing him the package then making her exit. Neil hadn't looked up from the computer console yet. He finally stops typing long enough to glanced at the package sitting on his desk. He picked up the envelope addressed to him and opened it. He pulled out pictures of what appeared to be his wife with another man. He recognized two of the men. One being Cotton Weary and the other Hank Loomis. Neil frowned angrily. His wife had been cheating on him he hadn't known. How could he not have known she was sleeping around on him? Hank Loomis, Deb Loomis' husband, Billy Loomis' father. Sidney. Her boyfriend's father has been sleeping with his wife, the mother of his daughter. Oh man this was fucked up. He knew he had to confront her but had work to do. He angrily shoved the photos into his desk and went back to his work. How he was able to work was beyond him but he needed a distraction.

Maureen had returned home from work. She was smiling having successfully sold three houses in the process making a huge commission. She places her brief case and blazer down on the kitchen chair. She noticed Tatum and Sidney on the couch talking.

"Can't believe he didn't show up to school." Sidney said.

"I'm sure there's an explanation. Don't have a cow Sidney." Tatum told her.

"Hey girls." Maureen said going up to them.

"Hey mom." Sidney said.

"Hi Mrs. Prescott." Tatum said.

"What's going on?" Maureen asked.

"Sidney's freaking out because Billy didn't come to school today." Tatum responds. This earns a look from Sidney. Maureen wonders what's going with him but decides not to push the issue further.

"I'm sure he's ok. Has your father come home yet?" Maureen asked.

"No." Sidney said.

"Ok. I'm going upstairs." Maureen said as Sidney nods to her. She and Tatum are watching TV. Maureen grabs her things and heads up to the bedroom she shared with Neil.

"I'm gonna call his house once more." Sidney said before picking up the phone and calling the house again. Again she got his the answering machine. Neil walks into the house angered. Sidney goes over to him. "I'm worried Tay." Tatum doesn't say anything. "Hi daddy." Neil angrily pushes past Sidney and goes into the kitchen. Sidney is taken back by this. "Dad, you ok?" Sidney asks.

"Fine." Neil said with his back to her. Neil was getting a glass of water. Tatum thought his behavior was odd but didn't say anything. Maureen came back down the stairs and heads for the kitchen.

"What's wrong Sid?" Maureen asks noticing Sidney's face.

"There's something wrong with dad." Sidney said to her. Maureen heads into the kitchen to see Neil attempting to drink his water while staring daggers at Maureen.

"Neil what's wrong?" Maureen asks. Neil answer.

"Tatum, do you mind taking Sidney to your house for a little while? Maureen and I need to talk." Neil said.

"No I wanna stay." Sidney said.

"You should go." Neil told her firmly.

"Dad!" Sidney tried to argue.

"I said go. Your mother and I need to talk and I don't want you around for this. Tatum please take her with you." Neil asked firmly.

"Sid, I think we should go." Tatum said.

"But." Sidney tries again to protest.

"Do as your father says Sidney." Maureen told her. She knew what he wanted to talk to her about. Neil wanted to confront her on the photos he got earlier on the job. The reason she knew this was because Hank called her and warned her that Deb had gotten photos. She had it out with him and for her to expect the same with Neil. Tatum grabbed her back pack and her jacket then grabbed Sidney. Both girls left the house. "Wanna tell me what's going on Neil?" Maureen asks.

"Are you cheating on Maureen?" Neil asks her.

"No. I'm not cheating on you." Maureen lies.

"Then you care to explain these?" Neil said throwing the photos at her. Maureen reaches down to pick the photos up. She scans them noticing herself in the photos with Cotton Weary, Hank Loomis and another unidentified man. "How could you do this to our family?" Maureen looks shocked and stunned. She realizes she's caught and can't get out of this and mind as well tell the truth. "Was I that bad in the sack that you had to go someplace else for it?"

"That's not why I did it." Maureen said.

"Then why?" He yelled.

"Because you were never there!" She yells back. "You left me alone Neil. I'm your wife and craved you. I wanted my husband and no matter how many times I tried telling you this you still ignored my advances. So yes I went out and got it someplace else." Maureen said.

"Did it have to be Hank Loomis? For god sakes he's the father our daughter's boyfriend." Neil said. Maureen didn't respond. "Did you even stop to think what this would do to Sidney when she finds out? She will. It's just a matter of time before it comes out. Did you stop and think how this would affect her?"

"I didn't mean for Sidney to get hurt." Maureen said.

"Please." Neil said. "The truth was that you care more about yourself than your husband or your daughter."

"That's not true. I love Sidney and I still love you." Maureen said to him.

"That's bullshit and you know it." Neil said angrily.

"Neil, I'm sorry for hurting you but I wasn't happy. I needed you and you weren't around." Maureen said to him.

"So screwing someone else helped didn't it?" Neil asked sarcastically.

"We can't tell Sidney about this." Maureen said trying to keep her daughter from being mad at her to. Neil stares angrily at her before grabbing his keys, jacket then leaving the house. Maureen placed her hands on her hips. She knew Sidney was bond to find out and needed to prepare how to handle dealing with her daughter.

Tatum's car pulls up to the Loomis residence. The house was pretty quiet. Tatum wondered if Sidney was ok. Sidney hadn't said anything the whole ride toward Billy's house. Sidney quickly got out of the car. She had spent the day worrying for Billy and thanks to their little prank on the school, the teachers couldn't give the students any assignments therefore resulting in no work. She quickly got out of the car and made her way towards the house. Tatum watched wondering what's going on. She rang the doorbell. No answer. She rang the bell again. This time Billy came to the door. He yanked the door open angrily. His face went hard when he saw Sidney.

"What do you want?" Billy asked her harshly. Sidney was taken back by his attitude.

"I was worried about. Why didn't you come to school today?" Sidney asked softly. Billy frowned harder. The more he stared at her the more she reminded him of her mother and it angered him.

"That's none of you fucking business. I don't need you worrying about me." Billy said nastily. Sidney had no idea what was going on.

"Why are you upset with me?" Sidney asked him. Billy rolls his eyes. The look he's giving her scares.

"You should leave and never come back here." Billy tells her. "You come back here, I will fucking destroy you." Billy said angrily. Sidney stood there shocked. Why had Billy turned on her this way?

"Why are you acting like this? What did I do that was so wrong?" Sidney asked literally pleading with him. The tears are fall down her face.

"Get the fuck out of here Sidney. I don't wanna see your fucking face again. We're through, done, finished. Take your ass home." Billy yelled at her.

"What is going on?" Sidney asked yelling.

"I said get your fucking ass out of here! Now!" Billy yelled at her.

"Billy!" Sidney called to him crying.

"You wanna know so fucking bad, ask your slut mother. Now get the fuck out here." Billy said shoving Sidney away from the door then slamming it shut in her face.

Sidney stood there crying. She slowly made her way over to Tatum's car. She got into the passenger side of the car in tears.

"What happened Sidney?" Tatum asked.

"Billy broke up with me." Sidney said through her sobbing. "Please take me home."

Tatum could see she was hurting. She didn't know what happened but knew that it wasn't good. She pulled away from the Loomis house heading for the Prescott residence. Sidney's house.

Billy and Deb filled her car up with their luggages. Deb packed enough food for the two of them to eat. As far as money goes, she'd would go to the bank in the morning and close her account. She and Billy will need money. Deb also had to stop by the school and get Billy's school records because she's transferring him to another school. Billy had secretly put all the pictures of Sidney in his duffle bag. He was kicking himself for the way he spoke to Sidney earlier. He never met a word of it. But he had to since he had decided to leave town with his mother so letting Sidney go seemed like the right thing to do. Both got into the car. Deb is in the driver's seat while Billy is in the passenger's seat.

"Billy, are you sure you want to leave town with me?" Deb asked.

"Yes." Billy said.

"Are you prepared to leave your friends behind? Are you ready leave Sidney behind?" Deb asked her son. Billy thought about it for a moment.

"We broke up." Billy told her. Deb could see that it tore Billy up to hurt Sidney but he was leaving town and blamed her for his parent's pending divorce.

"I know you still love her. Don't blame her for mother's mistake." Deb told him. She liked Sidney despite what her mother has done. Sidney was the best thing Maureen and Neil did in their relationship. At least in Deb's mind. Hank had to mess it for the young couple. Billy looked away angrily.

"Can we leave now?" Billy asked. Deb touched his hand and started the car. Her car pulled out of the drive way speeding off.

Neil is sitting at the local pub in town. He's drinking his sorrows away. So far he's had four scotch on the rocks. Why hadn't noticed his wife sleeping with another man? Was it obvious to others and if so how come it wasn't obvious to him? He figured it was because he spent a lot of time at away from his wife that he hadn't noticed. He shook his head angrily. He turned his head to the left noticing a figure sitting at a table drinking. It was Hank Loomis.

Hank had decided to do the same thing Neil did. Drink. Only Hank wanted to drink his mistakes away. Hank knew he messed up big time. The worst part was that Deb was right about him. If he hadn't been caught, he would've continued sleeping around. He didn't notice the figure moving towards him.

Neil saw Hank sitting there and knew what had happened at his house. Deb had gotten the pictures he did and confronted him on it. They had it out and now Hank was at the same pub he's at drinking. Neil had a lot respect for Hank but now he loathes this man. The man had fucked his wife. He owed Neil an apology and Neil was going to get it. Neil never the confrontational guy felt it necessary to get an apology from Hank. It wouldn't do any good but he still needed to hear the words. Neil never really fought unless it was something to fight for. Was Maureen worth it? He stumbles towards Hank drunk as a skunk.

"Hey Loomis. You fucking prick you." Neil said shoving Hank out of his seat. Hank stands up. Hank looked up to Neil standing there. "You asshole. You fucked my wife." Neil said shoving him again. Neil's words a bit slurred.

"Prescott." Hank said smirking. He's as drunk as Neil is.

"You fucked my wife you piece of shit. You could've slept with anyone else. Why did it have to be my wife?" Neil asked.

"Hey she came to me. The truth is if you had kept your wife happy under the sheets she wouldn't have come to me. By the way I wasn't the only one who fucked her. The whole town has probably fucked her." Hank said laughing. By this time, the entire pub had heard what was going on and had been watching to two drunken men.

"You motherfucker." Neil said swinging at Hank connecting with Hank's jaw. Hank stumbles back. Neil jumps on him as the two brawl on the floor. Hank catches Neil with a right hook. Deputy Dwight Riley and his fellow deputy were there off duty having a drink and happen to see the brawl. Both guys respond accordingly.

"Ok you two break it up." Deputy Dwight Riley said. He's often referred to as Dewey. He grabs Neil off Hank while the other deputy takes Hank. Both deputies drag them out of the pub placing them both in their squad cars and taking them to the Sheriff station.

Watching in the distance was Roman Bridger. He had watched Neil and Hank come into the pub. He knew why they were drinking. For Hank, he had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar so to speak. The appropriate term would be that he was caught with his pants down. Roman guess that Deb found out and the two had it out thus the reason Hank is in the pub drinking. Roman shook his head. For Neil it had been the opposite. He had found out about his wife and confronted her. Neil was drinking because he felt bad about his wife's infidelity. Part of him blamed himself for her straying. Roman felt bad for Neil. The man worked his ass off to provide for his wife and daughter then learns that she was cheating on him. He respected Neil for that. Part of his hated Maureen for treating Neil the way she had. He's confronted Maureen twice and got the same treatment. She forced his hand. He finished his drink that got up and left.

At the sheriff station, Dewey put them both in two different sell. He knew both men well and hated to see them fighting. Dewey wasn't aware of the drama that unfolded between these two families. Sheriff Burke moves towards cells to talk.

"Gentlemen, what is going on with you two?" Sheriff Burke asked.

"Ask the cheater over there." Neil said to him.

"Whatever Prescott. You just mad that a real got the job done with your wife." Hank said. Sheriff Burke and Dewey stood there watching them.

"What are you talking about?" Dewey asked.

"Hank slept with Maureen and has been for a long time." Neil said.

"She was a great lay to." Hank said.

"Fucking asshole!" Neil yelled. Hank laughed.

"Alright both of you cut it out. You're grown men with families. You have great jobs for fuck sakes. Act your fucking ages. Hank, what kind of example are you setting for Billy when you cheat on your wife? Your actions are only teaching him that he doesn't have to respect the sanctity of marriage. You've hurt Deb with your actions. Neil, I know you're upset about Maureen's infidelity but you have to be the bigger man here. I don't know how you feel about her now but you're going to have to figure out where your marriage stands with Maureen. You two didn't think about how this was going to affect Sidney. Hank do you think she's going to act when she learns you've been sleeping with her mother? She will undoubtedly blame you and her mother for this. Now, you two are good men and I will not officially place you under arrest but I think you two should just go home and get some rest. Neil go take care of Sidney ok" Sheriff Burke said as Neil nodded. Dewey unlocked his cell first allowing Neil to leave. Neil did exactly. Moments later, Hank's cell was unlocked letting him out.

Tatum had dropped Sidney off in front of her house. Sidney had sobbed the whole ride back to her house. It didn't make sense to her. Billy had been all over yesterday and she even told Tatum that Billy told her they had chemistry. Why did Billy suddenly break up with her? Something wasn't right.

"Hey, listen if you need me call me. I'll come and get you." Tatum said to Sidney. Sidney nodded through her tears. She exits Tatum's car heading into the house. Tatum pulled off.

Sidney came into the house angered and hurt all at once. She's crying sobbing. Why did Billy turn on her the way he had? It made no sense to her. She made her way into the kitchen needing a glass of water. That's when she saw it. The pictures her father had gotten earlier. She frowned staring at pictures of her mother with various men. She recognized one of them to be Hank Loomis. It all began to make sense to her. The way her father had been acting, the need to have her gone so he could confront her. Sidney realized her father knew about this and was the reason he wanted Tatum to take her out of the house. She also realized why Billy had dumped her. He knew his father had slept with her mother and was angered. He didn't want to be with her because she reminded him of her mother. The tears poured out of her now. It was all her mother's fault that Billy broke up with her. Neil comes into the house a little drunk and a bruised eye.

"Dad, are you ok?" Sidney asked him. She went up to him. "Dad, what happened?" Sidney asked.

"I'm fine. Don't worry about it." Neil said pushing past her again. Sidney felt hurt by this.

"Neil." Maureen said coming down the stairs. "Sidney." She called her. Sidney turned towards her mother angered. She held the pictures and moves towards the living room. Maureen sees Sidney's face and knew right away what was wrong. She knew Billy had broken up with her. She knew at some point she'd have to confront her daughter but didn't think it was this soon. "Honey what's wrong?" Neil went into the kitchen to get ice for his eye.

"Did you cheat on dad?" Sidney asked angrily. Though she was still hurt, she was also upset with her mother. Maureen looks away and doesn't answer her. "DID YOU CHEAT ON DAD?" Sidney screamed at her. Maureen was taken back by her daughter's tone. Neil looked on from the living room.

"Yes Sidney. It's true. I was unfaithful to your father." Maureen said.

"By sleeping with my boyfriend's father?" Sidney yelled. Maureen felt worse than she had before. Sidney began to sob all over again. "How could you mom? How could you hurt me like this? How could you do this to dad?" Sidney asked Maureen couldn't answer her. "Billy broke up with me because of you. Did you even think about what your actions would do to our family?"

"Sidney, I'm sorry about Billy breaking up with you but this is something you don't understand." Maureen said to her. Sidney frowned hard.

"Stop treating me like I'm stupid kid who doesn't know anything. I know that you screwed my boyfriend's father causing him to break up with me. You hurt dad and you act like you don't care." Sidney said to her.

"I do care." Maureen said. Even though she felt bad, she hadn't shown it.

"No you don't. You care about dad and you sure as hell don't care me." Sidney said running up the stairs.

"Sidney! Sidney!" Maureen called to her. All she heard was Sidney slamming the door to her bedroom shut.

"You happy now? Was this what you wanted?" Neil asked her. Maureen didn't answer. Neil shook his head and went upstairs.

Sidney began packing her bags. She couldn't stay with her mother. Packed as much as she could she could in her suitcase. She then dialed Tatum's number.

"Hello." Came the voice of Mrs. Riley.

"Hi Mrs. Riley. Is Tatum home?" Sidney asked trying her best to cry.

"Sure hold on a second." Mrs. Riley said as she put the phone down and went into Tatum's room. "Tatum, Sid's on the phone."

"Coming." Tatum said as she got up and went into the living room. "Hello."

"Tatum, I need you to come and get me. Please." Sidney cried over the phone.

"Sidney what's wrong?" She asked.

"I'll tell you when you get here. Please hurry." Sidney said. "I can't stay here another minute."

"I'm on my way." She said as she hung up the phone. She then rushed out of the house.

Hank arrives home opening the door. He notices that the house is empty. Having had a fight with Neil and spending a few hours in jail, Hank was ready to just get some sleep. He had had enough drama for one day and just wanted to forget about it. He'd deal with whatever he had to deal with tomorrow.

"Deb!" He called to her but got no answer. He went into their bedroom and found that it was empty. He opened the draws and noticed all of her clothes were gone. He checked the closet and noticed a lot of her things were missing. He realized that his wife had left him. Did she take Billy with her? "Billy!" He called his son's name. He went into Billy's room and noticed that Billy's clothes were gone to. His closet was empty except for a few items. All of Billy's clothes were gone as well. He had left with Deb. Hank went into the living room and sat done. He felt bad for what had happened. His infidelity caused his wife and son to abandon him. What was he to do?

To Be Continued

Next Chapter

Chapter Five Headache: Neil moves out of the house for a while to get his head straight. Maureen tries getting Sidney to come home but she won't. Stu receives a call from Billy telling him goodbye. Deb and Billy move two towns away from Woodsboro. Tatum comforts Sidney while she cries. Roman confronts Maureen who she blames for what has happened. Will things ever be the same in Woodsboro?