A/N: today is my baby's birthday! yay happy eight birthday to my little girl Mackenzie she is a writer just like me. Anyway what's up guys? I am back again this week with a little Jori action (maybe) I'm not sure what I did here I wrote it last week I'm being really efficient since I knew I was gonna be busy with ALL of my children's birthdays this next couple of weeks. Read it, enjoy it and let me know it.

Working through it: Tori POV

I'm trying one more time. I mean this was the only time I had ever even seen any indication that Andrea was cheating. after Seventeen years of being together, a simple Last night was so much fun from some random chick… One stupid text was not something I should bug out over. Right?

Maybe I should give her the benefit of a doubt. She asked me to quit the diner. She wanted me home at night. She said that it would help the distance between us and we didn't need the money anyway. So I did. Kind of, My boss gave me the option to fill in when I needed time away.

I was home one night. Watching a Movie with Andrea. She kept checking her phone having a text conversation with someone. I kept peeking over and she would put her phone away and wrap an arm around me. She would kiss my forehead and try to re direct me back to the movie. But then a reply would come. "Are you here with me or do you need to g o make a phone call to your girlfriend?" I asked her

"It's Stan Bae." She said pulling out the phone and showing me her text it was about work. I rolled my eyes and folded my arms across my chest. "You see why I watch you like a hawk?"

"Yeah but I have never…" I sighed I didn't know if she had been with anyone I just assumed from that Text that popped up. "Whatever."

We started going out on dates more often, between her going away on business which I didn't like because of our situation. It always ended with something tamer than what it used to be. Not so rough more soft and tender . Like I liked it. It was a pleasant change. Her appetite for me hadn't changed, but I think that if she is as addicted to sex as I think she is, the softer side of her was with me because she was getting satisfaction elsewhere. So with me she could be normal, with me she could just be there. It started to worry me more.

Weeks passed, and family life seemed to have stabilized a bit. On the weekends, that Beck stayed home, Jade would come over. She would insist on staying in the living room now. I'd overheard her say. "I just don't feel like it Beck OK?"

"It's been months babe… what is going on?" Months? oh geez. I watched her that night as Jade and Beck joined me in watching a movie in the living room. She would look at me, then at him and really wanted to say something to him. Then he would run his hand on her leg and she would squirm and shift in her seat.

Andrea came home early that night. She hated seeing Jade there. she still bristled when she saw her anywhere I was. As long as We didn't speak she was okay. So I didn't talk to Jade, though I needed to talk to her desperately about that kiss…

Andrea plopped next to me and made herself comfortable. She kissed my cheek possessively and settled in to watch with us.

"What is this?" She asked.

"Scream…" Jade answered.

"Classic." Andrea intoned.

"I don't know how you can watch this stuff.." Beck said.

"This isn't as bad as the scissoring you guys made me watch last year." I stated.

Jade smiled. "My favorite."

"Kinda Morbid for a preacher's Kid ain't you?" Andrea said with a quirked brow.

"I'm all kind of different." Jade mumbled looking at me again with that look of hunger. Luckily Andrea didn't see it because her phone rang. Andrea stood and walked outside on the deck to talk to this person. I was so angry why did she have to walk away.

But there was a movie playing and it would have been so rude if she had stayed. but it didn't help that she had been doing that a lot. Taking it in the other room and talking in low tones. "I gotta go take a wazz" Beck stated heading to the bathroom glaring at Andrea through the glass doors.

I focused on the movie, because If I looked at Jade right then, I knew what I would see. Jade moved to sit next to me. She put her hand on my knee and whispered. "Are you and Andrea okay?"

Finally I looked at her. Her eyes were more full of concern than anything. "We're fine why?"

"I just… I've been trying to find the right time to break up with Beck, he's taking all of this really hard. You know he is used to control." Jade said. "You and Andrea were his stable center and his world is kind of crazy. I thought I'd wait till it stabilized before…"

"Before you came out to him?" I answered. she nodded. "You can't wait much longer." I said to her

"I'm kind of stalling too because I …" she paused and looked toward the bathroom then toward the door. "I need to see you." she whispered the last.

I shook my head. "You are a child."

"I am not. I'm all woman and you know it." Jade whispered fiercely. "I can't stop thinking about that kiss. I dream about you every night, Tori… Do you have any idea what-"

"You didn't pause the movie?" Beck said.

But at the same time from the back door I heard. "Get the fuck away from my wife!"

"Mama! They were just talking." Beck said, as Jade's hand flew off of my thigh.

"Bull shit." Andrea spat at Beck.

Jade groaned and stood up. "It's okay babe," she said and hugged Beck. "I'm gonna go okay?"

He nodded and kissed her soundly. I saw her body's reaction and bit my lip. She nearly recoiled from Beck, but she let him kiss her. "Your mom's are right there." she mumbled embarrassed. then hugged him again and walked around him toward the door.

"What do you think my Mom could possibly be doing with a teenage girl?" Beck stated the moment his girlfriend was gone.

"Your little bitch, has been staring at your mom mighty hard, or haven't you noticed." Andrea stated.

"You think everyone is after mom. Like mom doesn't have a brain of her own." My son defended me.

"You need to stay out of grown folks business little boy." Andrea dismissed his words.

"You dragged me in when you started treating my girlfriend like shit." Beck rebutted.

"Alright, that's enough!" I shouted. I looked at them both and shook my head. "Beck, to your room now! This is just fucking ridiculous." I said disgustedly I walked toward our bedroom. I was shocked when Andrea didn't follow. I was certain that this would end just like every other fight we'd had. Instead Andrea left and didn't come back for four nights.

That fourth night, I decided on working a night shift at the Diner. I knew Wednesday night was one of our busiest nights. I enjoyed busy nights because that meant that I could get lost in my work and not think or imagine what could have happened to my wife.

When I got home Thursday morning, I was so tired I didn't notice the car in the driveway… well I did notice but I thought it was Beck's. I looked at my watch and saw school was going to start in ten minutes. "Ugh…" I said I didn't want to fight with a sleepy teenager. Besides did it really matter? It was the last day of school. The last summer of freedom, just before senior year. I started up the stairs, and I spotted a pair of lacy black panties. Definitely not mine or Andrea's because she wore boxers.

I could imagine only one person who wore these and groaned at what Jade could possibly be thinking giving in to Beck now that she knew who she was. I picked them up gingerly and walked light-footedly to Beck's room. But he was not in there. "Oh Fuck!" I heard from my room and my blood ran cold. It didn't sound like Jade, but would her son actually be so bold as to take his girlfriend, freaky as she could be, in his mother's bed? I knew it wasn't jade. I knew it wasn't Beck and I hesitated at the door.

I pulled out my pear phone and opened the door. slowly and saw my wife with some blond woman. I snapped a few pictures then waded up the underwear in my hand and threw them at Andrea's head. Andrea stopped abruptly. "Shit…"

"Get out of my house." I said in a low growl.

"Babe, I…"

"you didn't do it? It wasn't you? You slipped and fell into her vagina… what can you say Andrea?" I put my phone in my pocket. "Get out of my HOUSE"

A/N: I know it was short. I promise it won't be this short next week I am still working on that chapter. I love this story and I love your responses. so please tickle that little button underneath. leave a comment let me know if jou laike... Listen I post these every Thursday. If you really need other things to read, check out my other stories. If you've already read them... read them again... They were good! I read them every few years and find myself laughing as if I had never read them before. Til next time, much love!- S.K. MUAH!