That night at dinner Vince and Linda sat in silence whilst they ate. Vince
had finished his dinner and was waiting for Linda to finish hers. Linda
finished and put her knife and fork together on the plate.
"That was great honey. Thank you." Linda said.
"That's fine, I'll do the washing and wiping up."
"No, no. I'll do it, you cooked."
"I said I'll do it." Vince forcefully said.
"Ok, you do the washing, I'll do the wiping?"
"Fine, whatever."
Vince stood up and took his plate and glass through to the kitchen, Linda did the same. Vince began to wash up and Linda wiped.
"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean what I said." Linda said nervously.
Vince looked at Linda. "Yeah me too, sorry I walked out."
"That's ok." They looked at each other and smiled. "I've been thinking, I'd actually like to come on the road with you."
"What?" Vince asked surprised.
"Yeah, it was true what you said. We'd get to see a lot more of each other and I'd get to see the kids more often. It'll be fun. I'd get to know our employees a lot better too."
"You don't have to if you don't want to. You were right, it was about the rape."
"Vince I mean it. I want to come. And besides, I kinda like the fact that you worry about me so much." Linda smiled.
Vince laughed. "Ok then, after next week you can. Give me a couple of weeks to sort everything and it'll be great."
"I can't wait." Linda smiled.
"Well........" Vince slowly said. "You don't have to...."
"What do you mean?"
Vince walked over to her and took the teatowel out of her hands and put it on the side and looked at her. "What do you think I mean honey....." he smiled.
"Vince, it's only seven o'clock."
"So, we'll have an early night." Vince said as he kissed her round the neck.
"There's early and there's early."
"Please..... I'll make it worth your while." Vince said with his puppy dog eyes.
"Well, I guess an early night won't do to much harm would it?" Smiled Linda.
Vince shook his head. "Right then, come here." Linda screamed as Vince picked her up, put her over his shoulder and took her up the stairs.
"Vince, put me down!" Linda laughed.
"No way baby. You're all mine for the night now." Vince layed her down on the bed and looked at her. "I love you." Vince gently said.
"I love you too." They looked at each other for a minute when Linda suddenly pulled Vince down and kissed him. "Come on then, make it worth my while." Linda whispered.
"I'd do anything for you.........."
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Later that night Vince held Linda in his arms as she slept. Vince had a thousand thoughts racing through his mind. He wanted to get revenge on Andrew but wasn't sure how to go about it. What should he do? Teach him a lesson he'd never forget? That's what I'd like to do, Vince thought. On the other hand, if Linda did ever somehow manage to find out, it would no doubt be the end of their marriage, she certainly wouldn't put up with something like that. He hated himself for lying to Linda about where he was going but Vince knew that somehow, he had to get revenge or he'd never be able to forget about the rape. Linda stirred and Vince pulled her closer to him, noticing she had a smile on her face as she slept. What are you dreaming about sweetheart? Vince wondered. Whatever I do, I'll do for you he thought as he drifted off to sleep....
"That was great honey. Thank you." Linda said.
"That's fine, I'll do the washing and wiping up."
"No, no. I'll do it, you cooked."
"I said I'll do it." Vince forcefully said.
"Ok, you do the washing, I'll do the wiping?"
"Fine, whatever."
Vince stood up and took his plate and glass through to the kitchen, Linda did the same. Vince began to wash up and Linda wiped.
"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean what I said." Linda said nervously.
Vince looked at Linda. "Yeah me too, sorry I walked out."
"That's ok." They looked at each other and smiled. "I've been thinking, I'd actually like to come on the road with you."
"What?" Vince asked surprised.
"Yeah, it was true what you said. We'd get to see a lot more of each other and I'd get to see the kids more often. It'll be fun. I'd get to know our employees a lot better too."
"You don't have to if you don't want to. You were right, it was about the rape."
"Vince I mean it. I want to come. And besides, I kinda like the fact that you worry about me so much." Linda smiled.
Vince laughed. "Ok then, after next week you can. Give me a couple of weeks to sort everything and it'll be great."
"I can't wait." Linda smiled.
"Well........" Vince slowly said. "You don't have to...."
"What do you mean?"
Vince walked over to her and took the teatowel out of her hands and put it on the side and looked at her. "What do you think I mean honey....." he smiled.
"Vince, it's only seven o'clock."
"So, we'll have an early night." Vince said as he kissed her round the neck.
"There's early and there's early."
"Please..... I'll make it worth your while." Vince said with his puppy dog eyes.
"Well, I guess an early night won't do to much harm would it?" Smiled Linda.
Vince shook his head. "Right then, come here." Linda screamed as Vince picked her up, put her over his shoulder and took her up the stairs.
"Vince, put me down!" Linda laughed.
"No way baby. You're all mine for the night now." Vince layed her down on the bed and looked at her. "I love you." Vince gently said.
"I love you too." They looked at each other for a minute when Linda suddenly pulled Vince down and kissed him. "Come on then, make it worth my while." Linda whispered.
"I'd do anything for you.........."
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Later that night Vince held Linda in his arms as she slept. Vince had a thousand thoughts racing through his mind. He wanted to get revenge on Andrew but wasn't sure how to go about it. What should he do? Teach him a lesson he'd never forget? That's what I'd like to do, Vince thought. On the other hand, if Linda did ever somehow manage to find out, it would no doubt be the end of their marriage, she certainly wouldn't put up with something like that. He hated himself for lying to Linda about where he was going but Vince knew that somehow, he had to get revenge or he'd never be able to forget about the rape. Linda stirred and Vince pulled her closer to him, noticing she had a smile on her face as she slept. What are you dreaming about sweetheart? Vince wondered. Whatever I do, I'll do for you he thought as he drifted off to sleep....