An Affair To Remember: Saving Our Marriage

by tarskeewee08

"You ready to go?"

Evangeline looked up at Kevin from her computer. "Is it time already?" she asked looking at her watch. Kevin smiled and came into her office. "It's after 4 o'clock I was thinking we would ride home together."

Evangeline caught the loving smile on his face and softened. "That would be nice Kevin"

"Have you spoken Nora?" he asked coming in and closing her door.

Evangeline frowned "Why?"

"Uncle Bo is staying at Asa's did you know that?"

"No I didn't"

"Well, I think there's a problem"

"It's none of our business" she said looking back to her desk and wrapping up the paperwork. Kevin came over to her desk picking up the velvet box. Evangeline looked up upset that she left it within reach. Before she could make a move to get it from him he opens it and his eyes grow large.

"Who on earth gave you this?"

"Give it here" She says jumping up reaching across her desk for it. Kevin steps back and looks at her shocked "Who gave this to you Van?"

Evangeline looks at him with a stoic face saying nothing.

"Did you hear me? Where on earth did you get something this extravagant!"

"Give me the egg Kevin now!" she says glaring at him.

His face turns red with hurt and he hands the box to her. She takes it from him and places it on her desk. She looks back at her husband who has tears in his face. "Evangeline what's going on?"

"Nothing…." She says softly looking away.

"The hell it is. Do you have any idea what those things cost? It looks like it needs to be in a museum not on your desk! Where did it come from?"

"An old friend paid me a visit today. The egg is a family heirloom and he wanted me to have it."

"A friend? He?" Kevin says slowly studying his wife's face

She looks at him with tears glistening in her eyes "A friend that's all."

"Do I know this friend?"

"Not really"

"Okay dammit I want answers. What is going on with you? Are you having an affair?"

Evangeline eyes narrowed on him. "I'm not you Kevin! I wouldn't hurt you like that! Even if you deserve it!"

Kevin flinched as her comment lands it mark, he comes around her desk to end the standoff. "Baby, please you're slipping away again and we are so close to being back on track." He says going over to her and pulling her from around her desk. She looks at him blankly sayong nothing.

He touches her face lovingly. "I love you so much. Don't run from me anymore. Fight with me to salvage what was once so beautiful between us."

Now a tear does fall and she searches his face for any remnants of love in her heart for him. She only has this gnawing feeling in her gut to find John and discover why he broke her heart. Maybe in doing so she can heal what's wrong with them.

Touching Kevin's face with her hand she smiles weakly "I don't know why Kevin, but I can't give you what you need now."

Kevin frowns "What does that mean?" he asks grabbing her hand and holding it to his face. "Of course you can, you just have to try."

Before she can respond he pulls her into his arms and kisses her passionately. She slips her arms around his neck and kisses him back. His hands travel down her back and glide across her behind. He then takes hold of it and pushes her into him. She can feel how hard he is as he grinds against her walking her backward and pinning her against her file cabinet.

He kisses her harder trying to get her suit jacket open. She struggles to hold back her tears and fight off the urge to push him away. As she feels him pulling her out of her jacket he then slides her skirt up above her hips and wedge himself between her legs, grinding into her. His tongue leaves her mouth and he's sucking hungrily on her neck. She squeezes her eyes shut tighter, as his hand travels downward and his fingers rub against her panties between her thighs.

Moving her panties out of the way he slips his finger into her and she starts to cry. Kevin stops immediately and releases her. Letting go of his shoulders her body shakes with her sobs.

"Baby what is it?" he asked panicked

She cries more pulling down her skirt and shaking her head. She can't speak and she's afraid to reveal all the things that are in and missing from her heart. He pulls her into his arms and rubs her back, she rests her head on his shoulder crying harder.

"Its okay….I swear whatever it is we can work through it."

She cries digging her nails into him, clinging to him afraid of what will happen to her marriage. John being here and pulling at her heart is the final straw. She's not sure she can resist him and she's not sure she wants too.

She does know that part of her somewhere buried deep loves her husband and wants to be the wife he needs. Feeling him stroking her hair her cries subside some, the pain numbing. Opening her eyes she looks over his shoulder at the open box and sparkling green egg. She stares at through her tears and knows the truth. She will somehow go to him tonight and face the past. It's their only hope for a future.

Kevin lets her go and cups her face in his hands. "I don't know what is going on with you Van, but I know that you stayed when I gave you every reason to leave. We may not be perfect in our love but we are husband and wife and that trumps all. I don't know who gave you that gift and I don't need too, I know you baby. You would never betray what we have. I have faith that when its all said and done you will come back to me."

Evangeline nods and says nothing. He kisses her lips lightly and then smoothes her hair out. She bends and picks up her suit jacket slipping her arms back in it. Kevin steps back and watches her collect herself.

She goes to the velvet box and closes it dropping it and the card in the black box it came in tying the ribbon. She knows Kevin is hurt to see her handling a gift he's sure is from another man. Walking around her office she removes the picture hanging on her left wall, then works the lock to the safe.

Kevin leans against the file cabinet watching as she secures it in her safe then closes it. Hanging the picture back she turns and looks at him. "I need to work some things out Kevin. Will you give me some space if I swear to reveal it all to you in the end? Can you trust me to do this on my own?"

He stares at her and she sees his emotions flash across his face, anger, pain, love, betrayal, all the same emotions that were on her face when she heard him and Kelly outside of her office.

"I can try Van" he says softly

She smiles weakly. "Fine let's go…"

He grabs her purse off her desk and walks over to her giving it to her. She accepts him and follows him out.

They ride home in silence and she thinks of the last time she saw John. He was trying to tell her bye that night he made love to her, but couldn't bring himself to do it. What could have been going on back then that he wouldn't tell her?

Riding in the back of the limo with her husband she wondered how she would get out of Llanfair tonight with him and her mom watching her like a hawk. Seems everyone saw the truth before she did. Her marriage was dead, and she was the last zombie refusing to leave. Kevin slid his hand across the seat to her knee and she looks down at it. He rubs it affectionately. Looking up into his eyes she saw his hopeful smile and returned it.

When the car stopped they got out and he grabbed her hand walking into Llanfair. When they entered she dropped his hand, heading straight upstairs. He doesn't call after her and she's grateful. Going to their large suite she walks in and exhales. Tossing her purse on the bed she goes to the closet wondering what she would wear tonight. Chewing on her bottom lip while undressing in the closet she hears her bedroom door open. She knows it's him and doesn't turn around.

Standing in nothing but her lace low waist panties she comes out of the closet and heads for the bathroom. Her eyes meet with his and she sees the desire there but ignores it. Going into the bathroom she turns on the water and drops her jasmine bath beads inside causing bubbles to form.

Relaxing she goes over and lights her sage candle. Pinning her hair up in the mirror she sees her bathroom door slowly open. Kevin walks in and she looks at him in the mirror. He has a confused look on his face and she knows he's watching her start her routine early wondering if she was leaving him tonight.

Rolling down her panties she goes over to the steaming bath crowned with bubbles and climbs into the sunken garden tub. Reaching she turns off the water and ease down further into the bath.

Kevin comes to the edge of the tub and sits looking in her face. With her eyes closed she knows he's there and struggling with a way to broach the subject of what's going on. "Do you want to go to dinner tonight?" he asks weakly.

Opening her eyes she looks up at him "I have a meeting tonight, Kevin."
He raises an eyebrow curiously "A meeting? With who?"
"A client" she said and she wasn't lying. He looked at her suspiciously and sticks a finger in her bath water stirring her bubbles.

"Then I think I should go" he says running his finger gently across her leg submerged in the water.

"I would prefer if you didn't" she said looking him dead in the eyes.
"Are you lying to me Van?"
"No"
"Fine….I'll wait in our bed for you to return tonight. Don't make me wait all night." he said rising and pulling his hand from the water.

She watched him go over and dry his hand on a hanging towel. He looks back at her like he wants to say something but decides against it. Turning he walks out and she leans into her bath. Soaking away her tension she collects herself, she needs her strength to get ready for tonight.

Kevin walks out of the bathroom approaching the phone in their room, picking it up he dials Rex Balsom.

"Rex Balsom Private Investigator office, Marie speaking…"
"I need to speak Rex"
"Who may I say is calling?"
"Kevin Buchanan…"
"Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Balsom is with a client can I have him return this call?"
"NO! Get him on the phone, tell him who it is he will accept the call." Kevin hisses staring at the bathroom door.
"One moment..."

"This is Rex…"
"Rex, I need you on my wife tonight!" Kevin barks
"Kevin?"
"Yes…she will be leaving from Llanfair tonight and I want you to follow her."
Rex sucks his teeth "I've followed her for two months and Kevin she isn't cheating on you!"

"Look dammit, I'm paying you well to keep tabs on her. Follow her tonight, she's meeting with someone and I want to know who." He says slamming the phone down.

Kevin clenches his fist staring at the bathroom door. He had no intention of letting her go and whoever sent that damn egg was messing with the wrong family. He would make him pay for turning her head. Rising off the bed he stormed out of the bedroom, slamming the door.

Evangeline jumped in the tub at the sound of the door slamming. Opening her eyes she knew that Kevin was upset but she also felt relieved that he trusts her. Maybe there was hope for them after all.