Chapter 3

Chad thought he had his little affair under control. It was the perfect deception. Trish was in L.A. when he lived in Harmony. So there would be no way of Trish bumping into Whitney and spilling the beans, and on the other hand why would she. Trish knew her limits and her role. So after all he would never get caught.

Whitney wasn't stupid though, she sensed he was up to no good. And there was a matter a time before he got caught. Chad rummaged through the sorted papers on his desk. He sat back in his chair and looked at the photo of Whitney and his son Miles.

"Man I'm jeopardizing my whole life for Trish. But I just can't stop, and I don't want to."
He said thinking out loud, still looking at the photo.

"Mr. Crane, You're boss would like to see you."
He heard the soft female voice say on the intercom.
"Thanks Samantha, tell her I'll be in there shortly."

"Will do Mr. Crane."
He pushed off the intercom button and got up from his seat. Patting down his clothing he stepped out of his office.

"Oh Chad glad you're here."

"Yeah Theresa I'm right down the hall, you seem happier than usual."

"Yes that's because we have a new addition to the company, and the biggest investment of our lives at Crane. All thanks to this woman. Chad meet…."

The woman arose from her seat and when she turned around to face Chad his eyes widen.

"Trish."
Chad spoke her name looking surprised.

"Yes uh Chad how did you know?"

"Uh…"
He stumbled on his answer. He couldn't think, he was too amazed at the fact she was standing right before him.

"My father is the executive on the Darwin Project in L.A. for Crane Industries."
There was Trish into save the day, fast with the talk, smart with her words.

"Oh you're Isaac O'Day's daughter? Wow how could I have missed that? Duh? Of course you would know her Chad. Wow I guess I have no reason to introduce you two huh?"

"No not really."
Chad said smiling of relief.

"Yes and besides Chad and I are very well acquainted with one another.
She grinned at him in a sexy way, but Theresa didn't catch it.

What in the hell was she doing here, in Harmony. In his wife best friend office. She said it was no strings attached so there was no reason for her to be here smiling in his face. He didn't like that one bit and she knew it. She was enjoying seeing him squirm. A small young woman came into the room and whispered something in Theresa's ear. Theresa politely excused herself from the office. When Chad saw the coast was clear he decided to let her have it.

"Trish what the hell are you doing here!"

"I missed you."
she said softly but sarcastically.

"You missed me, Trish this is not a game this is my life!"

"Chad quit bitching I'm not here to spoil ya little secret!"

"Then why are you here?"

"My dad sent me here to handle some business damn!"

"I'm sorry, I thought you were here to…."

"come clean, hell no, my ass is on the line too, I ain't stupid."

"Good then we understand each other."

"yeah we do but understand this I once killed a man because he was violent towards me so next time you feel like yelling at me. Think again twice."

There was deep silence he didn't know if she was being honest or just trying to scare him, he didn't want to know either so he left it alone.

"I'm sorry."
He said giving her a forehead kiss.

"where's you're office?"
she said smirking at him. He got the clue.

"right now."

"mmm hmm."

"Trish I can't…."

"shhh I got it all under control, now watch me work."

Theresa came back into the room, and Trish walked up to her casually.

"Um Theresa would you mind if I steal Mr. Harris Crane for a bit, my father gave me this crazy work load of papers and information about the Darwin project that he told me to go over with Chad, while I was here."

"Oh no, no I understand, can I help in anyway?"

"Um no not at the moment but if needed you'll be the first to know."

"well okay."

"thank you."

With that said the two walked out her office and into his. He shut the door behind him and as soon as he turned around she pushed him into the door pressing her lips against his. He picked her up, and she wrapped her legs around his body. He pushed the papers off his desk and laid her on it. There mouths still tasting each others tongues.

While he was getting his freak on he failed to realize that his wife was on the other side of the building coming to see him. Whitney had gotten this cold chill around her body, that something wasn't right. Something bad was about to happen. She tried to shake the feeling off but her conscious just wouldn't let her.

She got off the elevator and walked towards Chad's office passing Theresa's and Ethan's along the way. When she got to his door she heard the commotion going on in his office. She brushed it off it was probably nothing, she told her self.

"Oh Chad!"

"Mm Give to me Trish!"

When she heard those two sentences combined together she went from calm to rage. And she was in her "OH HELL NO" mode. She turned the knob and opened the door.

She gasped at the sight before her. She stood there frozen.

Whitney turned around and walked out the door without even saying a word. She knew it, she knew he was cheating, but to see it with her own eyes was like having a knife through her heart. Chad ran after her.

"Whitney! Whitney I'm….."
She smacked him.

"How in the Hell could you do that to me Chad!"

"I'm sorry."
He tried to touch her but she pulled back.

"Don't you touch me! Don't you ever fucking touch me! You lying son of a bitch!"
She smacked him again.

"look Whit I love you but in L.A. I was lonely and I …."

"So you fucked around with this nasty ass hoe."

"No listen to me okay I love you okay,

"Love, you don't love me! You don't give a damn about me! You know, I knew something was going on I could feel it. But every time I would think that way you would convince me otherwise. And my dumb ass believed every word. God I must be the dumbest woman in the world! I can't believe you. You make me sick!"

"Whit I know I lied and I'm sorry but with Trish it was just sex."

"Oh I see so a bitch just open up her legs to you and you dive right in huh? Did you ever think about how I would feel, better yet about our son! No, no of course you didn't, because you only think of you're self."

"Whit"

"f%^$# you!"
She screamed at him as she rushed out the building.

Chad was not going to let Whitney go with out a fight, he loved her too much to let it end like this. He would rather die then live without her. Whitney walked into the house that they shared together, she was there just to grab a couple of things, but Chad rushed into the room. A frown quickly settled across her face. She decided to just turn around and leave. She would get what she needed tomorrow.

"Whitney"
he called out her name but she kept walking.

"Please Whitney don't leave me, I need you!"
She heard him start to cry, he had never cried in front of her before, not ever. He was serious. She stopped walking.

"Look baby I'm so sorry and I know that isn't enough. I was stupid and selfish and a ass. I should've never treated you like that. But baby I love you and our son. And I promise as long as I live I will never lie or cheat on you again."

Without looking back she continued to walk again towards the door and he cried harder. She grabbed the door knob, and looked back at him. He looked so helpless and it sadden her to see him like that. He had hurt her but yet she felt sorry for him. Wow. She wiped a tear from her eye.

"for better or worse right?"
She let the door knob go and she turned around and walked towards him. Hugging him and holding him tight.

"I'm so sorry baby, I'm so sorry."
He whispered in her ear as he held her close and she broke down in his arms too. They cried together. She looked up at him and wiped his tears away with her thumb.

"you're such a big baby."
she said as she slightly smiled.

He kissed her lips softly, and she kissed him back.

"Do you forgive me Whitney?"

She held him closer to her as she whispered in his ear.

"Yes I forgive you."
He held her tighter as she looked out into space, frowning, angry as ever. She hadn't forgiven him and she knew it.