Chapter 4

Susan sat in the middle of the business meeting, trying her best to concentrate on the presentation that was being shown. But no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't focus on it. Her mind kept replaying the events of the previous night over and over again, until she was so nervous she thought she would be physically ill.

Glen had been absolutely wonderful. There was no doubt about that. Susan didn't think she had ever felt so alive…so needed…so wanted…as she had last night. But that didn't hide the fact that what she had done was wrong. She was a married woman…she had taken vows to always be faithful to her husband and she had always taken those vows seriously. But last night, she had broken them so easily. Thoughts of her husband had never even crossed her mind. And now, here she was, having committed the same sin that she had been so angry at her husband for committing only days earlier.

She had wasted no time in checking out of her hotel room that morning, wanting to be gone in case Glen came looking for her. She had already moved to another hotel across town, where she would stay for the remainder of her trip. She assumed that since Glen traveled frequently, he would be leaving town soon, so she didn't think she would have to worry about running into him again. At least she hoped so. Even as bad as she felt for sleeping with him, she wasn't sure that she could find the strength to resist him if he were to come to her again.

So her only concern now was what she was going to do once she returned home. She had already decided to try and forgive David for cheating on her, even before meeting Glen. And there was no way she could ever keep a secret like this from him. She had to tell her husband…she had to. But how would she tell him? And how would he react? She couldn't help but wonder if he would be somewhat understanding with her given their current circumstances or if he would be angry with her and refuse to forgive her for what she had done. Well, she would worry about that when the time came. For now, she needed to concentrate on her meeting, before she lost her job as well.

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Glen packed his things and headed back down to the lobby to check out. He found himself scanning the area, hoping that by some small chance he would see Susan again. The desk clerk nearly panicked when he saw Glen approaching him again, but this time Glen barely paid him any notice. He was too lost in thought to care.

Mark stood off to the side, watching as Glen searched the room. He didn't know what had happened between his best friend and this mystery woman who had just disappeared without so much as a goodbye, but he was already starting to worry. He had never seen Glen act like this over a woman before, not even when he had first met his ex-wife Marissa. As much as it bothered him to think it, he hoped that Glen wasn't able to find her. If he did, Mark was sure that he would probably be in for a lot of heartache and the last thing he wanted was for him to get hurt. He hoped that Glen would give up his foolish ideas and forget about her and find him somebody that he really could have a future with.

"You ready to go?" Glen asked, as he approached Mark and motioned toward the doors.

"Yeah. Let's go." Mark replied, grabbing his bags and heading out the door.

Glen took one finally look around the lobby, then sighing deeply, he turned and followed Mark outside.

Despite Mark's silent wishes, Glen's determination to find Susan did not disappear. If anything, it only got stronger. Thoughts of her filled his mind for every waking moment of the day.. Her moans and cries haunted him every night in his sleep. Mark could tell that things were starting to take their toll on him. He looked as if he hadn't slept in days and his performance in the ring was starting to deteriorate. He had tried talking to his friend again, but all he got was the same response. For some reason, Glen wasn't going to quit until he found this woman. Mark didn't know what else he could possibly do to discourage him.

A couple of days later, Glen was finally able to take a few days off and he headed to his home in Tennessee. Once he got there, he called one of his old college buddies, who now just happened to work at the local police department. He briefly explained his situation to his friend and asked him if he could recommend someone for the job. He gladly gave Glen the number of a private investigator named John and told him that he was one of the best in the business. According to him, if John couldn't find this mystery woman, then she would never be found.

Glen quickly took down the number and gave him a call. Once again he briefly described the situation to the investigator and told him that he had to find Susan no matter what.

"It's very important that I find her." Glen stated. "Money is no option. I'll pay whatever I have to, but I need you to find her as soon as possible."

"I can understand your urgency." John replied. "But you do understand that it might take me quite awhile to find her. I mean, you've given me very little information to go on."

"I understand." Glen replied. "Just try to get me the information as soon as you possibly can."

"Yes, sir. I'll see what I can do." John replied.

Glen talked with him for a few moments longer, making sure to give John his cell phone number in case he needed to get in touch with him for anything. Once Glen hung up the phone, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Hopefully, John would be able to find Susan soon and then he could have her back in his arms once again.

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Susan stood in her driveway and stared at her house, trying to gain the courage to go inside. She knew David was waiting for her on the other side of the door and she dreaded the thought of having to go in and face him. She still wasn't exactly sure how she was going to tell him about her one night stand, but she knew that she had to do it. Hopefully, once they got everything out on the table, they would be able to work through their problems and become a happy couple again.

Reluctantly, Susan opened the door and stepped inside. She saw David sitting on the couch in front of the television and he quickly stood up when he saw her come in.

"Susan! I'm so glad you're home! I was so worried about you!" he said, as he rushed toward her and gave her a hug.

Susan cautiously hugged him back, then stepped away from him again.

"Look, babe…I'm sorry! I swear it's over with her and I'll never see her again. From now on, there's only you. Please forgive me." he pleaded, as he took Susan's bags and sat them down beside the door.

"David…We have a lot of things we need to discuss." Susan stated. "But not now. I'm worn out from my trip and I really would just like to take a hot bath and go to bed. We'll talk later. I promise."

Susan bent down and picked up her bags and headed upstairs, with David following quickly behind her. She bypassed the master bedroom and headed instead to one of the smaller spare bedrooms, where she had moved after she had discovered David's affair.

"Susan…please come back to our room. You should be sharing a bed with me instead of sleeping in here by yourself." he pleaded.

"No David." she replied, shaking her head. "I'm not going to move back into our bedroom until we get all of this mess worked out. When I'm ready, then I'll share our bed with you again."

"Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to take my bath." she added, giving him a quick peck on the cheek.

David nodded his head and reluctantly turned to go. Susan followed him to the door.

"I promise….we'll talk tomorrow. Okay?" she said softly.

Smiling, David leaned down to kiss her softly.

"Okay babe. Goodnight."

He turned and walked away and Susan closed the door and headed to the bathroom to take her bath, already dreading what tomorrow would bring. She didn't know how he would react to the news but all she could do was pray that David would be willing to forgive her for her mistake and that they would soon be happy again.