Sam watched her husband get dressed; ready to go to work.
"What's up honey?" He asked her. "All you're doing is staring at me"
It would have been easy, so easy to tell him that she knew. So easy to tell him that she was leaving him, that she was going to order him out of her house.
"Nothing is wrong, just tired"
But no. She wanted to know who he was with, wanted to know who the slut was. And she planned to find out who it was.
Odd had told her that he was working late tonight so he wouldn't see her until the morning because of her night shift.
She knew it was a lie. She knew he was going to her.
Sam had phoned Yumi and told her what she was going to do. Yumi had convinced her to let her come for moral support.
She was going to follow him.
"Right, I've got to rush off now babe. I'm helping Sam"
"How are you doing that, Yumi?" Ulrich asked suspiciously
"We are going to follow him, after work"
Ulrich sighed.
"You're not going alone"
"No, I'll come. I can control Odd if he notices you and then you can handle Sam"
Yumi thought for a moment and nodded her agreement.
"Let's go then"
They met up with Sam who instantly asked why Ulrich was there.
"Calm down, I'm on your side"
"Oh" was all Sam could say.
"There he is; leaving the shop" Ulrich said pointing him out.
Yumi, Ulrich and Sam started to follow him. Five times they had to quickly hide themselves when he unexpectedly turned around.
Finally they watched as Odd turned into a block of flats. They waited a moment before silently entering into the door. They watched Odd climb three flights of stairs until they heard a knocking.
"Why hello handsome" Sissy answered.
"You didn't have to dress up or should I say down for me"
Without being able to stop her, Sam rushed up the stairs to see who Odd's mistress was.
"SAM!" Yumi shouted after her whilst following her.
Ulrich sighed and started after them.
Yumi caught up with Sam who was stood still, her mouth agape as she stared at Odd; who was staring right back at her in shock.
Yumi's eyes darted to the half-dressed girl who had her arms round Odd.
"Sissy" She muttered.
Sissy was smiling wickedly as Ulrich joined the scene.
"Ulrich dear I'm afraid you lost out"
"I didn't, I have the best woman for me. You're just a life wrecker"
Sam had already started to cry. Yumi wrapped her arms around her and diverted her down the stairs.
Odd watched his wife crying into Yumi's shoulders walking away.
He then looked at Ulrich who was also watching Sam and Yumi.
"Thought you was better than this Odd" Ulrich muttered as he turned to look at him.
Sissy laughed. "He never was"
Odd looked at her with disbelief.
"I thought you said you loved me"
Sissy laughed again. "Ulrich got me right. My life is a mess so I mess other people's lives up for fun!"
A tear slid from his eye and down his cheek. He walked off in silence not even glancing at Ulrich as he passed him.
Ulrich looked up at Sissy who walked towards him.
"Come on I'll help you ease the tension you're feeling"
He shrugged her off of him.
"Don't touch me you slut. Leave me and my family and friends alone or else you'll regret it"
Ulrich walked into his home to hear Sam crying her eyes out. He sighed. Odd wouldn't even talk to him; he had told him he didn't deserve anything or anyone.
"Daddy, why is Aunty Sam crying?" Krystal asked him.
Ulrich bent down to her height.
"She's just unhappy at the moment sweety"
"Why? What's happened?" Krystal inquired.
Ulrich smiled slightly at his daughters questions.
"Uncle Odd has done something terrible, something which you shouldn't know about. So go up to your brother's room and play with him, yeah?"
Krystal smiled knowingly and skipped upstairs.
Ulrich watched her go.
Sam's shouting brought him out of his thoughts and he stood up fully and entered the kitchen.
He ducked quickly as Sam chucked her glass at the door.
She gasped as Ulrich stood up.
"Sorry Ulrich, I thought it was Odd"
He nodded and started to clean the mess up.
Ding Dong!
Everyone looked towards the front door. Ulrich turned his head towards the two women and sighed. Inwardly hoping it wasn't Odd, he'd already bled from picking some pieces of glass up, he didn't want more to pick up!
Ulrich opened the door to find Odd staring at the ground.
"Is Sam here?" he timidly asked.
Before Ulrich had even had a chance to reply Sam had come barging down the hallway, shouting and swearing at Odd.
'Good job Twinkle is at her Nan's'' Ulrich thought watching the argument not knowing what to do.
Yumi bounded towards the front door just in time to see Sam slap Odd across the face.
"Sam!"
"When I go home tonight, I expect to see not one trace of you in that house" Sam spat at Odd.
"Sam, please. Lets talk" Odd pleaded with her.
"No Odd, you cheated on me and with that scum. You didn't think about me or Twinkle when you were pleasuring Sissy"
"But I'm sorry"
"Odd. It's over. It was over as soon as you kissed her and forgot about your family" Sam cried out.
Odds knees buckled as he wept uncontrollably.
Neither Ulrich nor Yumi knew what to do as they witnessed the official break up.
Sam now was also crying as she bent towards Odd.
"And please, when the divorce papers come to you please sign them; don't leave me legally married to you for five years while they go through without your permission. Do me that last thing please?"
Odd looked into her eyes.
"It's really over isn't it?" He sobbed.
Sam nodded, unable to speak.
"I'll do that last thing for you if you do me one last thing"
Sam looked at him.
"Give me one last kiss"
Sam nodded. She kneeled to his level and hugged him tightly. He hugged her back just as tightly.
She then drew back and faced him.
"You made me do this" She whispered so only he could hear.
She then kissed him. And the lasting amount of passion that she had for him poured out into that final kiss.
Sam got up and went into the Stern's kitchen. Not looking back.
Yumi followed her and told Ulrich with her eyes to get rid of Odd.
Ulrich watched as Odd got up from the floor and turned towards the door.
"Odd, you ok?"
Odd turned and faced his best friend.
"No" He muttered. And left.