You’re not the first man to use that line on me. I deserve a man who will be honest about why he is leaving me. I deserve a man who keeps his word,” Susan paced back and forth across the floor.
Ken didn’t know what to say next. He just stood there looking at Susan, searching for the right words to say. Before he could speak, Susan started striding from room to room.
She was so angry that she began talking to herself as if he wasn’t there. “I can’t believe this. What kind of fool does he think I am? Calm down, Susan. Don’t get upset. Calm down, Susan. Don’t get upset,” she repeated over and over again.
“Are you okay Susan? Try to calm down,” said Ken as he attempted to touch her shoulder.
As he reached out to calm her, she turned and slapped him hard across the face. “Don’t you dare touch me,” she shouted.
Ken was shocked. He didn’t see that coming. He was trying to keep the situation under control. As he tried to talk to her she slapped him again.
“Don’t touch me or talk to me, Ken! Just shut up,” she yelled.
Ken kept his distance as he spoke, “I know you’re upset but you need to stop hitting me, Susan. I hate to break the news like this but there is never a good way to end a relationship.
“You knew coming into this that I was never leaving my family. I thought I made that very clear.”
She just stared at him without saying a word.
“Did you hear me, Susan? Say something. Don’t just stand there!” he said.
Susan said nothing. She continued to stare at him.
“Well since you have nothing to say, I’m going to let myself out. Goodbye, Susan. Take care,” he said as he walked towards the door.
Without warning she picked up the phone and threw it at him. It hit him in the back of the head.
“What the hell’s wrong with you? I’m not going to let you keep hitting me, Susan! Now I’m trying to be nice but you insist on making this difficult. It’s over between us and I’m not going to say it again,” yelled Ken.
“How can you do this to me? You said you loved me,” Susan screamed.
She was outraged and cried profusely.
“Be for real, Susan. I like you but that’s about it. What we had together was sex. I thought you understood that,” said Ken.
“How dare you say that? What do you call what we just did? It felt as if we were making love, not just having sex. Two months ago you told me that you would leave your wife for me,” sobbed Susan.
“I never said that. Besides, you know the game. When we first met, you told me that you wouldn’t interfere with my marriage, that you understood how things worked. Now that it’s over, you won’t let go. I’m never leaving my family for you—not now, not ever!” Ken shouted angrily.
“When your wife wasn’t taking care of your needs, I was there. When she wasn’t pleasing you in bed, I was there. When you needed advice and someone to listen to you, I was there. Now after all we have been through in the last fifteen months you think I’m going to let you just walk away?
“Well, you don’t know me like I thought you did. I’m sick of men treating me this way. Playing with my emotions and then trying to walk out. It’s not right! You’re the last man I let treat me this way—you won’t get away with it,” replied Susan as she stormed into the other room.
Ken wasn’t sure what she was going to do. She walked back into the room. He saw something in her hand.
“ What are you doing? ” asked Ken. He thought she had a weapon but it was a remote control. She turned on her television and started playing a DVD of her and Ken having sex.
Ken didn’t know that she recorded them. He became outraged. “Give me the damn DVD, Susan—and all the copies you made!” Ken demanded.
“Do you honestly think I’ll simply hand them to you? I’ll give you the movies on two conditions. You have to promise that you will come over every time I call you and you can no longer sleep with your wife.” Susan
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