It kinda hurts," I said. She looked at me stunned."Uh—sure Ethan. Ethan, I am so sorry. It happened to me too—you know—so I get it. Two years ag.... I caught Paul fucking a neighbor woman. I told her husband, and he dumped her sorry ass for cause. I dealt with Paul the same way. The husband and I even used the same lawyer," she said. I nodded. She got the message and got down to the paper work immediately.The check for all of my accumulated vacation time and severance, and my last three days. ?No, I don’t mean that. I was just, a little astonished.?Jack considered that for a moment, looking down at her. ?Well, I suppose I don’t want you astonished.? Jill didn’t know what he meant by that, but he reached into the back seat and pulled out a small, brightly colored bag. Red tissue stuck out at the top and he handed it to her.?What’s this?? Jill asked, the bag sitting in her lap.?It’s a gift. It should help you deal with your? astonishment.?Jill blinked. She’d never gotten a gift. Tommy ordered his usual chicken nuggets, while Ari ordered a burger. While they waited, Tommy just came out with it. “Ari, I've been wondering this for the longest time. Who exactly is your boyfriend?"“Why, you want to meet him?” Ari said. Tommy took a swig and said...“Nah, just curious. I’m curious about a lot of things.”“He's like two years older than us. But lately, he's been working a lot. He's trying to fix planes.” She said. “Oh, cool. Cool.” “The thing is with the opposite sex is,. The first evening, while sitting at the bar having a drink, I noticed the wife of a friend sitting at the end of the bar, very close to a guy who was not her husband. Carla and her husband Mike are not really good friends, but more friends of friends, aquaintences who live in the same community.The guy and Carla were close together, and sharing a kiss here and there. I watched them for a while, then decided to do a walk by, when I passed by them he had her dress hiked up and was fingering her.