She said she did not care when. She said she did not even want to know when or if I had done it. She said that she would assume we were even, and we c...uld keep our relationship intact. I was blown away.“Why stop there?” I asked, anger rising in my voice.“What do you mean?” Natalie answered.“Why just once? Why don’t you keep fucking him or whoever and I’ll fuck whoever I want and that’s how it’ll be?” I asked. I really did not mean it. It was really just the anger talking.But when her answer was. Messages delivered. No charges standing." Thank you, Lily," Gabrielle said. It was such a helpful number to have. "Other messages?"Lily promptly replied, "One new message from Sam Orange. Subject: Great Time Last Week - Again? - Would you like to open the message?" Later," Gabrielle replied. Sam was a friend ... a friend who was always ready and willing for a good time. Gabrielle hadn't committed herself to a boyfriend and Sam was eagerly able to fill the temporary physical role that she needed. I thanked him profusely; he apologized for biting my head off, and then explained most amateurs don't understand the legal dynamic behind marital infidelity. "Marriage was invented for two reasons," he opined, "making kids legitimate, and giving PIs and lawyers a constant stream of income."I thought that cynical, but held my peace; then I thanked him, and we rang off.At least I had a germ of a plan.I picked up some of the items Frank had mentioned, over the next weeks. I was moving glacially,. ’ ‘That’s not all,’ she said. ‘The bastard really hurt my feelings. The night after he threw me out I needed cash for an apartment deposit so I was dancing at my usual gig, the gentlemen’s club wherewe met, when he came in with this absolutely stunning, blond bitch. So I got an up-close and personal look at who had replaced me. One of the other dancers recognized her. Her name is Kate and, get this, she’s a former cheerleader for the New England Patriots.’ ‘Are you serious? A cheerleader.’ .