‘Excellent!’ said Helen, ‘Then I have a job for you Mr Petersen.’ ‘Um, I don’t think that’s appropri…’ started Kris. ‘Oh?’ cut i... Helen, ‘You want him to resign?’ Kris nodded simply. ‘And I can get him to do that, I also want him gone Mr Petersen. Out of my home and my life. You are just the person to help me do that.’ Helen continued with a pleasant smile. Kris thought about his next move. ‘I think the tape should be more than enough to do that for you?’ ‘True. But I don’t just want him gone.. "Mom I have a great idea, now hear me out. If we are going to start over, I'd like to have another chance at our date. Think about it - that's where everything went wrong. I need to be able to see you as my mom again, not as an incredibly sexy woman. This Sat is Valentines day, let's go to the Paladin Club again. If I can control myself there, if I can dance with you, in a romantic setting, if we can drink and let our guards down around each other - just have fun like we used to, I think it. ‘Drink that and you will feel as good as new.’ I pried open the sides to find a pink bottle. It said ‘Honey Dew All the Way to the Moon.’ More booze, perfect. I am going to be sick if this keeps up. I set it in the barren fridge. Looking away in disgust I found her rummaging through my panty drawer. ‘Is this really the time for that?’ I asked. ‘Get your ass in that shower and you leave this to me.’ Vela spat back. ‘You are the one who made me use a sick day just to see some creepy assed movie. He knows that if he interferes, I will threaten to out this little weirdness of ours and make it public. In the circles in which we move, I tell one other wife and it’s everywhere in this city in five hours. With that much to lose, Robert’s silence is assured and I get fucked like I want to be fucked—long, hard, and in the role I choose to play.”She paused and I reached for my glass again, even if a little unsteadily. I held it up as if to admire it as I processed all this. She said nothing.