know for sure. Your car didn’t mean you were still here.”
“Yeah well I am. I put the clothes in the dryer.”
“Thanks, Mason tell me what’s wrong?”
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Does your wife know about us?”
“I don’t want to talk about it .” I shut the lid on my laptop and stood. “I going to go say hi to Trey.” I walked to the doorway and bent to give Kari a kiss on the lips. “Don’t worry about things that don’t concern you.” That came out a lot ruder than I intended.
I pressed pass Kari and headed downstairs to the living room where Trey was sitting on the floor playing video games.
Trey’s eyes were glued to the TV screen and it took him a few minutes to notice me.
“Hey buddy.”
“Hey Coach.” Trey didn’t seem surprised to see me.
“What you playing?”
“ Skylanders .”
“I like Skylanders .”
“ I can put it on two players, if you want to battle me.” Trey shrugged.
“Yeah I ’ll battle you.” I smiled at his nonchalance.
Trey quickly paused the game and grabbed the other Wii controller for me. He was excited to have me as his second player and I thought about the fact that he was an only child.
Trey was a good kid. I played with Trey for over an hour. I let him win most of the time just as I let Hannah win when I played with her. I have to see my kids. I will let Tess have her space but I have to see my kids.
I made dinner for myself. Kari and Trey had eaten already. I had a huge bowl of Fruit Loops. I waited for Trey to go to sleep before I retired to Kari’s bedroom. There were a few baseball games left. I wouldn’t want Trey to let it slip that I had slept over at his house. That would make my problems ten times worse. Kari had drilled into Trey that he should not mention that I was here, that I played with him and basically not mention me at all. There is a baseball game day after tomorrow. If I’m not back at home I’m going to have to stay at the hotel.
I have to go into the office tomorrow but I need more clothes. I know Kari wouldn’t mind buying me some things. She knows my sizes. She learned them in Vegas. It’s strange playing house with my mistress when I have a house. It feels like I have two families. I wish it could be this way. It’s strange to have feelings that you know are wrong but somehow you justify them because they feel right to you.
Kari and I went to bed after midnight. I wanted to be inside her but I was in my own head and thinking too hard. I cuddled in close to Kari. She had her back to me. I draped my arm over her and pulled her in as close as I could. Her hair was in a ponytail. I pushed my nose into her ponytail and it smelled like grapefruit juice.
I opened my mouth and bit into her ponytail. I’m not sure why I did it but I did. Her hair looked like dark brown cotton candy. Who doesn’t want to put cotton candy in their mouth? The fruity smell was too enticing. I tugged at the ponytail with my closed lips.
“Mason.” She whispered. “Do you have my hair in your mouth?”
“Yeah.” I mumbled.
“That’s gross.”
“Nothing on you is gross.”
“You’re a weirdo.”
“I thought I was a psycho.”
“You are. What does my hair taste like?”
“It’s taste dry, kind of like shredded wheat.”
“Huh, do you want to talk?”
“Not really.”
Kari lifted my arm and turned to face me. We were closer than close. “Mason, you can tell me anything.”
“I know. Your breath smells like peanut butter.”
“I had peanuts. Is it gross?”
“No, nothing about you is gross.”
“I know something is wrong with you. I can feel it. I wish you would share.”
“I don’t want to share. I just want to look at you and get some peanut butter flavor in my mouth.”
“Okay Coach Rizza whatever you want.” Kari inched forward and planted a passionate peanut kiss on my lips. Her tongue opened my lips and pressed in to conquer my tongue. If only I had inhaled some grape jelly we would be