It's What Friends Are For.

It was the hottest day on record. The sun was beating down on my head and his words were scrambling my brain. How could I keep a secret from my friend who has known me for all these years. I was still listening to him whilst all these thoughts ran wild in my head.

He was telling me that he was in a relationship with a young person half his age and was madly in love with her. He expected that I would sanction his desire. He wanted to leave my friend high and dry. I was not letting this happen. I had to tell my friend, but how the hell could I break her heart.

I decided on another plan, I was going to meet his young woman that he was seeing. The only way that I would know where she lived was to follow him in my car. I would have to ensure that he never saw me, but that wouldn't be a problem.

The next day I turned the key into the ignition and set out to his place. I arrived and parked my car at the end of his road where I wouldn't be seen. I waited for what seemed forever, then suddenly saw his green Ford car was coming toward me. I started my car and backed out so he could not see me. I then followed him on the main road he was on for about five miles, until he pulled into a long lane. I parked into a lay-by at the beginning of the lane then followed him to see where he was going.

There was a lovely white small cottage with an abundant of beautiful flowers surrounding the home. They sat in rows in a narrow border that surrounded the quaint cottage. I hid behind some shrubs at the side of the garden and watched him turn a key in the lock and enter the home.

It must have been around an hour's wait and my knees were numb with crouching down, when suddenly the door opened and a woman in her blue short dressing gown appeared at his side. They kissed and cuddled and then he left.

I knocked at the door when he was out of sight. "My God Jenny, I didn't know that you lived here". I said. Her face was white as the driven snow at seeing me. She asked me in and closed the door hard.

"What a surprise seeing you at my door Susan. You said before that you didn't know that I lived here. Who was you expecting to see then"? She said.
"I saw Jim leaving about an hour ago. Don't try and wriggle out of this one. We've been down this road more than once in college, remember. I'll say this just once. Leave Jim alone. His wife is my best friend. I will not see you split them up. Remember, I know all about you and your ways and where your husband is". I said.

"Jim is besotted with me and would never believe a word you said against me", she said sarcastically. All I want is a little of what he has and I will leave him alone, but not till I am ready. You see Susan, this cottage belongs to me. Jim bought it and I will have my husband live here when he has done his time in prison. I will leave Jim when he comes out and not before then". She said.

"If you do not go today I will tell Jim all about you and he will have you sent to prison and you and your husband could even share the same dingy cell. Believe me I'll make your life hell if you don't leave today. My memory serves me very well, and all the other men you have used I can still name them. You've a string of other convictions against you too and that came from your mouth, when we were at college together. Pack your bags or I go to the police right now."

"You are one hell of a bitch. what about my cottage, I can't take it with me."
"Jim can have it back. I'll tell him to give it to my friend who should have had it in the first place. You have fleeced him and her for the last time.

Four months had passed and Jim's wife had no idea that her husband had been seeing another woman. Jim had told his wife that he had been busy buying her the cottage as a surprise for her and they had now moved in together. I had told Jim everything about Jenny and how I had followed him. But the greatest thing of all is that my dear friend never knew that her marriage was on the rocks or that her lovely cottage was not bought for her in the first place. I pray that Jim has learned a valuable lesson in not to play around with other women again. He had a very lucky escape.