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said. “I’ve tried to shield you from all of this, but obviously I need to come clean, about everything.”
    I snorted. “Obviously.”
    He pursed his lips. “Lindsey, we’re hurting financially. I’ve been struggling now for the last six months to pay the bills, bring food to the table, Christ, to keep the power going on in the house.”
    I’d noticed that some of our bills were late, so it didn’t surprise me that much. We’d struggled in the past.
    “ Okay, so we’re broke. What does this have to do with you having sex with other women?”
    His stared at me . “You realize that my bonuses cover most of our expenses, right? Including this house. Without the bonuses, we’d be living under a bridge.”
    Our house wasn’t luxurious by any means but we were living on his salary alone. That was his choice, however, not mine.
    “I still don’t understand what this has to do with sex!” I hollered, losing my patience.
    He started to pace. “I haven’t signed a deal in six months. That means no bonuses, no money coming in.”
    I was getting so frustrated I wanted to throw him up against the wall. “I repeat, what does that have to do with you getting your dick sucked? Huh? Tell me, because I really don’t fucking understand that part of it, Scott!”
    He clenched his jaw. “The women that you saw today, they are willing to sign with the firm if I provide… certain services.”
    “ Like sex? You’ve got to be kidding me,” I laughed, bitterly. “You expect me to really believe that ?”
    He sighed. “It’s true. If I make them happy…sexually, they’ve promised to sign with our firm. And Lindsey, they are a huge company. We’re talking huge bonuses. Triple digits.”
    I stared at him in horror. “So, you’re doing this for the money? Is that what you’re trying to say? You’re fucking these two women, for money?”
    He sat down on the couch and put his head in his hands. “Yes.”
    “Look at me,” I demanded.
    He looked up at me with tears shining in his eyes. Even now, he looked so handsome that it made me want to claw out his face.
    “Even if this were true, do you really think I’d be okay with that?” I asked.
    “No, of course not.”
    “How long has this been going on?” I asked.
    He shrugged. “The last month or so.”
    My eyes filled with tears. “You’ve been screwing around for the last month or so ?”
    “I’ ve been doing this for us. For our family.”
    I shook my head. “You’ve been prostituting yourself for the last month. That has nothing to do with me or the kids. I could have gotten a job, or we could have borrowed money from your parents.”
    He got u p and moved towards me. “I love you. I never wanted to hurt you. My only reason for doing this was for us.”
    I stepped backwards. “That is total bullshit, okay? You should have told them to go to hell. I mean, really – how could you possibly think that I’d be okay with any of this?!”
    He rubbed the bridge of his nose. “You weren’t supposed to find out.”
    I glared at him. “Obviously!”
    He smiled sadly. “The good news is that they told me they’d sign with our company next week.”
    “ Well, kudos to you. Now, I want you to pack your things and get out before the kids return home.”
    His eyes widened. “You can’t really mean that?”
    “You’re damn right I do. Either you leave or I leave with the kids.”
    He sighed. “Fine, I’ll stay at my parents for now, until you cool down.”
    I stared at him , incredulously. “Until I cool down?”
    He raised his hands. “Okay, until we work things out.”
    “I hate to say this, but things aren’t just going to get worked out. I can’t trust you, and after walking in on that horrible scene, I don’t even want to be near you.”
    “I’ll just give you some time,” he said, not really listening to me. “I love you so much. Why can’t you believe me?”
    “You betrayed us, Scott. Not just me but our children as well. Frankly, I