My Husband Wants An Open Marriage
“You think you’ve got everything figured out, don’t you? But let me ask you something. Where’s your wife, Lucas? She left you, didn't she? You're so good at getting everything to work out in your favor, everything falling down before your feet… except your marriage.”
The jab hits harder than I expect, but I don’t let it show. I just sit there, listening as he takes his shots.
“Unlike you,” he continues, “some of us actually value the sacred bond of marriage. I don’t intend to fail. Julie and I? We’re going to stay married. Right up until death do us part.”
I smile. “Let’s hope you live long, then, Mr. O’Brien.”
“Are you threatening me?”