Ignorant Eyes

A loving couple kiss each other good bye
after breakfast each day of their marriage
the husband is a working businessman
while the wife takes care of the house and kids
she always has the house spic and span,
food on the table and tomorrows suit already ironed
ready for when he comes home
but as the years go by
the husband gets bored
yet he loves her still...
he meets a new associate
young, blond and female
all the things he's bored about at home
come to life when this woman is near
one thing leads to another
for six months they carry on an affair
he becomes clumsy one day
and leaves home without his brief case
he calls his wife to see if she can find it
and bring it to him at lunch
As she goes up the stairs her heart fills with dread
she finds it stashed slightly under their bed
but as she pulls it out she see's something else
she sets the brief case a side
laying down on the floor
she wiggles far enough that she can reach it
she pulls it out and opens it up
its a box full of letters
written in a loopy cursive
signed by a lipstick kiss...

She's desperate by the time the kids come home
luckily it was a Friday afternoon
so they all wanted to know
if they could spend the night at someone's house
she lets them go taking them one by one
as she puts dinner in the oven
she knows what she needs to do
she runs upstairs
looking in her closet
for something provocative
wearing a very short skirt
and a white blouse unbuttoned
so you can see underneath
the black push up bra in the front
As the husband comes in the door
he puts down his things
and walks to the kitchen
hoping he's wrong
that she didn't look under their bed
the sight he walks into
makes his mind go blank
he forgot everything and everyone
except his wife the women he loves
the night passes in a blur of passion
the husband lays silently
besides his sleeping wife
whose head is on his chest
an arm and leg thrown carelessly
across his body but he doesn't mind
into her hair he whispers
"if you did this more often
i wouldn't be bored"

A few weeks pass and nothing changes
their marriage still the image of a happy working couple
the kids go off to school in the morning
and the husband goes off to work
the wife, of course, stays home and cleans
she makes her way through the rooms
collecting dirty cloths
slowly going through the kids rooms
carefully so she doesn't miss anything
as she gets to the end of the hall
she goes into her own room
gathers the cloths from her side of the room
and then goes over to her husbands side
there like the smack on the face
she sees on a collar
the smear of a shade of lipstick
she wouldn't be caught dead wearing
she vents her anger to the dogs
who comfort her in her distress
and then goes with her chores
the children have no idea
of the trouble brewing in the air
as their mother greets them all
with hugs and laughter

The clock ticks and tocks down the hall
All the children are tucked tight in bed
But the mother is sitting on the couch
wondering where her husband could be?
As she tries to get the images
of the letters and lipstick
out of her mind as the time ticks by..
As it gets closer to midnight
the wife whispers to the dogs
"two can play this game"
She locks the front door
then the pulls across the dead bolt,
She double checks all the windows
are closed and locked tight
and then pulls the dead bolt
across the back door and locks it too.
She closes the garage door,
and then locks all the locks
silently as possible she moves a cabinet
directly in front of the door.
"lets see him get in now!"
She turns off all the lights
and goes alone to the master bedroom.

Shortly after midnight
the husband comes home from "work"
he parks his car and gets out
going to the front door
worried that there weren't lights on
meaning his wife wasn't still up
she normally waits for him to come home
no matter what the hour
his steps quicken toward the front door
he puts his key in the door
as he fights back his fears
the door clicks unlocked
he turns the handle
but the door doesn't budge
panicked he looks at all the windows
closed everyone, he remembers
the inner garage door
hoping he doesn't wake up anyone
he hurries back to his car
and pushes the button for the garage
in front of the garage
he paces back and forth
waiting anxiously for the door to open
finally! he rushed towards the inner door
hoping that the feeling in his gut is wrong
he puts in his key saying a short prayer
once again the door clicks unlocked
he turns the handle
the door opens an inch
crashing into a solid object
the dogs begin to bark and growl in earnest
he sinks to his knee's
resting his head against the door
cursing his restlessness
cursing his lust
wishing he could turn back time
and right the wrongs to his own wife

the dogs arouse the wife from her light sleep
she looks outside and see's his car outside
she can her the kids starting to wake up
from all the ruckus going on downstairs
slowly she got up and went to her oldest
the one old enough to understand
"you and dad are fighting?" the oldest asks
"unfortunately, will you tell them
it's just your father?"
the oldest nodes and walks away
the wife slowly but surely
walks down the stairs

"what do you want? i don't know
if i want you here anymore."
he heard her softly say through the door
she can hear him sniffling
let him cry he deserves it! she thought
"how long have you known?" he whispered
her voice breaks as she says
"since... you left... your brief case."
muffling a sob she waited for a response
"im so sorry... i dont want to go
but i will if you want me too"
slowly the door opens
she walks towards the closet
and throws a blanket on the couch
goes up to her room and locks the door.