TITLE    : The Broadmere Wives
STORYID  : the-broadmere-wives
SUMMARY  : Four wives go away for a week in the sun.
AUTHOR   : AnAverageGuy61@lit
DATE     : 2023-10-16
CATEGORY : loving-wives
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TAGS     : |cheating|wives|husbands|revenge|


<i>British English language and spelling, unless stated otherwise the story is set in the UK. In some stories the legal process will be different to what readers from the USA are used to, over here we have laws that apply nationally, not state by state. Whether they are right or wrong, it's only a story. It's not real life, it's how I write it in my world.</i>

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<strong><u>The Broadmere Wives</u></strong>

<em>Four wives go away for a week in the sun.</em>

<em>Cast of characters.</em>

<em>Rob &amp; Hayley Preston (parents of Jenny)</em>

<em>Tom &amp; Rachel Miller (parents of Kelly)</em>

<em>Mike &amp; Laura Carter (no kids)</em>

<em>Barry &amp; Lorraine Wilson (no kids)</em>

I met my wife Hayley when we both got stood up on dates. We were both pacing around outside a restaurant, Hayley broke the ice by speaking first.

"So, you got stood up as well?"

"Looks like it. How about we give our dates another five minutes? If they are not here then, I'll buy you dinner."

"My date has had enough time to get here, as I like you I'll let you buy me dinner. I'm Hayley, and you are?"

"Rob, Rob Preston. Pleased to meet you Hayley, let's go and eat."

Hayley and I spent the evening talking over dinner, ever the gentleman I offered her a lift home. We said goodnight and arranged to meet again the following night. Hayley kissed my cheek before she got out of my car and headed indoors. Hayley was very pretty with a slim build, 34c breasts and a cute arse, she had long brunette hair and a lovely smile.

The following night we ended up in a club until the early hours, from that night on we were a couple. We ended up in bed together on our fourth date, neither of us were experienced, but Hayley was open to trying most things. Compared to my previous girlfriend, she was like a wildcat in bed. The foreplay was amazing, Hayley loved to have her pussy eaten, in return she gave me a toe curling blowjob.

We married a year after we first met, at the time we were both twenty-three years old. Hayley's parents, Bill and Judy were great people. My parents Don and Anita, thought the world of Hayley.

We started married life in a two bedroomed flat, it wasn't much but we needed to get on the property ladder. We still went out occasionally, we were saving most of our money for a deposit on a house.

Hayley worked as a secretary at the local private hospital, she was the secretary for two heart surgeons. I worked as a project manager for a plastics manufacturing company. Two years later we had enough money saved, so we started to look for a house. We were on the verge of giving up when a local estate agent persuaded us to look at some newly built properties.

We talked as we drove to the new housing development, the first place we looked at was awful. The kitchen was tiny; the rear garden was so small it was pathetic. We drove around and stopped to look at some three bedroomed houses, there were four houses in a small cul-de-sac. Hayley loved the place, the kitchen was big enough for her, the lounge and dining room were also a decent size. The rear garden was a lot bigger than the previous house. There was a garage on the side, it was okay if you had a small car, we agreed it would be okay for storage.

As we stood outside looking at the house, we started talking to another couple, Tom and Rachel, they were looking at the house next door. All four houses were exactly the same style and size, we said goodbye and hoped to meet again, maybe as neighbours. As we drove home Hayley talked about the house, she was clearly excited about the prospect of moving. I knew she had something on her mind.

"What's up? I know you have something on your mind."

"It was that couple we talked to, I'm sure I know the woman from somewhere." Hayley shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know, maybe I thought I knew her."

"If we buy the house and they become our neighbours, then you will get to know her." I laughed.

"Oh ha ha, very funny." Hayley smiled and poked her tongue out at me.

Eight weeks later we moved into the new house, Tom and Rachel moved in the following day. During a conversation Rachel revealed where she worked. "That's where I know you from." Hayley exclaimed. "I also work at the hospital, I'm secretary to two heart surgeons."

"What a coincidence." Rachel replied. "I'm the secretary for the chief Oncologist."

Tom worked as an IT manager for a company close to where I worked, after talking we left them to sort their house out. We still had boxes to sort through ourselves. Several days later two couples moved into the other houses. We introduced ourselves to them, Mike and Laura Carter lived opposite on the right. Barry and Lorraine Wilson were the other couple. They lived on the left.

"Do you think we should have a barbecue and invite the neighbours? It would be nice to get to know them." Hayley suggested.

"Sounds like a good idea." I replied as I carried on painting the lounge.

"Okay, I'll let them know. Shall I say this weekend or the next?"

"Make it next weekend, it will give us a chance to finish the painting."

The barbecue went well, it started what would become a close friendship. Mike was a surveyor, Laura worked as a hairdresser. Barry worked for himself as a plumbing and heating engineer, Lorraine was a secretary in a bank. Once all the introductions were over, the women sat and talked, the men drank beer as we gathered around the barbecue. One thing we all had in common was golf, all four of us loved to play golf.

Three months after we moved in Hayley fell pregnant, both of us were overjoyed. When the news got out our friends congratulated us. Two months later Rachel fell pregnant.

"I wonder who's next?" Hayley said, as she smiled and looked at Laura and Lorraine.

"It won't be me." Laura replied. We have already agreed that we are not having kids.

"We plan on having kids, just not yet." Lorraine added.

Hayley had a tough time with the pregnancy, she suffered from horrendous morning sickness and cramp in her legs. Rachel on the other hand seemed to breeze through it. Hayley gave birth to our daughter in the early hours of the morning by caesarean section, we named the baby Jenny. Due to the rough time Hayley experienced she had her tubes tied at the same time, she was adamant that she would not suffer that again. I know all pregnancies are different, but nothing I said would change her mind.

Rachel gave birth six weeks later, they too had a daughter, Kelly. Due to some complications Rachel required surgery straight away, it meant she would never have another child. Hayley and Rachel were very close; they became closer, having a baby each to look after.

Lorraine did fall pregnant three times. Each time she miscarried, after talking it through Barry had a vasectomy. He wasn't prepared to watch her suffer anymore. We asked Barry and Lorraine to be Jenny's godparents. Rachel and Tom asked the same of Mike and Laura.

Jenny and Kelly became close friends, they attended the same nursery and went on to the same schools. When the girls started school Hayley and Rachel returned to work, the hospital gave them hours that fitted in with the school time. Our parents helped us out during the school holidays, Lorraine was always ready to babysit if we needed her.

I lay in bed one night; Hayley was cuddled into me. We had just finished having sex, I thought of how our lives had changed. When we were living in the flat I never dreamed we would buy our own house and have a child. I was happy with my lot in life, lovely wife, great kid and some good friends.

The garage on the house became my man cave, apart from Hayley having a freezer out there the rest of the space was mine. I stored my golf clubs, garden tools and toolboxes out there, as I was a bit of a gadget freak, I had a small workbench as well.

On the whole married life treated me well, that said we did have our moments. The biggest blow up was one year at Hayley's employers Christmas party. Hayley wasn't able to hold her drink, when a young doctor asked her to dance she went way over the top. I sat with Tom and Rachel as she made a bloody fool of herself, and me. In the end I went and stopped them.

"You don't mind if I cut in do you? Good, piss off!" I stared at the junior doctor before walking Hayley back to our table. On the way I hissed "Don't you ever embarrass me like that again." Hayley tried to make something of it, luckily Rachel calmed her down. We blew up again the following morning.

"You really embarrassed me last night." Hayley said defiantly.

"I embarrassed you? No you did that all on your own, and showed me up in the process. Jesus Christ that wasn't dancing. I don't know what it was but you did everything but fuck that twerp. I meant what I said last night, don't you ever show me up like that again." I started to walk out to the garage. "Oh, and you can tell that jumped up prick, if he gets too close to you it won't end well for him."

"How dare you suggest that?" Hayley yelled at me.

"After what I saw last night, I have every right to make that assumption. Even Tom and Rachel were embarrassed by your actions." I slammed the door behind me.

Jenny was watching TV; I was outside cutting the grass. When the mower stopped, I could hear Hayley and Rachel talking, she had gone next door. Thankfully Rachel backed me up, although she was more tactful with what she said.

We had other disagreements about things in the house, but I think all couples have that.

As the four husbands played golf almost on a weekly basis, the wives started having a night out during the week. We were all okay with it. They went to a local pub and had a meal and drinks, I could track Hayley's phone, they were where they said they would be. The wives were always home at about 11pm. Barry did ask me one night to see where they were, assuming Lorraine was with Hayley, they were in the pub as usual.

"Something wrong Barry?" I asked.

"Not really. It's just that Lorraine has started dressing better for the girl's night out, I'm just a little worried.

"If it helps, Hayley hasn't been dressing any differently to go out. Sure, she dresses up, but it's smart, not sexy. Unless they are all cheating I can't see the others covering for her."

Barry told me a few days later that he had spoken to Lorraine. She wasn't dressing up for another man, she just wanted to dress up when they went out.

After that the four of us never mentioned the wife's night out again. Things started to go south when we attended a barbecue for Lorraine's birthday. The women were talking in a way that worried me, the others had also spotted it.

"I'll ask Hayley in the morning. No good mentioning it now, especially with the others here." They agreed, Tom passed me another beer. I kept a watchful eye on the wives after that. Jenny and Kelly were laughing and joking, from what I could make out they were discussing boys.

"Teenage girls and boys. Sometimes I wish we'd had a son." Tom laughed as I agreed with him.

"I'm glad I don't have that problem." Mike stated.

"Me too, although I could have done it." Barry grumbled.

The barbecue party went off well, apart from me worrying about whatever it was our wives were discussing. That night Hayley attacked me in bed, I was exhausted when she had finally had enough.

I was up before Hayley in the morning, she was hungover when she finally roused herself from the bed.

"What were you talking about last night? It looked a bit suspicious." I asked.

"If you must know we were discussing our week away." Hayley replied.

"Week away. What week away?"

"The four of us are going away for a week." Hayley replied, she had a smug grin on her face'

"The hell you are. There has been no mention of it at all, and now you tell me you are going away for a week. Not fucking likely! We'll talk about this when I get back from playing golf." I left to meet the others.

When I drove into the golf club car park I could tell the others had just found out about the week away, the look on their faces said it all. We spoke about it as we stood near our cars.

"I don't know about you three, but I can't discuss this and play golf. Let's skip golf for today, we can eat breakfast and talk about it."

We found a table in a quiet corner, and I ordered breakfast for all of us, along with a pot of coffee.

"When we have finished eating you can clear the plates, we are going to sit here and talk." I advised the waitress, she nodded and said it would be okay.

I spoke first. "I am assuming you guys all found out about this week away this morning, just like I did. I have told Hayley we will talk later when I get home. What pissed me off is the way I was told, not asked, told. Can you imagine the uproar if we went home and said we were going away for a week, fuck me, we would never hear the end of it."

"From what Lorraine said earlier they have been planning it for some time." Barry said to us all.

"If I have my way, they are not going." Mike added.

We sat and talked it over, none of us were in agreement with our wives going away for a week. All of us left to return to our homes, I had a feeling it was not going to be a happy afternoon in the cul-de-sac.

"Everything okay?" Hayley asked, she had a smug grin on her face. I noticed four cups in the sink, the wives must have talked while we were golfing.

"No, not really. I don't take kindly to being ambushed. The other guys are in agreement with me that this week away is not happening."

"You can agree on what you like, it is happening. For your information, it's all booked and paid for."

"Cancel it. We can go away, you me and Jenny."

"No. We want this week away. For god sake I have never asked for anything, now I want a week in Gran Canaria, you have a hissy fit."

"Gran Canaria. Oh this just gets better. I thought you were going somewhere in the UK, but now I find out it's Spain. No fucking way."

"I'm going and that's it."

"Okay, answer me this. Why keep it a secret? Why not mention it until now, when you say it's all booked and paid for."

"It is all booked and paid for. The reason we didn't mention it is because we knew you would all say no. We are entitled to some time away, and we are taking it."

"Okay. Now be honest with me, what's the real reason?"

"Just a chance for us women to have a week away, that's all."

"Okay, on that basis answer me this. How would you have reacted if I had said I was going away for a week with the guys?"

"I wouldn't mind." Hayley replied.

"Like fuck you wouldn't mind. I know you well enough to know that if I said I was going away for a week with Barry, Tom and Mike you would have gone fucking nuclear, along with the other wives."

"Maybe, maybe not."

"Bullshit. I am making it known here and now, I am not happy about this week away. Just so you know, if you do anything you shouldn't, we're finished!"

"I can tell you're not happy."

"And yet you are still going? You don't give a shit about how I feel. I am starting to wonder what the hell goes on when the four of you go out every Thursday, my money says it wouldn't pass the husband test, I know that much."

"We have a meal and drinks, that's all."

"Yeah that's all, as well as planning a week away, which you know none of us are happy about."

Hayley stomped off to our bedroom, she slammed the door behind her. Jenny came downstairs to talk to me.

"What's up Dad?"

"Nothing baby, just me and your Mum disagreeing on something."

"I had worked that out, Dad. So what was it all about?" Jenny asked.

"You might as well know; you'll find out soon enough. Your mother is going away for a week, without us."

"What, she's going on her own?"

"No. She's going with Rachel. Lorraine and Laura. They have been planning it for a while, I found out earlier, it's all booked and paid for apparently."

"Did Mum say why?"

"All she said was they are entitled to some time away." I knew Jenny wasn't happy.

No matter what I or Jenny said, Hayley said she was going and that was it. The other husbands got told pretty much the same. At our next golf meeting, we discussed it further. It didn't help when Barry said he found some lingerie hidden in a drawer, lingerie he knew nothing about.

Tom sighed. "We're screwed. We can't stop them going, we won't know what they are doing."

"Or who they are doing it with." Barry added. Tom looked at Barry in shock. "Come on Tom, I found a load of lingerie I know nothing about, you think they are going to lay in the sun and do nothing else?" We all knew Barry was right.

As Tom said we were screwed, I sat there thinking.

"Come on out with it, Rob. I know you are planning something." Mike said as he looked at the others.

"Okay, see what you think about this. We know roughly where they are going, we can't afford to get an investigator to follow them. I mean if they do just lay in the sun, it's a lot of money wasted. How about if one of us flew out there and kept an eye on them."

"It sounds okay, but who would go?" Mike asked.

"Look, let's say I go. You guys can all chip in for the flight, I'll get the cheapest flight I can get. I'll need to hire a car, again something cheap."

"What about a hotel room?" Barry asked.

"Fuck that, I'll sleep in the car. If they are up to no good it will be worth it, if not I'll get a bad back for nothing. I have a decent camera; I also have one of those flexi cameras you connect to your phone. What do you think?"

Mike looked around. "One of us had to go, we need to know what they are doing."

The four of us agreed I would fly out a few hours after our wives left, I promised to return as soon as I had any evidence. That night we hardly spoke, Jenny stayed in her room for the evening. Hayley knew Jenny was upset, but she was still going on the trip.

"I'm going to bed, are you coming?" Hayley asked, she smiled at me.

"I'll Be up later." I replied and went back to watching the TV.

I gave Hayley enough time to fall asleep. Thank God she had left her phone downstairs. I knew her passcode; it was Jenny's birthday. On her phone were emails confirming the flights and the villa they had booked, I made notes of the flight times and the address. I was about to put the phone back when I saw Hayley had Snapchat installed, so I checked it out.

In Snapchat, there was a group chat called Broadmere Wives, named after the cul-de-sac we lived on. Most of it was just idle chatter, there were some messages about the week away. There was also a chat between Hayley and Rachel, it didn't contain much. There were a few selfies and that was about it.

I put her phone back on the side and grabbed my laptop. I managed to book a cheap flight that left two hours later than our wives flight, I also managed to book a hire car. I picked the cheapest car they had on offer. I sent the guys a text to let them know what I had done.

The following day I told Jenny what I planned to do.

"Do you think Mum's going there to cheat on you?" Jenny asked.

"I wish I could say no, but honestly, I think she is. I think they are all planning a week away from their marriages." Jenny burst into tears. "I could be wrong; in fact, I seriously hope I am."

I purposely stood and talked to Hayley as she packed her case, her underwear was just plain knickers and bras. If she had any sexy lingerie stashed away, me talking to her fucked that idea up.

Tom and I had agreed that Jenny would stay with him and Kelly while I was away, Kelly would be told I was on a business trip. I only had hand luggage so I didn't have to queue for a suitcase, I picked up the hire car. When I asked for a small car, I never imagined it would be a Fiat 500.
<hr pg="2" />I set up the sat nav and headed towards the villa the wives had rented, I parked up the road and looked around.

There was a small hill to the right of the villa, the bushes at the top would give me some cover. I sat with my camera at the ready, the wives were sitting on the patio drinking wine. Later in the evening they all went inside the villa, a short while later they left and walked towards the nearby town. I followed them and watched as they entered a small restaurant, about an hour later they left and went to a bar.

They didn't stay long in the bar; when they left, so did three young Spanish men.

I followed them back to the villa, it had started to get dark. I saw lights come on inside, I needed to get closer to see what was going on.

The villa was surrounded by a wall, at one point there was a small mound of earth, just enough for me to stand on and get over the wall. I checked out the patio, there was nobody outside or in the lounge. I connected the flexi camera to my phone, as I walked around the side of the villa I could see a light on in a room.

I bent the camera and watched the screen on my phone. I could see Rachel laying on the bed, one of the guys was kneeling over her head, his cock was in her mouth. The guy was your typical young stud, chiselled pecs and a six pack, not to mention his pornstar sized cock. In a way I was glad it was Rachel, I wondered where Hayley was. I watched as the bedroom door opened, Hayley stepped in and closed it behind her. She stood at the end of the bed watching Rachel and the stud.

"Please, just watch, please." I muttered. I hoped Hayley wouldn't do anything. I watched as Hayley lifted her dress over her head, she was naked beneath it. I suppose as she couldn't get her sexy stuff packed she was going commando for the week. What happened next really shocked me. Rachel continued to suck the guys cock, Hayley got on the bed. She pushed Rachel's legs apart and started to eat her out. I could tell the way Rachel bucked her hips she was enjoying it, Hayley shook her head a few times as she licked Rachel's cunt. I never knew Hayley was into women, it appears there was a lot I didn't know about my wife.

Rachel wriggled free from under her young stud, she smiled as Hayley back on the bed. I watched as Rachel feasted on Hayley's cunt, the stud slid his cock into Rachel. Several minutes later they swapped places. I can't be sure, but by the look on Hayley's face, I think he stuck his cock in her arse.

I had seen enough. I crept around to the other side of the villa, again there was a light on. Using the camera, I watched as Laura got fucked doggy style, Christ she was making some noise. Lorraine was riding her guy cowgirl style; she was making a similar amount of noise. I crouched down in the darkness. I felt the tears leave my eyes.

As I got ready to leave the light out front came on, from what I could make out the men were leaving. I ran to the bottom of the rear garden and vaulted the wall. As I made my way back to my car I thought about what I had witnessed. The tough part was finding out Hayley liked women. I didn't sleep well, the car was small and uncomfortable, my mind was buzzing with what i had seen. I knew that Hayley and I were finished.

Next morning, I was hiding in the bushes watching the villa. I can't explain why I was there, I already had enough evidence from last night. Hearing some laughter, I watched as all four wives came out to the patio, they sat around talking. I was about to leave when I saw four men approach the villa. Hayley walked indoors, she returned moments later with the men. The big dicked stud from last night was one of them.

They sat and talked for a few minutes. Hayley started things off, she stood up and kissed the big cock stud. The other wives followed moments later. I took pictures of them as the scene turned into a fuckfest in the sun, ten minutes later I packed the camera away and returned to the car. It was only Monday and I already had more than enough evidence.

I called the airline and feigned a family emergency at home. I begged them to put me on a flight that day. For a small fee of twenty euros I was on a flight that left that same afternoon.

I realised when I got home that I would have to share the evidence with the others, I was not looking forward to it at all.

The four-hour flight gave me time to think, I was thinking of how to deal with Hayley. I was thinking of which one of us moves out, who gets custody of Jenny, the usual stuff there is to think about. I had two plans, one was to be nice, the other not so. I decided to try and be civil about the divorce, more for Jenny's sake than anything else.

After clearing customs, I made my way from the terminal to the car parking area. My phone pinged with a text message, it was from Tom. "<em>Barry has news, call me when you can."</em>

I called Tom to let him know I was back in the UK. "Let's meet at my house tonight, I'll be home at about 8 o'clock."

I took a shower and got changed as soon as I arrived home. Tom said Jenny would stay with Kelly while we talked. The guys all arrived within five minutes of each other, we sat in the lounge. Mike was the one who started the talking.

"Okay Rob, give us the news, good or bad."

"Okay, but I want to warn you now, it's not good news for any of us." I retold the guys what I had seen when I spied on our wives. There was a huge collective sigh and a few "oh fucks" thrown in as well.

"You said Barry had news, what is it?"

"It's about the girl's night out every week. I stopped in the pub the other day, just out of curiosity. I recognised the manager, he went to school with my older brother. I asked him about our wives, I didn't let on they were our wives. The women used to eat and drink like they told us. One night a bunch of guys started chatting to them and buying them drinks. One of the guys knew the manager as well, so he negotiated a deal. The women would come into the pub and buy some bottles of wine, they didn't eat there anymore, but gave him the money they would have spent on food."

"They gave him money, what for?" Mike asked.

"He let them use two rooms upstairs, apparently the same four guys joined them every week. He said one of them bought some little bags, you know like the dog poop bags. They put all the used condoms and wrappers in it, one of the wives used to put it in a bin on the way home. He asked why I was so curious; I think he was worried word had gotten out. He shit himself when I told him one of them was my wife, and that I knew the other husbands. He said he was sorry and that he would tell them the deal is off immediately."

All of us were seriously pissed off, we had been made fools of for years, the week away was the icing on the cake. We talked some more before Barry and Mike left, all I knew was we all agreed that divorce was the only option. I quietly asked Tom to stay behind.

"What's up Rob?"

"There's something else, Tom. I didn't want to talk about it in front of the others. The night I watched our wives Rachel was laying on the bed sucking the guys cock, Hayley got between her legs and started to eat her out. Several minutes later they switched positions and Rachel ate Hayleys pussy. I have no idea how long it's been going on between them, all I know is they were very comfortable with each other."

"Fuck! Can this get any worse?" Tom stomped about, muttering and cursing. "Rob, let me have the video and pictures as soon as possible. Do you want me to send Jenny home or let her stay with us tonight?"

"Send her home Tom, I need to talk to her."

Jenny walked indoors minutes later, she dropped her bag and ran to me. We hugged as she burst into tears. I waited until Jenny calmed down, we sat on the sofa. Jenny sat quietly as I told her that her mum was cheating on me, not only this week, but when she went out each week as well.

"Are you going to divorce her?" Jenny asked, she wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Yes, I'm afraid so. I'll see a solicitor this week and start the process."

"Can I stay with you Dad?" Jenny looked at me. "I don't want to be near Mum, in fact right now I don't want to talk to her."

"I'll ask the solicitor about it, if he says it can be done, we'll try for it." Jenny hugged me and went to bed, she was crushed by what her Mum had done.

After the news from Barry, and seeing Jenny as upset as she was, I made up my mind that I wasn't going to be nice about the divorce. The following day I managed to get an appointment with a solicitor, if we hadn't got Jenny, it would be a straight 50/50 split.

James Cartwright was a family law specialist, he sat and explained how it would work.

"As your wife works we can possibly get away with spousal maintenance, you will have to pay child support for your daughter. Your wife will get the house, at least until your daughter moves out."

"What if my daughter wants to stay with me?" I interrupted James.

"If she does, we will need her to sign a statement, how old is your daughter?"

"She's fifteen, she'll be sixteen in seven months."

"In that case she's old enough to choose. Can you bring her in so she can sign a statement to that effect?"

"Yes, we can come in when she finishes school. How about tomorrow?"

James nodded. "Tomorrow will be fine, now let's look at your finances." I left James's office an hour later. Tomorrow I will take in some bank statements; Jenny could sign her statement.

The following day Jenny made it clear she wanted to stay with me, she told James she didn't want to talk to her mother. We left James to draw up the divorce papers. The following day when Jenny arrived home from school, I was busy packing Hayley's stuff into boxes. I was taking it to a storage unit on Thursday. James had the divorce papers ready, I told him when and where I wanted Hayley served. James frowned but admitted it was okay.

I stood on the upper concourse at the airport, and I pointed Hayley out to the process server. The women were walking towards the exit, they were all smiling after their week away. I watched as the young man approached Hayley, there was a short conversation and he handed her a manila envelope, he also passed her a smaller white envelope. I watched as Hayley stood there crying, the others tried to comfort her. All four of them had worried looks on their faces. I turned and left the airport. I turned my phone off when I got to my car.

The manila envelope continued the divorce papers, the smaller envelope contained a letter from me, as well as a key to the storage unit.

My letter told Hayley not to come home, Jenny and I didn't want to see or speak with her. She called me at home that evening, she was staying at her parent's house.

"Is there any way we can fix this Rob?" Hayley asked.

"No, none at all. This isn't just about your week away, it's about your Thursday nights out and your relationship with Rachel. So no, there is no way we can fix this. Read the divorce papers, get a solicitor to look them over if you want. Just sign them and we can end this farce." I hung up the phone.

Hayley did get a solicitor; she wasn't happy about the custody arrangement. Her solicitor showed her Jenny's statement, after that she signed the papers. It pissed her off that she had to pay me child support. The house would have to be sold and any equity split evenly between us, when Jenny leaves home. That might take some time as Jenny plans on going to university, which is conveniently a few miles away. She will be twenty-two when I have to sell the house, it's a few years away yet.

Barry and Lorraine put their house on the market the Monday after the wives returned, he was staying in it until it sold. Laura wanted to stay in their house, Mike moved out into a small apartment. Tom moved out into a place on his own, Kelly wanted to stay with her Mum.

Barry and Lorraine's place sold quickly, a couple who had just retired moved in. Laura was unable to raise the money to buy Mike out, so they ended up selling their house. A gay couple lives there now. I kept our house as Jenny was staying with me.

Even though we are divorced I still see Hayley almost every day, she moved in with Rachel after her divorce from Tom was final. Tom moved to a small place on his own. Hayley living with Rachel put a strain on Jenny and Kelly's friendship, if Kelly wanted to see Jenny, she had to come to our house. Jenny refused to visit her at home. If Hayley or Rachel said hello I was polite enough to reply, Jenny flat out refused to talk to either of them.

I have no idea if our ex-wives still get together like before, as Hayley and Rachel never seem to go out, I doubted it. I still see Tom and Mike when we play golf. Barry's divorce was bitter, Lorraine tried to be awkward about everything. Barry suffered a breakdown and is still not a well man, the doctors have said he is suffering from depression.

Several times Hayley and Rachel have asked if they can talk to me and explain things. I tell them there is nothing to explain, I don't want to listen to their excuses. I still think back to the day we all moved in Broadmere Close, if I had known how it would end, I would never have entertained buying the house.

