Old Woman's Advise

My husband has younger woman in his stable. She works with him, she is a good employee for him. Their relationship has gone intimate. We had a dinner at our home and she was my backup cook and bottle washer. We have always got along and that night we cooked and served side by side. After dinner, after the guests had left, we were cleaning up the kitchen. We put a fresh pot of coffee on and when it was ready I told her to 'fix a cup for herself and her husband and go sit with him and keep him company'. It was only after it was said that I reflected on what I had said.

I finished up I fixed my cup of coffee and joined them in the den. She was at his knee and he was caressing her face. I stood watching a young woman lost in the gaze of the man she loves. I went to my bedroom, turned down the bed, laid out a nightgown for her and took my things to the guest room. I fell asleep and woke at sunup and checked in on her, wrapped up in his arms.

A close friend of my Mom's use to tell us, better to pick your husband's lover than be surprised by a lover you do not like.