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I held back the tears long enough until she was out of site and then I had to pull over and the tears flowed. I couldn't hold it in any longer. I sat for ages trying to get control. Fuck her she was such a bitch. I called my boss the next day and took the rest of the week off. I used the time to follow up on some of the equipment for the factory. The sewing machines were easy, and I got a good deal by shopping around and found some machines that were left over from an unused consignment. The workstations were also easy I found through a friend that a local salvage yard had demolished a local facility and there were some brand new workstations that still in there wrappers that would be perfect. I talked to the construction company that I thought would be the best fit and as we talked I managed to negotiate the price down so long as I could fill in as the supervisor. As a backstop I organised a meeting with my bank. I went in and met with the business loans officer to discuss the business plan. The loans officer seemed impressed. He went and brought in the manager to view my proposals and he was suitably impressed as well. When we went over what I could provide as capital and collateral they were on board agreeing they would be prepared to offer me the finance provisionally at least. That was all I wanted to hear. That way if Lauren and Karla didn't want to play then I had alternatives. I reworked the spreadsheets based on the savings I had been able to make over the last few days. I talked to Candy about machinists, whether she knew any. She had a lot of connections through her involvement in the LBGT community. By the end of the day she had a group of machinists that were interested. She didn't want to talk money with them so she left that part to me. I did some research and found what I thought was a good rate, it was going to be above the industry standard, and I hoped that we could be flexible and offer floating work hours. When I talked to each of the individuals it was obvious they were all interested, so I locked them in. I couldn't wait for Friday night to roll around. I was getting more excited by the minute. When I rocked up to Karla's office the others were already there and were sitting around talking. The moment I walked in the room went absolutely quiet. It was like one of those old cowboy movies when the good guy walks into the saloon and everybody stares at him. I felt like they were definitely talking about me. Candy just about cried when she saw me, Laurens face dropped and she looked devastated. Karla shook her head in dismay. I sat down and placed all the papers and documents on the table. "OK guys are we ready." Candy started, "Kelli you are a fucking idiot that's all I wanted to say. Fuck you look terrible." I smiled. "Thanks for your support, you look lovely as always." Lauren couldn't resist. "Yeah I'm with Candy, what the hell were you thinking. Where the hell is Kelli?" Karla threw in her ten cents worth as well. "Michael, I don't want to comment on your private life, but the other day you were a beautiful vivacious gorgeous woman, today you are well to be polite "scruffy" You are the only person I know who can make nice clothes look terrible. Why don't you take as much care with your appearance as you do when Kelli is in the house? I mean how you expect to represent a fashion house dressed like that escapes me! In the fashion world, appearances matter." I groaned. "Yeah thanks everybody for all the kind comments, but as somebody said at the last meeting let's leave my personal shit at home, we need to move on, it is after all my life and no one else's business." I could see the look of disappointment on Laurens face, like I had just slapped her. "OK let's get under way. Last time we decided to go away and consider our options regarding levels of investment. So I am going to go around the table and we can all talk through the perceived issues." Candy was on my right so she started, "I don't want to comment really, at the last meeting Kelli you mentioned that you wanted me to take a 51 percent stake in the company. My position is different I don't care about any of that. I just want this to go ahead. I understand how much work you have put into this but really I am happy to go with what everybody thinks is fair. Besides I totally trust you, I know you would never do something I didn't agree with." Lauren was next. "I am happy for Candy to have a 40 percent holding in the company, I think that's a fair reflection on the value of the designs and concepts. I understand your position Michael and the logic behind it, but it's not realistic." Karla was next. "Yes Lauren I think that's probably fair, I was personally going to say 35 percent but I will go along with Laurens suggestion. In all honesty we wouldn't be here without Candy having the designs. Michael the logic behind your suggestion is that you want to protect Candy's position. If I have understood your point of view you are just future proofing. You are worried about what might happen if some of us were to on sell our shares, which would leave Candy at the mercy of new partners." I nodded my agreement. Karla continued. "If we give Candy a 40 percent stake she would still have a reasonable level of control, because it would mean the other three of us would have to vote against her. So my vote goes with 40 percent." I looked around the room and everyone seemed happy. "OK well I guess I am out voted. I stand by my original position. If you are all happy to agree on 40 percent then that will be it." The others all nodded their head. "OK then I just want you all to know that I don't agree. I think Candy deserves better." She hugged me. "Sweetie don't fret this, I know you will look after my interests." I shrugged. "Yeah that's fine Candy you know I will, but what happens when I am not here? What happens when we employ and actual CEO and that person isn't so enamoured by you, what then." Karla offered her opinion. "I said the other day that we don't need a new manager. I think you are capable, I think you need to stop thinking that you are a short term manager and approach it like you are here for the long haul because although I'm speaking for myself here I am sure that the others will agree with me." Candy and Lauren both nodded, Lauren was quick to add. "Yes if you gave up that horrible job and did this permanently think how much easier it would be." "Lauren I have to make enough money to support myself, I need that horrible job." She just shook her head. "OK then team assuming we are all on board, let's talk business, as I started up the overhead projector Lauren butted in. "Team I have spoken to a few different people who I thought might be interested in investing with us. I have one who is super interested, they have money and are really keen on the idea." Wow that certainly got my attention. We were all listening expectantly. I applauded. "That's really great news, who is our new investor?" She looked at me nervously. "Well I don't want to mention any names until it's agreed. They have given me authority to act on their behalf and invest anywhere up to $200,000." She looked around at the others. "Guys we would need to re-evaluate the company split and how the shares side of it would work." Now I was nervous, but Karla chimed in. "Well I am happy for the investment to reflect the monetary input and the extra funding wouldn't go amiss." Candy jumped in. "Lauren that's amazing, I don't have a problem with the money equalling the shares split, I would just be so happy to have the financial pressure reduced." I looked at Lauren. "I am keen as well, the extra money would be fantastic, but I'm not prepared to approve anything without knowing who we are going to be in business with. I need to know who I am voting for or against." Karla surprised me, she is usually so interested in getting everything right and correct. "From my perspective if Lauren is prepared to recommend them, I am happy to go with it." I hunched my shoulders and breathed deep. "Karla I like the idea of having the financial input but I have to know who it is going to be." Candy looked at me strangely and asked. "Why is it so important?" I responded. "Well we don't know who they are. What if they are a competitor? What if all they want is get hold your designs?? No I am sorry but I will not go along with this proposal until I know who it is." Lauren grumbled quietly. "Michael I wouldn't be recommending somebody who wasn't going to be in the best interest of the business. Have some trust." I stared at her, "I have heard you talk about trust before Lauren. So let's see you show some trust in the rest of us and tell us who this mystery investor is? If it's all above board and legitimate why can't you reveal the name?" She looked down at the table. "I just don't want to Michael, I don't want to prejudice the vote. I want everyone including you to vote unhindered by the knowledge of who this investor is." Karla was strangely silent. Candy shrugged her shoulders. I don't think she really understood. All she could see were the dollar signs. It came back to me. "Sorry team but my answer is no, I will not vote to include somebody I don't know. This is a small team and if we get the wrong person it could really put a spanner in the works. I am in favour of another investor. You have all seen the spreadsheets, more investment would be a real bonus but I refuse to vote without knowing who I am voting for." Lauren looked at me. "Well I want to move a motion that we accept them into the fold, we can iron out the split later, I know they will be happy to go with our recommendation." I replied, "Lauren you can move the motion, but before I accept this motion I am going to strongly plead with you all to consider what you are doing. If we get this wrong we are screwed. If this person or persons is not prepared to reveal who they are then there is something amiss. I am totally against this." Candy looked nervously at me she looked troubled. I put the motion, Lauren voted yes, Karla voted yes, Candy who had been watching me carefully said. "I am going to give my vote to Kelli. If she is uncomfortable then I am not voting for it." I smiled at her. "Thanks for your confidence Candy. I addressed the others. The motion has failed Candy and I both vote no. I will be happy to revisit the idea in the future but for the moment we will need to tighten our belts and get stuck in." Laurens head slumped and she looked upset. Karla was shaking her head, she grumbled, "Michael I think you have acted foolishly." "Karla, you seem to be very eager and I have to admit you surprised me by being prepared to vote without knowing who it was. Tell me do you already know who it is?" She quickly looked at Lauren and then at Candy. "Um yes I do actually." "You didn't mention that earlier, why was that?" "Well because Lauren asked me not to and I promised her I wouldn't. I agree with her that if the investors name was made public it would have affected the vote." I frowned. "Would it have affected Candy's vote?" She wouldn't look at me squarely. "Probably not." "But you think it would have affected mine?" "Yes I think it would have influenced your take on it." "Thanks for your honesty, let's move right along with the rest of the meeting shall we." I went over the changes in the spreadsheets and the savings, there was now a one month window starting from next Monday for the construction and alteration phase. So it was all go. At the end of the meeting I felt such a deep relief I was just starting to get an understanding for how much this meant to me. I wasn't going to let go without a fight. 'No more running away'. Lauren pulled me aside after the meeting. "Baby you got that decision wrong, we will struggle without more money." I agree with you. "I guess you will have to work a little harder and find a new investor, but don't come back to another meeting without being prepared to reveal their name before the vote, because it will get the same result." "I wanted to talk to you about this but things have been so tense between us I didn't want to make things worse. I'm just glad we are in it together. She was clinging on to my arm tightly, like she didn't want to let go. I also want to apologise for being so mean the other night. I had no right to say those things." "Thanks I am glad we can at least be friends. As far as you and I go, we have to accept that it's over. I have spoken to my lawyer and they are still trying to get a court date. If you didn't contest it we could have it finalised within a month. We may as well stop fooling ourselves and make it official." The look on her face changed to one of horror. "No I want us to work together and fix this. I don't want a divorce, I am contesting and I will fight you every inch of the way." I sighed deeply "Why Lauren? Why don't we just let go, you obviously want to be with Alecia." "No all I want is for us to be together." I shook my head. "I don't understand you, you say you want to be together but every night you sleep in her arms. How can you say you love me or want to be with me?" "Michael couldn't we at least get together and talk sanely about this? Maybe we could do dinner tomorrow night? Look even if it's just as friends, see if we can clear the air and see what happens?" I thought about it and I did want to at least see if we could remain friends. "Yeah OK let's do it at our place, that way we won't embarrass ourselves in public." We kissed and she scooted out the door. I decided to go all out for the dinner, I don't know why but I still harboured thoughts that she might change her mind and come back to me. I decided on a Barbequed Lime and Chilli Crayfish main, it would make a tasty meal. Going with the seafood theme I decided on creamy garlic scallops as my entr?e. I had been working in the kitchen for ages and the entr?e was underway. I set the table and put a bottle of champagne on ice I lit some candles and put on some light easy listening music, to play in the background. I got myself ready I had brought a new shirt and a pair of jeans. When I looked in the mirror I shrugged, shit why is it that I can never look stylish. My mother was right, regardless of what I wear I always look untidy. If this was Kelli I would look chic and stylish, but as Michael I looked untidy. I went back down stairs and grabbed a couple of beers. By the time I heard Laurens car pull into the drive I was feeling pretty good. I dived into the kitchen to check the marinade for the crayfish was OK. Lauren called out as she came in I yelled out. "I'm in the Kitchen." She popped her head in and I gave her a kiss. She grabbed my hand and pulled me out into the dining room, oh fuck Alecia was there as well. What the fuck! Alecia smiled weakly. "Michael whatever you are cooking smells delicious." I sucked in a deep breath. "Hello Alecia". But I was giving Lauren a dirty look. She smiled. "Thanks for inviting us baby." She walked into the lounge holding Alecia's hand. 'What the fuck!' I went back into the kitchen wondering if there would be enough for three. I looked in the refrigerator and found a couple of bread sticks, and made a garlic bread to add to the scallops. I fired up the element and was just getting the scallops ready when I felt Laurens arms wrap around me. "Why is the table only set for two?" "Because when you asked if we could get together tonight to talk I was expecting you, and only you. I wasn't expecting Alecia. Why the hell did you bring her?" She put her fingers up across my mouth to shush me so Alecia wouldn't hear. "Well baby I have been trying to tell you, I want the three of us to be able to get along as friends if nothing else. The reality is I want us to be together as lovers. I want to try and make sure that no one gets hurt. Do you have enough for three?" "Yeah I guess I have enough, you better get another glass and I will bring in the champagne." She kissed me. "Thanks baby, this is going to be awesome." The garlic bread and scallops were ready so I dished up dinner. I called the girls who were sitting in the lounge giggling and laughing. I was feeling a little left out. I refilled the glasses and we sat down to eat. As they started to eat Alecia gasped. "Oh my god this is amazing." I smiled. "Thanks nothing special." Lauren was giggling. "Nothing special' baby Alecia is right this is awesome, I had forgotten what a good cook you are." The champagne was going down a treat and they were right the food was good. The only thing missing was conversation Lauren was trying her hardest, but it was all one way traffic. I could see her getting more and more frustrated and it seemed to be with me in particular. When I went out to the kitchen to get another bottle of champagne Lauren followed me she whispered angrily in my ear. "Come on baby you have to help me here, if we are going to make this work you have to help me." I turned and looked at her quizzically. "What the hell are you talking about? Help you? How? What the hell am I supposed to do anyway?" She was pleading. "Please just help me carry the conversation. Don't leave me hanging." "Well I cooked dinner I set the scene, I brought the champagne. What have you done?" I poured the champagne and went back to cooking the main course. I heard the girls giggling and what sounded like kissing. When I peeked around the door they were indeed kissing. Lauren was standing behind Alecia leaning down kissing her neck and nibbling on her ear. I finished the crayfish and served it and took in another bottle of champagne. If Alecia enjoyed the entr?e she was overwhelmed by the crayfish. She gushed on and on about how good it was. Lauren was smiling and going on about it as well overpowering me with compliments. After dinner Lauren suggested we move into the lounge, I packed up the dishes and packed away the table, by the time I was finished they were already curled up together on the sofa. Lauren had her legs folded up underneath her and Alecia was snuggled up beside her. There was nowhere for me to sit except on the chair opposite them. Lauren tried to get the conversation going again but it failed. Alecia and I were just sitting there while Lauren kept prattling on. The evening descended into silence, even Lauren got sick of the sound of her own voice. The silence became deafening and the mood became uncomfortable. After several minutes of us all looking from one another I got up and went out to get another bottle of champagne. At this rate we would be drunk, oh well at least we might end up being able to talk. When I went back in they were snogging, Alecia was moaning as Laurens hands were all over her boobs and she was massaging and rubbing her. They didn't even hear me come back in, Alecia jumped as I leaned over placing the bottle on the table in front of them. Lauren was giggling and she smiled at me. I went back to my seat and the silence returned, I could see Laurens hand moving sneakily as she tweaked Alecia's nipple. She was looking up lovingly at Lauren. I was getting pissed off so I excused myself feigning a telephone call. I walked out onto the balcony to get some fresh air and try and clear my mind." I stayed loitering out there for ages before building the courage to go back in. I knew I would have to face it at some stage and I had promised myself no more running away. By the time I got back they were making out with a fiery intensity, I could hear the moans before I got through the door. I went and sat in the chair for a few minutes and they kept making out totally unaware of my presence. Fuck it I had enough. I coughed loudly. "Girls I think it's time for you to go." Lauren looked up, she had a huge smile on her face. "Aren't you enjoying baby?" "Actually no, I am not enjoying this at all. I am happy that you and Alecia have found happiness but I don't need it rubbed in my face. If you want to make out go back to your own home." Alecia looked away embarrassed at my outburst. Lauren got up and came over and sat on my knee. "Baby you don't have to watch. You could just join in." She held my head in her hands and kissed me deeply, her tongue trying to remove my tonsils, her hand dropped down my body until she was rubbing my crotch. She grinned at me. "See baby that wasn't so bad was it?" I looked over at Alecia and she was definitely uncomfortable with this. I grabbed Lauren and pushed her away. "Lauren you might be enjoying this but Alecia and I aren't. I think you need to go." She tried to kiss me again, but I pushed her away again. "Stop it you're making a fool of yourself, you are the only one enjoying this." She looked over at Alecia and she was obviously uncomfortable, she wouldn't even look at me. "Lauren I am not fucking around here I am serious, you need to go" She looked at me defiantly. "This is my home as well Michael." "That's OK you stay and I will go." I walked away heading for the bedroom, I packed a small bag and went back down. "Goodbye girls have a nice night, I walked past them and got in my car, as I backed out, Lauren was banging on my window screaming at me. "Michael stop what the hell are you doing." My anger got the better of me. "Look I have had enough of this shit, I don't know what sort of twisted pleasure you got from rubbing my face in fucking your girlfriend in front of me but I have had enough, You want this fucking place well you can have it." "I wasn't trying to be nasty, I wanted you to join in and share with us. Shit most men would love that." "Oh fuck off you just wanted to fucking torture me some more. Well I have had enough OK, I am not going to sit around and watch you make out with your lesbian fucking girlfriend, if you want to behave like two sluts that's fine but you need to find another patsy to watch." She was livid. "Yeah go on you fucking coward run away again, do you know how many men would have paid to be in your position, watching a couple of sexy women make love. All you can do is call us mean names. You are a fucking coward, a chicken shit. Let me tell you while you are hiding Alecia and I will be fucking each other, I will be licking her sweet pussy, while you wank off thinking about it. Fuck you. You spoilt what could have been a special night. I want you back in my life." "Yeah well up until tonight I wanted you in mine as well. All I wanted was our lives back the way it used to be. Now I don't fucking care anymore. You have your girlfriend waiting go and fuck her, because I don't want anything to do with your slutty ass." With that I drove off, I didn't know where I was going or what I was doing, my anger had got the better of me again, and yes I had run away, but what else was I going to do? I found a cheap hotel that still had a vacancy sign, I was about to check in when my phone went. It was Lauren. "Michael, come home we are about to leave. We didn't mean to chase you away. It was supposed to be fun. I wanted you to see how this could work. I'm sorry it turned out being a bad experience for you. We are leaving now, you are safe to come home." After I got home I cleaned up and went to bed, as I climbed into bed I found a used pair of Laurens panties scrunched up under the blankets on my side of the bed. All I could think was manipulative Fucking bitch. I woke the next day fired up, angry about last night but more prepared than ever to make a go of Candy's. I placed the orders for the new machines, I locked the contractors in for an early Monday morning start. I had another job this weekend. But it would need Kelli to be on deck. I gave Siobhan a call to see if she wanted to go for a ride. She sounded keen so I geared it up for Sunday. I rang Candy for a chat, she was excited but sounded uneasy. "Kelli why did you vote down the motion at the meeting?" "Well I think the investor she was talking about is Alecia. I tell you what Candy that will happen over my dead body. She may have stolen my wife and now she wants to take this away from me as well. Thanks for your support at the meeting." She sighed. "It's OK sweetie I just hope it's the right decision?" We talked about some general stuff before saying our goodbyes. After I hung up and looked at the list of stuff I still had to do I realised, shit this was getting real, It excited and terrified all in the one breath. Saturday afternoon I started work on bringing back Kelli, I got out the breast forms and put them on like Candy showed me, I got all dressed up with some very sexy lingerie and did my makeup. I was pretty happy with the look I was able to achieve. I was sitting back after dinner watching a video when Lauren called, "Michael can we talk?" "Go on then Lauren what do you want to talk about it." "I wanted to talk to you about you letting me take over Kelli's Facebook page again. Alecia came up with the idea of using Kelli as the face of Candy's. You already have an amazing following even although you have totally neglected it, I don't know how but you still have a big fan base. So if you give me permission I will start to put new stuff up and we can get you professionally photographed in some of Candy's designs. It would be a good way to get things moving." I was nodding my head as I listened. I agreed that having a face as the brand was a great idea, but argued we should use someone else? We should use a proper model, somebody recognisable. Or we could even use Candy she is gorgeous and she is the designer? Lauren jumped in. "Baby it's the fact that you already have a good fan base and whether you like it or not people are attracted to you. Everybody who sees you thinks you are fabulous." Lauren started going on about getting together over the weekend but I fobbed her off. I didn't want another fight. As I hung up I sensed an element of despair in her voice I woke in the morning feeling washed out, I had hardly slept the entire night. Still I was going for a ride today and that usually gets me going. I applied my makeup and pulled on my wig. I found a nice pink satin top which had a high lace bodice so I could take my leathers off when we stopped. I fired up the Ducati and headed into the petrol station where Siobhan and I had agreed to meet. She was already there when I arrived, we filled up and decided to take the southern route down the coast. It's not a favoured ride normally because of the built up areas you have to ride through. Still today wasn't about the ride I wanted to talk to her. We eventually got out of the traffic and the payoff was a nice gentle ride, the corners were tight and twisty a good ride. I didn't push hard I let Siobhan lead most of the way. The positive in following was I got to look at her sweet ass the whole way. We pulled up at a small caf?, I got us both a latte. I always felt comfortable with Siobhan. She has a natural easy going nature. I never felt like I had to try hard with her. Conversation flowed easily. After getting through the initial chit chat, I asked how busy she was currently. She looked a little unsettled but offered, "I'm not that busy at the moment, but now I am curious why you asked." I had this thought from the moment Candy's had become a reality. I recalled the first conversation with Siobhan. She had real passion when she talked about her job. She obviously loved it and seemed to know what she was doing. So I explained what we were trying to do. I saw her smile grow the more I talked, I guess my enthusiasm was over the top. I realised I was getting a bit carried away. She loved that we were new and innovative and prepared to work outside the box. "OK so what is it you want from me?" "I want you to develop a brand new web page, and also manage the Social media avenues as well." She nodded her head as she listened intently. I could see her mind working as she evaluated the role. "Siobhan I also want you to be involved with developing a marketing strategy." All through my diatribe I could see she was deep in thought, I watched as her thin smile grew into a huge grin. Siobhan explained, "I am still involved with some other projects so would only be available part time." I smiled. "That's perfect because we won't have much apart from the web pages for another month." Siobhan seemed a little taken back. "So you mean you aren't going to have a big opening or celebration? It would be so cool if you could combine your actual opening with some sort of show or party or something." It was my turn to nod my head, she had something there, and it would be good to have a ceremony or celebration. I needed to talk to Candy about whether we could set up a sewing room somewhere, so we could get some production happening. Siobhan also asked what other Facebook stuff we were using. I went over what Lauren had suggested and she was ecstatic. "That's perfect and we could really start to get some momentum. "I would prefer to manage Kelli's Facebook instead of Lauren. It should be part of the whole package." She endorsed using Kelli as the face of Candy's. She thought it was a great concept. When I suggested we should use somebody famous or well-known instead she laughed. "Babe you can't afford anyone who would actually benefit the company. You are being a little naive if you think you could get a celebrity to endorse it. No Laurens idea is sound. We will need to utilise what we have, and Kelli is the perfect platform." She added, "If you don't mind me saying, you are the perfect front person for this venture, you are a natural beauty with perfect bone structure and you are very pretty." I blushed brightly listening to her. She looked straight at me as she spoke, I wanted to say something but I was tongue tied. She laughed. "What never been hit on before?" I replied, "No not by anyone as pretty as you that's for sure." Then it was her turn to blush. She leaned over getting up close and personal. "Look Kelli I like you, I know you and Lauren are having problems from our last conversation. If you guys are trying to work it out or something then forget what I said. However if your relationship is over I want you to know that if you are looking for a date then I'm your girl!" Shit I had been dreading this moment. As I looked across the table I could see that Siobhan was confused by my reaction. "Hey it's Ok if you aren't interested it's OK, I will be disappointed but I understand." I shook my head. "No you have the wrong end of the stick. I am extremely interested, but things aren't what they seem and I don't want you to think I tricked you." She was looking bemused again. She couldn't understand my reticence or unease. OK here goes! There was no backing out now. "Siobhan I am actually... Well oh shit... Siobhan I am a man. Lauren and I are husband and wife." I saw the look on her face change completely, she was shocked and her expression stayed that way. "I can see you are shocked, I understand if this changes your perspective. I should have told you earlier but I am so embarrassed about it and I really like you. I didn't know what to do." Slowly she started to smile. "Wow Kelli you sure know how to deliver a punch! Shit I would never have known. Honey it doesn't change my perspective I am still interested in working together, in fact now that I know I am more interested than I was before. I love everything alternative. Maybe it's something we can market." I think she picked up on my anxiety. "The other side of that is, personally I am still interested. I will be honest I have never been with a man before, I am 100% lesbian, always have been, but the thought that you have man parts sort of intrigues me. I guess I have always been interested in finding out what it would be like to be with a man, it's just that well I don't like men! This way I could be sleeping with a gorgeous woman and a man at the same time. Now that thought blows my mind!" We hugged it out, kissed and enjoyed a nice ride home. Later that night she called me she had been looking over my Facebook page and was excited, she wanted access to it so she could drag some of the photos off it. She also said that some of the stuff on there was pretty risqu?. She asked me if I was gay. I laughed. "No Siobhan I am not gay. I have never even considered it. She giggled well, what the hell is all that flirty stuff with guys then?" I had to be honest with her. "I haven't even looked at it for months, Lauren administered it." After I hung up I dialled into my Facebook page, Lauren had uploaded a lot of the photos I had deleted and she was commenting and flirting with lots of men as well as a few females but mostly men. Jesus some of it was really over the top. I was going to have to talk to Lauren about it. As I was looking at it I saw Lauren had been commenting on some of the posts which led me to looking at her page. I was shocked to see that she was flirting with a lot of guys on there as well. Jeez she is such a flirt. It was mostly teasing flirty stuff, but there amongst the others there were a couple of messages from Rico the macho dickhead from work. The first ones were flirty but not too bad, but Lauren had kept stringing him along until they got to the stage where they were downright crude. He was trying to get Kelli or Lauren to meet him. She replied with some kiss emoji's and the bit that scared me. 'I can't wait, getting all creamy thinking about it.' That explained all the shit he had been giving me at work recently. Fuck I was enraged, Fucking Rico the slimy little fuck, I would sort him out myself but that still left me the dilemma of what to do about Lauren she was encouraging these guys, it went beyond innocent flirting. I wondered what Alecia would think if she knew? Maybe I should link Alecia to some of these messages? I mean she has a right to know as well, she is her partner now. As much as I wanted to I decided it wouldn't be fair. Monday morning I got to work and as always we were standing around in a group talking waiting for the morning instructions. Rico started to give me his usual shit, I threw it back at him. He was getting more and more irate and he kept throwing in more and more personal insults. Some of the other guys were trying to get him to back off, but he wouldn't stop. In the end he bragged, "Don't worry bro once I have fucked that super- hot wife of yours and her girlfriend we will see what you are made of. Don't worry I will tell you all about it, I bet her pussy will be tight because all she's been getting is your little dick." I yelled back, "Fuck off Rico she wouldn't even look at a scum bag like you. She has style." With that he got so mad he took a big hay maker swing at me, I ducked easily and slid inside and hit him hard in the solar plexus, I'll give him his dues his muscles were taught, it didn't stop him from flinching and as his hands came down I hit him twice a nice left cross followed by a right left combo jab and he was stumbling backwards trying to get some space but I closed in close again and hammered him with a couple of shots to his stomach and then his head. He fell over backwards and I jumped on him and kept pummelling his face raining down blow after blow. The other guys dragged me off him but as I stood I kicked him hard in the balls and another into his ribs. His face was a bloodied mess. Someone from the office called the cops and an ambulance. Our boss came over screaming, I was standing there panting, my fists and shirt covered in blood. I gave him a brief explanation of what had happened, and a couple of guys backed up my story. The cops turned up and they interrogated all of us. Thankfully the guys backed up my story and the cops bundled me into the back of the squad car and took me to the station for questioning. I spend a couple of hours at the station, eventually they released me on my own cognisance. I was told once Rico could talk someone would be around to talk to me. I didn't worry about going back in to work. It was getting late anyway, I just went home. That night I got a call from Lauren, wanting to come and get some clothes and things. I of course said no worries. I suggested she come early and I could prepare dinner. She readily agreed. I showered and prepared dinner. I decided to go with Black Bean, Corn and Capsicum Salad. Lauren turned up and bugger me if she didn't have fucking Alecia in tow again. Fuck I just couldn't get a chance to talk to her in private. They both kissed me as they walked in, I ushered them into the dining room and I started to serve. I grumbled. "Sorry there's not much I only made enough for two. Lauren in future if you are bringing someone else you need to tell me beforehand." I had barely dished out the food when there was a knock on the door. It was the police wanting to question me further about the fight. I invited them in and we went into the lounge. When Lauren saw the police she freaked out and ran over to see what was going on. The constable asked who she was and when she explained she was my wife he raised his eyebrows passing questioning looks with his partner. He asked her if she knew about the fight. She shook her head as she looked at me. "What fight?" The officer explained there was a fight at my work site today between me and Rico. She screamed. "Oh my god. Baby are you OK?" I just nodded. The cop responded, "OK sir let's get down to business, we have some questions. You said today that Rico was making inflammatory statements and that you argued with him and he tried to punch you, is that correct?" I nodded hesitantly. "Yes that is correct." "OK then Mr Curtiss what did he say that so inflamed you to initiate the conflict?" I shook my head. "Sorry but its personal and I would prefer not to say." "Mr Curtiss this is serious. If you don't answer the question you might be arrested. If you are not prepared to assist us then that might be the outcome." I shook my head. "I guess I will take that chance. I am not prepared to repeat his insults." The cop became a little agitated. "Mr Curtiss I am not joking around here. If you don't cooperate you will be going to jail." Lauren interrupted. "Michael stop being an idiot, just tell them, please I don't want you to go to jail." I didn't have an option, "OK officer he said that he was fucking my wife." The cop was looking at his colleague. "I see, so how did this all come about? I relayed to them that Rico and I had never got along and there had always been tension between us but this took me by surprise today, I said I was blindsided by his statements because I didn't know what the hell he was talking about. The constable then turned to Lauren. "So is any of this true Mrs Curtiss? Are you having an affair with Mr Gonzalez?" She broke down crying. "Oh god no, we texted some messages but that was all. I have never even met him." The constable wanted to know why he said what he did. Lauren was crying she sobbed explaining his texts had become more risqu? lately and that Rico had threatened her. He told her he was going to tell me if she didn't agree to meet him. She had begged him not to tell me but she definitely didn't agree to meet him. The officer was nodding along. "Look Mr Curtiss we have corroborated your story with your work colleagues and normally this wouldn't be something we would follow up, but because of the severity of Mr Gonzalez's injuries we had to follow up. Between you and me Mr Curtiss you will be lucky to escape without an assault charge as the bare minimum. It would come down to Rico though, if he presses charges it will not be good for you because of the severity of the injuries." Lauren hugged my arm and was crushing me. As the officers were leaving the senior one turned to me and said, "Look Michael, if I can offer you some advice go and apologise to Rico, it might be enough to keep him from pressing charges. Personally I think he got what he deserved if I was in your position I would have done exactly the same thing." With that they walked away. Lauren who had heard everything, waited for the cops to go before apologising. "Oh my god I am so sorry, it was just some innocent flirting, I didn't mean for it to go so far." I just shrugged. "I think you have done enough, perhaps it would be best if you leave, I am very angry right now." She was crying uncontrollably. "Michael please, we have to go and apologise like the officer said." "Forget it I am not saying sorry to that asshole. He got what he deserved." "Baby you might go to jail. Don't be a stubborn idiot your whole life. Don't let your stupid ego get in the way." Alecia mumbled. "Michael do not worry about lawyers or fees I will organise for the very best." She stared at me. "I want to help." Lauren croaked. "What sort of injuries does Rico have?" I shrugged. "Well the usual things a few cuts and bruises I suppose." Alecia got serious. "It sounds a little more than cuts and bruises? I want you to rest assured I meant what I said. I will support you one hundred percent but perhaps you should consider what the officer suggested and think about the apology? I know it will be galling but honestly it would show remorse on your behalf." I had been thinking the same thing but the last thing I needed was her offering me advice. "Thanks Alecia I appreciate your offer but I am quite capable of paying for my own lawyer, I don't need or want your assistance! As far as what the police suggested I agree it is good advice. I will go down and talk to him." Alecia looked visibly upset and turned her face away. She was hurt by my rebuttal. Lauren jumped in. "Jesus Michael you can be a real asshole sometimes. She was just being kind and you were just plain rude. God think before you speak why don't you." I shrugged and turned away. Lauren continued, "You do need to apologise to him though. I think I should go with you as well. This is my fault, I shouldn't have led him on!! I need to apologise for my part in this." Alecia sniffled. "Well I'm not staying here by myself." When we walked into Rico's room I think we were all shocked. He had tubes running up his nose and he had a drip. He was bandaged up around his waist and crutch. His eyes were both blackened and swollen, the left one was completely shut. He had stitches in a huge cut running up his cheek from his mouth and he had some teeth missing. As we neared the bed he roused and looked at me. He definitely wasn't happy to see me. "What do you want dipshit," he slurred angrily, his words muffled and jumbled? I ignored his retort. "Look Rico I came to apologise. I shouldn't have taken it to this level. I didn't mean to hurt you so badly. I hope you heal up OK." Lauren stepped forward. "Rico I am sorry for leading you on. I should never have said the things I did, I thought we were only having a little fun. I would never cheat on Michael. I am so sorry for letting you think I would." He said, "Yeah, yeah thanks." He turned his head away. I held out my hand to shake his. "I'm sorry Rico." He looked angry but he nodded his head acknowledging my apology and he shook my hand. On the drive home things were quiet, Lauren wasn't speaking. Alecia who was sitting in the back leaned her head forward between the seats, "Well I don't know about you Lauren but I learned one thing today." We both looked back at her curiously. She smiled. "Don't piss off Michael." It broke the silence and we all laughed. When we got back home Lauren suggested they should come in, but I declined saying we should catch up another day. We were sitting in the car and the silence was deafening. Alecia piped up. "Michael I know you said you don't want my help but I will say it again I am happy to help you get the very best legal team. Shit looking at Rico if he does press charges you are going to be in deep water he looked really bad." "Alecia I know you are little miss money bags and think you can just fix everything with money but the answer is no. I don't want your help. I don't want you in my life full stop. You have stolen the one thing in my life that ever meant anything to me. Your money won't fix that." Lauren screamed angrily at me, "Michael this stupid childish jealousy has to stop. You are behaving like a petulant child and it is not helping." I jumped out of the car. "Fuck off Lauren. I don't want your fucking help either. The pair of you can fuck off. In the future just leave me alone."