Chapter One: Cheating

She sighed as she blew out the candles. The food was cold and it was already getting late. She picked up her picked at plate and his untouched plate before clearing away the leftovers and washing all of the dishes. She put away the dishes and turned off the lights before retreating to bed. She striped away her black dress and hung it up before pulling on her shorts and a tank top. She pulled back the sheets and climbed into bed after turning off the bedroom light.

He withdrew from her and stood from the bed. He had dressed as she admired his body. He scoffed at the idea and looked at his watch as he put it on. It was already almost ten. He was supposed to be home two hours ago. He scoffed at this as well as he left, the condom he used being deposited in the trash on his way out. He didn't need any sort of diseases. He knew the women he slept with had multiple partners. He wasn't going to risk it.

He entered his home to the lights being off. It was 10:30 already. He looked at the table to see it tidy, and candles present. The soft scent of vanilla was in the air. He knew his wife knew that he liked the smell. It relaxed him after a hard day at work. He saw no food out, but he wasn't hungry. He headed straight for his room, where his wife already lay in bed. He started to take his clothes off as he approached the shower. He made it there and started to wash away all that would have given him away. He always made sure that nothing got on his suits.

He got out and dried as best as he could before crawling into bed beside his wife. She was on her side, her back to him. He just wrapped an arm around her waist and drew her against his chest. He smelt her hair and sighed. He loved her scent of soft vanilla and a mix of cinnamon. He started to drift off to sleep when he heard it.

"Happy one year anniversary," she whispered. He never saw the tear that fell down the corner of her eye and into the silk pillow case.

He said nothing. How could he forget this day? One year ago on this day they were married after two years of dating. He was stupid for cheating on her on this day, their special day, which also happened to be the day they first started to date. He could never make it up to her. He had fucked up this time and he knew it. There was no excuse. He had promised but he broke that promise. Nothing he did would get her forgiveness.

He was gone early again, she noticed. He didn't even say goodbye or leave a kiss on her brow as he once had. She just sighed and showered before picking up the clothes he left on the bedroom floor. She dressed in her suit and left for work, which was across town, the complete opposite of her husband. She would be home before him again and hope he was home for dinner, which wouldn't be likely. She hardly saw him anymore. And when they did see each other few words were shared and even less intimacy.

She entered her office and closed her door as her phone rang.

"Moshi, moshi, Kagome here, how can I help you?" She took a seat as her boss spoke to her. "I was just looking over them," she said as she opened the file. "I've known the man a lot of my life. He isn't an honest one. It's better to cut your losses and not deal with him." She listened as he spoke again. "I know Onigumo-san on a personal level. I spent most of school with him. He will say one thing to your face and another behind your back. He'll only do what he wants to benefit himself and will double cross you the moment you turn your back."

She stood as her secretary entered. She was handed more papers and placed them on her desk as her secretary left. "No problem. That's what I'm here for. I can stay a little late to finish up the preparations and I'll be in early tomorrow to set up and sit in on the meeting." She nodded to herself. "No problem. Bye." She hung up and sat down in her chair to look over the paper work. She wouldn't call him because it would inconvenience him, not to mention he stayed out late and would never inform her of it. She just sighed and rubbed her temples. Where did she go wrong in her marriage?

He grunted and pulled away as his secretary panted beneath him. He dressed and left back to his office. He would be home early today to surprise his wife. It wasn't that he didn't love his wife, he did, but he really wasn't ready to settle down. He really should have thought this through first.

He looked at the contracts before him and sighed. This was such a hassle. He just didn't want to deal with it right now.

He sat on the couch in the living room. It was already nine. He would have thought Kagome would have been home by now, but she wasn't. He sighed and leaned back that is until the door started to open. He looked over the back of the couch to see Kagome walk in tired. She was loaded down with what seemed to be files. He stood and approached her.

"You're home awfully late." He took the files from her arms.

"I got caught up setting up tomorrow's meeting." She sighed. She was tired and just wanted to go to sleep. "I have to be up early as well so I'm off to bed." She walked past him and entered the bedroom and entered the bathroom. She showered and dressed in her pajamas before climbing into bed.

He followed her and watched as she climbed into bed in her usual position. He undressed to his boxers and climbed in with her. He wrapped his arms around her and went to sleep. He knew it wasn't in her to cheat on him, even if he was cheating on her. She didn't deserve it but he couldn't help it. He wasn't ready to settle down.

She had found evidence to him cheating on her one day as she did laundry. He was away on a business trip as it was so she was alone. She didn't mind much, but he had forgotten his cell phone and it was ringing off the hook with the same number so she answered it. It was a woman supposedly saying he forgot something at the office and needed to come get it, but she knew that the office sent him on a business trip and would have faxed it to the hotel he was staying in. She played along and hung up, tears coming to her eyes as she listened to the voice messages left by several different women. She just crawled into bed and cried herself to sleep. She didn't know where she had gone wrong. He wouldn't touch her but he'd go to other women for something she could have given him willingly. Was she no longer attractive to him? She didn't know anymore.

Author's Note:

And here is another story brought to you by your's truly. I hope you enjoyed this story, though it is a bit angst. I know my stories are jumping all over the place, but bare with me. There is many ideas going through my head and right now I have six chapters typed up for this story. But I would still like some feed back. So sit back and relax and see how this story unfolds!