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It got to a point where I couldn't even think or go a day without speaking to Todd. I would text and get no response, I even went to his job to see if he had been in but to my knowledge, he hadn't been in for a few days. Something about a business trip. I didn't try to dwell on anything else because I had already felt like a total creeper trying to find him. I attempted to get some wok done at the office to kill time and to get my mind off of him. As I was scrolling online, I came across an article named Chef's Classic. I gasped. A picture of a man who looked very famiiar stood with a brunette as they beamed for the picture. As I scrolled further, there were more down below. I finally saw the name, Todd .... I didn't even need to read the rest of it. I already knew what was what and I was furious. But another part of me wondered who the female was. I searched up more pictures and found plenty on a cooking website that was posted months ago. Looks like she was pretty close to him but in one particular picture, she looked to be very close to him. A little too close if you ask me. While I was staring at the computer screen I didn't even hear my phone ring. My eyes were glued to the screen as my secretary walked in and informed me I had a call on line 2. I motioned for her to put whoever it was through. I picked up the phone slowly and swirled my chair around facing the window behind me. His voice was so soothing to hear. I couldn't even stay mad or bring up what I had just found. "So how are you?" he asked sweetly. My dumb ass smiled and said,"Im good what about you?" I could hear him chuckle and he continued,"Waiting for your secretary to let me in." My head swung towards the door and my secretary stared at me and I nodded and he appeared next to her and walked in and shut the door behind him. I put the phone on the hook and he continued to stand. I shut my laptop so he couldn't see what I had looked up online. "Lunch?" he asked,"I heard you've been looking for me." I cocked my head sideways and said,"You're on a trip huh?" He smirked and said,"I needed time off." I stared at him intently as he spoke. "I have a ton of work to get done so maybe next time we can do lunch," I said moving papers around my desk. He nodded and turned away while saying,"Next time it is then Queen." I shook my head as he left and thought to myself, now I really need to know who the woman is in the picture because he's doing lunch pop ups and not on vacation like his job said. Something was fishy and it wasn't fish. I had to find out who the other woman was. I got off late so I decided to order some takeout. I walked inside of the restaurant and they already knew my order. I smiled as I took out my debit card and paid the host. She asked did I need more sauce and I denied it and as she swiped my card and gave it back to me, I noticed a couple sitting in the back laughing hysterically and having a ball. I smiled and said,"Cute." That was until I saw who it was. Todd and the picure girl. I got my food and something told me to go say hi. I have no idea why but before I knew it I was walking over smiling broadly. "Hi!" I beamed fakely. Todd looked up cooly and said,"Oh hey T." T? Did he just call me fucking T like everything's okay? I sighed and smiled,"Hey how's it going Todd?" The girl smiled politely and said,"Hi, I'm Blu." Todd smiled and said,"Yes T this is my wife Blu and Blu this is my friend Theresa." My smile completely faded. His wife?? I fucked a married man?! My mind was going in circles and I couldn't focus. You know what I did? I nodded and didn't say a word back. I simply turned and walked away embarrassed that I actually believed this fucking turd. I got in my car and headed home. The tears started to flow and I don't even know where they even came from! All I was thinking was, this man just asked me on a lunch date earlier today! Now I know how it sounds because I still stuck around afterwards to hear an excuse but that's neither here nor there. I just couldn't believe it! I made it home faster than usual being that I was angry. Soon as I got in I kicked off my shoes and sat at my bar and ate my sushi. I cut my tv on and scrolled through my phone. 7 missed calls and 2 text messgaes from him. And what did I do? I called him back! "What Todd?" I screamed through the phone. He started to explain by saying,"We aren't together it shouldn't matter. We were having fun remember?" I yelled,"You're married you fucking jerk!" He laughed. He fucking laughed. I couldn't believe my own damn ears. That made me even more furious so I just hung up. I needed to stop picking shitty men when I can really do this shit by myself and just buy vibrators. I sipped more wine and prepared myself to avoid him next time I ran into him. I had no idea what had come over me to not notice the signs! I mean he never wore his ring, I didn't spot a band spot on his finger either. I just so happened to miss that important detail. Next time if someone approached me with this folishness I would know.