Affair with Mrs Maximoff

7

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Audrey

I listen to the voice of the pastor as I stare at the wooden coffin hovering above a hole in the ground. My boys stand infront of me and hannah is in my arms. Its been 2 weeks since Michael's body was found. Friends and family have been getting questioned constantly but the police haven't figured it out yet..haven't figured out that I killed my husband.

I look up and over to wanda who is stood opposite me with Tommy and Billy infront of her. My eyes meet hers and she smiles at me softly. I look over to Michael's parents when I hear a sniff coming from his mother. They both are heartbroken that this happened....but they didn't understand what a monster their son was.

The burial ends quick and pepper said she would take the boys back to my house along with wanda's boys so I could have some time alone here. Wanda said she would stay here to keep an eye on me. I watch as she walks towards peppers car with the kids.

I look down at Michaels grave. "You can't hurt me or my children now...you deserved every bit of pain you experienced you abusive bustard. Rot in hell" I spit out quietly. I crouch down and I get a bit of mud on my finger. I smudge it over his face and then over the part that says 'husband and father's.

I stand up when I hear footsteps. I look to my left and there's a blond woman that I've never seen before. She looks upset and is dressed in black. I watch as she stands next to me and looks at his grave. "Do i know you?" I question. She looks at me and shakes her head "No you don't. I'm carol..I was his girlfriend...we kept it secret since his family hated him. How did you know him?" She says offering me a small smile.

I stare at her in shock "I was his wife and the mother of his four children. Let me get this straight-...whilst he was abusing me he was off fucking you?". Her eyes widen "Wife? And-..abusive? Mike wouldn't ever hit a woman..he was so kind and gentle. Maybe it was you who was the abusive one". I stare at her for a few seconds before my fist hits her face.

"You bitch!" She gasps holding her jaw. Her hand swings around and grabs my hair as she punches me. We take turns punching eachother again..and again before I manage to get her pinned to the floor and my fist hits her face repeatedly as tears run down my face. I hear sirens and seconds later I'm pulled off the woman. I feel handcuffs being placed on my wrists. The other woman is cuffed too and we are put in separate police cars.

"Why did you attack ms danvers?" The detective asks. "She..was sleeping with my husband then said I was the abusive one. What else was I meant to do?" I say rolling my eyes. "So he had an affair...have you ever had an affair Mrs Potts?" He asks. I look down at my hands as I nod "yes".

The men in the room look at me in disgust. "Who with?" I'm asked. I hesitate to answer "I...it was Wanda Maximoff. It started about 19 months ago but stopped when I was 7 months pregnant with my daughter. We..started seeing eachother again a month after Mike disappeared.".

He looks at me for a few seconds before speaking "Did Michael know about the affair?". I nod as I look down at my shakey hands "yeah..uh..hes the reason the affair stopped. I had on one of Wanda's maternity dressed and her ex husband pointed it out. Michael figured it out and beat me to a pulp when we were alone..the boys saw that".

I watch as the detectives stand up. One grabs an ink pad and a finger print sample paper and the other starts to take my fingerprints. I watch as a photo of a familiar shovel is placed I front of me. "This was found not far from the body. Our systems show your husband bought this shovel. Did you kill your husband Mrs potts?" I'm asked.

I shake my head straight away as I lie through gritted teeth "no i did not". "Then why was your shovel the murder weapon. I scoff as I stand up "you are all sick in the head. We are here to talk about me having a fight with someone my dead husband had an affair with and you question me about mine If? And If you find my prints on that fucking shovel its because I owned the damn thing.". They watch as I walk out and I get in my car.

I try to take deep breathes as I drive. I turn the radio on and take a chance on me comes on. I hum along to the song as my chest seems to tighten. I park outside of my house and I rush straight in. I freeze when I spot the whole funeral party. I forgot this was still on.

I push past people trying to offer their condolences as I try to find wanda. I find her stood in the kitchen alone making a drink. "Wanda they know. About the affair a..and they know I did it..they took my finger prints and I walked out..Wanda.. what do I do?" I ask as I start to cry. She catches me as me knees grow week and I lean against me.

"You get a lawyer. Matt murdock. He will help. And you tell him everything. It was self defense honey..he will prove that" she tells me as her fingers run through my hair. I nod as I lean against her. I hear footsteps coming into the room and I stand up. I wipe my eyes to make myself presentable before I start talking to Mike's cousin.