Marriage mistakes

The present

A/N This chapter has been edited by juliaanthea

As the weeks passed by, me and Mark were finally getting things back on track. He returned to the guy I use to know and the intimacy began again. I was so glad that my life was becoming great, I had a husband, good friends and it had been weeks since our last argument.

I arranged to meet Katie a few days later in a small local cafe that sells the most amazing waffles in the county, and who was starting to open more cafes across the country. As I step foot into Wonda's Waffles, the smell immediately made my stomach grumble and it began to feel like I hadn't eaten in days. I spotted Katie near the back tucked in one of the smaller corner booths nursing a black Americano with a half eaten waffle in front of her. I give her a quick wave before joining the queue to get a large cappuccino and chocolate waffles. As I take a seat opposite my closest friend, I notice something is off in her behaviour. We spend 2 hours chatting, but she refused to hold eye contact for longer then 3 seconds and avoided any questions about herself always diverting the questions back onto me. After our 3rd coffees we decide it's time to head home as the husbands will be arriving home from work expecting dinner on the table shortly. As we step outside we have a quick hug and blow kisses before Katie almost runs down the street almost as if she is avoiding something.

An hour later, I receive a text just as I was deciding on what to cook for dinner from Mark:

"Hey sweetie, hope you've had a enjoyable day. It's been absolutely horrible at the office I swear I work with a bunch of idiots! How about I treat us to dinner at that local fish restaurant down the road? Lots of love"

I quickly reply back that I'm looking forward to it and run upstairs to get ready for our date. I take my time in the shower just enjoying the feel of the hot water on my skin before completing all the necessary girl jobs. Mark preferred me to be clean shaved, he liked the feel of smooth skin, and it made every touch to be so much more sensitive and exciting. I started thinking back to all the times that me and Mark were intimate, he has 2 very different sides to him. Some nights, he was the most gentle man I have ever known and because of that it made every touch so much more tantalising and hard to resist. But there were other times when he was rough, passionate and he took control knowing exactly what he wanted and how to get it.

At just gone 6 Mark arrived home and rushed upstairs to get changed. By half 6 we were on route to the restaurant. It was nice to just spend time together it felt like one of our first dates except we were at a small Italian restaurant. We both ordered asparagus starters then lobsters which were the biggest I have ever seen, and I ended up leaving feeling extremely full and a little unwell. When we arrived home we both felt a little sick so decided to just go straight to bed and hopefully sleep it off.