After a while, Edward sat across from me and nodded:

“I'm glad you have come. The conversation will be a bit unusual.”

I shrugged vaguely and kept looking at him suspiciously.

“Elvira, what are you going to eat?” Edward suddenly smiled calmly, and this surprised me.

He rarely smiled, and especially at me. I ordered a light salad and juice, not much to eat. I was nervous, but for some reason Edward was in no rush to reveal the topic of conversation.

“Okay, I'll start from the beginning.” He sighed and loosened his tie. Only then did I realize that, in fact, he cared as much as I did. But why would he do it? “Here's the thing. Yesterday I… ahem… found out that my wife was cheating on me.”

I choked on the juice.

“Yes… it's true.” He continued absently. “Yesterday I was very angry. Elvira, I have probably never been so unhappy in my life. My wife washed in the bathroom and she left her phone behind. On the screen was a WhatsApp message that said ‘And I miss you baby.’ This seemed suspicious to me and I unlocked the phone. I know it sounds strange, wives usually do this, but…” Edward ran his hand through his hair.

He was quite nervous. I continued in silence, listening carefully and still not understanding what all this meant…

“In general, I began to read the correspondence with this guy. Judging by its short length, my wife cleaned it regularly. There was a declaration of love, discussions about how she could leave me… She wrote to him that she felt sorry for me and that she did not know WHO the father of her baby was… And furthermore… she wrote to him that she hardly had any sex with me.”

“Wow.” I said quietly. What kind of a fool would trade this beautiful man for someone else?! At that moment, I refused to understand Edward's wife!

“Too much for me. Yesterday I was so shocked that I realized that I cannot speak to her in this state. I left the house, wrote to her that it was about work matters. I still don't know how to tell her what I've learned. Maybe I won't tell her anything, because she is pregnant and it is better not to irritate her. Honestly, I haven't had such a situation before…”

Edward covered his face with his hand. The man was confused. But I still didn't understand why he told me all of this.

“Edward, I understand that the situation is terrible. And I sincerely feel sorry for you.” I said carefully. “But why did you tell me this?”

He seemed startled and for the first time he looked at me consciously.

“Because yesterday I remembered you, Elvira. You told me you wanted to be with me. Is it still like this?”

I looked into his beautiful, serious eyes and choked on them. And I answered:

“Of course it is!”

“Well, I can give you a chance to be with me. If you really want it.” He watched my reaction carefully. “You see, Elvira, I love sex. And not just sex, but sex without limits. Do you know what I mean?”

I felt as if I was paralyzed. I was surprised by his words and I just opened my eyes. I couldn't believe what I was hearing, but it seemed like my dreams were starting to come true!

“Elvira.” He said quietly, covering my hand with his. “You said so yourself that you wanted to be my lover. I will not have sex with my wife, and I would not be able to after what I have learned. She's like… to me… stained by someone. She has hurt me. I still love her though, and you must remember that. But! I can't live without sex. I am used to making it in unlimited quantities. I know how to give pleasure. I love variety in bed. Do you understand me?”

I finally realized what Edward wanted from me. The man I dreamed of for so long, who was inaccessible to me, HIMSELF, offered me to be his lover!