Chapter 9

CONDITIONS

Mary and Adolfo come out of the police station holding hands, which sparks a discussion between the policemen and policewomen. But in the end, everyone agrees that everyone deserves a second chance and hopes that Adolfo won't make another mistake. 

    Once outside, they decided to go back each driving his car. Once home, Mary sat down on the sofa, a bit awkward, Adolfo sat across from her and asked her once more promising never to hurt her again. 

Mary listened to him silently, when Adolfo wanted to take a seat on the couch, she motioned for him to stay where he is. 

   "Look, it's a little too easy, don't you think? You slept with my best friend for I don't know how long, you made fun of me and you think I can just move on like that ?"

    " My darling, I admit that I did really wrong, I don't know why I did what I did, you are the woman of my life, my wife, the mother of my daughter. I hurt you, the two people who mean the most to me, you are my world, my life! But I betrayed you because of a moment of weakness, I regret it bitterly, living without you is, I realize, something that will kill me. Please, my love, forgive me. Losing my business is easily manageable, but losing you would kill me, I need you, please forgive me."

As he spoke, tears rolled down his cheeks, Mary looked impassive, but in her heart she knew he meant it, because knowing the man she was married to, didn't cry. Never!  He knelt down at the police station, not caring about the presence of the police and now he's crying, waooooooo! It's pretty creepy! 

But, he still had to be punished, and for that, she will set her conditions. 

" Adolfo, you know how much I loved you, you know how much I bent over backwards to make you happy, you were my world, my whole life revolves around you and Deby, I could never imagine that you could have cheated on me, and what's more with a woman who was like a sister. Seeing you on the bed that day broke my heart into a thousand pieces, you destroyed me, every time I close my eyes at night I see this scene and I don't know how to forget it, I don't really know , if I will ever get there."

Adolfo realized how much his escapade had caused cracks in his couple, he had lost her trust, and it made him really sad and depressed, but he knew that he had to do everything to put the pieces back together, to regain his wife's trust. . 

    "Darling, I'm sorry, I'm deeply sorry, I shouldn't have done what I did. If I'm going to spend my whole life making amends, I'm ready."

" Adolfo, to tell you that I'm going to forget everything and act as if nothing had happened, it's impossible, the wound is still bleeding, and really a lot, the wound is still open. I have conditions that you will have to respect:

One, you are going to sleep in the guest room. 

Two,  Don't force me to be intimate with you. 

 Three,  If I don't want to talk to you, you will respect that. 

Four,  Try as much as possible not to make the little one realize that something is wrong."

Adolfo could only accept