"Mom?" Ruby's voice repeats, how did she find us? She couldn't have followed me here, she wouldn't!

"Sweetheart," Her mother gulps. "What, um, what are you doing here? I didn't know you were in town."

I mentally slap myself, she warned me! Goddamnit! Athena told me to not bring Ruby on a "trip" with me because she could catch us in the betrayal. She didn't want that, she loves her daughter and she couldn't dare to cause her this pain.

But she did it anyway, right?

She did make the first move during Ruby's birthday celebration:

"Nicolas," Ruby's mother made her way toward me. I must admit it was bizzare for her to approach me without her beloved, beautiful daughter beside me. Athena had an unknown glint in her eye that told me she was definitely coming to have a word or two with me.

"Athena." I smile respectfully, she is - afterall - my wife's mother. "You look extravagant," I glance behind her and notice someone missing. "Where is your husband?"

Now, beside me, she sighs. "Could we have a word?" She turns her head for a quick second, "In private?"

I furrow my eyebrows together but accept her request so I lead her to one of the guest rooms where the music was muffled by the walls.

The second I shut the door behind us, Athena sprints into action. I don't know what to do, much less how to react. My wife's mother has her lips on mine and for an unknown reason, my hand found its way behind her back and I kiss her back.

I pull away after a few seconds, once I realize what I was doing. "Athena," I breathe. "What are you doing? Why did you kiss me?"

She lifts a couple of fingers up to her lips, eyeing me lovingly. "Goodness, pardonnez-moi!" Woah, she knows french?

"I don't know what possessed me! I guess this whole divorce this has me going nuts for.." She pauses to take a deep breath. "Please, Nicolas. Don't tell Ruby about the divorce.. or.. or the kiss for that matter."

I look at Athena, really looked at her. For an older woman, she sure was gorgeous and the kiss? A beautiful explosion that wraps itself on my lips.

I nod, "I won't. If," I smirk, a devious idea in mind. "If you kiss me again."

With that said, my arms wrap around her petite body and with full force, I kiss her senseless.

"I'm looking for Nicolas, Mother." Ruby's tone is harsh, I almost didn't think it was her until I peek out the bedroom and saw her scowling face.

"What would make you think he'd be here? I didn't even know you were here." She chooses to lie, good girl. I would have believed it if, well, you know.

"Don't," Ruby snaps. "Don't stoop so low and lie to my face, I know he's here. I know he's been here more than once, I know you're his autre femme." Her tone sounds bitter, I've never heard this side of her before. I didn't even know this side of her existed!

But damn, her French is amazing. When did she learn, was I that clueless and ignorant of my wife?

You could call me a coward, I don't care, but I can't bring myself into facing Ruby. She already knows about the affair, I'm not sure how but I don't want to confront her now.

"I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about," Athena claims, confidently.

"Don't be ridiculous!" Ruby snarls, how did I never see this side of her? Sort of a turn on, if you ask me. "Fucking my husband behind my back is one damn thing but denying it right in my face is foolish and unnecessary. You're acting like a child!"

And here I thought my sweet little wife had no backbone.

"Don't talk to me in that tone, young lady! I'm you're mother, for goodness sake!" Athena shouts, anger spewing out of her.

I catch a glimpse of Ruby cross her arms together, her eyebrows cringed together. "When you're done fucking Nicolas, give him one message for me."

"And what may that be?" Athena roars, for a second, it appears as if the little woman in front of her was not her daughter.

Ruby, with the most serious tone I've ever heard come out from her, declares, "Je veux un divorce."