A WORK RELATED INJURY By Slirpuff

Linda sat at the kitchen table staring down at her now empty coffee cup. She was not looking forward to today's discussion with her husband Jim. Luckily their kids were still at the neighbors, on a sleep over, so at least they weren't going to be here for the yelling and screaming that she knew was going to happen.

Damm, it started off as just a little innocent flirting and a few lunches, how could she have let it get so out of control. Linda had known for over a month something was wrong, but after the last round of test results, she knew had to tell him. Jim had gotten up early and gone to the store for something, so there she sat, just waiting for him to return.

Linda heard the ringing of front door bell and large truck pulling into the driveway almost at the same time. Not expecting anyone, she just figured they were lost and looking for directions.

?Can I help you? Linda said as she opened the door.

?Linda Gardner?? the man inquired.

?Yes, I'm Linda Gardner, how can I help you? she asked.

?I have a work order to pack up your belongings and transport them to 815 South West 10th Ave? the man told her as he handed Linda the clipboard while yelling for the four men in the truck to start bringing in the boxes.

?There must be some mistake,? Linda told him. ?I never placed any such order,? she said handing him back his paper work.

?Yes miss I know, the order was placed by a Mr. Jim Gardner a week ago? he replied showing her Jim's signature at the bottom of the sheet.

?Look, my husband will be back shortly and I'm sure he'll be able to clear up this misunderstanding? Linda replied.

?Mrs. Gardner, I just left your husband twenty minutes ago, and he told me to give you this envelope if you gave me a hard time? he said handing Linda a large manila envelope.

?Now if you don't mind, can you please show us the master bedroom, we were given only one hour to finish this project.?

Linda opened up the envelope, looked briefly at the single sheet of paper and told the workmen, in a quiet voice, it was the first room at the top of the stairs.

The men hurried up the stairs and for the next 40 minutes were busy packing and hauling box after box to the truck in the driveway. Every once in a while they had a question for Linda, but she was mentally somewhere else, so they just did the best they could. Within 50 minutes they announced that they were done and ready to leave.

?I'll need your signature Mrs. Gardner,? the lead workman asked.

Linda scrawled something on the bottom of the paper and they were gone.

Precisely ten minutes later, Linda's father showed up. ?Honey? Ken said looking at his awe struck ********. ?Jim asked me to pick up knowing you'd probably not be in any condition to drive,? he explained. ?Your mom's waiting for us and the movers to drop off your stuff.? ?We'll put it all in the garage for now and sort out every thing later? Ken told her as he led her out of the house.

?This wasn't fucking happening? Linda said to herself as her *** helped her into the car. ?Where's Jim?? ?If Jim was here, she could straighten out this whole mess with him? she said to herself; ?he'd listen to her, wouldn't he??

Jim did show back up back at the house about a half hour later with the locksmith. ?Change them all, including the code on the garage door opener,? he instructed. ?Leave me five sets of keys and make sure you put a deadbolt on the side garage door? he told him as he entered his now empty house.

Walking upstairs he found that the men had done a pretty decent job considering the timetable he'd given them. Looking at his watch he knew he had only fifteen minutes before the next truck arrived. Grabbing a couple of empty cartons, he finished loading the rest of the items the movers had missed, including the items from the bathroom vanity. As he carried down the last two boxes the next truck pulled up.

His sister Donna walked in with the movers. ?Hey girl? Jim said hugging his sister. ?Why don't you take the second bedroom on the left, its next to the bathroom and bigger than the spare room?? he told her. ?We'll rearrange the kids stuff later.?

?No problem, what are you going to do with Linda's car??

?Her *** is suppose to pick it up later tonight after he gets done with the movers? he told her. ?Take care of things around here for a bit will you, I need to stop off at the office for a minute and I'll bring us back pizza's for tonight? he said with a smile.

?No mushrooms? she shot back as she instructed the workmen where to put everything.

?Right on schedule? Jim said looking at his watch.

From his car, Jim could see his three best friends having a heated discussion with David, a fellow worker of his wife, and he didn't look happy. After about five minutes, Bob came over to where he was parked.

?He thought we were kidding until I took out my knife and told him he had a choice, be gone in 24 hours or see his dick surgically removed; and not in a hospital.? ?I told him we'd be back tomorrow for his answer? Bob said grinning. ?How you holding up buddy??

?I'll be better tomorrow,? he said sadly. ?Never thought I'd have to worry about anything like this, but I'll survive.? Jim thanked Bob and said he needed to get going but he'd see him later at the house.

Jim picked up the copies of the pictures and receipts the investigator had dropped off, at his office, on Friday afternoon while he was running around. He knew what they were and had no intention of even looking at them; he just needed them for his lawyer. That was a $1,000.00 down the tubes.

After dropping off the envelope at his lawyer's office, he picked up four pizzas, a case of beer and headed for home. He planned on getting totally blasted because after tonight he would be a single parent and needed to set an example going forward, not like his soon to be ex-wife.

By the time Jim got back, the truck was gone and Donna and a few of her friends were setting up her room. ?Hey bro? Donna greeted Jim as he came upstairs. ?Where's all the strong help you promised me?? she asked.

?They're finishing up something for me but should be here in about an hour, why don't we take a break and eat something? he told her.

Bob and his other buddies finally showed up just before 4:00 and by 7:00 everyone was sitting around having a few brews and shooting the shit; everyone except Jim that is. Donna finally found him in the TV room watching old home movies.

?We're got everything upstairs in my room, and everyone's done eating, is there anything I can get for you?? she inquired.

?Not right now honey, but thanks for asking? Jim replied. ?I just need to be alone for a little while that's all? Jim told her.

?Well I'll be in the kitchen if you need anything? Donna told him as she kissed him on the top of the head and shut the door.

?I never even saw it coming? Jim said to himself. ?How could I have been so blind??

Three weeks ago, while paying bills on line, Jim came across a medical bill for a checkup at the local clinic. ?Hon, did you go to the doctor a week ago?? he yelled to his wife who was in the kitchen preparing dinner.

?I thought I had the flu and went in for a B12 shot,? she yelled back.

?Damm. Their rates are getting nuts,? he said under his breath. ?$125.00 for an exam and shot after insurance, I'll call them tomorrow, maybe there's a mistake on the bill? he thought to himself; but there wasn't.

?Billing dept please? Jim said as he called from his office the following day.

?How can I help you?? the girl said as she answered.

?Good morning? Jim greeted her. ?My wife Linda Gardner was in the clinic last week and I believe we were over charge for her visit? he explained. ?She had just a routine exam and a B12 shot? he explained to her, ?but we were billed $125.00.?

There was a short pause. ?Linda Gardner is that correct the girl asked??

?That's correct? Jim replied.

?Sir, she did have a B12 shot, but she also had a blood work and further tests? she told him.

?Blood work and tests?? ?What kind of tests?? he asked.

?I'm sorry sir, we can't give out that information? she replied.

?Look miss, Linda is my wife and I'm not asking about the results of the tests, just what kind of tests?? Jim said now starting to get a little annoyed.

?Since you are her husband, it was a full blood workup and a pregnancy test? she replied.

?Well thank you very much for the information and I will go ahead and pay the invoice,? Jim told her.

Can you say heart attack? Why the fuck was Linda getting a pregnancy test, especially since he'd had a vasectomy right after she had their second child. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what was going on. Linda had always had some type of issue with any type of birth control they tried. After the 'slip? which gave them their second ********, Jim decided to get sniped; that would eliminate any more mistakes, so he thought.

Ten minutes later, Jim was sitting at his desk flipping through the yellow pages looking for a private investigator. Up until then, he had no reason to doubt Linda's fidelity but now he didn't know what to believe anymore.

Jim never realized how expensive it would be to have his wife watched. ?She has to be fucking around at work with someone? he told the P.I. ?She always get's home at the same time, and with the exception of team building seminars, she's always in the office? he told him. ?I need you to start immediately because I'm going nuts now knowing she's been cheating on me and I need to know who with.?

Jim's next call was to a good friend of his who also worked in the same division as Linda. ?Dan, Jim Gardner? he started. ?Got a huge favor to ask of you, but I need to talk to you away from work, if you don't mind.? ?Can you meet me at Tony's after work?? ?Great, see you around 5:30? he told him. He wasn't exactly sure how to approach Dan, but figured since they went back a long way, the direct approach would be the best way.

As they sipped on a couple of Bud Lights Jim started. ?Dan, I just found out, Linda is cheating on me with someone I think she works with? he told him. It's probably been going on for at least a couple of months and I need to find out who it is??

Dan was stunned. ?No way, Linda would never do that to you Jim, there must be some mistake.?

?No mistake Dan, I've got the proof, I just need to know who it is.?

?Jim, this isn't a big company and I know most of the employees by their first name? he told him. ?Shit, there's the usual office horse play but nothing more that I've seen.? ?Look, there are two busy bodies in the office that owe me big time and they'll know if anything is going on, believe me.? ?I'll give you a call if I find out anything; sorry about Linda? he told him.

?No more than I am? Jim replied.

The next three days sucked. Jim wanted to grab Linda, shake her and ask why, but at this point, it made no difference. Their sex life was not great but not bad either. They did it about twice a week and with two kids Jim thought that was pretty good. Linda hadn't come up with any new things she wanted to try and was still refusing Jim the other things he'd always pushed for; so nothing had changed.

The only thing he could remember, was that when Linda came home from her monthly seminar, they never had sex that night. Maybe it was just a coincident, but he was now looking for anything out of the ordinary. They were always held on a Friday afternoon at the Best Western and lasted for about two hours. After that, a lot of the employees hung around for a while longer for happy hour and munchies.

On those nights, Jim would take his kids out, or stop at his parents for dinner so they never met up until after 8:00 back at the house. He was now questing everything in his marriage trying to come up with a reason why Linda had cheated.

On Friday morning Dan called. ?If she's cheating with anyone at work, it's a new guy named David Collins.? ?He started last year and the word on the street, is that they've been to lunch together a couple of times and that they've been seen dancing during the happy hour get togethers? he told Jim. ?I know this isn't the smoking gun you were looking for, but it was the best I could do; I hope you two can work this out.?

?Thanks for the information, but I don't think there's much chance of that.? ?Jim gave the P.I. the name Dan had given him and closed up shop and went home. How in the fuck was he suppose to act the part of the ?normal loving husband? when all he wanted to do was throw her ass out and go on with his now shattered life.

They did the normal ****** stuff on Saturday and Sunday; yard work, soccer practice and a neighborhood BBQ on Sunday. Linda had wanted to fool around on Saturday night but Jim made an excuse that his stomach was a little upset and rolled over to sleep. There was no fucking way he was going to put his dick in that bitch.

Thank God for Monday. Work was now his sanctuary away from home where he could put the rest of his plans in motion. The final thing was to get the divorce paperwork moving. He'd already picked the attorney and paid his retainer. Since it was a no fault state, and they both worked, he was asking for a 50/50 split. What wasn't negotiable was that he wanted custody of their two girls. She'd fucked up big time and unless she gave him that, he'd change it to adultery and send everything to everyone she knew. He knew Linda was going to go nuts, so he asked for and received a restraining order on her not to come within 100 yards of the house.

By Tuesday the P.I. had two motel room receipts from the Best Western on the Friday seminar nights that David had rented. He also obtained surveillance pictures of the two of them, arm in arm, going into the room and one of them kissing in the hallway.

Jim said he had no intention of looking at the pictures, but to just put everything in a manila envelope and drop it off at his office. He thanked him for his fast work and said a check would be in the mail tomorrow.

By Friday of the big week, everything was all done. The kids would be on a sleep over Friday and Saturday night, both sets of movers were scheduled, the locksmith would be over by 2:00 and finally, all the paperwork would be filed Monday and served on Tuesday. ?Linda didn't have a clue what was coming down,? Jim thought to himself.

Linda's Story

I was sitting at the kitchen table feeling sorry for myself when the movers came to the door. I told them to wait until Jim got back but when he gave me the envelope, and I saw what was inside; I knew Jim knew everything. It was a copy of the pregnancy test I'd taken three weeks ago.

At first I thought I had the flu like everyone else but it just hung on and wouldn't go away. I didn't have any body aches, I just felt a little off. Carol joked one morning, ?it almost sounds like your pregnant again Linda.? That's when it first hit me that it could be a possibility.

When David started, I'd just turned 30 and was starting to feel like an old married women. I helped train him and he was always pleasant, smelled great and best of all; a real knockout. Even though he was five years younger, we found we liked the same type of music and Mexican food was both of our favorite.

Soon after that, we started going out to lunch at the local Mexican restaurant and meeting for drinks after our monthly seminars. One Friday night, after a team-building seminar, the music was playing and he asked me to dance. We danced two fast songs but the third was a slow one. I haven't danced a slow dance with anyone since I got married, but it seemed so natural with David. We floated around the dance floor and when the song ended we sat back down with the group.

I was hot. It felt so good in his arms; I didn't want the music to end. Two drinks later I was on the road for home. That night I almost ***** Jim. I didn't do anything crazy; I just needed to get fucked.

I knew I should have ended it, but I was enjoying being with David. Besides dancing and a few lunches, I wasn't doing anything wrong, or so I thought. It wasn't until the fourth Friday that things got a little out of hand. Our dept got an award for being the top producers in the company and we each rec'd a $100.00 bonus. We went to the Best Western to celebrate and after two hours, there were only four of us left. I'd ***** a little too much and told David I needed to go to the restaurant for some coffee before I drove home. He said he'd join me.

On the way, I tripped on a carpet and David caught me before I hit the floor. He was holding me by my waist and chest as he got me upright. ?Are you alright?? he asked.

I don't know what the hell I was thinking, I just looked him in the eye and kissed him. It took him by surprise but within a second he was kissing me back. After what seemed like hours I pulled back and turned red.

?I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have done that,? I told David. ?Please forgive me.?

?Don't worry about it Linda? he told her. ?I'll just consider it your thanks for saving your life? David said with a chuckle. ?Now lets get some coffee into you? he said leading her into the restaurant.

Linda stayed away from David as much as she could the following week. She made sure she was always busy for lunch and didn't stop the following Friday for happy hour. It had been a terrible mistake but she found she got wet every time she even thought about being in David's arms.

However, two weeks later she was back at happy hour. Jim wouldn't be back until about 8:30 so she planned on dinner and drinks with a few of her workers. Everyone that night seemed to have an excuse for not staying. By 6:30 it was just she and David left. ?Let's get something to eat shall we?? he said to Linda.

Just then the music started to play and I asked David to dance. For some reason, they played four slow songs back to back and we danced them all. My heart was almost beating out of my chest as we glided around the floor. I was sweating buckets and my red thong was soaked. It felt so good in his arms.

How we ended up in his car, I haven't a clue. We did everything but fuck in the back seat. He climaxed me twice with his fingers and once with his tongue before I took care of him. It was almost 8:00 before we realized what time it was. I straighten my dress and hair, kissed him once more and headed over to my car.

I should have been ashamed, but I wasn't for some reason; hell, I was still in the after glow of getting off three times. Fuck, I hadn't had three climaxes in one session in I don't know how long. The guilt didn't hit me until I saw my husband and children. Jim wanted to have sex that night, but I couldn't even look at him much less make love to him. After about a 45-minute shower I slipped into bed and cuddled with him the rest of the night.

?I knew I was playing with fire but I couldn't stop, I was hooked.? We snuck around during lunch; god what a rush. A week later David said he'd booked a room for Friday night at the Best Western, in case we wanted to be alone later.

We both left the bar separately and met back in the room's corridor. ?Are you sure you want to do this?? David asked.

?I'm not sure, but lets get out of the hallway before someone sees us? Linda told David.

Hell they hadn't been in the room more than ten seconds, when they were ripping each other's clothes off.

David worked Linda's body from her breasts to her pussy. Linda wasn't shaved, but had trimmed it extra close just for tonight. Linda was so hot she was already dripping juice from her cunt as she spread her pussy lips for him. Getting between her legs, David lapped up the juices and then went to work on her clit.

?Oh fuck? Linda screamed as she pulled the pillow over her face to muffle her screams. ?God damm, David sure knew how to eat pussy, I wish Jim was half as good as he was,? she said to herself.

After the second climax she cried, ?Enough, let me relax for a minute? she pleaded. Grabbing David's cock, she slipped it into her mouth. She wasn't a great cocksucker but she tried her best. Her big complaint to Jim was that it hurt her jaw after doing it for only a few minutes; but she was making up for lost time tonight.

After a few minutes she knew David was getting close, but didn't care. Linda felt him tense up and them felt the warm cum shoot into her mouth. Normally she would have run to the bathroom and spit it out, but this time she swallowed. ?You know, that wasn't half bad,? she thought to herself as she continued to suck and clean David's took.

His cock was a bit shorter than Jim's but quite a bit thicker. David never lost his erection as she stopped sucking and lowered herself onto his cock. She was so wet; his cock just slipped right in. Linda started off slow at first, just enjoying the feel of his dick in her warm pussy. However after a few minutes she was grinding her pussy into him.

David moved her over and pushing her down onto the pillows, mounted her from behind. Banging away at her tight ass, David lasted less than ten minutes, shooting his load all over her back. Laughing, he rolled over onto the bed next to Linda and brought her lips to his.

?That was nice, that was really nice,? he told her as he continued to kiss her and play with his small nipples.

They fucked once more and then took a shower together. After wards, they dressed and individually snuck out of the room so as not to be seen. Linda was back home forty-five minutes before Jim and the kids arrived.

They got together twice more before Linda got what she thought was the flu. When Carol said she might be pregnant, Linda panicked and went to the doctor. She didn't believe or want to believe the result; she couldn't be pregnant, David always wore a condom and Jim was fixed. Looking at the results, she knew she was fuck, more ways then one.

So there Linda sat, in the kitchen, waiting for Jim to get back so she could tell him. That's when her world crumbled around her.

Jim wanted his pound of flesh from each of them. He wanted David out of town so he'd never have to see him again and he wanted Linda to suffer for what she'd done to his happy ******. His unmarried sister Donna was moving in to help him with the two girls, hell what did he know about girls anyway, and his parents were there to support him all the way. It wasn't going to be easy, but they'd survive.

Sunday Jim sat the girls down with Donna there and explained that he and mommy were having some problems and that Donna was going to be living with them for a while. Jim told them that they could see mommy whenever they wanted, it's just that mommy wasn't going to live with them anymore. They all cried and hugged but a big dish of ice cream helped.

Tuesday Linda was served and though she called the house and my cell phone twenty times, I had nothing to say to her anymore. Donna tried to tell her it was over, but she wouldn't listen. I cancelled all our credit cards, took her off my insurance and 401k along with every thing else.

I let her see the kids on Wednesday, Donna drove them to her parents house and waited, but I didn't see her until we all sat down with the lawyers in their office.

Linda's lawyer started off by demanding this and that and full custody as I stood and got ready to leave. ?We've just started, where are you going?? he asked.

?I'm going to say this only once,? Jim said quietly. ?The terms are what they are.? ?Linda will be able to see the kids whenever she wants to, but I will have full custody.? ?She is carrying someone else's child and I will not subject my children to the birth of her bastard child.? ?Fight me on this or anything else, I will let the entire world know what a tramp my soon to be ex-wife really is, so I suggest you think about it long and hard before you open your fucking mouth again.?

We took a short cooling down break and after reconvening, Linda said she'd agreed to my terms, and we all signed the papers.

?I'm truly sorry Jim, I don't know why I let this happen; I did love you? she sobbed.

?I guess not enough though? he replied.

As I walked out I turned around and looked at Linda. ?Since you got knocked up at a team building seminar, maybe you can collect work men's compensation; you know, a work related injury.? I chuckled and walked away for the last time.