EVERY LAST SECRET by A. R. Torre

Cat (William’s wife):
“There were men you owned.
There were men you borrowed.
And then there were men you took.

I would never let anyone take him from me.”

Neena (Matt’s wife):
“William was, among the rich and successful men of Silicone Valley, the best.
Top tier.
The sort of man I should have gone after, had I not tied myself down to Matt right out of school.

I had been surprised by Cat’s small breasts–a lazy oversight in the maintenance category. 
Her husband had certainly noticed my breasts.
His gaze had lingered, even as his hand had curled around her waist.”

Matt (married to Neena for twenty years):
“But this wasn’t the first time she’s cheated on me.
Last time I didn’t even confront her with it. I found out and never did a thing about it.”

William (married to Cat for thirteen years):
“My mother once said I had a weakness for crazy women.
She voiced that opinion back in third grade, when I developed a crush on Sylvia Pinket, the girl who trotted around the perimeter of our recess area pretending to be a horse. On the days when the wind was rough, she’d whinny and prance, then plant her hands in the dirt and kick up her back feet. I thought she was beautiful.
Eight years later, after she peed in the punch bowl at the Rotary club Christmas banquet, a psychiatrist confirmed all our suspicions and shipped her upstate to the loony bin, ending any fantasies I had of unbridled Sylvia passion.

My penchant for crazy women, it appeared, never ended.
While I thought it had taken a hiatus with Cat, I was wrong.
My wife, like Sylvia, was crazy.”

Kindle, 2020