My Wife Gave Away My Place, Then She Regretted It
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My wife loved watching me get jealous.
She said the more it bothered me when another man got close to her, the more it proved I loved her.
So every year on our anniversary, she let her best friend, Julian Hale, take my place as man of the house for a few days. Then she and her friends placed bets on how long I would last.
The first year, Julian wore one of my custom suits without asking and posed for pictures beside her.
I told him to take it off in front of everyone. Vivian kissed me and laughed, saying she knew I couldn't live without her.
The second year, she gave Julian the master bedroom and sent me to the guest room.
I told him to get out of our room. Only then did she open the door and say it was just for one night.
Last year, she brought Julian to dinner at her parents' house, sat him in my chair, and let her mother and father call him their son-in-law.
She did not come after me until I stood up and walked out.
"It's just a word, Owen. You're really going to make a thing out of this?"
This year, they went further.
Julian rolled his suitcase into our house and held up a new set of keys in front of all our friends.
"Viv says I get to try being man of the house for seven days. You're not going to be mad, are you?"
Vivian hooked her arm around his shoulders, her eyes bright with anticipation.
"If he really loves me, he'll be jealous."
Everyone was waiting for me to explode the way I did every year, so she could laugh and announce that the game was over.
But this time, I went upstairs and packed my things.
Before I left, I placed my wedding ring and my house key in her palm.
"Seven days isn't long enough."
"He can have my place. For good."
She said the more it bothered me when another man got close to her, the more it proved I loved her.
So every year on our anniversary, she let her best friend, Julian Hale, take my place as man of the house for a few days. Then she and her friends placed bets on how long I would last.
The first year, Julian wore one of my custom suits without asking and posed for pictures beside her.
I told him to take it off in front of everyone. Vivian kissed me and laughed, saying she knew I couldn't live without her.
The second year, she gave Julian the master bedroom and sent me to the guest room.
I told him to get out of our room. Only then did she open the door and say it was just for one night.
Last year, she brought Julian to dinner at her parents' house, sat him in my chair, and let her mother and father call him their son-in-law.
She did not come after me until I stood up and walked out.
"It's just a word, Owen. You're really going to make a thing out of this?"
This year, they went further.
Julian rolled his suitcase into our house and held up a new set of keys in front of all our friends.
"Viv says I get to try being man of the house for seven days. You're not going to be mad, are you?"
Vivian hooked her arm around his shoulders, her eyes bright with anticipation.
"If he really loves me, he'll be jealous."
Everyone was waiting for me to explode the way I did every year, so she could laugh and announce that the game was over.
But this time, I went upstairs and packed my things.
Before I left, I placed my wedding ring and my house key in her palm.
"Seven days isn't long enough."
"He can have my place. For good."
















































