Presentation

I woke up to my blaring alarm clock, groggy and disoriented. I couldn't remember where I was for a moment – then everything came flooding back to me. Last night at the bar, seeing Lily with Jake. My heart ached at the memory of it all.

I pulled myself up out of bed, glancing back at Lily, she looked so innocent. Maybe I was wrong about what I thought I saw, or heard. Anyway I had to head off to do this damn presentation.

I'll need coffee.

I headed down to the kitchen, and started getting myself sorted. I noticed a pair of discarded panties on top of the laundry pile. I wouldn't normally give them a second glance but the light seemed to shimmer off them.

I reached out and picked them up, they were wet and had a thick white crust on the crotch.

It suddenly hit me that last night hadn't been a dream at all.

As I prepared my coffee, I couldn't help but dwell on what I had seen. Was this really happening? Had Lily truly betrayed me like this?

How could she be so careless, so brazen, in front of everyone? It hurt me deeply to see her behaving like this. As I sat in silence, nursing my coffee, my mind replayed the events of last night. I couldn't believe that I had actually witnessed it first hand – the way she flirted with Jake, how easily she let him touch her. It all seemed surreal, like some sort of terrible dream.

I stood up to set off for work and realised I still had the panties in my hand. Without thinking I brought them to my face and sniffed them, caught off guard by the strong smell of sex that emanated from them. It all clicked into place - the reason why I was feeling so confused and hurt. Lily had cheated on me, plain and simple.

We'd need to talk about this later, I finished my coffee and set off. It wasn't until I was half way to work I realised I was still holding the panties in my hand. Without thinking, I held them to my nose and sniffed again. My stomach churned at the thought of Lily wearing these panties while she was with Jake. It was all too much to bear.

I tried to push the thoughts out of my mind as I drove, focusing instead on preparing for my presentation. But it was no use – the image of Lily and Jake kept flashing before my eyes.

I have no idea how, but the presentation went well. I promised myself some time off as I was starting to get a real burnout from work, with the added stress of what was happening in my love life.

I walked out to my car and as I went to grab my keys I felt her panties in my pocket again. I'd had them on me the whole time. What was wrong with me?