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Dawn stopped sobbing and looked at her friend with a puzzled expression.

”It's quite simple really,” Sandra explained, ”An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth – and a fuck for a fuck. It's the only form of retaliation that men truly understand. If he cheats on you, then you cheat on him right back,” she said slammed her fist into her palm.

Dawn's jaw dropped while Dani let out an uneasy groan, ”Sandra, you can't be serious,” the redhead said.

”Oh, I'm dead serious. I do this to Bobby every time he cheats on me.”

Dawn looked horrified. ”What? Is Robert cheating on you?”

”Of course. He's a man, and cheating is what men do. But he's also a terrible liar. I can't believe that fool works as a lawyer. I instantly know if he's been good or bad when he returns from a business trip. I can smell the cheap perfume on him before he's before he has even pulled up in the driveway.”

Sandra paused for effect once more and had another sip of wine.

”And then what?” Dani asked with a doubtful expression, ”Then you just go out and spread your legs for some guy? How does this work exactly.”

Sandra smiled. ”Not just any guy. I'll usually go for someone young, and preferably ethnic. One time I seduced one of Rob's business competitors. Whatever stings his male ego the most. And then I let him know about it. I don't tell him outright, of course, I just leave a few clues here and there to let him know that we're even and that there are consequences to his actions.”

”But I still love him. At least I think I do. I could never do that to him,” Dawn cried.

”And I love my Bobby. That's why I make sure to even things out between us. That's how we maintain a healthy relationship.”

Dani shook her head in disbelief. ”That is so not how a healthy relationship works. This is seriously fucked up, even for you, Sandra. How can you even stay with Robert if he cheats on you?”

”Are you trying to lecture me about healthy relationships?” Sandra snapped. ”Tell me, Dani, how are things working out with that European yoga guy? Is he still getting handsy with every single bored housewife in lycra pants within a ten-mile radius?”

Dani looked flushed. ”Shut up, Sandra! Armand is a fully licensed swami and he is just guiding his clients to their root chakras. You wouldn't understand.”

”Right,” Sandra laughed, ”Funny how those chakras always seem to be centered around their tits and asses.”

Sandra and Dani kept bickering, but Dawn was became in her own thoughts and wasn't paying attention. What Sandra suggested was crazy just like Dani had said, but was it really so wrong? She was devastated, but she still loved Jason and she couldn't fathom leaving him, but she also dreaded the idea of confronting him. And why did he get to cheat and not her? The thought of doing it felt so wrong and forbidden, but she also felt her heart race and a strange tingling in her stomach. Maybe she could do it after all. Just once, just a little flirting. That wouldn't hurt anyone, would it? Maybe that would make this pain go away.

”I'll do it,” she murmured.

Her friends stopped squabbling and turned to her.

”I said I'll do it,” she repeated a little louder.

Dani gave her friend a disapproving look, ”Seriously? Don't tell me you're actually thinking about doing this.”

Sandra, on the other hand, grinned, ”That's my girl. I knew you had it in you. Now, who's the lucky guy?”