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Secret

by

Holly
(lilmac11313@yahoo.com)

"Fran darling, I'm heading off to the theatre. I'll be back in a few hours. I love you," Maxwell then leaned in and kissed her on the lips.

"Okay honey, don't stay too late. We have dinner reservations for the Rainbow Room at six," Fran said as she wiped some lipstick from Max's mouth.

"Ah yes, for our 8th wedding anniversary," Maxwell said. They started walking towards the front door. " I'll come home at five so we'll have enough time to get there. Can you believe how much our lives have changed in eight years?" With that Maxwell gave Fran a quick kiss and headed off to work.

Maxwell's comment sent Fran's mind spinning back to before she had even met Maxwell. Fran slowly climbed up the stairs to her bedroom. She went into her closet and pulled out a box that was hidden in the back of the closet. She opened it and took out some old diaires. Most of them she had started after she met Max. Actually all but one she started after she met Max. Fran put back all of the diaries except for that one.

The one diary she left out had pictures of flowers all over the cover and a small lock. Fran carefully undid the lock and started reading. She had started this diary after she graduated from high school so later in life she could remember what her life used to be like. Almost every page she was talking about how much the real world was different from high school, how much she missed her care-free days, and what her job was really like. Fran turned the page and read the date, January 3, 1988. Fran felt so alone being the only one who knew the secret of what happened that day. As Fran read, tears of guilt escaped over her lashes.

"Does he miss me?" Fran questioned out loud. "Does he forgive? I know I still love him. And I hate the decision I made, but I had to." Fran mummbled inbetween sobs as she sat on her closet floor. "I wish I could find him and tell him why I walked away from us. From what we could have had, but he has to know that it was better this way."

Maxwell couldn't believe what he was hearing. Was his wife actually talking about her love for another man right in front of him? "Who is he, Fran?" Maxwell asked with fear in his voice. Sure he wanted to know but he was also afraid of the answer. Maxwell's voice had startled Fran so much she nearly fell over. She tried to think of someone to name but no one would come to mind.

It was time to tell Maxwell her secret, it was now or never. Fran turned and looked at Maxwell with tears in her eyes. Trying to wipe them away, she asked "What are you doing home?" Fran took a breath and stood up. "How long have you been there?" she asked when she found her voice again.

"I came back when I saw the hurt in your eyes and long enough to know that you're in love with someone else. So what's his name? How old is he? When did you two meet? And how long have you been seeing him?" Maxwell asked feeling his anger rise with each passing second. "I want to know the whole story from start to finish," he said moving closer his fists slightly clenched.

Fran sighed. She had always wanted to tell Maxwell just not like this. "Well how about we go sit down on the bed? This might be a bigger shock than you expected," Fran started with. Maxwell complied and went over to the bed and sat down followed by Fran. Fran crossed her legs and took Maxwell's hands in hers.

"Okay you want to know the whole story, then I'll tell you the whole from start to finish. His name is ..."

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