Post by Admiral Hart on Oct 28, 2008 3:29:12 GMT -5
Morgan knew something was wrong when Hart asked him, in an official tone, to speak with him in private in Hart's room on an urgent and confidential matter. Especially when, once inside, he saw the guilt and shame on his wife's face.
"I kissed Andi." Hart said, no lead-up. Morgan was stunned, but not surprised.
"....alright." He said, trying to stay calm.
"It meant something, Morgan. I don't know, she was so sad and defenseless and I just...I wanted to be there for her and then we kissed and..." Hart looked down. "I'm sorry, Morg. I really am."
"...is this gonna happen again, Jo?" Morgan asked, a pained tone to his voice.
"...I don't know. I want it to and I don't want it to." She said, her voice strained and confused. "I don't want to hurt you but damnit I just crossed the Rubicon with her and...god, I'm the worst wife ever. I just keep having sex with women and dressing like a man."
Morgan sighed. "You have to tell her, Jo."
"I know. I know!" She said, a little louder and accompanying it with a foot stomp. "God I'm so sorry Morgan. I'm sorry you have to put up with me."
Her husband stepped forward and held his wife. "I love ya, Jo. I really do. That's all that matters. It's enough."
Jo looked into his eyes with hers. And what she saw confirmed her fears, though for now he chose to believe his lie.
It was quickly not becoming enough, for either of them, and it was only a matter of time before something snapped.
"I kissed Andi." Hart said, no lead-up. Morgan was stunned, but not surprised.
"....alright." He said, trying to stay calm.
"It meant something, Morgan. I don't know, she was so sad and defenseless and I just...I wanted to be there for her and then we kissed and..." Hart looked down. "I'm sorry, Morg. I really am."
"...is this gonna happen again, Jo?" Morgan asked, a pained tone to his voice.
"...I don't know. I want it to and I don't want it to." She said, her voice strained and confused. "I don't want to hurt you but damnit I just crossed the Rubicon with her and...god, I'm the worst wife ever. I just keep having sex with women and dressing like a man."
Morgan sighed. "You have to tell her, Jo."
"I know. I know!" She said, a little louder and accompanying it with a foot stomp. "God I'm so sorry Morgan. I'm sorry you have to put up with me."
Her husband stepped forward and held his wife. "I love ya, Jo. I really do. That's all that matters. It's enough."
Jo looked into his eyes with hers. And what she saw confirmed her fears, though for now he chose to believe his lie.
It was quickly not becoming enough, for either of them, and it was only a matter of time before something snapped.