Free The Third Wife by Jordan Silver

Then of
course there were things that they’d done together before I came along. They
liked to play board games together and watch movies and stuff like that. For
the first couple nights there was a tug of war to see who would sit next to him
on the couch. Cody thought he was slick, he started sitting in the recliner. I
wonder what they did before I came on the scene? I’m sure it had never been a problem
before.
      Anyway I'm bored, not when Cody is home. When
he's here I'm like a little kid, I'm sorry but it's true. I get butterflies
when I see his car coming up the driveway. I run and jump on him as soon as he
gets in the door. He loves it, he would smile and laugh and twirl me around
before greeting the others. He spends a lot of his time with me and the little
ones in the evenings before dinner.
    Not because he
doesn't want to spend time with Sharon and Arlene, but because they've decided
to be passive aggressive. As long as I'm around they refuse to get near him.
They seem to expect him to come to them to make a point or some shit but he
never does. I think he’s finally got to a place that he’s comfortable with
though I’m not sure about his crazy ass wives. Hey, if I can learn to live with
their existence then they can deal with mine.
      When he has to visit one of them in the night,
he does. But when we're all like this together, he doesn't play into their
bullshit. Which goes a long way to making my life easier. I'm not sure I'm
ready to see him giving them any preferential treatment. Which is what they
seem to think they are entitled to because they were first. I see him trying to
be fair and I’ve found a new respect for him for that. It wasn’t easy but I’m
getting there. I know now from talks with my mom and his how hard this must all
be for him. Trying to please three needy bitches at once. I once asked him why
he didn’t just run away and live a different lifestyle. He was honest enough to
admit to liking his life just the way it was. I wasn’t too sure how to take
that in the beginning. I mean shouldn’t he want to be with just me sine he
claims to love me so much? The thing is I’ve come to realize that he loves them
too in his own way and his life wouldn’t be the same without them in it.
Bummer.
    Anyway like I was
saying, I'm bored. My online classes take me like an hour and a half if that,
and then there's nothing else to do. So I’ve decided to talk to Cody about it.
I was so excited I couldn't wait so I hopped into my ride and headed to his
office. I dressed conservatively, well for me anyhow. My black capris and black
silk top, which was left unbuttoned to show the turquoise tank beneath and tied
at the waist paired with high-heeled thongs in black and silver.
    I had my hair up in
a high ponytail, my Chanel shades and some big ass hoop diamond earrings. I was
styling like a Rodeo Drive bitch. His secretary, this older lady Constance was
all smiles when she saw me. I think only the older people in this burg likes
me, which is weird because you’d think they’d be the ones against my rebellious
ways. Mrs. Brewster says I remind her of her when she was younger. How she used
to like to buck tradition. She loves my clothes go figure.
    "He's in with a
client dear but they should be finished soon, have a seat. Would you like
something to drink while you wait?" "No thanks Miss. Constance I'm
good. How’re you doing?" She beamed at me and started telling me about her
new grand daughter. We were looking over pictures on her phone when the door to
his office opened and he came out behind this guy.
    The guy who looked to be about Cody's age
whistled and headed right for me. "Who have we here?" he eyeballed me
up and down with his lip caught between his teeth.
    "My wife."
    Uh oh, he did not
sound amused as he walked around the guy and put his arm around me. He even
kissed me right there in front of them. Now Cody is so not into PDA, he's very
straight laced when it comes to stuff like that. Hand