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in good spirits and with a clear conscience, unaware that he had commuted with the smell of her perfume still in tow... His wife immediately picked-up the foreign scent, remaining silent but distressed. Later that week Jean surprised her husband with a visit to his school. There she would find her spouse in another classroom conversing with an attractive young teacher she herself had met at a party once before. Surprised as they were to see her, they each struggled, but were able to display awkward, but cordial greetings.

"Jean! Hi! What a surprise." Peter immediately released the attention he had on Vanessa, embracing his wife in a reassuring greeting the he hoped would be enough. "I had no idea you were coming. You remember Vanessa?"
Jean remembered Vanessa. She had arrived at a school holiday party Peter and Jean attended, without her husband, amidst rumors of marital problems, in full make-up, provocatively dressed, her dark roots carefully hidden beneath bleach blonde shoulder-length hair, much to the chagrin of the other woman in attendance. She had had a little too much to drink and flirted with Peter to a point of irritating Jean.
"Oh, hi Vanessa. How are you?" Jean asked matter-of-factly, looking slightly away as she spoke.
"I'm fine. Nice to see you Jean."
Jean didn't agree. She wasn't at all happy to see Vanessa. Peter quickly attempted to split up the two women, persuading Jean to come with him into his classroom, but before he could, the strong presence of the now familiar scent had already validated her worst suspicions. As her eyes wondered she saw the desktop gift she had given her husband atop the attractive young teacher's desk...
"How could you?" was all Jean was able to say before she turned and stormed away.

Ensuing weeks were difficult for Peter and his wife. Jean's posture was no longer of the confident, non-threatening type Peter had found so appealing when they first met. She spoke often with arms akimbo, an obvious indication of her discontent and lack of trust. Only after many hours of marriage counseling did it become apparent that Peter had successfully dodged a bullet.

Peter continued his morning swims and afternoon workouts, maintaining his well-coveted physique. There was still the kayak and the ropes... Being limited to the privacy of his wooded back yard did little to prevent Peter from continuing to perfect his call to the wild-

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