My Husband Wasn’t Home — And My Son’s Action Changed Everything | A True Infidelity Story
Eva Stories 55x
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After'}, {'start': '14.639', 'end': '19.840', 'text': 'years of depriving myself of intimacy.'}, {'start': '17.600', 'end': '22.240', 'text': 'Never did I imagine I would find myself'}, {'start': '19.840', 'end': '24.800', 'text': 'in such a predicament, yearning for a'}, {'start': '22.240', 'end': '26.960', 'text': 'man significantly younger, longing for'}, {'start': '24.800', 'end': '29.679', 'text': 'his touch as if I were a woman deprived'}, {'start': '26.960', 'end': '31.920', 'text': 'of affection. Yet, after a decade of'}, {'start': '29.679', 'end': '34.559', 'text': 'solitary nights, after countless'}, {'start': '31.920', 'end': '37.600', 'text': 'evenings filled solely with my own hands'}, {'start': '34.559', 'end': '40.000', 'text': 'and unquenched dreams, I felt myself'}, {'start': '37.600', 'end': '43.120', 'text': 'unraveling. And then he stepped into my'}, {'start': '40.000', 'end': '47.039', 'text': 'world. Caleb, the closest companion of'}, {'start': '43.120', 'end': '49.280', 'text': 'my son, lofty, powerful, a young man who'}, {'start': '47.039', 'end': '51.520', 'text': 'commanded attention, leaving women'}, {'start': '49.280', 'end': '53.520', 'text': 'captivated in his wake. His physique'}, {'start': '51.520', 'end': '56.399', 'text': 'resembled a masterpiece huneed from'}, {'start': '53.520', 'end': '58.640', 'text': 'marble, with broad shoulders, sculpted'}, {'start': '56.399', 'end': '61.199', 'text': 'arms, and a chiseled abdomen that'}, {'start': '58.640', 'end': '63.920', 'text': 'beckoned my gaze each time he lifted his'}, {'start': '61.199', 'end': '66.280', 'text': 'shirt to wipe away the sweat. Initially,'}, {'start': '63.920', 'end': '69.520', 'text': 'it was merely a benign form of'}, {'start': '66.280', 'end': '72.479', 'text': 'admiration. Yet, as the weeks unfolded,'}, {'start': '69.520', 'end': '75.119', 'text': 'a stirring within me began to awaken, a'}, {'start': '72.479', 'end': '77.680', 'text': 'deep, gnawing hunger, the initial'}, {'start': '75.119', 'end': '80.159', 'text': 'allure. It unfolded on a sunundrench'}, {'start': '77.680', 'end': '82.400', 'text': 'summer afternoon. My son embarked on a'}, {'start': '80.159', 'end': '84.960', 'text': 'weekend adventure, leaving Caleb'}, {'start': '82.400', 'end': '87.040', 'text': 'solitary in our home. Fresh from my'}, {'start': '84.960', 'end': '89.520', 'text': 'shower, enveloped in the soft embrace of'}, {'start': '87.040', 'end': '92.560', 'text': 'a silk robe, I was startled by a knock'}, {'start': '89.520', 'end': '94.720', 'text': 'at my bedroom door. Madame Carter, it'}, {'start': '92.560', 'end': '96.720', 'text': 'seems that the air conditioning unit is'}, {'start': '94.720', 'end': '98.960', 'text': 'not functioning properly. Would it be'}, {'start': '96.720', 'end': '101.960', 'text': 'all right if I borrowed a fan? For a'}, {'start': '98.960', 'end': '104.799', 'text': 'moment, I paused. My heart raced with'}, {'start': '101.960', 'end': '106.880', 'text': 'intensity. Come in, I called, my voice'}, {'start': '104.799', 'end': '109.200', 'text': 'more gentle than I had meant it to be.'}, {'start': '106.880', 'end': '112.000', 'text': 'Caleb entered the room, his shirt'}, {'start': '109.200', 'end': '114.640', 'text': 'adhering to his moist skin, his deep set'}, {'start': '112.000', 'end': '117.520', 'text': 'eyes meeting mine with intensity. In'}, {'start': '114.640', 'end': '120.000', 'text': 'that instant, I sensed it profoundly,'}, {'start': '117.520', 'end': '122.640', 'text': 'the spark of electricity, the silent'}, {'start': '120.000', 'end': '125.280', 'text': 'yearning. His eyes darted to the exposed'}, {'start': '122.640', 'end': '127.759', 'text': 'gap of my robe, the outline of my thigh'}, {'start': '125.280', 'end': '129.840', 'text': 'just shy of being hidden. I ought to'}, {'start': '127.759', 'end': '133.280', 'text': 'have secured it more firmly. I ought to'}, {'start': '129.840', 'end': '136.080', 'text': 'have dismissed him. Yet, I refrained.'}, {'start': '133.280', 'end': '138.239', 'text': 'Instead, I rested against the dresser,'}, {'start': '136.080', 'end': '140.560', 'text': 'allowing the silk to cascade a bit'}, {'start': '138.239', 'end': '143.360', 'text': 'further down my shoulder. The heat today'}, {'start': '140.560', 'end': '145.360', 'text': 'is unbearable, I whispered, observing'}, {'start': '143.360', 'end': '149.040', 'text': 'the way his throat moved as he gulped'}, {'start': '145.360', 'end': '151.360', 'text': 'down the air. Caleb exhaled unsteadily,'}, {'start': '149.040', 'end': '154.120', 'text': 'indeed quite warm. The atmosphere'}, {'start': '151.360', 'end': '156.879', 'text': 'surrounding us was dense, electric,'}, {'start': '154.120', 'end': '159.440', 'text': 'perilous. His hands tightened into fists'}, {'start': '156.879', 'end': '162.080', 'text': 'at his sides. He was battling against'}, {'start': '159.440', 'end': '164.720', 'text': 'it, confronting me. It filled me with'}, {'start': '162.080', 'end': '167.200', 'text': 'joy that instant when everything'}, {'start': '164.720', 'end': '169.680', 'text': 'transformed. He advanced with measured'}, {'start': '167.200', 'end': '172.280', 'text': 'intent just enough for me to catch the'}, {'start': '169.680', 'end': '175.360', 'text': 'scent of his sweat, his cologne, his'}, {'start': '172.280', 'end': '177.280', 'text': 'longing. I gazed up at him, my body'}, {'start': '175.360', 'end': '180.160', 'text': 'yearning for something elillicit. "Dear'}, {'start': '177.280', 'end': '182.720', 'text': 'Caleb," I murmured, my fingers gliding'}, {'start': '180.160', 'end': '185.280', 'text': 'softly along his arm, savoring the'}, {'start': '182.720', 'end': '187.599', 'text': 'warmth of his skin. "There\'s no need for'}, {'start': '185.280', 'end': '190.400', 'text': 'you to leave just now." His breath'}, {'start': '187.599', 'end': '193.040', 'text': 'caught in his throat, his jaw clenched.'}, {'start': '190.400', 'end': '195.920', 'text': 'Mrs. Carter," he murmured, his voice'}, {'start': '193.040', 'end': '198.640', 'text': 'heavy with tension. It would be unwise'}, {'start': '195.920', 'end': '201.040', 'text': 'to proceed. Yet his body conveyed an'}, {'start': '198.640', 'end': '203.920', 'text': 'entirely different narrative. As I'}, {'start': '201.040', 'end': '206.800', 'text': 'leaned in, my lips mere inches from his,'}, {'start': '203.920', 'end': '209.200', 'text': 'I realized this was a moment irrevocably'}, {'start': '206.800', 'end': '211.360', 'text': 'etched in time. The temperature is set'}, {'start': '209.200', 'end': '213.920', 'text': 'to rise even further, the moment when'}, {'start': '211.360', 'end': '216.799', 'text': "there is no turning back. Caleb's breath"}, {'start': '213.920', 'end': '219.200', 'text': 'came in labored gasps, his chest heaving'}, {'start': '216.799', 'end': '222.480', 'text': 'as if he were engaged in a fierce battle'}, {'start': '219.200', 'end': '224.480', 'text': 'within. Mrs. Carter, his voice came out'}, {'start': '222.480', 'end': '226.400', 'text': 'horsearo, his fingers twitching as if'}, {'start': '224.480', 'end': '228.560', 'text': 'yearning to reach for me. Yet he'}, {'start': '226.400', 'end': '231.040', 'text': 'restrained himself. The thrill of that'}, {'start': '228.560', 'end': '233.599', 'text': 'hesitation stirred something within me.'}, {'start': '231.040', 'end': '236.560', 'text': 'I edged nearer, the delicate fabric of'}, {'start': '233.599', 'end': '238.640', 'text': 'my silk robe cascading down, revealing'}, {'start': '236.560', 'end': '242.000', 'text': 'the gentle contour of my exposed'}, {'start': '238.640', 'end': '244.879', 'text': 'shoulder. Say my name," I whispered, my'}, {'start': '242.000', 'end': '247.400', 'text': 'lips tantalizingly close to his, his jaw'}, {'start': '244.879', 'end': '250.159', 'text': 'tightened. His eyes burned with a deep'}, {'start': '247.400', 'end': '253.599', 'text': 'intensity, smoldering with an insatiable'}, {'start': '250.159', 'end': '255.920', 'text': 'desire. "Evelyn," he finally exhaled.'}, {'start': '253.599', 'end': '259.199', 'text': 'That was the moment. That was the'}, {'start': '255.920', 'end': '261.440', 'text': 'defining moment. I extended my hand,'}, {'start': '259.199', 'end': '263.759', 'text': 'gliding my fingertips over the solid'}, {'start': '261.440', 'end': '266.240', 'text': 'contours of his abdomen, sensing the'}, {'start': '263.759', 'end': '269.040', 'text': 'tautness beneath my caress. His body'}, {'start': '266.240', 'end': '272.160', 'text': 'burned with an intense flame. He inhaled'}, {'start': '269.040', 'end': '275.040', 'text': 'sharply, his muscles tensing beneath my'}, {'start': '272.160', 'end': '277.840', 'text': 'touch. I felt his words falter in his'}, {'start': '275.040', 'end': '280.000', 'text': 'throat as I drew a languid, teasing line'}, {'start': '277.840', 'end': '282.560', 'text': 'down his chest. "Dear Caleb," I'}, {'start': '280.000', 'end': '285.199', 'text': 'whispered softly, tilting my head'}, {'start': '282.560', 'end': '287.360', 'text': 'slightly. "Are you interested in this?"'}, {'start': '285.199', 'end': '289.840', 'text': 'His hands balled into fists at his'}, {'start': '287.360', 'end': '293.120', 'text': 'sides, his body rigid as if he were'}, {'start': '289.840', 'end': '295.120', 'text': 'restraining himself. Yet in an instant,'}, {'start': '293.120', 'end': '297.360', 'text': 'it was as though a thread had frayed,'}, {'start': '295.120', 'end': '299.759', 'text': 'and his resolve crumbled. With a low'}, {'start': '297.360', 'end': '302.800', 'text': 'growl, his hands tightened around my'}, {'start': '299.759', 'end': '305.280', 'text': 'waist, drawing me closer to his firm,'}, {'start': '302.800', 'end': '307.560', 'text': 'powerful form. The warmth of his'}, {'start': '305.280', 'end': '310.080', 'text': 'presence enveloped me, dissolving my'}, {'start': '307.560', 'end': '312.160', 'text': 'defenses. My heart pounded within my'}, {'start': '310.080', 'end': '315.120', 'text': 'chest as his lips lingered mere inches'}, {'start': '312.160', 'end': '317.120', 'text': 'from mine, his breath warm, his body'}, {'start': '315.120', 'end': '318.960', 'text': 'taught with restraint. For what felt'}, {'start': '317.120', 'end': '321.600', 'text': 'like an eternity, "I have yearned for'}, {'start': '318.960', 'end': '324.240', 'text': 'you," he confessed, his voice heavy with'}, {'start': '321.600', 'end': '327.199', 'text': 'desire. A breath caught in my throat as'}, {'start': '324.240', 'end': '329.759', 'text': 'his fingers finally made contact, truly'}, {'start': '327.199', 'end': '332.479', 'text': 'connecting with me. He stepped closer,'}, {'start': '329.759', 'end': '334.880', 'text': 'our breath mingling in the still air, I'}, {'start': '332.479', 'end': '337.960', 'text': 'felt the tension ripple between us, a'}, {'start': '334.880', 'end': '340.639', 'text': 'silent understanding, unspoken but'}, {'start': '337.960', 'end': '343.600', 'text': 'undeniable, his grip unwavering,'}, {'start': '340.639', 'end': '346.639', 'text': 'commanding Caleb. My voice emerged as a'}, {'start': '343.600', 'end': '349.039', 'text': 'desperate whisper. At last, his lips met'}, {'start': '346.639', 'end': '352.400', 'text': 'mine in a fervent collision. The kiss'}, {'start': '349.039', 'end': '354.880', 'text': 'was fervent, urgent, wild. I wo my'}, {'start': '352.400', 'end': '357.039', 'text': 'fingers through his lush dark hair,'}, {'start': '354.880', 'end': '360.240', 'text': 'drawing him nearer, melding my body'}, {'start': '357.039', 'end': '362.639', 'text': 'against his. His hands roamed over me,'}, {'start': '360.240', 'end': '364.960', 'text': 'asserting ownership of every inch as if'}, {'start': '362.639', 'end': '366.800', 'text': 'he had been yearning for this moment. I'}, {'start': '364.960', 'end': '369.440', 'text': 'sighed against his lips, pressing'}, {'start': '366.800', 'end': '371.840', 'text': 'closer, craving more. His breath caught'}, {'start': '369.440', 'end': '374.400', 'text': 'in his throat. This is not something we'}, {'start': '371.840', 'end': '377.280', 'text': 'ought to be engaging in. Yet his hands,'}, {'start': '374.400', 'end': '380.160', 'text': 'in defiance, continued their relentless'}, {'start': '377.280', 'end': '382.720', 'text': 'motion. Nor did I. For the first time in'}, {'start': '380.160', 'end': '385.120', 'text': 'a decade of solitude, I truly felt a'}, {'start': '382.720', 'end': '387.440', 'text': 'spark of life within me. The dawn that'}, {'start': '385.120', 'end': '390.720', 'text': 'followed, at least that was my'}, {'start': '387.440', 'end': '392.880', 'text': 'assumption, I awoke, gasping for air, my'}, {'start': '390.720', 'end': '395.280', 'text': 'skin alive with the lingering sensation'}, {'start': '392.880', 'end': '397.600', 'text': 'of his caress. The flavor of him'}, {'start': '395.280', 'end': '400.639', 'text': 'remained on my lips, my body yearning'}, {'start': '397.600', 'end': '402.479', 'text': 'for more. Yet, as I extended my limbs,'}, {'start': '400.639', 'end': '404.960', 'text': 'yearning for the embrace of the man who'}, {'start': '402.479', 'end': '407.520', 'text': 'had ignited my very essence, it dawned'}, {'start': '404.960', 'end': '410.639', 'text': 'on me that the bed lay vacant. Caleb had'}, {'start': '407.520', 'end': '413.840', 'text': 'vanished. For a fleeting moment, I found'}, {'start': '410.639', 'end': '416.560', 'text': 'myself lying there, heart racing, as I'}, {'start': '413.840', 'end': '419.120', 'text': 'relived each tantalizing second of the'}, {'start': '416.560', 'end': '421.520', 'text': 'previous night. The manner in which his'}, {'start': '419.120', 'end': '424.000', 'text': 'hands had roamed over me, the way his'}, {'start': '421.520', 'end': '425.759', 'text': 'lips had seized mine, the way he had'}, {'start': '424.000', 'end': '427.440', 'text': 'adored my body as if he had been'}, {'start': '425.759', 'end': '429.840', 'text': 'yearning for this moment for an'}, {'start': '427.440', 'end': '432.400', 'text': 'eternity. Yet here, in the soft embrace'}, {'start': '429.840', 'end': '435.120', 'text': 'of morning light, the weight of reality'}, {'start': '432.400', 'end': '437.599', 'text': 'descended upon me. What had we wrought?'}, {'start': '435.120', 'end': '440.240', 'text': 'The alluring temptation resurfaces once'}, {'start': '437.599', 'end': '443.039', 'text': 'more. Just as I was on the verge of'}, {'start': '440.240', 'end': '445.120', 'text': 'leaving the warmth of my bed, a sound'}, {'start': '443.039', 'end': '448.479', 'text': 'pierced the stillness. My breath'}, {'start': '445.120', 'end': '450.639', 'text': 'hitched. Echoes of footsteps. Suddenly,'}, {'start': '448.479', 'end': '453.280', 'text': 'the bedroom door let out a haunting'}, {'start': '450.639', 'end': '456.240', 'text': 'creek as it swung open. Caleb stood'}, {'start': '453.280', 'end': '458.639', 'text': 'before me, barechested, beads of sweat'}, {'start': '456.240', 'end': '461.680', 'text': 'shimmering on his sculpted torso, his'}, {'start': '458.639', 'end': '464.240', 'text': 'deep set eyes fixed intently on mine. I'}, {'start': '461.680', 'end': '467.280', 'text': 'went for a run, he said, his voice low'}, {'start': '464.240', 'end': '470.400', 'text': 'and husky. I found myself in need of'}, {'start': '467.280', 'end': '472.240', 'text': 'some mental clarity. I swallowed, warmth'}, {'start': '470.400', 'end': '475.199', 'text': 'gathering within me at the sight of his'}, {'start': '472.240', 'end': '477.680', 'text': 'formidable physique. Was it successful?'}, {'start': '475.199', 'end': '480.000', 'text': 'I inquired, my tone gentler than I had'}, {'start': '477.680', 'end': '482.879', 'text': 'meant it to be. He let out a sharp'}, {'start': '480.000', 'end': '486.240', 'text': 'breath as he stepped inside, pulling the'}, {'start': '482.879', 'end': '488.479', 'text': 'door closed behind him. Negative. Before'}, {'start': '486.240', 'end': '490.960', 'text': 'I could even process what was happening,'}, {'start': '488.479', 'end': '493.520', 'text': 'he was upon me once more, his hands'}, {'start': '490.960', 'end': '495.479', 'text': 'firmly clasping my waist, his lips'}, {'start': '493.520', 'end': '498.720', 'text': 'colliding with mine in a fervent'}, {'start': '495.479', 'end': '501.280', 'text': 'embrace, falling into chaos. I gasped as'}, {'start': '498.720', 'end': '504.000', 'text': 'he pressed me against the wall, his body'}, {'start': '501.280', 'end': '506.800', 'text': 'melding with mine, the heat between us'}, {'start': '504.000', 'end': '508.960', 'text': "flaring to life once again. I can't stop"}, {'start': '506.800', 'end': '511.759', 'text': 'thinking about you, he confessed, his'}, {'start': '508.960', 'end': '514.959', 'text': 'breath warm against my skin. Assure me'}, {'start': '511.759', 'end': '517.120', 'text': 'that you harbor no regrets. Remorse? I'}, {'start': '514.959', 'end': '519.680', 'text': 'found myself wishing I had embarked on'}, {'start': '517.120', 'end': '521.760', 'text': 'this journey much earlier. My fingers'}, {'start': '519.680', 'end': '524.320', 'text': 'glided over the firm contours of his'}, {'start': '521.760', 'end': '527.279', 'text': 'chest, while my lips playfully brushed'}, {'start': '524.320', 'end': '529.680', 'text': 'against his jaw. I harbor no regrets for'}, {'start': '527.279', 'end': '533.160', 'text': 'even a fleeting moment. His hold grew'}, {'start': '529.680', 'end': '535.440', 'text': 'firmer, yet his mastery began to wne.'}, {'start': '533.160', 'end': '537.600', 'text': '"Excellent, for I have not finished with'}, {'start': '535.440', 'end': '540.560', 'text': 'you just yet." And just like that, we'}, {'start': '537.600', 'end': '543.640', 'text': 'surrendered once more, this time without'}, {'start': '540.560', 'end': '546.720', 'text': 'a trace of hesitation. His kiss ignited'}, {'start': '543.640', 'end': '549.440', 'text': 'ablaze. His hands, both calloused and'}, {'start': '546.720', 'end': '551.680', 'text': 'gentle, gripped my hips as he pushed me'}, {'start': '549.440', 'end': '554.399', 'text': 'against the wall. His body melding with'}, {'start': '551.680', 'end': '556.399', 'text': 'mine in a fervent embrace that echoed my'}, {'start': '554.399', 'end': '558.640', 'text': 'own longing. I could sense every'}, {'start': '556.399', 'end': '560.720', 'text': 'heartbeat of him, the evidence of his'}, {'start': '558.640', 'end': '564.080', 'text': 'longing igniting through the fabric of'}, {'start': '560.720', 'end': '567.279', 'text': 'his genes. He hesitated, eyes searching'}, {'start': '564.080', 'end': '570.240', 'text': 'mine for certainty. I nodded, wordlessly'}, {'start': '567.279', 'end': '572.240', 'text': 'inviting him closer. Instead, I wo my'}, {'start': '570.240', 'end': '574.399', 'text': 'fingers through his hair, drawing him'}, {'start': '572.240', 'end': '577.279', 'text': 'nearer, our tongues entwining in a'}, {'start': '574.399', 'end': '579.360', 'text': 'langorous, seductive rhythm. His groan'}, {'start': '577.279', 'end': '581.440', 'text': 'resonated within me, sending a'}, {'start': '579.360', 'end': '584.160', 'text': 'delightful shiver coursing down my'}, {'start': '581.440', 'end': '586.240', 'text': 'spine. Evelyn, the way my name lingered'}, {'start': '584.160', 'end': '588.640', 'text': 'on his lips was both a prayer and a'}, {'start': '586.240', 'end': '591.200', 'text': 'curse. I guided him to my bedroom, my'}, {'start': '588.640', 'end': '593.279', 'text': 'heartbeat echoing in my ears. As the'}, {'start': '591.200', 'end': '596.240', 'text': 'door clicked shut, his hands roamed'}, {'start': '593.279', 'end': '598.480', 'text': 'freely, shedding my garments, exploring'}, {'start': '596.240', 'end': '601.760', 'text': 'the contours I had long kept hidden from'}, {'start': '598.480', 'end': '604.800', 'text': 'the gaze of others. However, Caleb, he'}, {'start': '601.760', 'end': '607.440', 'text': 'revered me. Your incredibly beautiful'}, {'start': '604.800', 'end': '610.240', 'text': 'asterisk he inhaled deeply, his lips'}, {'start': '607.440', 'end': '612.800', 'text': 'gliding along my neck, brushing over my'}, {'start': '610.240', 'end': '615.519', 'text': 'collarbone, descending further. I'}, {'start': '612.800', 'end': '618.079', 'text': 'inhaled sharply as he enveloped me, my'}, {'start': '615.519', 'end': '620.800', 'text': 'spine curving away from the mattress.'}, {'start': '618.079', 'end': '623.440', 'text': 'His tongue was unyielding, playful,'}, {'start': '620.800', 'end': '626.480', 'text': 'dismantling me in ways my former husband'}, {'start': '623.440', 'end': '628.399', 'text': 'never could. Caleb Star, I gasped, my'}, {'start': '626.480', 'end': '631.600', 'text': 'fingers clutching the fabric of the'}, {'start': '628.399', 'end': '634.000', 'text': 'sheets. He persisted relentlessly. It'}, {'start': '631.600', 'end': '636.399', 'text': 'was only when I found myself trembling,'}, {'start': '634.000', 'end': '638.720', 'text': 'pleading, my thighs quaking around his'}, {'start': '636.399', 'end': '641.200', 'text': 'shoulders. With a wicked grin, he'}, {'start': '638.720', 'end': '644.640', 'text': 'finally bestowed upon me what I craved,'}, {'start': '641.200', 'end': '646.640', 'text': 'filling me so entirely, so flawlessly'}, {'start': '644.640', 'end': '649.279', 'text': 'that I cried out his name into the'}, {'start': '646.640', 'end': '651.519', 'text': 'shadows. We entwined in a whirlwind of'}, {'start': '649.279', 'end': '654.240', 'text': 'urgency, the bed groaning under the'}, {'start': '651.519', 'end': '657.040', 'text': 'weight of our fervor. Each glance, each'}, {'start': '654.240', 'end': '660.240', 'text': 'lingering touch unraveled the tension we'}, {'start': '657.040', 'end': '662.640', 'text': 'had both tried so hard to deny. And as I'}, {'start': '660.240', 'end': '665.000', 'text': 'shattered beneath him, as he trailed me'}, {'start': '662.640', 'end': '667.480', 'text': 'into the abyss with a groan, I'}, {'start': '665.000', 'end': '669.760', 'text': 'understood. The path forward was'}, {'start': '667.480', 'end': '672.360', 'text': 'irrevocable. Dialogue bubble. What do'}, {'start': '669.760', 'end': '676.560', 'text': 'you believe unfolds next?'}, {'start': '672.360', 'end': '678.320', 'text': 'Asterisk. Will their secret be unveiled?'}, {'start': '676.560', 'end': '681.279', 'text': 'Are they able to resist the urge to'}, {'start': '678.320', 'end': '683.839', 'text': 'touch one another asterisk? Will guilt'}, {'start': '681.279', 'end': '685.680', 'text': 'ultimately drive them aunder asterisk.'}, {'start': '683.839', 'end': '688.399', 'text': 'Share your forecasts in the comments'}, {'start': '685.680', 'end': '690.560', 'text': 'below and remember to like, subscribe,'}, {'start': '688.399', 'end': '693.839', 'text': 'and activate notifications for more'}, {'start': '690.560', 'end': '695.519', 'text': 'tantalizing tales. Asterisk asterisk.'}, {'start': '693.839', 'end': '698.880', 'text': 'Never has forbidden love burned with'}, {'start': '695.519', 'end': '700.279', 'text': 'such intensity. Asterisk asterisk. One'}, {'start': '698.880', 'end': '703.279', 'text': 'year'}, {'start': '700.279', 'end': '705.839', 'text': 'later. On a Tuesday, the letter made its'}, {'start': '703.279', 'end': '708.959', 'text': 'entrance. Esteemed Mrs. Carter, we'}, {'start': '705.839', 'end': '711.560', 'text': 'regret to convey that your son Adam has'}, {'start': '708.959', 'end': '714.480', 'text': 'officially retracted his consent for any'}, {'start': '711.560', 'end': '716.720', 'text': 'communication asterisk. Completing the'}, {'start': '714.480', 'end': '718.720', 'text': 'reading was unnecessary for me. The'}, {'start': '716.720', 'end': '721.440', 'text': 'embossed university letter spoke'}, {'start': '718.720', 'end': '723.600', 'text': 'volumes. My fingers quivered as I placed'}, {'start': '721.440', 'end': '725.680', 'text': 'the paper on the kitchen counter, the'}, {'start': '723.600', 'end': '727.920', 'text': 'very counter where Caleb had first'}, {'start': '725.680', 'end': '730.560', 'text': 'kissed me, where we had crossed a line'}, {'start': '727.920', 'end': '733.680', 'text': 'that could never be undone. A gentle'}, {'start': '730.560', 'end': '735.920', 'text': 'hand rested upon my shoulder. Greetings.'}, {'start': '733.680', 'end': '738.720', 'text': "Caleb's voice had taken on a deeper,"}, {'start': '735.920', 'end': '741.360', 'text': 'more assured quality. The boy I had once'}, {'start': '738.720', 'end': '743.120', 'text': 'adored had transformed into a man during'}, {'start': '741.360', 'end': '745.600', 'text': 'these fleeting months. "Are you all'}, {'start': '743.120', 'end': '747.760', 'text': 'right?" I leaned into his embrace,'}, {'start': '745.600', 'end': '749.920', 'text': 'inhaling the comforting aroma of wood'}, {'start': '747.760', 'end': '752.480', 'text': 'smoke intertwined with the cheap cologne'}, {'start': '749.920', 'end': '755.120', 'text': 'he stubbornly clung to. He transferred'}, {'start': '752.480', 'end': '758.000', 'text': 'to a different school, Caleb, throughout'}, {'start': '755.120', 'end': '760.959', 'text': 'the nation due to our actions. The truth'}, {'start': '758.000', 'end': '763.680', 'text': 'lingered between us, an uninvited guest'}, {'start': '760.959', 'end': '766.079', 'text': "in our midst. Caleb's embrace grew more"}, {'start': '763.680', 'end': '768.959', 'text': 'intense, his arms wrapping around me'}, {'start': '766.079', 'end': '771.360', 'text': 'with a firm grip. I am aware. Three'}, {'start': '768.959', 'end': '774.720', 'text': 'months later, a memory surfaces from'}, {'start': '771.360', 'end': '776.959', 'text': 'that initial night. Asterisk asterisk.'}, {'start': '774.720', 'end': '779.920', 'text': 'Your presence is utterly repulsive to'}, {'start': '776.959', 'end': '783.519', 'text': "me. Asterisk. Adam's voice broke as if"}, {'start': '779.920', 'end': '785.880', 'text': 'he were 15 once more, not 19. The duffel'}, {'start': '783.519', 'end': '789.040', 'text': 'bag resting at his feet was fully'}, {'start': '785.880', 'end': '791.120', 'text': 'packed. My dearest companion. Really,'}, {'start': '789.040', 'end': '793.839', 'text': 'mother?'}, {'start': '791.120', 'end': '796.160', 'text': 'I had extended my hand towards him. It'}, {'start': '793.839', 'end': '799.399', 'text': 'was an unexpected turn of events. Did it'}, {'start': '796.160', 'end': '801.680', 'text': 'hold value? Their gaze, those eyes of my'}, {'start': '799.399', 'end': '805.519', 'text': 'ex-husband, flickered with the flames of'}, {'start': '801.680', 'end': '806.839', 'text': 'betrayal. Was he an asterisk? asterisk.'}, {'start': '805.519', 'end': '810.160', 'text': 'Current era'}, {'start': '806.839', 'end': '812.880', 'text': 'asterisk. Caleb leaned in, his forehead'}, {'start': '810.160', 'end': '815.440', 'text': 'resting gently against mine. We might'}, {'start': '812.880', 'end': '817.680', 'text': 'consider making contact. Give it another'}, {'start': '815.440', 'end': '819.920', 'text': 'shot. I examined the man who had both'}, {'start': '817.680', 'end': '822.720', 'text': 'shattered and reconstructed my very'}, {'start': '819.920', 'end': '825.360', 'text': 'being. The creases of joy framing his'}, {'start': '822.720', 'end': '827.839', 'text': 'eyes, a testament to our clandestine'}, {'start': '825.360', 'end': '830.320', 'text': 'weekends by the lake. The mark on his'}, {'start': '827.839', 'end': '832.399', 'text': 'collarbone, a remnant of our reckless'}, {'start': '830.320', 'end': '834.399', 'text': 'escapades in the kitchen. His gaze'}, {'start': '832.399', 'end': '836.639', 'text': 'remained fixed on me as if I were the'}, {'start': '834.399', 'end': '838.800', 'text': 'very embodiment of the moon, even in'}, {'start': '836.639', 'end': '841.760', 'text': 'moments when I felt like the antagonist'}, {'start': '838.800', 'end': '844.480', 'text': 'of this tale. No, I whispered, my'}, {'start': '841.760', 'end': '846.880', 'text': 'fingers gliding along his jawline.'}, {'start': '844.480', 'end': '849.279', 'text': 'Certain flames blaze with an intensity'}, {'start': '846.880', 'end': '851.440', 'text': 'that defies extinguishment. The chime of'}, {'start': '849.279', 'end': '854.560', 'text': 'the doorbell echoed through the air.'}, {'start': '851.440', 'end': '857.279', 'text': "Caleb's brow furrowed in discontent. Are"}, {'start': '854.560', 'end': '859.600', 'text': 'you anticipating a visitor? I was not.'}, {'start': '857.279', 'end': '862.320', 'text': 'As I swung the door open, I was met by'}, {'start': '859.600', 'end': '864.959', 'text': 'the past, clad in a crumpled suit,'}, {'start': '862.320', 'end': '867.120', 'text': 'clutching a bouquet of fading daisies,'}, {'start': '864.959', 'end': '870.279', 'text': 'the very same he had presented on our'}, {'start': '867.120', 'end': '874.560', 'text': 'inaugural date two decades and two years'}, {'start': '870.279', 'end': '877.000', 'text': 'prior. Hello, Evelyn. risk. The smile of'}, {'start': '874.560', 'end': '880.000', 'text': 'my ex-husband carried a hint of'}, {'start': '877.000', 'end': '882.560', 'text': 'uncertainty. A moving van sat quietly at'}, {'start': '880.000', 'end': '885.279', 'text': 'the curb, its engine humming softly'}, {'start': '882.560', 'end': '888.480', 'text': "behind him. Caleb's presence hovered"}, {'start': '885.279', 'end': '890.240', 'text': 'behind me, an unspoken tempest. I could'}, {'start': '888.480', 'end': '892.560', 'text': 'sense his tension without needing to'}, {'start': '890.240', 'end': '895.120', 'text': 'glance back, the way his fingers had'}, {'start': '892.560', 'end': '897.760', 'text': 'clenched into tight fists. One man'}, {'start': '895.120', 'end': '899.920', 'text': 'embodied the life I had once known, the'}, {'start': '897.760', 'end': '902.399', 'text': 'alternative, the existence I had'}, {'start': '899.920', 'end': '904.639', 'text': 'embraced. As the autumn leaves danced in'}, {'start': '902.399', 'end': '907.519', 'text': 'the gentle breeze along the serene'}, {'start': '904.639', 'end': '910.639', 'text': 'suburban street, a realization dawned'}, {'start': '907.519', 'end': '912.800', 'text': 'upon me. This was not the conclusion. It'}, {'start': '910.639', 'end': '915.760', 'text': 'was a reckoning. Dialogue bubble whom'}, {'start': '912.800', 'end': '918.800', 'text': 'shall Evelyn select? Caleb, a fervent'}, {'start': '915.760', 'end': '921.279', 'text': 'desire, a tumultuous affair, a love that'}, {'start': '918.800', 'end': '923.279', 'text': 'blazes fiercely yet threatens to consume'}, {'start': '921.279', 'end': '926.320', 'text': 'her.'}, {'start': '923.279', 'end': '929.440', 'text': 'her former partner, a sense of security,'}, {'start': '926.320', 'end': '932.240', 'text': 'the act of letting go, an opportunity to'}, {'start': '929.440', 'end': '934.639', 'text': 'restore her family, a footnote. She'}, {'start': '932.240', 'end': '936.959', 'text': 'chose to walk away from both. Half a'}, {'start': '934.639', 'end': '939.839', 'text': 'year after the flames consumed it all,'}, {'start': '936.959', 'end': '941.680', 'text': 'asterisk asterisk. The atmosphere in the'}, {'start': '939.839', 'end': '944.399', 'text': 'courtroom was thick with the scent of'}, {'start': '941.680', 'end': '946.399', 'text': 'old coffee and lingering remorse. I'}, {'start': '944.399', 'end': '948.800', 'text': 'tugged at the collar of my blouse,'}, {'start': '946.399', 'end': '951.360', 'text': 'feeling its constriction, much like the'}, {'start': '948.800', 'end': '953.360', 'text': 'rest of my life lately, as my lawyer'}, {'start': '951.360', 'end': '956.160', 'text': 'pushed a document toward me across the'}, {'start': '953.360', 'end': '959.279', 'text': "table. Full custody to Adam's father,"}, {'start': '956.160', 'end': '961.360', 'text': 'she murmured with a hint of resignation.'}, {'start': '959.279', 'end': '964.800', 'text': 'Supervised visitation was the only'}, {'start': '961.360', 'end': '967.040', 'text': 'arrangement for asterisk. Asterisk. My'}, {'start': '964.800', 'end': '969.680', 'text': 'ex-husband sat across the aisle,'}, {'start': '967.040', 'end': '972.880', 'text': 'deliberately avoiding my gaze. Beside'}, {'start': '969.680', 'end': '975.120', 'text': 'him, our son, my precious little one,'}, {'start': '972.880', 'end': '977.920', 'text': 'gazed at the wall as if I had already'}, {'start': '975.120', 'end': '980.480', 'text': 'become a spectre. And what of Caleb?'}, {'start': '977.920', 'end': '983.199', 'text': 'Caleb was absent. In a moment suspended'}, {'start': '980.480', 'end': '985.920', 'text': 'in time, the night unraveled, and'}, {'start': '983.199', 'end': '988.240', 'text': 'everything shattered into fragments. You'}, {'start': '985.920', 'end': '991.040', 'text': 'were aware this would come to pass.'}, {'start': '988.240', 'end': '993.600', 'text': 'Asterisk, I unleashed my fury upon him,'}, {'start': '991.040', 'end': '996.000', 'text': "flinging the framed photograph of Adam's"}, {'start': '993.600', 'end': '998.880', 'text': 'high school graduation across the room.'}, {'start': '996.000', 'end': '1001.519', 'text': 'It exploded against the wall, perilously'}, {'start': '998.880', 'end': '1004.079', 'text': "close to Caleb's head. You are so"}, {'start': '1001.519', 'end': '1006.560', 'text': 'self-centered and careless. My affection'}, {'start': '1004.079', 'end': '1009.040', 'text': 'for you knows no bounds. Asterisk His'}, {'start': '1006.560', 'end': '1011.279', 'text': 'roar reverberated through the windows.'}, {'start': '1009.040', 'end': '1014.880', 'text': 'Asterisk Was that meant to be a hidden'}, {'start': '1011.279', 'end': '1017.440', 'text': 'truth? asterisk current era asterisk'}, {'start': '1014.880', 'end': '1020.079', 'text': "asterisk The judge's gavvel struck with"}, {'start': '1017.440', 'end': '1022.959', 'text': 'the force of a gunshot. The case has'}, {'start': '1020.079', 'end': '1025.199', 'text': 'been dismissed. asterisk. I stepped out'}, {'start': '1022.959', 'end': '1027.919', 'text': 'of the courthouse and into a torrential'}, {'start': '1025.199', 'end': '1029.720', 'text': 'downpour, the October wind lashing at my'}, {'start': '1027.919', 'end': '1032.480', 'text': 'hair as if it were a form of'}, {'start': '1029.720', 'end': '1034.720', 'text': 'retribution. In that moment, I caught'}, {'start': '1032.480', 'end': '1036.959', 'text': 'sight of him, propped against his truck'}, {'start': '1034.720', 'end': '1039.439', 'text': 'in that infuriating leather jacket,'}, {'start': '1036.959', 'end': '1043.600', 'text': 'exuding a maturity that belied his mere'}, {'start': '1039.439', 'end': '1046.880', 'text': '22 years. Evelyn asterisk raindrops'}, {'start': '1043.600', 'end': '1048.720', 'text': 'cascaded down his stubble jaw. I felt an'}, {'start': '1046.880', 'end': '1051.280', 'text': 'irresistible urge to savor it'}, {'start': '1048.720', 'end': '1053.679', 'text': 'completely. I felt an overwhelming urge'}, {'start': '1051.280', 'end': '1057.120', 'text': 'to strike him. This is not the place for'}, {'start': '1053.679', 'end': '1059.760', 'text': 'you. Asterisk My voice resonated with an'}, {'start': '1057.120', 'end': '1062.160', 'text': 'eerie stillness. Caleb propelled himself'}, {'start': '1059.760', 'end': '1064.240', 'text': 'away from the truck, his boots sending'}, {'start': '1062.160', 'end': '1065.480', 'text': 'sprays of water into the air as they'}, {'start': '1064.240', 'end': '1067.919', 'text': 'landed in the'}, {'start': '1065.480', 'end': '1070.400', 'text': 'puddles. I have been accepted into'}, {'start': '1067.919', 'end': '1071.720', 'text': 'firefighter training within the bounds'}, {'start': '1070.400', 'end': '1075.320', 'text': 'of'}, {'start': '1071.720', 'end': '1077.919', 'text': 'Colorado. A laugh erupted, wild and'}, {'start': '1075.320', 'end': '1080.720', 'text': 'fragmented. Asterisk, Is this truly'}, {'start': '1077.919', 'end': '1083.600', 'text': 'farewell? asterisk. Join me on this'}, {'start': '1080.720', 'end': '1087.320', 'text': "journey. Asterisk's hands cradled my"}, {'start': '1083.600', 'end': '1090.080', 'text': 'face. Rough thumbs blending rain with'}, {'start': '1087.320', 'end': '1092.880', 'text': 'mascara. Curse this town. Forget the'}, {'start': '1090.080', 'end': '1095.840', 'text': 'past. Only we embarking on a new'}, {'start': '1092.880', 'end': '1099.039', 'text': 'beginning. asterisk. With my eyes gently'}, {'start': '1095.840', 'end': '1101.440', 'text': 'shut, I embrace the stillness around me.'}, {'start': '1099.039', 'end': '1104.000', 'text': "Beheld Adam's visage at the tender age"}, {'start': '1101.440', 'end': '1106.880', 'text': 'of 8, glistening with the remnants of'}, {'start': '1104.000', 'end': '1108.960', 'text': "popsicle sweetness. I witnessed Caleb's"}, {'start': '1106.880', 'end': '1111.120', 'text': 'smile the first time he entered my'}, {'start': '1108.960', 'end': '1113.440', 'text': 'world. Beheld the vacant wine bottles'}, {'start': '1111.120', 'end': '1116.000', 'text': 'and solitary beds that await me in the'}, {'start': '1113.440', 'end': '1118.720', 'text': 'days to come. Upon opening them, I'}, {'start': '1116.000', 'end': '1120.799', 'text': 'arrived at my decision. One year later,'}, {'start': '1118.720', 'end': '1123.280', 'text': 'Rocky Mountain sunrise asterisk'}, {'start': '1120.799', 'end': '1126.080', 'text': 'asterisk. At the witching hour of 3:00'}, {'start': '1123.280', 'end': '1128.960', 'text': 'a.m., the firehouse alarm pierces the'}, {'start': '1126.080', 'end': '1131.360', 'text': 'stillness with its shrill cry. I turn in'}, {'start': '1128.960', 'end': '1133.280', 'text': 'our borrowed bed, observing Caleb'}, {'start': '1131.360', 'end': '1135.760', 'text': 'struggle to put on his gear with a'}, {'start': '1133.280', 'end': '1139.120', 'text': 'certain lack of finesse. He halts at the'}, {'start': '1135.760', 'end': '1141.600', 'text': 'threshold as he always does and places a'}, {'start': '1139.120', 'end': '1144.640', 'text': 'tender kiss on the gentle curve of my'}, {'start': '1141.600', 'end': '1147.520', 'text': 'pregnant belly. Love you both. Asterisk'}, {'start': '1144.640', 'end': '1150.160', 'text': 'whispers softly. Through the window, the'}, {'start': '1147.520', 'end': '1152.559', 'text': 'inaugural snowflakes of winter gently'}, {'start': '1150.160', 'end': '1155.520', 'text': 'descend. In a distant corner of the'}, {'start': '1152.559', 'end': '1157.679', 'text': 'east, a son may find it impossible to'}, {'start': '1155.520', 'end': '1160.679', 'text': 'forgive his mother. In the midst of this'}, {'start': '1157.679', 'end': '1163.600', 'text': 'untamed existence, the phone may remain'}, {'start': '1160.679', 'end': '1167.280', 'text': 'silent, never delivering the apology I'}, {'start': '1163.600', 'end': '1170.400', 'text': 'yearn for. Yet in this place here,'}, {'start': '1167.280', 'end': '1173.360', 'text': 'flames dance and flicker. In this place'}, {'start': '1170.400', 'end': '1173.360', 'text': 'tranquility reigns.'}]