"No." Tom's voice was cold as he cut her off. He didn't even bother to explain, just got his things together. A taxi was there to pick him up fifteen minutes after he had walked in the door.
It was not the first time Tom had left his wife and kids for weeks at a time. Valerie's married life had consisted mainly of those prolonged absences punctuated by his dominating presence. She was a woman plagued by insecurity. She really didn't think that she was attractive enough. She had always been self-conscious of her large breasts, but felt that they were the only thing that kept her successful husband around. When he said that he expected her to dress sexy for him all the time, she made sure her outfits displayed her breasts prominently, and showed off her ass as well.
Her older boys and thei
