"Thug Passion"

Short Story | Fiction | by ReDDVoice

Tina and John were married for ten years, but now their relationship had begun to show its cracks. They lived in an affluent neighborhood in the north suburbs of Chicago, but Tina still wasn't happy. She was a bored housewife and felt she needed more. She longed for more passion and wanted more sex. However, her husband John was always so busy, he became oblivious to his wife's needs. In despair, Tina starting seeing another man...A decision that would change her relationship forever!

Igniting the Passion...
Tina was attending her cousin's wedding when she ran into an old friend...A guy she grew up with on the southside of Chicago. She was looking sexy, dressed in her favorite stilettos. Tony was looking good too. He was dressed in a suit...Much different from his normal street attire. Despite his polished exterior, underneath he was sporting several prison tattoos. She knew he was a little rough around the edges, but what she didn't know is that he had recently done time and was still associated with a local gang. After dancing at the reception, they decided to see each other again. They met up once a week at a hotel in a city nearby. Tina was having the time of her life! Tony was everything her husband was not, passionate and attentive. And most of all, he wanted her! They couldn't keep their hands off each other. They shared an insatiable passion when they were together. Tina was enjoying all the attention she wasn't getting at home.

Blowing Out the Flames...
Without regard for her marriage, Tina continued the affair for several more months. One day her lover had an idea to have her all to himself. Unbeknownst to Tina, he planned to have some of his gang members kill her husband. Citing good news, Tony held Tina in his arms and said, "We don't have to worry about your husband anymore!...Now it's just you and me, baby!" Tina was terrified, but went along with it. The plan was to make it look like an accidental fire, so that people would think John fell asleep while smoking in bed. And the plan worked. Now at last the lovers could be together. What was meant to be a good thing turned out to be the opposite for Tina. She was too terrified to see Tony again after what happened. She started having second thoughts. She was afraid of what he was capable of and couldn't help but think her husband's death was all her fault. "Did I curse my marriage? What if things don't work out with us? Will he have me killed too?", she thought. After the funeral, Tina moved far away and never looked back. Although she was not happy in her marriage, she never really wanted her husband to die. She wanted passion, but she learned a valuable lesson...Be careful what you ask for!