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“ The two of you were engaged in sexual intercourse?” he asked, noticing both women wore similar bath robes.“ The three of us were having sex. It was my husband’ s birthday.”“ Did you engage in this type of activity often?”“ No. This was the first time with my husband.”“ But this was not the first time?”“ We had a threesome with Tanya’ s husband first,” Sam said, becoming defensive.“ Why does she appear more upset than you?”“ My husband was terminally ill. That was a fact I did not share with Tanya. John’ s passing is more of a shock to her than it is to me. Detective Hutchinson, my husband checked out of this world in a manner most men pray for,” She said, looking him directly in the eye.
The detective paused and wrote. He closed the notepad.“ I need to see the body,” he said.“ His name is John. I would appreciate you not referring to him in any other manner,” Sam admonished, getting up and leading him up the stairs. The two pairs of ladies shoes sat on the landing where they had been removed. The dresses sat next to each other on the floor near the rumpled bed. The chair looked out of place. A floor lamp in the corner sat by itself. It did not take a detective to put the pieces together. Seeing John on the bed with a plain white sheet covering him drove the reality of the situation home. John was gone. The tears started to flow and Sam’ s sobs racked her body.
Hutchinson helped her down the stairs. It was Tanya’ s turn to be strong as she saw Sam. She stood and took Sam into her arms and away from Hutchinson.“ I’ m here for you. Just Ask. Anything,” Tanya held her and sat her on the sofa.“ Do you need anything else detective?” Tanya asked curtly.“ Did your husband know?”“ He did not know when, but yes, he knew and approved,” Tanya answered without hesitation.“ Would I find Mr. Evan’ s semen in you or his wife?”“ In both of us, along with a wonderful dinner. Do you want to pump our stomachs?” Tanya asked meeting his piercing look with one of her own.“ That won’ t be necessary. Thank you for your cooperation. Mrs. Evans I am sorry for your loss,” he said, and sent the ambulance attendants up with a gurney. They came down a few minutes later and left without the siren. The quiet of the house seemed to press in on Sam.“ Do you understand what I was trying to say about John getting what he wanted?” Sam asked.“ I think so,” Tanya answered.“ John could buy anything he wanted except seeing me make love to another woman. John hated anything that was phony. I could not make something happen that did not come from inside first. Do you remember when we first met?”“ At the haunted house.”“ Under the spider web. Eddie scared the hell out of me. You didn’ t pull away from me when I grabbed your arm. You placed your hand gently over mine. It may have meant nothing to you, but if you had turned down my invitation to my party I would have been heartbroken. I wanted to be near both of you at midnight. The champagne helped me gather the courage to kiss you. I’ ve never wanted to do that before. I didn’ t know how you would react, but again, you didn’ t pull away. Then the other night in the pool...” Sam paused and searched Tanya’ s face for a response.“ You knew I would make love to you,” Tanya said.“ Would you think I was crazy if I asked you to come live here with me?” Sam asked.