For the ten years that James and I were married, I thought I knew everything about him. But MAN, was I wrong! What I believed I knew about him was that he was driven and successful. He always seemed so tough, almost impenetrable.

In all the time we were together, I had never seen him cry! But I never doubted his love for me; I just felt it in his actions, even if he didn’t say it often. That was until the last few months when things started to change.

When you hear what started happening, you’ll understand why I had a backup. My husband started acting different. He was rarely home, he didn’t spend time with the kids, and every time his phone rang, he would immediately leave.

When I asked him about the calls and the hasty departures, he made a statement I couldn’t understand. “It’s urgent office business, my love.” I didn’t really believe him, mainly because of what I’m about to share next.

What made me doubt him was the weirdest part of it all. My husband would come home and IMMEDIATELY throw his clothes in the washer! His clothes were washed, even though he had only worn them for about an hour that day!

Then James would take a shower, no matter how short he was gone. It was confusing and, frankly, worrying! No matter how I tried to get him to tell me the truth about what he was actually doing, James stuck to the excuse of work.

I once snuck into the laundry room while he was taking a shower. Doing my own research, I pulled out his clothes to smell them for women’s perfume. Instead, I was hit with a stench I couldn’t explain! His clothes smelled of ROT!

One night, after my husband left in a hurry once again, I decided I couldn’t take it anymore and was fed up. I had to know what was going on! I grabbed my coat and followed him, following him to his destination.