guilty as sin ?

Andrei didn't expect to receive a call at 1 am in the morning, much less for his phone to display "Vic M" as the person on the other side of the line. His heart skipped a beat, knowing full well that a call at this time was never a good sign.

"Hello? Victoria?" He babbled to the phone, still half asleep, slowly coming out of his drowsiness due to the adrenaline pumping in his veins.

"Andrei..." a barely coherent whisper.

"Vic? What's up? Everything OK?" He tried inquiring further, to no avail. He checked his notifications, looking for any clues of what the fuck was going on. He had no unseen messages from either Victoria or Joe nor any other reason to make sense of this call.

"I.. I don't know where I am. Fuck I think I blacked out" She managed to get out, in the midst of the chaos of a random bar across town.

"What the fuck? Why are you drinking alone? Where the hell is Joe? Something happened? Where are you? Victoria I swear to God" By now he was fully awake, he darted out bed and began to put clothes on, grabbing a pair of grey sweatpants from the floor of his bed and holding his cellphone against his shoulder pressing with his neck.

"He was talking to Olivia. I think. I don't really know. I'm at a bar I used to come to when I was in school. Grad school I mean" Her speech remained barely intelligible.

"Why was your husband taking to his ex? What? I have no clue what the fuck is going on" Andrei grabbed his car keys from his kitchen table and began the descent from his condo to the parking garage.

"Well you know, life stuff. Babies and whatnot. Anyways, I think I can share my live location with you" she carried on, her speech still sluggish.

"Yeah, you do that and I'll come pick you up" He scoffed, growing increasingly confused. Why was Joe taking to Olivia about babies? Why was Victoria drinking alone?

After a few seconds, a text message went through, indicating Victoria's current location, a rat trap bar in an obscure part of town. He sighed at her stupidity for risking being alone in such an establishment, and couldn't shake the feeling that Joe definitely had no idea she was there.

He wondered whether to hit the call button next to his name would be crossing a line. Betraying her trust? Betraying his friend?

Fuck it.

Andrei pressed the call button next to his quarterback's contact info without a second thought, no matter what was going on between them, he deserved to know what his wife was up to.

Joe picked up the phone, and couldn't even talk before getting cut off by a ver anxious Andrei who was getting behind the wheel of his jet black BMW.

"Hey man, I just wanted to let you know I found your wife. In case you were looking for her" He blurted it out before realizing he could've sugar coated the information a little more.

"What? What do you mean you found Victoria? She's at her friend's house right now. A girls night I believe she called it" It was pretty obvious to Andrei that Joe was dead asleep when he called him, not particularly concerned with his wife's whereabouts.

In that moment, he realized he had fucked up bad. Silence on the other side of the line. Andrei couldn't gather the courage to speak.

"Andrei? Say something? Are you with her right now?" Now he sounded more awake, the grogginess in his voice had faded, and a raging undertone seemed to take over.

"Fuck. I thought you knew, I... I'm coming to get her from Lu's, she called me and seemed pretty out of it man" Andrei bit her lip, covered in the darkness, his car lit up only by the one functioning streetlight above him.

Nothing. Silence for a few moments.

" I'll meet you there. Thanks for the heads up" The coldness of his voice could freeze an ocean. No audible anger, frustration, preoccupation.

When Joe arrived at the bar in his brand newly updated Porsche, he wasn't sure what to expect. He wasn't sure what he was feeling. Betrayed? Didn't begin to cover it. Worried about her safety? That was his permanent sentiment. Ridiculously angry? Understatement of the fucking year.

"Thank you for coming to her rescue. I really appreciate you caring for her" He mustered in a low voice, diverting his gaze to the woman relying on Andrei for support while walking.

So fucked up she couldn't even stand.

"No worries man, Victoria is like family to me. Though I do have to ask, is everything OK? She mentioned your ex on the phone and..." Andrei got cut off by an increasingly angry Joe.

"Everything is okay. She was the one requesting me to talk to her. I'll explain later, for now I have to take her home and get her sobered up" Joe finalized. Andrei nodded, not wanting to poke the bear, and he walked back to his car in silence. He spent the rest of the night unable to sleep wondering what on earth could've caused Vic to have such a meltdown.

Victoria didn't say a word the whole drive back to their home, her head was spinning and she couldn't find the proper words to explain her reckless behavior, seemingly Joe didn't attempt to make conversation, the anger he felt was too all consuming.

"Get to the shower. I'll join you shortly" He instructed her as soon as they set foot on their property.

Victoria simply nodded in agreement.

She stripped naked, and sat in the white marble tub, letting the hot water rinse the feeling of shame from her body, to no avail. Though it was getting rid of the scent of her sweat mixed with liquor. Joe son entered their bathroom, straight look in his face although she could tell his jaw was clenched, he stared at her, while leaning against the door frame.

He chuckled before he started talking.

"Quite the fucking stunt you pulled off today. Lying to me about where were you, going around drinking in a lowlife bar like a stupid teenager on your own. All because you couldn't handle me having a conversation you forced me into Victoria, I did not propose to speak to her. It was you" He began ranting, making a pause so she could defend herself. Victoria lowered her gaze as she couldn't face him. True. All of it was true.

"You're not gonna say anything? Okay" He began slowly waking towards the tub.

"Acting so fucking stupid, like a child without self control. It's not cute anymore, you're an adult. So how about you fucking grow up a little" His face turned red. "Do you have any idea what's it like to have your friend tell you he's picking up your wife from a random bar because she's too drunk to go home? YOU DIDN'T EVEN CALL ME FOR FUCKS SAKE" He yelled, frustrated, unable to comprehend why her first instinct was calling Andrei.

"I'm sorry" She managed to muster, tears began rolling down her cheeks.

"You better be" He sentenced, while he grabbed her favorite coconut scented body wash, he then kneeled down next to her and began gently massaging her skin with the product.

"I am. I cannot justify what I did. It was too much, picturing you talking to her about the baby you could've had" She confessed.

"Then you shouldn't have pushed me to her. I didn't even want to discuss anything with her, it's over, it's been for years. I am in this with you, I cannot comprehend what were you thinking" His fingers caressing her soft skin, her naked in the tub, it felt intensely intimate, even if they were in the middle of a huge argument.

"I'm a mess" Victoria replied.

"You really are. I love you. I am married to you. Why is it so hard to make you understand that?" He asked, visibly frustrated.

Victoria shook her head. "Because I'm an idiot who can't appreciate the beauty of what we have"

"It's over, Vi. It really is" He connected his forehead to hers, still kneeling on the floor next to the tub, yearning for her physical touch.

"I felt like the life had been sucked out of me when I heard you were alone in God knows where" he confessed, as his eyes filled with tears.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry it was so childish of me. It's never happening again" She grabbed his hand and began slowly kissing it.

"Don't you ever lie to me again. Ever. And don't you call my friends to pick you up from bars. That's my job, you're my wife. Mine" His grip on her hand tightened. His left hand went to her neck, grabbing it as he pulled her in closer to him.

The kiss that followed was deep, hungry, desperate. Their tongues clashed like their lives depended on it. Victoria softly moaned his name.

"Say it again" He demanded as his mouth began placing kisses on her neck.

"Joe" She whispered.

"Mine" He pulled away from the kiss, and in a swift move lifted her up from the tube. She let out a small laugh when she realized the messy trail of water she was leaving behind as Joe guided her towards the shower.

Joe's kisses intensified, while Victoria unbuttoned his shirt and removed it. Joe helped her by unzipping his jeans and throwing them out the way. His hard cock was ready for her, already dripping from desire. Victoria could feel free cunt pulsating, already wet from arousal.

"I'm gonna lift you up" Joe clarified as he grabbed her waist and allowed her legs to tangle around him. The tip of his dick gently brushed her clit making her moan.

"All mine" He repeated while inserting himself into her. Both of them let out a loud moan, feeling the friction between their most sensitive parts increasing as Joe's thrusts sped up.

"Fuck Joe" She screamed.

"You feel so fucking good baby" He grunted.

"I feel so fucking close" Victoria moaned.

"Cum for me. Fuck you're so fucking hot" Joe could feel her bare breasts colliding with his skin. 

Her body was beautiful. Her curves, her soft skin, her thick thighs and round ass. He could cum by just looking at her if he tried.

"Joe" She screamed. She could feel her vaginal walls contracting around his dick. This was enough to take Joe over the edge. "Fuck" he mustered as he emptied himself inside her, feeling his orgasm intensely.

They rested their faces together. Barely able to breathe.

"Mine" He repeated, grabbing her chin and making her face his gaze.

"Yours. Only yours" She replied with a smile.

Victoria figured if there was ever a good moment to bring this topic up it was probably when riding the post orgasm high and laying in bed naked.

"I wanna move to California. I received an offer for a postdoc in UCSF I'm considering" She blurted out. She then closed her eyes shut as if that would protect her from Joe's overblown reaction.

"Okay. I won't renew my contract with the Bengals for the upcoming season" He replied with a soft smile, while tucking her hair behind her ears.

"What? That's it?" She asked, astonished at his reply.

"I said we could move. I'd follow you to the fucking end of the earth, why is it so hard to understand? I love you. I am committed. You've sacrificed your fair share of stuff to be with me, now it's my turn" He smiled so proudly.

"Let's move then" She giggled and softly kissed his lips.

"Careful now, don't start something we don't have the energy to finish" Joe stated with a sigh.

Some days later while in training camp, Joe was breaking the news to his head coach, and wide receiver 1 and his long time best friend.

Ja'Marr looked disheartened by the news, he was completely blindsided and took no time to mentally put all the blame on the woman who was sitting on her bathroom floor with a positive pregnancy test in her hands.

Well well, we're back!What did you guys think? Victoria doing dumb Victoria shit and Andrei and Joe having to fix her fuck ups as usual.

It's so good to be back writing this story.

Can't believe it's just one more chapter and the epilogue next.

Lots of love,Phantomnarrator ❤️