Keep The Husband You Borrowed

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My wife lived for the thrill of making me jealous. In Helena’s mind, jealousy wasn’t a poison; it was a pulse. The more I bristled when another man stepped into her orbit, the more absolute the proof that I worshipped the ground she walked on. And so, every year around our wedding anniversary, she indulged in a ritual with her best friend, Toby. For a few days, Toby would step into our life and play "man of the house," while Helena ran a betting pool with their social circle, taking wagers on how many days I would last before I snapped. The first year, Toby helped himself to my bespoke charcoal suit—the one tailored for our rehearsal dinner—and posed beside her for portraits in our garden. When I demanded he take it off, my voice shaking with humiliation, Helena only laughed, pressed a kiss to my jaw, and whispered that she knew I couldn’t bear the thought of losing her. The second year, she gave Toby our master bedroom and relegated me to the guest suite down the hall. I stood in the doorway, suitcase in hand, telling him to get the hell out. Only then did she crack open the door, leaning against the frame with an amused smirk, claiming it was just an innocent one-night favor because his apartment was being fumigated. Last year, she brought him to the Lockwood family estate for Sunday dinner. She guided Toby to the seat at the head of the long mahogany table—my seat—and sat quietly by, a faint smile playing on her lips, while her parents casually addressed him as their son-in-law. It wasn’t until I pushed back my chair and walked out into the rain that she chased after me down the driveway, grabbing my sleeve. "It’s just a running joke, Raymond," she had said, breathless and irritated. "Do you really have to be so fragile about a silly title?" This year, they pushed the boundary until it snapped. Toby rolled his designer luggage across our hardwood floors, jingling a fresh set of brass keys in his palm. Standing in the center of our living room, surrounded by ou

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