My wife\u2019s massage therapist called me unexpectedly and told me I needed to attend her next session in secret.<\/p>\n
At first, I was convinced something serious had happened. My wife had been seeing him for almost a year to treat chronic back pain, and I had never once spoken to him. His voice sounded uneasy as he said, \u201cThere\u2019s something you need to know. I can\u2019t explain it over the phone, but you should come to her next appointment.\u201d When I asked for details, he refused, only adding before hanging up, \u201cTrust me\u2014you\u2019ll want to hear this in person.\u201d<\/p>\n
For days, the call stayed on my mind. My wife behaved completely normally, which made me question whether I was overthinking it, but I couldn\u2019t shake his tone. When her next appointment came, I told her I was taking our daughter out and left the house as usual. Instead, I drove to the therapist\u2019s place and knocked on the door.<\/p>\n
He opened it quietly and immediately gestured for me to come inside. Without much explanation, he led me down a hallway and stopped me behind a divider. \u201cStay here,\u201d he whispered. \u201cYou won\u2019t be seen, but you\u2019ll hear everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
A few minutes later, my wife arrived. She greeted him casually, sounding relaxed and comfortable, just like always. Then she laughed and said something that made my stomach tighten: she mentioned that I was out with our daughter and that everything was \u201cfine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Right after that, I heard another door open.<\/p>\n
Then footsteps.<\/p>\n
And someone else had just walked into the room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My wife\u2019s massage therapist called me unexpectedly and told me I needed to attend her next session in secret. At first, I was convinced something serious had happened. My wife had been seeing him for almost a year to treat chronic back pain, and I had never once spoken to him. His voice sounded uneasy…<\/p>\n