I sat in my office feeling tired but not from exertions of work. My married life is no longer sweet. I was thinking hard. I had loosened my tie a bit. I wonder why Europeans invented this hangman noose for us to hang on our necks like goats.

I sat in my plush office thinking hard. I thought on all the past months, at everything that had happened in my matrimonial home. I had a feeling that my wife is cheating on me.

Before I begin my story, let me introduce myself.

My name is Joseph Harry. I am 31 years old. I am dark in complexion and I am dark haired, I have deep black eyes. I am 5 feet 6 inches tall. I am of average build. I'm not so sure about my weight but I could remember, the last the last time I stood on a scale, I weighed 70 kg. I don't have six packs, yes because I am not a gym rat. neither do I have potbelly. I don't drink beer. My stomach is flat but not exactly what you can call washboard. My legs are a little bent at the feet due to a bad habit I formed as a child but I'm trying my best to correct It.

I don't have any beard or sideburns. I always sport a low cut hairstyle. I am handsome but not drop dead gorgeous.

I am an assistant manager in a firm in Uyo Akwa Ibom state. I am married to a beautiful woman, who I love very much. I have no kids. I could safely say that I was in a happy and successful marriage in the past years but that has changed. I could feel that my wife of four years is cheating on me. Her behaviour had changed, Eunice was no longer the woman I had grown to know and love. If the saying that women cheat with their emotions are true then this was a sure proof. Eunice my wife is now focused on her phone and nothing else. Also other things that she does makes me to continue suspecting her.

This one happened yesterday. I had gone home the previous day a little after lunch break. I wanted to get a file I had forgotten to take along.

She wasn't around. I went and got the file then decided to check the bathroom for whatever reason I don't know. There was nothing out of place in the bathroom only that someone had taken a fresh shower.

" Another shower?" I asked myself in surprise.

I could remember that Eunice took her bath early in the morning before I took mine. She didn't mow the lawn or pulled weeds from the shrubs, there was absolutely nothing to prompt a bath. " Could this woman truly be cheating on me? Why would she take a shower after doing nothing?"

I went to the master bedroom and inspected the sheets. There was nothing wrong with them. It was well made exactly the way I left it that morning. I checked out other bedrooms but everything was the way it was, untouched.

I have tried every ruse in the past but I couldn't catch her in anything. She was the clever type and never left her tracks uncovered.

I pulled out my phone to ask her where she was but decided against it. She always has the perfect alibi.

She'll either say she's at the supermarket or at the hairdresser or any other place like that. And if you go there you will see her there. I don't know how she manages to do that. Her phone before used to be password free like mine. But now it is doubly locked with code, pattern and face recognition.

I don't know what I had done to deserve this. All I wished for is a happy marriage, I don't know what I haven't given to Eunice. I am faithful, I have no side chick, I have been romantic, I give my all in the bedroom, I make sure she comes like thrice before I do. I provide money for her and the house upkeep. I made life comfortable for her as I can afford. What is all these?

My Secretary's voice interrupted my thoughts.

" Sir, Mr Harry, someone's here to see you." Her voice sounded over the intercom. Oh my what a voice, so beautiful.

I searched my memory, I didn't have any appointment anybody today.

" Who is it Alice?" I asked.

" One Miss Onyii Okafor, did you have an appointment with her?"

" Well no, but let her in."

" Okay sir."

I quickly adjusted my tie and put on my normal businesslike face.

The door opened and a beautiful fair skinned woman of about 26 walked in. She was dressed in a grey suit and held a file in her hand.

She was a plus sized woman. She looked the type that had evolved from a slim girl to who she is. Her makeup was tasteful. It blended well with her complexion and made her look angelic. She had darkened her eyes and eyebrows, something I love so much and which Eunice has completely refused to do.

She wore pink lip gloss on her half full lips. She also had dimples when she smiled. She wore simple, modest earrings.

Her hair was made with Brazilian wool and was being held in a neat bun by a butterfly clip. She had white teeth something I wasn't blessed with. Well I had white teeth but when I was so young and naïve, I thought my mother was demanding too much from me when she insists that I must brush my teeth before eating. Eating without brushing my teeth could be considered as an achievement and moreover food seem to taste better with dirty mouth. Here am I today fighting to get back those white teeth of my youth, but I am now left with brown ones. Hey not dirty brown but clean ones.

Onyii wore a white camisole under her grey suit. She had a large bust as somebody her size could have. With only a modest hint of cleavage.

Her skirt was short but stopped well at her knees. It hugged her body and accentuated her thighs and ass. She did sport some nice ass, watermelon shaped.

She had strong calves which were slightly bigger than I was used to.

She wore black pumps to complete her outfit. An outfit that looked sexy and professional at the same time.

I rose from my chair and shook her hand as she got to my desk.

" Welcome Miss Okafor." I said putting on my best businesslike smile. " My name is................."

" Don't worry about the introduction," she said. " I know you already.

" In that case have please have a seat." I offered and we both sat down at the same time.

I adjusted my tie, a habit I had tried to stop but simply doesn't work.

" How can I help Miss Okafor?" I asked leaning forward to look at her. I've had such a strong attraction to plus sized women that Onyii's presence was making me uncomfortable. I had been taught and also practiced looking deep at someone's eyes when discussing business. But Onyii's eyes were just hypnotic and I knew I'll be lost for words soon if I continue staring into it. I knew I had to get something too distract me. I would still be losing the battle if I look down. Her lips were to sweet, her boobs were tempting. I didn't want to be caught staring which was totally unlike me.

" Why not call me Onyii or Adaeze at once. It seems the Miss Okafor is rather too mouthy." She replied but not answering my question.

" Okay better still, Onyii how can I help you?"

The corner of her mouth cocked in a smile that made me feel she's going to suggest something dodgy.

" Well I am actually here to offer you some help." She said.

" Excuse me, but what help?"

" You are feeling that in one way or the other your wife is cheating on you?"

" Yes!!!" I answered sharply with interest. Then I held myself so I won't sound too eager. " Yes do you have any evidence?"

" No! Even if I had I wouldn't have shown you, because in this cheating issue, you have to catch your spouse red handed. Because I might Photoshop a photo and use it to ruin your married life. Thanks to today's technology. What i am going to do is, I am going to help you find out if she is really cheating, so I like to make a headstart by asking you some questions."

" Go on."

" Your wife has been acting strangely these days, right?"

" Yes," I answered and proceeded to narrate to her some things I had noticed in her, how she reacts whenever she's making a call and I appear, the last I encountered her contacts and it seems all had the names of girls except guys that is our mutual friend. How she longer feel relaxed enough to answer a call in my presence, she'll either end the call or hurry out of sight and earshot. I even told her of yesterday's event that I went home and found out that she showered the second time that morning.

She nodded thoughtfully and wrote down something on a notepad she took from the file.

" At what time do you leave for work?" She asked lifting her face to look at me.

" I normally leave my house at 8 o'clock and will get here by 8:45."

" So that means a 45 minutes ride down here."

" Yes but actually it could be a little later than that, like 50 or 55 minutes ride, but I do drive a bit fast."

" Okay good." She said with a nod and wrote something more on the pad.

" What time do you close for work.

" 6 o'clock to be precise."

" You don't always head home immediately do you?"

" No I don't always head home. I'll sometimes hang around to help some of the workers here. Like one of them who is a nursing mother, and other who had problem with her eyes and so I always like to sneak in and inspect their work and also offer help where needed as i don't want them to lose their job.

" From what I get now is that if at all you leave the office to get home, she is always sure of 45 minutes of safety to cover up and tie up any loose end."

" You're right." I said with a nod. " And she is pretty good on wheels, I'm sure she could beat Jason Statham or Vin Diesel in a car race."

" So that means I have a hell lot of things to find out. Does your wife have any kind of job?"

" No! No!!" I answered quickly. " She's a full time housewife. Well it's something she wanted. She refused to get a job or let me fix her in any kind of work."

" Good! That means I would have to monitor her for a week or two so I can get something."

" I'm not sure you know my house."

" I do." She replied.

" Okay," I said shrugging, " but if you don't mind me asking, are a kind of policewoman or a detective?"

Onyii laughed politely at this, I'm not sure she expected the question.

" No no I'm not, I'm more like a PI. Have you heard about private investigator before?"

" Yea but haven't heard of one in Nigeria before."

" Yea because nobody wants to go into that, I am more like that, which policewoman would ever come to offer you to help find out if your wife is cheating?"

" Well strange things do happen, so I wouldn't be surprised if it takes place today."

Onyii nodded. " You're right. The reason I came to you is because you might not have heard of me. Yea I am not that popular yet so I am kind of making myself known and however you seem interested in my services. But you don't seem to recognise me do you?"

" No I don't, I'm not sure we've met before, neither do I remember anybody with your name."

She lowered her eyes to look at me and I kept my face blank as I didn't want her to know that her eyes were intimidating. " I'm surprised you don't recognise me. Oh! I get it. I wasn't like this back then."

" I'm sorry but where have we met because to be very sincere, I don't know you."

She dropped her notepad calmly and knitted her fingers together.

" You once worked at Enugu at a ChinChin manufacturing mill."

" Yes," I nodded vigorously.

" I worked there too, the thing is that I didn't put on weight then we were young then."

" I'll be lying if I say I recognise you."

" maybe you'll do after a while when we get to know each other better."

" Maybe. So can we discuss the payment?"

" Yea the thing is that if at the end we find out that she isn't a cheat as we think, then you'll pay me 100K. But if she's really cheating, what I want is only 15K for my troubles and a relationship."

I chuckled, " Relationship, just right off the bat."

" Yea." She said with a nod. " Gone are those I'll hide behind my words, now I just say out my mind. But I do hope she's really cheating." She added with the hint of a joke and we both laughed politely.

" In that case we're good then." I said to her.

" Yea, but don't change how you live with her continue the way you were so she won't suspect anything."

" No problem." I replied.

" See you in two weeks time." She said and stood up before extending her hand for a shake.

I shook her hand bade her goodbye. She flashed me that smile and made for the door. I watched her ass as she walked out. There were nice and big. Big enough to......... " Kai! Joseph!" I chided myself. " Don't forget that you're a married man, you shouldn't be thinking of that."

However I had mixed feelings about the whole ordeal. I still love my wife despite her newfound behavior. But if I find out that she had cheated on me. I will simply cast that love into the bush and send her packing.

Soon it was time to go and I picked up my briefcase and walked out.

To be continued