The Strawberry Letter - He Was Next Door with The Neighbor’s Sister

Dear Steve and Shirley,

My husband and I are in a bad place, all because I found him next door with my neighbor's sister. The lady called to tell me that my husband was complaining of chest pains. I told her to dial 911, and she said my husband didn't want to go to the hospital. She also said my husband didn't want her to call me, but she did anyway.

I didn't ask questions until I saw how my husband was doing. This strange woman was standing outside of my neighbor's house when I got home. My husband was asleep on the neighbor's sofa. I woke him up, and then he started crying. I told him to walk home, and he did. Nothing was wrong with him, except he was drunk.

I went off on him, and he said he could have died, and all I wanted to do was question him about being next door with a stranger. I went back to the neighbor's house to talk to her. She said she's our neighbor's younger sister, and she's been house-sitting while our neighbor is in Honduras. She said she's been there two weeks, and she's met my husband, but not me.

I asked her how she got my number, and she said she's seen me calling my husband before. So he's been there before, and she had reason to remember my phone number. She was sober, so I wonder why my husband was so drunk. Why does she feel the need to remember my phone number?

I have not accused my husband of anything just yet because I need to do a little more detective work on what's going on. My husband said he never told a woman he was having chest pains. So, did she lie to get me to come home? Was she setting him up to get caught?