My Husband Visited Our Older Neighbor Daily to Help Her with Chores Until I Found Women’s Underwear in His Pocket

Chris and I have been married for ten years. We live in a quiet suburban neighborhood, the kind of place where everyone knows each other, and nothing much ever happens. It’s peaceful. It’s safe. We’ve built a simple life here.

Our next-door neighbor, Mrs. Wilson, is like family. She’s a sweet woman in her 60s, and she lives alone. She’s had some health issues lately, so Chris started helping her with little things around the house. At first, it was just simple stuff.

“Chris, could you fix the leaky faucet?” Mrs. Wilson would ask. Or, “Can you help me move this chair?”

Chris never minded. He’s always been the helpful type. And Mrs. Wilson, well, she’s been like a grandmother to everyone on the block. So, I didn’t think much of it. It was normal for him to lend her a hand. It felt good to know we were helping someone who needed it.

But after a few weeks, things started to change. Chris was spending more and more time over there. What used to be a quick trip to fix something turned into hours. Sometimes, he’d be gone half the day.

One afternoon, I asked him, “What’s taking so long over there?”

He looked a little surprised by my question. “Oh, Mrs. Wilson just needed some extra help today. We ended up talking for a while. She’s lonely, you know.”

It made sense, I guess. She didn’t have anyone else to talk to. But still, something didn’t feel right. I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more to it. I didn’t say anything, though. I didn’t want to seem paranoid.

Then, a week later, I found something that made my heart stop.

I was doing laundry, emptying Chris’s pockets like I always do, when I pulled out a pair of women’s underwear. Lacy, small—definitely not mine. My hands trembled as I held them. My mind raced. Where did these come from? Why did Chris have them? My stomach twisted into knots as a thousand horrible thoughts flashed through my head.

Was he cheating on me? With Mrs. Wilson? No, that couldn’t be. She was elderly, frail. It didn’t make sense. But if not her, then who?

I shoved the underwear back into his pocket, my heart pounding. I couldn’t confront him. Not yet. I needed more information. I needed proof.

That night, I could barely sleep. My mind kept replaying everything over and over again. Every excuse Chris had made, every long visit to Mrs. Wilson’s. Was he really helping her, or was something else going on? I didn’t know what to believe.

The next day, I decided to watch him. I needed to see for myself what was happening when he went over there.

So, when Chris left to “help Mrs. Wilson,” I waited about thirty minutes. Then, I quietly slipped out the back door, making my way through the yard, my heart racing in my chest. I felt ridiculous, sneaking around like this, but I had to know the truth.

When I reached Mrs. Wilson’s house, I crouched low by the window. I could hear voices inside, but I couldn’t make out what they were saying. Slowly, I raised myself up just enough to peek inside.

And that’s when I saw her.

There, lounging on the couch in a lacy robe, was a young woman. She was much younger than Mrs. Wilson—maybe in her twenties. She looked so comfortable, so at home. My heart nearly stopped. Who was she? And why was she in Mrs. Wilson’s house?

My mind jumped to the worst possible conclusion. Had Chris been sneaking around with this woman? Was this the real reason he was spending so much time here? I felt sick.

I ducked back down, my head spinning. I couldn’t stay there any longer. I needed answers, but I wasn’t sure I could handle them.

That night, I couldn’t keep it inside anymore. As soon as Chris walked through the door, I felt my heart racing. I had to know the truth, even if it tore me apart.

“We need to talk,” I said, my voice sharper than I intended. I stood in the kitchen, gripping the counter.

Chris looked at me, confused. “What’s going on?”

I reached into my pocket, pulling out the lacy underwear I had found in his jeans. “I found this.”

His face went pale. For a moment, neither of us spoke. I could feel the tension crackling in the air between us.

“Why,” I continued, my voice trembling, “do you have another woman’s underwear in your pocket? And who is the woman I saw at Mrs. Wilson’s house today? The one in the robe?”

Chris blinked, and for a second, I thought he might deny everything. But then he sighed, rubbing his face with his hands.

“Okay, I can explain,” he said, his voice quiet. “Just… let me explain.”

I folded my arms, waiting. My heart was pounding in my chest.

“The woman you saw… that’s Amy. She’s Mrs. Wilson’s granddaughter,” Chris began, his eyes searching mine for any sign of belief. “She moved in a few weeks ago to help take care of her. Mrs. Wilson’s health has been getting worse, and Amy’s been staying with her to help out.”

I frowned. “Then why didn’t you tell me? Why was she lounging around in a robe like she owns the place? And the underwear—how do you explain that?”

Chris looked pained, running his hand through his hair. “I didn’t tell you because… well, I knew how it might look. I didn’t want you to get the wrong idea, but obviously that backfired. As for the underwear, Mrs. Wilson asked if I could throw Amy’s laundry in with ours since I was already helping around the house.”

I stared at him, unsure what to think. His explanation made sense, but it also felt like it left too many gaps. Why hadn’t he just told me about Amy from the start? Why was he over there so much?

“Chris, I feel like you’ve been hiding things from me,” I said, my voice soft but strained. “You’ve been spending so much time there, and I’ve felt like you’re pulling away. I didn’t know what to think.”

Chris reached out, taking my hands. “I swear, nothing’s going on. I’m just trying to help out. I didn’t mean to make you feel this way, and I’m so sorry I didn’t explain things sooner. I should have.”

I pulled my hands back, biting my lip. I wanted to believe him. But could I?

The next day, I decided to go straight to the source. I needed to hear it from Mrs. Wilson herself. I walked over to her house, feeling a knot of nerves tightening in my stomach. What if Chris wasn’t telling the truth? What if this was something more?

When I knocked on the door, Mrs. Wilson answered with her usual warm smile. “Oh, dear, come on in,” she said, opening the door wide. Her frail frame moved slowly as she led me into the living room.

Amy was sitting on the couch, but this time, she was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. She looked up in surprise when she saw me.

“Hi,” I said, trying to sound casual, though I felt anything but. “I just… wanted to clear something up.”

Mrs. Wilson sat down in her armchair, looking from me to Amy, clearly sensing my unease. “What’s on your mind, dear?”

I took a deep breath and explained everything—how I’d found the underwear, how I’d seen Amy lounging around in a robe, and how Chris had been spending so much time here without telling me about her.

Amy’s eyes widened, and she immediately shook her head. “Oh, no! I’m so sorry. I had no idea Chris wasn’t telling you about me. I’ve been staying here to help Grandma, and he’s been such a huge help. I didn’t mean for anything to seem weird.”

Mrs. Wilson nodded. “Chris has been a godsend, really. I didn’t want to burden him, but he’s been insistent on helping with everything.”

I felt a bit of relief wash over me, but there was still a part of me that wasn’t entirely convinced. I smiled politely, trying to hide my lingering doubt.

“I’m glad to hear that,” I said, my voice tight. “I guess I just misunderstood.”

Later that evening, I called my sister. She had always been the one to give it to me straight, even when I didn’t want to hear it.

After I explained everything, there was a long pause on the other end of the phone.

“Listen,” my sister finally said, her voice serious. “I don’t want to make you paranoid, but are you sure Mrs. Wilson doesn’t have her own agenda?”

I blinked, stunned by the thought. “You think she’s trying to push them together?”

“It wouldn’t be the first time an older woman played matchmaker,” my sister said. “Look, I’m not saying Chris is doing anything wrong. But Mrs. Wilson might be trying to stir the pot, and you don’t want to be blindsided. Just… keep an eye on things.”

Her words left me feeling more confused than ever. Was there something more going on, or was I letting my imagination run wild again?

I hung up the phone, staring at the wall. I wasn’t sure what to believe anymore. All I knew was that I couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t quite right.

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