Breaking the Married Lecturer

At seventy-one, Professor Martin had spent forty years upholding his vows with quiet discipline. Silver-haired, respected, and faithful — until a younger man in his seminar refused to look away.

What begins as stolen glances soon becomes something else. Locked office doors after lectures. Hotel rooms. Fogged car windows. Each time, Martin gives more ground. Each time, the younger man takes a little further.

The respectable life he built does not break in one night. It simply comes apart. Every return pulls him deeper.

He tells himself he can still stop.

He knows he won't.

Part of the Married Men anthology series.