What on earth should I do?

[sillysanta]

I have name changed for obvious reasons.

This has been the most mortifying morning of my life. Please help. Sorry in advance if this is a bit long and garbled!

Just popped to SiL (dh sister) house to drop off christmas presents as she and family are off to her dh parents in London for christmas. There was no answer at the front door so I popped round the back to put the presents in the shed. I noticed a ladder up to the open bedroom window at the back and the back door slightly open. Thinking they had been robbed, or were in the middle of being robbed I looked through the kitchen window ready to scarper to see SiL and the window cleaner (we have the same one) at it over the kitchen bloody table.

I shot out of the garden quicker than if it had been burglars but what do I do now? I think I should keep quiet and try to erase the image from my mind. I love SiLs DH, he is lovely and doesn't deserve this. Should I tell my DH? I just tipped the bloody window cleaner yesterday as well. SiL off to London tomorrow, I have to go over with presents zoo can't avoid her. I just know I will go bright red.

What should I do???

zoo? so

Is this for real? Not a Desperate Housewives ep or something?

Well I guess it depends how evil you are.

If it were me, when I saw her, I'd ask her all innocently, 'So, how much did you tip the window cleaner this year?'

I wouldn't get involved. If she didn't see you then it is easier to pretend nothing happened. It is her responsibility to tell her DH. Maybe they have an understanding. If she clocked you that's a bit trickier...........

Really? Really and truly?

Erm, what dreaming said. Drop a hint and see what happens...

It is for real unfortunately!

I am so not a good enough actress to ask her that without going bright red and giving myself away!

I don't think I was spotted, still I guess she should be mortified not me!

Well, probably your best bet is to just be yourself. If you are all nervous and blushing when you see her, she may figure out herself that perhaps you know what's going on -- when people cheat they get very paranoid. That might put a scare in her.

Do you think you can honestly keep this a secret for the rest of your life? If not, then you're better off talking now.

Are you thinking of telling your DH?

Confessions of a Window Cleaner DVD - that cheesey 1970's film would make a wicked Christmas present......

(evil cackle.......)

And what's with this window cleaner? is he really hot? Because it's kind of ewww really...

He is young and hot. It is still ewww though.

She has just text me to say that she is coming to pick up presents on the way to her parents.

Must not make it obvious. Must not make it obvious. Must not make it obvious.

The dvd is a great idea btw

Oh come on -- text back and say, 'Oh good, I tried to drop them off yesterday but there was no answer.'

Yes I would text back sayin I tried to drop them off yesterday but I don't think you heard me

Well if he is young and hot I hope they had a condom! No telling who he's been "cleaning" lately!

If it were me, I'd tell my dh, just because I'm horrible at keeping secrets and the anxiety of it would make me burst! However right before Christmas is a doozy of a time to break anything!

I saw them this morning - I tipped the window cleaner yesterday. She's on her way now. Wish me luck!

This has to be a wind up. I mean window cleaner doing his business and a desperate wife grabs him for a quickie ? It must have been one of your fantasies.

Ask her if she could recommend a new window cleaner as your one seems to be in an awful rush and is not cleaning your windows properly. Ask her if she haS had the same problem as when you popped over to hers to drop the presents off he was there but nowhere to be seen........

(mwah ha ha ha)

Agree this all sounds a bit made up, but anyhoo, why not show her a pair of earrings and say the window cleaner gave them to you as a Christmas gift... ha ha ha

Tell her you were shocked when the window cleaner made a pass at you, and you've heard he makes a habit of that with many of his clients.......

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Hahaha

Ahh

I wouldn't be worried about blushing when you see her, I'd be more inclined to snigger.

My windows are awful dirty too.

This could be true. I used to do a milkround with my uncle, and can personally vouch that everything that is said about milkmen and housewives is true, so I can believe everything re: window cleaners. The durty bastids.

Er thanks but not one of my fantasies! If my window cleaner was George clooney maybe!

She has just left, she arrived looking teary so I asked her what was wrong. Bloody hell it got worse! Her DH went on his works Christmas do on sat night and stayed out all night when she rang him in the morning his secretary answered his mobile! He has admitted something happened they had smashed plates all day yest she was ready to leave but he said she should cheat on him and hurt him then they could move on.

Today she propositioned window cleaner but now feels sick and still wants to leave her DH. She is now staying with us for Xmas and has just left to get her things. Merry flaming Christmas! No idea why she has told me she has always been a bit aloof, she looks so devastated though so I want to help her. She had no idea I had seen her!

tell her to lock the back door next time

This all sounds a bit Woody Allen to me...

Good Lord! Odd that she has decided to find comfort in you and not her friends but then again, maybe she knows you would allow her to stay.

She must be truly gutted.