John Potter: I'm in love with . . . Montana

MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2003

"I'm having an affair.

Actually, it would be more accurate to say that I've BEEN having an affair for years.

What's really twisted about it is that, not only does my wife know about my prolonged tryst, she actually ENCOURAGES it. I'm even beginning to think that my wife's got designs of her own on the object of my affections.

The problem, other than that whole messy love-triangle thing, is that I just don't get to see my paramour often enough.

She's a long way away.

So when our daughters announced that we were going to Billings over spring break so that they could visit their cousins, my heart damn near burst into song. Not just because I love crammin' everybody and their dogs into our beat-up ol' rez van and driving a million freakin' miles.

No ... because I knew I'd be seeing HER again."

Get the Story:
Potter: Spring break brings travelers to distant loves (The Billings Gazette 4/5)

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