Wife Beating  a UFO Short Story by Amelia S. Rodgers @2012  All Rights Reserved Not meant to infringe on copyright.
 
Straker reveals a ruthless side of himself to his new bride that we've never seen before.  Adult. Violence.
 

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"That's just plain ridiculous."
 
"That's just what you showed me to do, Ed."
 
"Can't you understand anything I tell you?"
 
"Don't use that imperial tone of voice on me, Ed. I'm not one of the officers at the base."
 
"Of course you aren't, and you're giving an example of why you aren't right here in front of me."
 
"Listen to you! Mr. Know it all. Mr. Advanced Sciences. How dare you! You do that again and I'll  swear I'll scream!"
 
"Remind me again just why I married you, because for the moment I'm having a serious memory problem."
 
"How dare you do that! Ed, stop it!"
 
"We're married. I bought you this house. I can do anything I want in it, and to you!"
 
"Ed, that really hurt!"
 
"Well, do something smart for a change, then. I'm beginning to really see how helpless you are!"

"Helpless? I'll show you helpless! Just hit me again!"
 
"You're daring me now after what you just did? Well, try this on for size!"

"ED!"

"What exactly did you expect from me, after I found out you were cheating?"

"You're a miserable excuse for a  husband, and I wish I'd never met you! What would your precious General Henderson say if he knew you beat your wife?"

"He's been divorced a long time now, I don't think he'd care much. Besides, you've cheated on me. You never even tried to conceal it."


"What else could I do? You've beaten me repeatedly!"

"Hey Ed, got any more pretzels?"

"Try the cupboard over there."

"These things taste great.  I could eat another bag. So how is it going?"
 
"Alec, he's terrible, how can you stand being his friend?"
 
"Why do you think I drink? He beat you again?"

"I finally had to cheat on him. I hid an ace and a face card, but he caught me doing it."

"I always stand on eighteen."

"Alec, stop giving her hints. She humiliates me when we play Monopoly, I had to beat her at something.  She always busts. She's terrible at Blackjack!"

"His problem has always been he hates to lose at anything, right Ed?"

"You're paying me for those pretzels, Alec."

the end
 

Writer's Notes:
Violence? Yes, Alec attacked the helpless pretzels.