John Edwards' mistress discusses their relationship in forthcoming book
Rielle Hunter, John Edwards鈥� mistress, discusses their relationship and its aftermath in her forthcoming book 鈥淲hat Really Happened: John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me.鈥�
Hunter, who says she began a relationship with the married politician in 2006, says Edwards was 鈥渢emporarily insane鈥� when he denied paternity of her daughter, Quinn.
鈥淭hink about it,鈥� Hunter . 鈥淪ane healthy people do not deny their children, especially on national TV, simply because they are afraid of their abusive spouse's reaction. Only a mentally off person would do that.鈥�
Hunter also calls Edwards鈥� wife Elizabeth a 鈥渨itch on wheels,鈥� saying that she was 鈥渂onkers because she had been in denial鈥� about his affairs and that at one point, she 鈥減hysically attack[ed] [Edwards] during all the screaming.鈥�
Hunter discusses a conversation she had with Edwards that occurred before the politician鈥檚 indictment in which she asked him where he would be going if he was sent to jail.
鈥溾�橶hat kind of jail would it be? One of those country clubs?鈥欌�� she says she asked him.
鈥淗e said, 鈥榊eah,鈥欌�� Hunter wrote.
Hunter says Edwards told her he鈥檇 probably be in jail in Virginia and that she decided if that was the case, then she and her daughter Quinn would move to Virginia.
She writes that Edwards told her he was involved with three other women, but that he later confessed that had been a lie, designed to prevent her from getting attached to him.
鈥淛ohnny didn鈥檛 do anything out of character,鈥� Hunter says in 鈥淲hat Really Happened.鈥� 鈥淗e has a long history of lying about one thing only 鈥� women 鈥� and I mistakenly thought I was different.鈥�
Of the brief time when Edwards aide Andrew Young claimed paternity of Hunter鈥檚 child, Hunter writes, 鈥淭he thing that I regret the most is going along with this stupid idea and allowing this lie to go public.鈥�
She writes that Edwards is 鈥渁 great dad鈥� to her daughter Quinn.
Hunter says she isn鈥檛 sure what will happen between her and Edwards but that she still has feelings for him.
鈥淭he jury is still out,鈥� she . "But I can honestly say that the ending is of no concern to me anymore. The love is here. And as sappy as it may sound, I love living in love."
