Struggle For Control
Alex Isn't Amy
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Mort and Alex continued seeing each other over the
next couple of months. Both were happy,
but Mort had a little something extra to be thankful for: Shooter was
gone. Mort’s mind had been empty of
that awful southern voice ever since that moment looking for a towel in his
closet.
During this time, the couple had grown extremely
close. Mort had come into Alex’s
classroom on a couple of occasions to read to her students (age appropriate
tales, of course) and Alex helped him with the last of the work on his
house. They had spent several nights
together, but hadn’t consummated the relationship – neither was ready to.
Despite how happy she was, Alex couldn’t shake her
fears of the possibility of things not working out. Rare as it is in today’s society, Alex had only made love to one
man, her husband. The want and desire
to sleep with Mort was present in full, but it felt like such a huge leap to
her. Karen insisted that it wasn’t, but
she had her share of relationships before settling down with Steven.
even then, it took a year of dating him before she finally felt ready to sleep
with him.
Mort had a few sexual relationships before Amy, but
once he married her, he realized just how “sacred” sharing yourself with
someone truly is. After catching Amy
and Ted together in that motel, that point was driven home even further.
Alex was. His arousal when he was with
her at night was highly evident, and it’s not as though they had been purely
innocent with one another, but every time that they came close…Mort remembered
the anguish that he felt on that rainy day.
What happens if things don’t work out?
What happens if they do?
What if we sleep together and that ends things?
Why would it end things?
There must be something wrong with
my…performances.
There is nothing wrong with that part of you.
So why did Amy go somewhere else for that
particular…
Alex isn’t Amy. She never was, she never will be. She’s scared, you’re scared…you’re two responsible adults, do
something about it.
Rather adamant about this, aren’t you?
It’s been a long time for both of you.
What if she doesn’t want to do “that” outside of
marriage?
Has she said that?
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Well…no, but…
What has she said, hm?
She waited a year to do “that” after she met
Tristan. She said that when the time
was right, she felt it. She knew.
And how do you feel at the moment?
else?
You know as well as I do.
Yes, but you’re the one who needs to admit
things – not me.
I suppose that, when both of us are ready, we’ll
know.
Was that so hard?
Not as tough as I thought it would be.
O.K., then, I’m glad that’s settled.
to be a time for relaxation – you’re going to be meeting quite a few people.
Oh God…Tristan’s parents…
They have no reason not to like you.
Sleep.