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man couldn’t accept her.
As they closed the door after walking Tara to her car, Ethan said, “You were right about her.”
“What do you mean?”
Ethan shrugged. “You told me you liked her outlook on life, and her self-confidence, and I like those things, too. She’s special, but not because she’s chosen such a difficult path, which is what I assumed when you told me about her. She’s special just because of who she is and how she sees the world.”
Sam smiled and hugged him. “I’m glad you see it, too.”
Ethan pulled her towards the stairs. “Let’s get you into a bathing suit and go for a swim.”
Sam thought a swim was a fantastic idea, and immediately considered which bathing suit might give her the least discomfort in the water. But, something else was going through Ethan’s mind, so she said, “Great idea, but there’s something else. What are you holding back?”
Ethan rolled his eyes and walked towards the steps in front of her, so she couldn’t see his face. “I wondered why you asked if you were too muscular, if you were feminine enough for me, when you told me about her, and now I understand the question.”
Sam wasn’t sure where he was going with it, but said what was on her mind. “Right, because she’s better at being a woman than I am.”
“But I disagree. She’s just a different kind of woman. You’ve both chosen the image you want to reflect to the world, and nothing is wrong with either archetype. Tara is choosing to add more glamour and drama into her personality, while you’ve chosen a stronger, more professional persona. There’s nothing wrong with either of you, but your questions made sense once I’d spent a little time around her.”
He turned and folded her into his arms. “You’re the perfect woman for me, you know that, right?”
Sam closed her eyes and rested her head on his chest. She loved the feel of his arms wrapped around her. “I do, but it’s still nice to hear. You’re kinda perfect for me, too.” She paused and added, “Minus the damned pony thing, anyway.”
He patted her back and kissed her forehead. “We’ll talk more about the pony in the pool.”
Sam intended to swim some laps, but made one circuit and asked Ethan to toss her some pool noodles. Kicking her legs hurt her entire groin.
She wedged a few noodles behind her back and one under her knees, and relaxed every muscle in her body to let the noodles and water support her.
Ethan gave her some time before floating up beside her and saying, “So, tell me your thoughts on last night.”
“I came very close to making something off limits in writing, this morning.” She didn’t open her eyes to see his expression. She didn’t know if he’d show disappointment, and she wasn’t sure she could handle it if he did.
“What made you decide not to?”
“I haven’t actually decided for sure, actually.”
After a couple of minutes of silence she said, “I still need to sleep on it a few nights, but I’m leaning towards telling you it’s off limits for anything except consequences for something extreme.”
“And will you define extreme, or will you leave it up to me?”
Yeah, keeping her eyes closed had been a good call. “Can we not jump to you getting defensive, please?”
Sam heard him draw in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Okay, I’m sorry. Please continue.”
“Apology accepted. Thank you.” She opened her eyes long enough to find his hand and reach for it. “Forty-five minutes was hell, Ethan. I don’t want to ever have to do that again, but I also don’t feel I can dictate what you can and can’t do. I mean, I know you’re fair, so if you let me know what I have to do to receive it punitively, then all I have to do is follow your orders.” She shrugged and squeezed his hand. “I’m not promising I’ll never place a time limit on it, even for consequences, but as of now I’m willing to trust you won’t keep me on it longer than I can truly
As they closed the door after walking Tara to her car, Ethan said, “You were right about her.”
“What do you mean?”
Ethan shrugged. “You told me you liked her outlook on life, and her self-confidence, and I like those things, too. She’s special, but not because she’s chosen such a difficult path, which is what I assumed when you told me about her. She’s special just because of who she is and how she sees the world.”
Sam smiled and hugged him. “I’m glad you see it, too.”
Ethan pulled her towards the stairs. “Let’s get you into a bathing suit and go for a swim.”
Sam thought a swim was a fantastic idea, and immediately considered which bathing suit might give her the least discomfort in the water. But, something else was going through Ethan’s mind, so she said, “Great idea, but there’s something else. What are you holding back?”
Ethan rolled his eyes and walked towards the steps in front of her, so she couldn’t see his face. “I wondered why you asked if you were too muscular, if you were feminine enough for me, when you told me about her, and now I understand the question.”
Sam wasn’t sure where he was going with it, but said what was on her mind. “Right, because she’s better at being a woman than I am.”
“But I disagree. She’s just a different kind of woman. You’ve both chosen the image you want to reflect to the world, and nothing is wrong with either archetype. Tara is choosing to add more glamour and drama into her personality, while you’ve chosen a stronger, more professional persona. There’s nothing wrong with either of you, but your questions made sense once I’d spent a little time around her.”
He turned and folded her into his arms. “You’re the perfect woman for me, you know that, right?”
Sam closed her eyes and rested her head on his chest. She loved the feel of his arms wrapped around her. “I do, but it’s still nice to hear. You’re kinda perfect for me, too.” She paused and added, “Minus the damned pony thing, anyway.”
He patted her back and kissed her forehead. “We’ll talk more about the pony in the pool.”
Sam intended to swim some laps, but made one circuit and asked Ethan to toss her some pool noodles. Kicking her legs hurt her entire groin.
She wedged a few noodles behind her back and one under her knees, and relaxed every muscle in her body to let the noodles and water support her.
Ethan gave her some time before floating up beside her and saying, “So, tell me your thoughts on last night.”
“I came very close to making something off limits in writing, this morning.” She didn’t open her eyes to see his expression. She didn’t know if he’d show disappointment, and she wasn’t sure she could handle it if he did.
“What made you decide not to?”
“I haven’t actually decided for sure, actually.”
After a couple of minutes of silence she said, “I still need to sleep on it a few nights, but I’m leaning towards telling you it’s off limits for anything except consequences for something extreme.”
“And will you define extreme, or will you leave it up to me?”
Yeah, keeping her eyes closed had been a good call. “Can we not jump to you getting defensive, please?”
Sam heard him draw in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Okay, I’m sorry. Please continue.”
“Apology accepted. Thank you.” She opened her eyes long enough to find his hand and reach for it. “Forty-five minutes was hell, Ethan. I don’t want to ever have to do that again, but I also don’t feel I can dictate what you can and can’t do. I mean, I know you’re fair, so if you let me know what I have to do to receive it punitively, then all I have to do is follow your orders.” She shrugged and squeezed his hand. “I’m not promising I’ll never place a time limit on it, even for consequences, but as of now I’m willing to trust you won’t keep me on it longer than I can truly
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