Jovie sounded a little strange just now when I spoke to her. I hope she isn’t having any regrets about what happened this morning because it’s just the opposite for me. I rather fancy how delicate she is. How soft her kisses are—never aggressive. She’s so pure, and even though at times I’m not sure if I did the right thing by giving her the ring, I have every intention of making this work.
“Who was that?”
“That was my future,” I snapped at Su.
“Good for you,” she said, disinterested.
So I continued, “That’s my fiancée.”
“So you have a wife and a fiancée? You’ve been a busy boy since our last encounter.”
“The lady you met wasn’t my wife.”
“I already knew that.”
“Really? How?”
“You forget we were once in a relationship. You would never allow your wife to be touched by another man. You don’t have that free spirit. I bet your fiancée is some church mouse who can’t fuck you properly.”
“Watch it, Su. Watch your mouth.”
“Truth hurt?”
“I don’t know why you’re here or how I fell in love with you in the first place,” I said. I was really talking to myself. Thinking out loud.
“Because with me you had the best of both worlds. I was a lady in public and a whore behind closed doors. Isn’t that what all men want?”
“What do you want out of life?”
“An occasional fuck.”
“That’s it? You just want to fuck?”
“Precisely. My life is complicated enough. I don’t need a complicated sex life.”
“Don’t you have any fears, running around fucking on your husband?”
She laughed a hideous cackle, then said, “I’m twenty-six years old, and I can count the number of orgasms I’ve experienced. I remember each time, and they were few and far apart. It’s like people write about great sex, you hear about great sex, but you get into a relationship and there’s no great sex. People write about great relationships, I hear about great relationships, but I just can’t seem to maintain a great relationship. My biggest fear is to go through life unfulfilled.”
“Is that why you left me? I didn’t fulfill your needs?”
“Yes. I got tired of settling for less with you.” Her words stung for a moment. Then I realized who I was dealing with and realized who I had.
Su and I had sex for old time’s sake and I couldn’t have cared less if she experienced an orgasm or not. There wasn’t any foreplay. No dim lights or romantic candles. I didn’t even put on a fire. Just five hours of straight fucking. I kicked her out somewhere around 4:00 A.M. I needed to get some rest. I had a full day ahead of me. Plus I wanted to spend time with Jovie. Maybe buy her a nice guilt gift . . .