"Peter do you have a bucket list? You will make it. They caught your cancer early. But is there anything you really desire? We can't go on vacation because of the treatment expenses. Yet I'll do anything you want. Just ask me."
"Rosie I'm happy just being here with you."
"Peter you're holding something back. I can hear it in your voice."
"Oh honey, every man has dreams. You're probably feeling that from me."
"You're hiding something. But I'm hungry. Peter. I don't feel like cooking lunch. Take me out to McDonalds."
"But I'm still in my PJs."
"No one will notice."
"You take the keys, Rosie. My heart is beating a mile a minute. I think you better drive."
"It will be my pleasure. I'll even open the door for you when we arrive. Your masculinity won't be trespassed by a woman opening the door for you? Will it?"
"Of course not. I grew up opening doors for women. But I am open to role reversal. And not just with door opening."
"Oh, you tease. You want to role play in bed. Don't you? You want me to be dominant for a change. Well, I'd love too! Why didn't you ask before?"
"There's more, but I can't ask you to do it."
"Peter it's me your wife. You can ask me to do anything."
"My fantasy is to be treated harshly by you."
"Peter I can be rough with you."
"But would I be doing right by you?"
"Actually I feel empowered by the prospect of taking a dominant role with you. We've hardly talked about my needs as a woman. This has been on my mind a lot lately. Turning the tables would be good for both of us."
"I guess I didn't know how you'd take it. But now your man is feeling beside himself with joy. I can't wait to get home."
"Fuck McDonalds. We'll have peanut butter and jelly. Let's do the dominatrix tango. Oh, I am so ready for this. The bed awaits. I've never felt this liberated before. This is way better than a happy meal."
He gazes into my steely black eyes. I escort him down the hall and usher him into our bedroom. My hair is soaked in pheromone passion, the essence of female aggression.
"Peter, why are you wearing pajamas in the afternoon? You are not to wear sleep clothing during the day."
"I feel more comfortable in them. You said I was too tense and to get more relaxed."
"Can't you chill like most people do? Take a long walk. You need the aerobic exercise."
"But pants are so restricting."
"There is a reason for that. What if my friend Ruby came over to visit? If you got a hardon, it would make a tent pole in those flimsy things. Imagine my embarrassment. Of course, she wouldn't say anything. But I would be mortified. As should you."
"But honey I can control my erections."
"Like hell you can. Just the sight of Ruby would get you hard. You've gotten a bulge in your britches just seeing a girl in the Mall. Why if Ruby were wearing her Chanel No. 5 you'd bust a zipper."
"Do you think my dick is a heat-seeking missile looking for a woman?"
"Peter your eyes took a stroll all over Ruby last time she was here. And don't think I didn't notice your focus."
"Come on honey. I've never strayed. My peepers may poke around but my pecker stays where it belongs."