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Why do I keep doing this? Why does
he?
We don't belong together. Sex ought to be a pleasurable experience. The physical joy should be paired with an emotional connection. I never have the latter, with him. All we do is calm down our anxious bodies, so we can move on to the next things in our separate lives.
I said some of that out loud today. To him, at his place. For the tryst scheduled on our calendars.
"It's efficient, this way," he said, in response to my complaint. "An hour of my time, every two weeks." Yes,
his
time. He's never thought in terms of
our.
Which is why I gave up on him as a potential life partner.
He arranged his clothes neatly on a plain wooden chair.
"I'm the one who has to go back to an office," I said, "where, like all women, I face judgment over my appearance."
He blinked, needing a moment to process what I said. "I have hangers," he said. "I can make space in the closet."
"Yes please," I said, genuinely surprised by his response.
Then I reminded myself that this wasn't actual consideration on his part, merely the exertion of his problem-solving reflex. Which he would use again, to develop deeply arcane software, after I leave.
As he approached with a few hangers, I was amused by the sight of a nude man who did not appear excited, or exciting. His facial expression was blank, his glasses were securely lodged, his short black hair was immobile. His torso showed the lean frame given him by his DNA. My eyes went no lower, blood would not engorge him until I did certain things.
I turned away to disrobe, because I didn't want to be reminded of his presence, and what I was doing there. I have no shame or embarrassment, only perplexity. I should have my life arranged better than this.
With the hangers filled, including with the mesh bag for my underwear, I walked to his closet and stowed them--and with them, my life beyond these walls. Now nude, I could look at him with no negative feeling. I was now a sexual being, and so was he. For the rest of this hour.
The lube was on his nightstand, as always. I figured it might be there for the entire two weeks. This might seem odd, for a man who is neat and precise about everything. Yet it fit in with his belief in efficiency. Putting the lube away after I leave, and bringing it out before I arrive, are two actions he doesn't have to take. There's plenty of space on the nightstand.
Our next actions were just about automatic. He stretched out on the bed, on his back, while I, still standing, picked up the lube bottle. What happened next could also be automatic: He'd put on a condom, and I'd stroke his cock to erection, while lubing on and inside my labia. Then I'd mount him, my wide hips spanning his narrow ones to bring him within me.
Our bodies do this so well.
It's a real shame about our minds.
I tried to squeeze the plastic bottle--but nothing happened. This ended our automatic actions.
Curiously, I looked at the nozzle under the hinged cap. I saw something white inside.
I unscrewed the cap/nozzle, and saw a seal covering the top of the bottle.
"You got another lube," I said.
He said, "Yes."