Simon,
I remember in the early stages of our relationship, a feeling of almost overwhelming shyness. A shyness about my body, a shyness of expressing myself verbally, a shyness of expressing myself physically. Equally, I was shy about expressing how much I desired you and wanted to reach out to touch you and explore your body. I hadn't learned yet how to stand entirely as myself.
I remember losing my voice when you asked me questions, especially if that question was sexual. You would weave beautiful erotic fantasies and I would lay with my eyes closed feeling exhilarated and turned on. But as soon as you asked me to join in, I would shut down quickly and apologise for not being able to join you in the story telling.
But times change and I have changed. I will never go back to being overwhelmingly shy. I am more myself than I have ever been. (Though I am sure you will make me blush on a regular basis for the rest of our lives!)
I remember a message I sent to you one morning while I was on the 06.27 train going to work that explained something about you that was important to me. It was to do with your confidence and how.....
give me a minute......
let me find the message...
06.31 Wednesday 31st January
"The first night we were together, you had stood and moved away from the bed. I stretched out and closed my eyes thinking you were doing something else (finding your t-shirt, going to the bathroom, I didn't know, just something). When I opened my eyes, you were looking at me and stroking yourself. My immediate reaction was to feel shy, but I let myself relax. When you stand in front of me like that, you are so confident, it gives me the space to look at your body, look at your face, look at how you touch yourself. It is incredibly sexy.
The luxury of being able to take you all in. That turns into confidence in myself, I can begin to be braver, move my body more, touch myself in front of you.
If you are confident then I can be confident too. It turns me on to know that I can relish your body, explore you and that you tell me how you feel. XXX"
That seems a long time ago now, but if I wrote the message today, it would be the same. Your confidence has transformed me. I am a sensory creature. My thoughts and fantasies do not run in a linear order. Instead, they form an abstract blend of visual, touch, and taste. Now my shyness has gone, I get to enjoy my senses more than I ever have, and I use them all to enjoy your beautiful body.