When Anthony arrived home shortly after midnight, he didn't know what was more frustrating -- the way his date with Angela had gone or the fact that his parents were still "entertaining."
The last thing he wanted after fighting with his girlfriend was to have to make pleasantries with his parents and their well-heeled friends. Just a couple weeks since his 18th birthday, Anthony was still living at home, going through the motions of finishing his senior year. He and his girlfriend, Angela, had been going out for about six months and they were having "problems."
Sexual
problems.
Anthony strode in the front door and made a beeline for the kitchen. He had hoped to avoid having to make conversation but he heard his Mom call out to him.
"Anthony, honey. Come say hi to the McKensies."
Anthony breathed a heavy sigh and made his way to the living room.
His parents and the McKensies were sitting on the couch and two easy chairs, drinking. The McKensies were old friends of Anthony's parents and he'd known them for as long as he could remember. Mr. McKensie was a lot older than his wife and ran a consulting firm in the pharmaceutical space. His wife was a psychologist, or psychiatrist, Anthony wasn't sure which.
He had always found Dr. McKensie attractive, in a slightly unapproachable way. She looked like the actress Angelina Jolie and wore her hair up on top of her head. She had a great body hidden under her rather conservative clothes.
His Mom spoke first.
"How was the movie? Did you have a good time?"
"It was fine. Hi Mr. McKensie. Hi Dr. McKensie."
"Hi Anthony," the McKensies chorused.
"Are you hungry, dear? There's plenty of leftovers. There's some tri-tip if you want some."
"That's okay. I'll just have some cereal. Nice to see you."
He gave a half smile and made his way into the kitchen.
"Anthony's been seeing Angela for six months now. She's a cheerleader..."
Anthony could hear his Mom's voice trailing off. He pulled down a bowl from the cupboard and a box of cereal from on top of the frig. He was adding the milk when he heard someone come in the kitchen.
It was Dr. McKensie.
"Just getting some ice," she said as she made her way to the freezer.
Anthony was replacing the milk so they did a little two-step trying to avoid one another. She let out a little laugh. Anthony just smiled.
"Tough night?" she said.
"Sorry?"
"You seem to have a little cloud over your head."
He stabbed his spoon into the cereal.
"Is it that obvious?"
"Well, it's kind of my job to notice things like that."
A sympathetic smile crossed her face. Anthony saw the kindness in her eyes and smiled back.
"Just ... girlfriend issues" he said, softly.
"Ah," she answered, knowingly. "Do you want to talk about it?"
Anthony kept staring at his cereal.
"Sometimes it helps to get it off your chest."
He glanced up at her and shrugged.
"We're just not compatible."
She considered this, then moved slightly closer to him.
"Compatible in what way? Intellectually? Emotionally?" A long pause. "Physically?"
Anthony looked up.
"You don't feel that you're compatible physically? Is that it?"
Instead of answering, Anthony's gaze returned to his cereal.
"You know, I don't think the answer is in your Cheerios," she said, softly.
He heaved a sigh and then looked up at her. His words came out in a torrent.
"We're not compatible physically and it's really frustrating and I don't know what to do about it."
"I can see that it's frustrating to you, Anthony. What seems to be the problem?"
"It's my problem. Not hers. It's all me."
"What about you, Anthony?"
Silence again. She was obviously close to the root of the problem.
"Anthony. What is it about you that makes you incompatible physically?"
He swallowed hard.
"It's my ... size."
Mrs. McKensie nodded slightly and then spoke in a practiced, reassuring tone.
"You know, Anthony, there's a wide range of normal when it comes to size. Many men have concerns about it but the anxiety is unfounded. Because a woman's pleasure center is close to the surface, a small penis needed be an impedi..."
"It's not that."
"Excuse me?"
"It's not that I'm too
small
."
"Oh. What is it then?"
"It's that I'm too
big
."
She looked at him for a moment, saying nothing.
"I see."
Now, she was the one looking at her drink.
"Well that's ... that's a totally different issue," she stammered.
She leaned against the counter next to him.
"You know, Anthony. If you'd like, I would be happy to talk to you, professionally, and help you deal with this ... problem."
"You mean, like, counseling?"
"You could come to my office and we could discuss the issue. I think I can help you."
Anthony didn't respond.
"You do want to resolve the problem, don't you?"
"Yeah."
"Don't you feel comfortable talking to me?"
He looked up at her.
"Sure, I do."
"Then I think you should come down to my office next week. I can do this pro bonoβat no cost. How about tomorrow after school? Can you come to my office tomorrow at 5pm? You know where my office is. I'm at the Cooper Building downtown."
"Yeah, I guess I could."
"Good. Then I'll see you tomorrow."
And with that, she picked up her glass and went back to the living room. Anthony just stood there thinking "did that just happen?"
The next day at school, Anthony was having trouble concentrating on U.S. History. In exactly fifty minutes, class would be dismissed and he would be making his way to wrestling practice. Afterwards, he'd have to take the usual ribbing from his teammates in the shower. They called him "The Horse" or "The Italian Stallion." He had gotten that kind of grief his whole adult life and was used to it.
What he wasn't used to was all the conflict with Angela. He had been patient for months for her to be "ready" to have sex and then when she said she was ready, they couldn't do it. It didn't feel right. It hurt too much. He wasn't doing it right. Sex was supposed to be fun and instead it was just a big drag.
He liked her but he'd made up his mind pretty much to end it.
As he rode the bus downtown he thought about Dr. McKensie. She was Mr. McKensie's second wife, a trophy wife. He got to know her when they joined his family on a ski trip. She must have been in her mid-thirties. She was athletic, had raven hair and green eyes, and looked great in a bikini. He knew that because he would watch her and her husband in the hot tub from the window in his room. She had full, round breasts and a firm body.
The rich guys always get the hot wives.
When he arrived at her office, he entered what was obviously some kind of waiting room. There was a door open that seemed to lead to an office. He noticed there was no receptionist around.