The sun was dipping in the colorful New Mexico sky; as I poured myself a vodka tonic and sat down to watch the Sandias turn their watermelon color. It had been another long day of listening to people tell me about their stress, idiosyncrasies, and how their mate did not turn them on anymore. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my job as one of Albuquerque's leading psychologists, and enjoy the feeling it gives me when I help just one person get past life's little stresses, but lately I had been examining my own life and where I was in relation to the many theory's on adult development.
Before I get to far ahead let me tell you a little more about myself, my name is Jonas, and I am 37 years old. Although I am no Tom Selleck, I am in pretty good shape; I work out 3 times a week, hike in the mountains, and ride my bike regularly. I have a year long all over tan due to living in the land of enchantment and having a secluded deck on my roof. I stand 6'2 and weigh about 200 lbs, most of it muscle except for a pair of love handles that, no matter how many pushups I do, I cannot get rid of. I have been told that my best assets are my piercing green eyes and my hard ass, but I have also not had any complaints about my cock, which is about 7inches long and thick.
Back to my self-examination though, at 37 with the security of money in the bank, a 5,000 square foot house, with a pool, hot tub, 3 cars, and 2 motorcycles you would think that I would have a nice wife or steady girlfriend. I have had many girlfriends, and still have any number of women I can call for dinner, or a weekend in Denver, but none that I would marry, or that want to marry me because they think I am examining their psyches and cannot deal with it. Now I know what you are thinking, what is the problem? Enjoy it, think about all the fun you can have without the stress of being tied down to one woman. The problem is, when you reach this point in life you start thinking about who is going to be with you when you are older, who is going to carry on your name and your legacy, and do I really want to just keep bouncing around from woman to woman, who are there only to enjoy the things my money can buy, and sex. This is what I was thinking about while sitting on my deck watching the mountain change color from hazy beige to watermelon, when my best friend from college called and said he was coming to town with his girlfriend for a week and wondered if I could take off and spend some time with them.
I was elated to hear from Greg and thought that would be just the thing to take my mind off myself for a while. I told Greg that instead of staying in a hotel that he and his girlfriend should stay here with me, and if they needed to go anywhere, they could use one of my cars. Greg said great, and that they would be here Friday afternoon.
After hanging up with Greg I called my office and told my secretary that I was going to take a few days off and that she should reschedule my appointments, and only in case of an emergency should she call me. I also told her to forward the phone calls to the answering service and check in on them periodically, but to take some time herself. After thanking me she said she was glad that I finally decided to take some time off, as she was worried about me, and to have a good time. Then I called one of my favorite restaurants to set up reservations for Friday night in their private room, went to the store and bought some provisions for the week, got my hair cut, and went to the liquor store for some champagne. Only after I was sure I was completely prepared for Greg's visit did I take some time to relax in my hot tub. While in the hot tub I started to remember all the good times we had in college, the girlfriends, the parties, the long nights talking about our futures and where we were going.
"Damn, I miss all that," I said aloud bringing myself out of my reverie and realizing it was time to get out of the hot tub and go to bed. Tomorrow was Friday and I wanted to be in good shape and not all weary eyed, when I met them at the airport.
When I woke up, I walked out onto the deck and was immediately taken aback at what a perfect day it was. The sun was shining, it was clear not hazy, and there was crispness to the air that invigorated my senses. I could not tell if it was the weather or the fact that Greg was going to be here, but I almost felt renewed and reborn at that instant. I decided to swim a few laps in the pool and keep that feeling going. Since I never wear clothes to bed, I just jumped in and yelped when I felt the cold water surrounding my body, but continued my swim. After a while I slipped out of the pool and went up to my deck to lay down, catch some rays and dry off, all the while humming to myself.
"This is going to be a great day."
One o'clock found me sitting at the little java shop drinking an iced coffee and staring at the walkway from the arriving gates, Greg's plane had been delayed, but there was no way I was going to let anything change the fantastic mood I was in. However, my mood was about to become even brighter, for there walking down the walkway was Greg.