Kysandra stood in front of Dennis, outlining her plans for the next three months. As he watched her, he realized she was already fulfilling one of his fantasies.
Dennis had visited a number of her lectures. He found them fascinating. But he'd always had a fantasy of watching Kysandra lecture in some sexy attire. And now here she was, lecturing in nothing but a green push-up bra, green thong panties, and green high heels. Wow! He was turned on.
Kysandra was saying, "...we'll be going to Kuaui for a month. A colleague from the university owns a condo there and she's agreed to rent it to us. Once we're in Hawaii, I thought we could talk about where else you want to go. Is that an acceptable place to start?" She looked at him hopefully.
Dennis frowned. "Kysandra, you've planned all this, made all these arrangements without even consulting me?" "But Dennis, I just thought we could get a head start on the summer..." her voice trailed off as she saw the stern look on his face.
Dennis spoke angrily. "You know, I just discovered the real problem I have with our relationship," he said as he stared straight into her eyes. "You're smart and your assertive. You take charge. You learned early in life you had to be this way. Otherwise, as a black female, you'd easily get left behind. I sincerely respect what you've done with your life and your career."
Dennis paused, then continued. "But, as bright as you are, you still haven't learned how to make room for your partner. Well, if this relationship is going to continue, then I'm going to have to start driving, instead of going along for the ride."
"Yes, we'll spend a month in Hawaii. But we travel according to my plans. Meet me in the dining room at 09:00 tomorrow morning. I'll have my set of plans for you then." With that, Dennis turned and walked upstairs to the computer workroom. He put a "do not disturb" sign on the door. Kysandra heard the door close and then lock.
Kysandra had a rough night, tossing and turning without much sleep, worried about Dennis. She finally dozed off about 05:00 and almost overslept. She jumped out of bed at 08:55, threw on a robe, and rushed down to the dining room. Dennis was already there, fully dressed, sipping a cup of tea. On the table were two binders.
"Good morning, my dear," said Dennis as he smiled. He then stood up and hugged her. Kysandra felt encouraged. "Shall we begin?" he asked. "Yes, please do," she answered.
Over the next 30 minutes Dennis outlined plans for the next three months on a day-by-day basis. He conclude with a question, "Will you join me on this wonderful pleasure tour?"
Kysandra paused a minute to think. If she agreed to do this, she would be forced to do things she'd never done before. She would probably be uncomfortable, even embarrassed, on many an occasion. But Dennis spoke truth last night. Too often he'd let her run the show. Now he was asserting himself. Maybe this was the clue she needed to discover happiness. She looked at Dennis, smiled and said, "Yes."
Dennis grabbed Kysandra and kissed her passionately. She returned the kiss with equal passion. Each had preparations to complete before the Hawaiian trip, so they agreed to reconvene back home at 18:00.