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− | The lassitude from lovemaking had me in its grip and I resisted giving in to it. It always amused Mike that I'd usually drift off first, against stereotype, and I'd come to with his hands running through my hair and a wry grin on his lips. Lifting my head from Christian's chest, I saw his smile, small and contented and pleased, his eyes closed. | + | The lassitude from lovemaking had me in its grip and I resisted giving in to it. It always amused Mike that I'd usually drift off first, against stereotype, and I'd come to with his hands running through my hair and a wry grin on his lips. Lifting my head from Christian's chest, I saw his smile, small and contented and pleased, his eyes closed. Satisfied male, his expression said, and I paused, unsure of what to make of that. I closed my eyes and lay still, listening to the atmo hissing through the vents, the beat of Christian's heart, the soft sound of his breathing.<br> |
I'd known Mike now for ten years, and in all that time, he'd been the only one I'd trusted with my body and my heart. For ten years, I'd been celibate when Mike was absent and for a decade, I'd been perfectly fine with that arrangement. I’d never crossed the line of infidelity and yet, here I was.<br> | I'd known Mike now for ten years, and in all that time, he'd been the only one I'd trusted with my body and my heart. For ten years, I'd been celibate when Mike was absent and for a decade, I'd been perfectly fine with that arrangement. I’d never crossed the line of infidelity and yet, here I was.<br> | ||
Where did that put Christian? What did that make me? How could I justify what we'd just done? Had I betrayed Mike? Ruined everything? I asked the Universe the question and waited for it to respond.<br> | Where did that put Christian? What did that make me? How could I justify what we'd just done? Had I betrayed Mike? Ruined everything? I asked the Universe the question and waited for it to respond.<br> |