Awakenings Ch. 28 - Sex Stories

Awakenings Ch. 28

... Nolan." She smiled and said,"Michael Nolan, I'm pleased to meet you. My name is Maureen Styles." As I sat down, I said, "It's a pleasure to meet you too Maureen. Thank you for inviting me to join you. I agree, dining alone is unsatisfying." "So Michael, why are you dining alone? I would think a handsome man like you would be happily married and out with his wife tonight." "I am married." "Where's your wife?" "At home in Minnesota." "Do you live in the Twin Cities?" "Yes, St. Paul." "Are you traveling for business." "No, I'm just traveling." "Without your wife." "Yes." Quickly deciding that there wasn't any good reason to guarded with this woman I said, "Over the past several months our marriage has been stressed. We're working things out, but we're currently separated. It's an informal separation, but we are deliberately living apart." And that's why your traveling." "Yes." "My husband and I are having problems too. While we're not physically separated, we're certainly emotionally separated." "Would you like to talk about it?" "Actually, I would. Would you mind?" "Not at all." The waitress arrived with Maureen's martini. After she set it down Maureen ordered her dinner, a tossed salad, grilled salmon and a baked potato. When she was finished ordering I asked, "Since we're dining together could you bring our food at the same time?" The waitress nodded. "Certainly sir, I'll tell the chef." "Thank you." After the waitress was gone Maureen took a sip of her martini and said, ...

... "Eric and I have been married for twenty-nine years." "Jeanne and I have been married for twenty-seven years." "Last October Eric announced that he had a mistress. He tried to assure me that it was a physical relationship and nothing more, but that really wasn't much solace to me." "No, I don't imagine it was. I'm sure it was a blow to your self esteem." "A huge blow. The man I'd loved and trusted for most of my life was suddenly attracted to someone else. I fell into a depression that lasted for over two months. The holidays shook me out of it. I really can't explain why. I would have thought they'd make me even more depressed, but they didn't. I think spending time with my two children helped. It made me realize that I still have family." "How old are your children?" "My son Matt is Twenty-five. My daughter, Nicole is twenty-three." "I have two daughters. Tricia is twenty-four. Jodie is the same age as Nicole, twenty-three. Nodding, Maureen said, "Okay, now I've told you the problem I'm having with Eric. Why are you and Jeanne separated?" "Informally separated." "Okay, why are you informally separated?" I smiled. "We've been weathering a problem remarkably similar to yours." "Really?" "Yes, last August Jeanne announced that she was planning to start dating other men." "No warning, no preparation, out of the blue?" "That's right." "That's what Eric did to me too. I think that makes it harder." "In their defense, I'm not sure how you prepare someone for an announcement like ...