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Meeting James - Chapter One
Date: 3/10/2016, Categories: Mature Author: Melanieatplay
... better. “I’m married and I have two young children” he said softly. My heart sank. I sensed that there was a woman in his life. I was hoping that when he was ready, he’d tell me that he was divorced. The last thing in the world I wanted to hear was that he had a wife and children. “I understand,” I said, and I knew he could see the look of disappointment on my face. “After our second child was born my wife lost interest in having sexual relations with me. Now we only have sex a couple of times a year and even when we do, it’s not that good. I've tried everything to change the way she feels, but nothing has worked.” He looked down, unable to look into my eyes as he continued, “My children mean the world to me, and I love them dearly, and I’d never put them through a divorce. So whatever happens between us, I want you to know that I’ll never leave my wife.” We sat silently for a few minutes contemplating what the other had said. I didn't expect any of this when I agreed to go to lunch with him. Maybe I should have put on that crumpled dress and left when I woke up? Maybe I need to get up from the table and leave now and never see him again? . This is a complicated situation I thought. Our lives were messy and neither of us was perfect. That much was obvious. The more I thought, the more I kept asking myself one simple question. Did it feel right being with him? That question was very easy to answer. It did. I looked him in the eyes and smiled. “I’m in James.”