skittish_butterfly
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- Joined
- Oct 26, 2012
I open the shower and stand dripping wet, looking at you as I finish my rambling question. My insides are doing flip flops, like there's no right answer that would calm me down inside. The idea of not going to restaurant feels almost like a relief, not having figure out how to face the outside world, when I'm not even sure how I can face you... or myself. But as you talk about drinking water, and you are sooo unbelievably considerate about making sure I'm ok with it, my heart starts pounding out of my chest again. Your thought of a little... experiment, of just doing it on my hand, it feels almost rational and reasonable, and yet that too feels like something huge. I just nod wordlessly, dripping wet.
I reach for the towel, trying not to let you see my trembling hand as I dry myself off. But its like you see it right away and you're almost apologizing to me, when I'm the one who's the problem, so scared even of a little pee on my fingers, like I never accidentally got a little where it didn't belong before. You're on your knees as I wrap the first towel around my body and reach for another to dry my long wet hair.
Is it a relief to have you on your knees, begging my forgiveness? Letting me off the hook and telling me we should just go out? It doesn't feel that way. It's like I just feel the hook dig deeper into my heart, like it won't let go as long as I pull against it. But it's so hard to face it, to accept the hook and stop fighting it.
I look down at you, trembling again. "Heath... I... I can't, I'm sorry I can't... I mean I can't go to the restaurant, I can't sit there with all those people around us, trying to talk about movies or politics or whatever, when I just can't get my mind off of this, off of you and me. I... maybe its good to start slow, but I need to know you want this from me, to feel it, not just watch it with you."
I go down to my knees on the tile right with you, face to face, my hair still damp on my shoulders with the other towel forgotten. "Please, could we do it right now? Before I lose my nerve? I don't know how long I can handle this without chickening out, and I would hate myself if I did. Please, we can try it slow, like you said. Just m-m-my h-hand." Words suddenly fled from me again as I tried to speak them. So awkward with the realization spreading through me like a warm bath what I was asking you to do.
I reach for the towel, trying not to let you see my trembling hand as I dry myself off. But its like you see it right away and you're almost apologizing to me, when I'm the one who's the problem, so scared even of a little pee on my fingers, like I never accidentally got a little where it didn't belong before. You're on your knees as I wrap the first towel around my body and reach for another to dry my long wet hair.
Is it a relief to have you on your knees, begging my forgiveness? Letting me off the hook and telling me we should just go out? It doesn't feel that way. It's like I just feel the hook dig deeper into my heart, like it won't let go as long as I pull against it. But it's so hard to face it, to accept the hook and stop fighting it.
I look down at you, trembling again. "Heath... I... I can't, I'm sorry I can't... I mean I can't go to the restaurant, I can't sit there with all those people around us, trying to talk about movies or politics or whatever, when I just can't get my mind off of this, off of you and me. I... maybe its good to start slow, but I need to know you want this from me, to feel it, not just watch it with you."
I go down to my knees on the tile right with you, face to face, my hair still damp on my shoulders with the other towel forgotten. "Please, could we do it right now? Before I lose my nerve? I don't know how long I can handle this without chickening out, and I would hate myself if I did. Please, we can try it slow, like you said. Just m-m-my h-hand." Words suddenly fled from me again as I tried to speak them. So awkward with the realization spreading through me like a warm bath what I was asking you to do.