Part One â The Fantasy
Soft candlelight reflects off the water as it rolls lazily in the steamy mist. Numbed by the warmth of the bath, you float suspended in a womb....lost in a hazy consciousness induced by wine and classical music.
Thoughts of him cross your mind....they dance into view then flicker away. Like the flare of a candle that shines brightly then fades, you see his face briefly. In these moments you feel a tingle in your loins....your nipples harden slightly. Memories of your most recent encounter bring a flush to your angelic face. Suddenly you sense darkness closing inâŚwhich recedes as you deeply inhale. Chuckling to yourself at the realization that you are so lost in the dreams of him, that you have forgotten to breathe....
Startled by the sound of your own voice... âWhat IS it?â...shaking your head and finishing the thought silently in your mind... âAbout him that affects me this way?â A question you know will only be answered when you let yourself go and give in to the crazy desires floating around in your head. When the time comes that you accept a reason for the encounter and flow with the tide of unbridled emotion that oozes from your every pore. A feeling that if there ever were two people that could share the same body, the same mind...it is you and him.
Smiling, content in the acceptance that finally, he is exactly what you have been seeking. Holding your breath, you stretch out in the waterâŚscalp tingling as your head sinks below the surface. Your fingers roam over your body. The soaps and oils have soaked into your skin causing your hands to glide easily along your slick flesh. You lie submerged in your own little world....with one hand nestled between your parted thighs and the other encircling your breast. Lost in this erotic game you feverishly masturbate and pinch your nipples......that quest to achieve an orgasm before your breath runs out. Many times have you played this, only to burst forth from the water thrashing for air, completely frustrated by an inability to succeed.
Reaching for the bottle, you pour yourself a fresh glass of courage, downing it in one swallow. Determined to numb the realization that no matter how hard you try - you just cannot force yourself to do - anything. You are much too strong willed, much too self reliant to ever be so supplicant of another.
Leaning back against the rim of the tub you rest your aching head. Disturbed by your failure, you squeeze your eyes tightly shut...reverting to that age old act of wishing. In your minds eye, the familiar scene opens before you like a theater curtain....hoping with all your might that maybe now, with him, you can be complete.
A tear rolls from your eye, cascading down your already damp cheek....moving ever lower ...to finally fall with a silent drip into the water below. Struggling not to be as easily enveloped in that sameness, you focus your thoughts on his most recent words....from a phone conversation regarding the possibility of being together....
âIf I could come to you as anything.... It would be as one of your tears. How could I want more... than to be conceived in your heart, born in your eyes, live on your cheeks...and die on your lips?â
His unfailing romantic nature complimented with an uncommon, almost surreal, hunger for passion...has you totally infatuated. This you will concede to him. And this is what you long for as you drift off to sleepâŚ
Part Two â Becomes Reality
Awakened by a faint rustling sound....you are amazed by how cool the water has become...how low the candles have burned down. A breeze blows into the room and extinguishes some of the minute flames...wisps of smoke swirl and dance in little pirouettes.