“You regret what happened?” he asked.
“No, certainly not.”
“But it was unique for you?”
“Yes, it was.”
“Your orgasm came quickly?”
“Yes, it did, but how would you know?”
“Even though you’re quite different, there are surprising similarities between you and my wife.”
“Is that why you made love to me, because I’m like Ariel?”
“No. I made love because I was moved by your passion. We were both moved, I think.”
“And so, that was all?”
“What do you mean, that was all?” he asked.
“You’ve been so clipped today, so preoccupied, as if you wanted to distance yourself from me, not get closer.”
“Humph. Have I been distant?”
“Yes, you have.”
He chuckled to himself. “Ariel used to accuse me of drawing into myself, so I wouldn’t get too close to her. I do that when I’m caught up in my sculpt
