lifetaketwo | Getting the milk for free

Dinner over, dishes done. Everyone flees to their favorite pastime. For the kids, it's playing Wii in their room. For me, it's computer time, and Larry loves to read the paper in the recliner.

I'm glancing over at Larry...staring, really...thinking he looks pretty cute sitting there. I want to go over and put my arms around him. But no, I've promised myself that I'll make him come to me.

The kids go to bed. Larry is now on the couch. I go over and sit next to him, ask him to rub my aching neck. He obliges and then wants to kiss. I say no and he tries to convince me...makes some remark about me wanting it more than him. I go ballistic. Tell him how it really hurt my feelings when he pushed me away the other night. And how just because he's "got" me doesn't me he should stop trying. And also - hello! - I am the woman who went 2 1/2 years without sex, remember? I can be a Sex Camel if need be.

I got my belated apology.