Jesse sucked in his breath again, this time in shock. “Um, um, I need a minute” he stammered. He walked over to the bar in the suite and poured himself three fingers of 20-year old scotch and added an ice cube. He moved to the lounge chair near Alita and sat down, almost as if the blood had run out of his legs. His mind raced. His initial reaction was revulsion. What would people think of him if they knew he did this, what would Alita think of him, what would he think of himself? He chuckled to himself at the curveball she threw him, the irony.
“Why are you smiling?” Alita asked.
Jesse, after sipping the whiskey, relayed the curveball joke. His mind raced. Everything was so perfect with her. She was THE mate for him. She was THE mother for his son. She was THE wife that would be perfect for him. His mind began to rationalize her question by examining the time and effort with her. The time and sex with her were always fantastic to him. Not crazy, monkey sex he had with random women in past, but it was always fulfilling and sometimes fantastic, it always meant something, and he always felt good afterwards.