'First of all lover,' you started, 'I am in control. The fact you have followed instructions so far, tells me you already sensed who would be in contr...ol of the evening. You are not to lay a hand on me unless I give you permission to do so. Understood?' As I started to respond, you placed your gloved hand over my mouth. 'Shhhhhhhhhsh. I will tell you if I want you to talk, too. Nod your head if you agree. You are free to moan, sigh and make other noises, but no talking at all, unless I give you. It was a little crowded and she told me we shall do some shopping as that was her weekend routine usually. (Both of us were not interested in pubs or fancy restaurants as we don’t drink) so we just hopped into the mall and started looking around.She told me she wants to buy a few dresses & stuff to which I asked if she wears dresses too… her reply was unexpected “why do u think I have maintained so well ;)” to which I asked “Maintained what?? laughingly ” she again replied “like you did not. I hope this will pass but the doctor says not to count on it. I was getting so bad that I was thinking about going out and finding other guys that would give me what I needed. I told your father and we talked about it and came up with a solution. David agreed to take his place in bed. It's working very well but we thought you needed to know so you would not be shocked and disgusted when it happened and you caught us. If you don't want to stay home for your vacation, we will understand." Vi. Jackie is, or at least, was, very straightfoward and direct. I thought that I would have known if there was a problem, but her pulling away from me was so gradual and subtle that I didn't notice it at first.But then I realized that something was going on. Whenever I touched her, Jackie stiffened. She sounded different when she talked to me; there was less passion in her voice, more friendliness. It was as though we were settling into the middle years of our marriage after only eighteen months..