The Tunnel Builder Ch. 03
"I remember that first night we spent together, a stolen opportunity. I remember it with such clarity. You said, 'I had no idea intimacy could be so, so exciting or satisfying. I have never experienced that intensity nor the physical explosion which marked the climax of my passion.' I explained to you that the French call it 'Le petit mort' and you laughed and said, 'I can quite see why, I thought I was having a seizure.' I can truthfully say that your climax led to my own, a true reflection of our love. We are beautiful together and we must be together again soon." As we walked across the bridge leading to the restaurant, Polly held my hand. "You called me a slut," I reminded her. "You don't like terms of endearment?" "So, what term of endearment could I use?"u2028 "Ma'am would do." "Right, that's just not going to happen." "I love a challenge." Dinner was French, expensive and...