Frustration
Myriam and Albert had been going out together for some time by then. They had fun together and they loved each other, they did seem like the perfect couple. The day Marla appeared back at the university they had been out of the campus. It was Myriam's birthday and, since it fell on a Monday, they had decided to skip class that day so they could go out on a long weekend. Albert had prepared everything as a surprise and had taken her to a small town by the coast, close where his town was, that had some small fishermen's houses in rent for the holidays. Myriam had loved it, she had even gone into the sea regardless it was still cold. They had walked around the beach and they had eaten fresh fish. Then, they had gone back to the little house.
Albert had set everything: the flowers, not roses because Myriam hated roses, the candles, the music. He knew that night was going to be special because it would be their first night together. He made her close her eyes before she got into the room and guided her to the bed. She looked so beautiful in that purple dress, it hurt. When she saw everything she smiled and kissed him.
-You've done everything, now let me be the one who does the rest.
She started unbuttoning his shirt while kissing his chest. She took it off for him and then undid his pants. She pushed him onto the bed and finished taking them off. When she finally had him naked she turned around and with his back to him she took off her dress. She was wearing purple underwear too. Then she took it out and walked to the bed. She climbed on and kissed him, her long hair tickling his chest and his arms.
And then he had a flash, he saw Marla on top of him, controlling his body and felt helpless again. Myriam sensed that something was wrong and stopped kissing him. She sat next to him on the bed and hugged her legs while looking at him.
-What's wrong?
Albert shook his head trying to get rid of the image that was haunting him. He was reluctant to tell her, what would she think about all that?
-Albert, look at me. What's wrong?- she asked again worried.
Albert sat up and sighed, he would need to tell her.
-Ok, I'll tell you, but I have to warn you that it's really weird.- and then he started telling her the whole story, starting from his powers to the dream where Marla had forced him to the sabotage he had perpetrated at Marla's last party. When he finished Myriam kissed him.
-We will get through this together, I love you and you'll be able to make love to me, I don't care how long does it take, but we will work this through.
She then stood up and put the candles off before getting both their pajamas. She handed his pajama to Albert and got on hers herself. They then lied on the bed holding each other close together and feeling the warmth of their bodies. Myriam could feel Albert's warm tears on her hair, and without saying anything she just held him closer while wiping his tears from his face. They fell asleep one in the arms of the other feeling safe and loved, and knowing that they could overcome anything as long as they stayed together.
They spent the following two days cuddling and sharing the small pleasures that they could find around the village. None of them tried any kind of advance, Myriam knew that she needed to get Albert comfortable with physical proximity and that it would take some time, but she didn't care, she just wanted him to be happy and she was trying to make him so. She knew that he felt frustrated, but they couldn't let that take them down. They were stronger than that.
They arrived late on Monday afternoon and were caught completely unawares of Marla's return until the following day.
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