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scares me… you scare me… I am completely caught up in your spell, considering a lifestyle with you that I didn’t even know

existed until last Saturday week, and then you write something like that and I want to run screaming into the hills. I won’t, of course, because I’d miss you. Really miss you. I want us to work, but I am terrified of the depth of feeling I ha一ve for you and the dark path you’re leading me down. What you are offering is erotic and sexy, and I’m curious, but I’m also scared you’ll hurt me – physically and emotionally. After three months you could say goodbye, and where will that lea一ve me if you do? But then I suppose that risk is there in any relationship. This just isn’t the sort of relationship I ever envisaged ha一ving, especially as my first. It’s a huge leap of faith for me.

You were right when you said I didn’t ha一ve a submissive bone in my body… and I agree with you now. Ha一ving said that, I want to be with you, and if that’s what I ha一ve to do, I would like to try, but I think I’ll suck at it and end up black and blue – and I don’t relish that idea at all.

I am so happy that you ha一ve said that you will try more. I just need to think about what ‘more’ means to me, and that’s one of the reasons why I wanted some distance. You dazzle me so much I find it very difficult to think clearly when we’re together.

They are calling my flight. I ha一ve to go.

More later

Your Ana

I press send and make my way sleepily to the departure gate to board a different plane. This one has only six seats in first class, and once we are in the air, I curl up under my soft blanket and fall asleep.

All too soon, I’m woken by the flight attendant offering me more orange juice as we begin our approach to Sa一vannah International. I sip slowly, beyond fatigued, and I allow myself to feel a modicum of excitement. I’m going to see my mother for the first time in six months. Sneaking another covert look at my BlackBerry, I remember vaguely that I sent a long rambling email

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