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Mike couldn’t see me.
    I thought Mike would laugh but he didn’t. He didn’t tease me either. “Did it happen just one time?”
    “No. Twice.”
    “Stuff like that happens to all guys.”
    “Even you?”
    “Well, no. My cock and I have a good relationship.”
    I rolled my eyes. “It’s our anniversary and I’m ruining it by being a horny teenager. When she’s pregnant…it’s hard.”
    “I know what you mean,” Mike said. “Too well, actually.”
    “I can’t even look at her right now. I know how disappointed she is.”
    “Scarlet? I doubt it.”
    “She’s super horny right now because of her hormones, and I’m not satisfying her at all.”
    “You can do other things…”
    “I do. I don’t leave her hanging, but it’s not the same thing. What the hell is wrong with me?”
    “Nothing. Most guys go through this and then it passes. Don’t stress about it.”
    “What if it never passes?” I asked in a panicked voice.
    “Dude, it will.”
    “What do I do until then?”
    “What do you mean?”
    “Should I avoid having sex with her?”
    “No,” he said. “Jerk off like an hour before. That should help.”
    “We’re in a hotel room. It’s not exactly easy for me to sneak off and rub one out.”
    “Then be a soldier and try again.”
    I couldn’t believe I was having this conversation. Other guys had problems, not me. Since I hit puberty girls were all over me because I was good-looking, rich, and all the women who hit my sheets wanted more. Now I was…lame. I couldn’t even please my wife the way she deserved. I wasn’t a man.
    “Seriously, you’re overreacting,” Mike said. “And I’m sure Scarlet isn’t disappointed.”
    “You don’t know her the way I do…”
    “But she’s understanding and forgiving. Just tell her what’s going on.”
    “I think she knows what’s going on,” I snapped.
    “I really don’t think she’s upset about it. Just talk to her.”
    “God, no. I never want to talk about it.”
    “I don’t think she cares.”
    “I’d be worried if she didn’t.”
    Mike sighed into the phone. “Dude, it’ll pass. Just power through.”
    “Do any of your friends have this problem?”
    “You think they would tell me if they did?” he said with a laugh.
    Good point. “I should go.”
    “Good luck.”
    “Thanks for…not making fun of me.”
    “Oh, I will. I’m just waiting until your problem is over,” he teased. “Then I’ll make fun of you night and day.”
    “Well, at least you’re giving me some time,” I said sarcastically.
    “Peace.” He hung up.
    I stayed in the chair for a few minutes before I finally headed back up to the room I shared with my wife. I knew she would question me the moment I walked inside. I hovered outside the door before I finally entered.
    She was sitting at the kitchen table with a cart from room service. She ordered a entire buffet of pancakes, eggs, bacon and toast. The smell immediately moved to my nose, making me hungry.
    “Sorry,” she said when she noticed me. “I was so hungry and I couldn’t wait.” Her plate was overflowing with food.
    I smiled at her, unable to hold back my fondness. “It’s okay. You should eat when you’re hungry.”
    “Starving, actually. It always happens in the morning.”
    I sat across from her then shoveled the food onto my plate. I was hungry after my run.
    She ate a piece of bacon while she watched me. “How was your run?”
    She wasn’t going to discuss my pathetic bedroom performance? “It was good. It’s beautiful out here.”
    “Are the trails okay for me to walk on?”
    “Yeah, they’re pretty flat. You wanna go?”
    “I’d like to get some fresh air.”
    “Okay. I’ll take you.”
    We shared breakfast quietly. I waited for Scarlet to say something to me but she never did. Finally, I went into the shower and rinsed off. After I dried off and ruffled my hair with my fingers, I put on jeans and a t-shirt then waited for Scarlet to pick out something to