I’d Like To Sleep With Your Wife

Visiting The Doctor, Part 2

Dr. Marty - “Life Coach” - said, “Firstly, the point is to start with the end.”

I was sitting there, looking at my wife, smirking with the thought:

Yes honey, that outfit looks great, and it’d look even better on the floor. That’s the ending I’d like. A happy ending.

Instead, he said, “So when you first saw Dee you probably thought I’d like to sleep with her.”

“What?” I said.

He had disturbed my nice fantasy.

He continued, oblivious to my reaction, “That outcome was a powerful one - you know? - an emotional one because you started with the end when you thought about sleeping with a girl you hardly knew.”

“I don’t follow.”

“I’d like to sleep with Dee. That’s how it started. Don’t you get it?” Then he quickly added, “I’m talking about how things get started.”

My iPhone suddenly rang. Everyone jumped. I have a loud ring tone.

I looked at the phone, didn’t recognize the number and sent the call to voice mail. “Sorry,” I said.

“Why don’t you turn off the phone during the meeting?” Dee asked.

“I don’t want to miss an important call.”

The phone rang again before I could explain myself. Why do people who dial wrong numbers always call twice? I could sense my face flush with embarrassment caused by the random act of strangers. I hoped that no one noticed. “Sorry. I don’t think they’ll call again.”

I was wrong. I answered the third call, “What!?”

… continued

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Visiting The Doctor

Part 2: I’d Like To Sleep With Your Wife
Part 1: Faux Monet