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“I think she needs to experience your love, more than hear it.”
“All right, but how?”
“Well, you know me, I believe in hands-on interventions. If she feels you don’t love Black then the obvious way to convince her would be to make love to her as Black.”
I scratched my chin. “You want me to make love to her while she’s Black?”
“No, I don’t want you to do anything. But if you’re asking me how to make her overcome the rejection she’s been feeling these past weeks, then that is my best advice. It will definitely be a powerful intervention.”
I groaned. “You know, after ten weeks of missing her I would have thought that the mere idea of sex with her would be enough to make me say yes to anything…”
“So what’s the problem?” Bruce asked.
“It’s just that Black is my troubled niece while Cia is the woman I’m in love with.”
“Aha.”
“What do you mean, ‘aha’?”
“I mean, that’s interesting, but listen – I actually have another session I need to get to, so the question is: can you make love to Black and show her that you accept her?”
“That depends… Can I undress her and make love to her naked?” I asked.
“I would say yes, as long as she’s Black when you start.”
“But will she still have all the piercings and the black make-up on?”
“Yes, of course, and before you ask me if you can take her from behind so you don’t see her face, the answer is no. If you want to succeed in making Cia feel completely loved by you, you’ll need to make love to her and kiss her while you’re having sex.”
“Oh, man…” I ran my hands through my hair.
Bruce sounded calm. “Can you do that?”
“It’s going to feel like bloody incest, but if that’s what it takes to make her understand that I’m the right man for her, I’ll do it.”
“It might work, but of course I can’t guarantee it.”
“But how do I get her to dress as Black?”
“You don’t; it will happen before you know it.”
“How?”
“Sorry, G, but I really have to go now. I wish you the best of luck and cross my fingers that you and Cia will work through this.”
“Okay, thanks, Bruce.”
For a few minutes I sat with my head leaned back and my eyes closed. I had immense respect for Bruce but this had to be one of his most insane ideas ever.
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Cia
Talking to Bruce was nice, and when I told him how I had run into Gabriel he was very interested in all the details.
“So he asked you to marry him?”
“Yes, but of course I told him it was too soon.”
