Wet Desires
“Says who?”
I had no answer.
He leaned forward, just enough that I caught the faint scent of coffee and something warmer (cedar, maybe). “Here’s what I think, Lila. Your body learned very early that desire equals danger. So it built a wall. The wall is sophisticated; it lets you perform, it lets you caretake your partner’s pleasure, but it will not let you fall. When you’re alone, the wall comes down because there’s no risk of abandonment or judgment. When someone else is there, it slams shut.”