Scarlet Romance
"Maddie, I made some mistakes, and I only told you this to try to prevent you from making the same ones. You've got to let us help you through your grief."
Maddie replied, "Jim, I'm lonely. I miss him terribly. Sometimes I just want to die and get it over with. Sleeping alone is the toughest of all, and I don't see how I can ever get used to myself alone.
Jim smiled as he heard her latest complaint. He too had that problem, one he'd never overcome. He still missed the close body contact and intimate feelings of sleeping with another person. Frequently, he still dreamed of a woman with him - wild, erotic dreams that frequently resulted in nocturnal emissions and involving unrecognizable women