45.10. Envious

[paramedically]

[Locked from Ali]

I know it has to be some sort of test when I see couples kissing in Central Park and I'm jealous... nine weeks after my own wedding.

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[doesntwaltz]

Andy?

[paramedically]

Oh hey, love. How's things?

[doesntwaltz]

They're really good, but I don't want to talk about them. I want to talk about you.

[paramedically]

You never did let me beat around the bush, did you?

[doesntwaltz]

Nope, what are pain in the arse cousins for?

[paramedically]

I'm trying to come up with a smart answer, but you're so right, it's shameful.

[doesntwaltz]

Face it, Handy Andy, you're just going to have to fess up. I'll get it out of you anyway.

[paramedically]

We haven't had sex since before the... second thing. Which is understandable, except there's not much of anything else, either. Do you give me penance now?

[doesntwaltz]

I'm sorry, love. And your penance is to hand Sunshine over to me and Rob for a night and take your wife out on a romantic date to remind her she's still a woman, and you love her.

[paramedically]

I do remind her. I cooked her breakfast, I ran her a bath, I bought her ice cream. It's like she's scared to let me kiss her because that will lead to sex. She sleeps right on her side of the bed on the edge. And I snapped at her this morning. I didn't sleep real well and I'm just... bloody horny.

[doesntwaltz]

Wow, this really is serious. I can't even... I mean, Rob was frustrated because of the accident, but this is different. He just kept thinking I was going to hate him for being a burden. Maybe you just... Maybe you just need to bring up the elephant in the room, and talk to her about how you feel? Maybe just start with keeping things at a foreplay stage.

[paramedically]

I can hardly manage to kiss her before she's needing to do something else. No way will I get to the foreplay stage, and even then, it might make it worse if I try.

[doesntwaltz]

Have you stroked the wookiee lately? Alright, so there definitely needs to be work on the kissing. Does she let you hold her hand?

[paramedically]

She usually does it for me, even if she doesn't feel like sex. Now it's just... I want to, but I feel guilty. Yeah, I guess. Yeah, she does.

[doesntwaltz]

Well, holding hands is a start. Maybe try kissing other parts of her and work up to her lips?

[paramedically]

I just think it's going to make it worse. I don't think she wants that side of things at all. I don't know if I could take it if I tried and she pushed me away.