A letter from Mr.Wonderful to me…
It has never been about how much time I have but about how much time I can give…
It is not enough; I don’t think it was ever enough. I have a few minutes alone as I sent the boys and their mom to the bus stop without me…I have been reluctant to steal time for it is the slippery slope that led me to discovery and everyone to more pain than I have a right to cause.
You implied I fixed what we broke but that is of course untrue. It was me that broke it, not us love and while your concern is endearing my faithfulness was never your responsibility. Also, as you must feel, such a wound is never fixed…at best it scabs over lightly and at the risk of carrying on a bad metaphor I feel very much as if I must maintain a clean room; unwilling to misstep else I fear the wound will worsen and knowing that if I were to reopen it would kill her (and I wish I meant that less literally)
I want you to be a part of my life love but having you is not without risk in which I am taking very little at the moment. I am unwilling to take more, perhaps for a while.
I want to be a presence in your life but I cannot be the center of it, eve of the passionate parts, and I am beginning to understand that simply being a presence is not enough… and I wonder at how much pain my keeping you brings versus the pleasure that seems so intermittent of late.
I wonder at releasing you love as while I need you to give everything to me I also need you to sacrifice nothing and to be able to take everything from me…at the moment it seems neither of us can take from this without the other sacrificing too much.
I do love you, and I do not release you but perhaps there is winsome in your need to step back…please don’t step too far love. I am here, no more or less than I have been and here I will remain, don’t be afraid to step back if you need to.
I want to be the center of your life…
Mr. Wonderful
My response…
Your message came to me at a time when I was surrounded by those who know of us and drink from the fount of our mesmerizing love dripping with raw emotions. My professor glimpsed my face and stepped behind me. She requested to read and then asked if I would share it with the lit class. I hesitated for fear the full measure wouldn’t be understood yet a greater fear that it would. She, the only one who knows the breath of us, felt the strong emotion wrapped in our epistolary. I shared it per her request to a pin drop quiet group of misfit lit students. Our love was not lost upon them. Tears were wiped and sorrow shared but the more admiration for knowing the wonder of us.
I too was moved beyond my frustration, neglect and selfishness as I read it out loud. I could feel you, hear your sigh and sense the trembling at your fingertips. To desire to cling while letting go is an action none relinquish without a cost. I’ve erred in forgetting that the investment in which you gamble includes me as well. Perhaps I safely saw myself as an asset in a safe deposit box away from harms danger. As your hastily written, yet well contemplated words rolled across my tongue it was evident that I am a vital asset in your portfolio. The secret account in which you desire is to grow without the daily balance check and a ready return when you have need. We rarely brag or talk about the growth of mutual funds. We assume they are consistent and dependable. It is the ones we purchase cheap and watch skyrocket that are our pride and often our greatest regret when they plummet. I had to ponder which category you have placed me in.
I’m sitting at the duck pond which is a notorious place on campus. A light breeze is troubling the water and a gaggle of geese have come near searching for remnants of my lunch. Tis these view, this atmosphere that reveals my place. I’ve tangled us, wrapped what is truth in a blanket of perhaps. I let the mutual fund seep into the reality of the greatest investment. I have cheapened it with greed. The very fabric of all that we are flows in billows, tones and textures. It is often subtle and at times outrageous yet it provides the safe haven we both require and long to possess.
When faced with the facts of each individual entity it is impossible to choose one facet to cherish or rescue. They contribute one to the other, without the whole the investment is shallow perhaps even embarrassing. As a whole its expanse is awe gathering, as was evident this morning and by the multitude of our admirers around the world. As much as I long for you to be the center, the pinnacle of what we are and shall be, I can clearly see today that it is I who am the pivot point. I must manage, care for and maintain your assets with care and pride. I have been more remiss than you in this challenge. I have let the foundation of us crumble in the tower of us.
Your attraction was not to the humble submissive longing your return. You have that daily in your life. You hungered for the passion of spontaneity, rambling adventure and corky humor that normally flows from my life. I attempted to measure, even limit us, by the view of your daily investments. I felt to continue my path as the woman you met a year ago would betray, humiliate and distant you. I’ve suffered needlessly. I’ve stolen our return and squelched the passion with jealous resentment because I could not replace the primary investment in your life. I apologize for the pressure and assumptions I have made.
We have both said we are undefinable. Yet I have forced a definition upon us that neither of us truly found a place a within. We flourished in some areas and found pleasure in others but the limitations of definition have so hindered us. I want to remain. It is my choice but I will no longer allow my actions to be limited by a protocol that in inapplicable to whom we are. It is my desire to have pixie tales to share, stories to enlighten with the motivation of our mutual talents and common interest. It is my desire to share passion in all that encompasses. Meaning simply what exist between us, what we share with others and the love of life that we both possess. It is that passion that connects us and our open communication that keeps it viable regardless of life circumstances.
You once shared with me that your greatest regret for your past indiscretion was the lack of validation, not knowing how it manifested in the life you touched. I shall not be a regret in your life. I am here. I shall remain and I am yours. Ownership is not without responsibility. Much like an heirloom tucked away in a hidden space that only has value when discovered by another, a valuable must be accessed by its owner or it has no true value even though it is a known asset. It can become tarnished, damaged and forgotten. I want to be a prized asset. I’m accepting that I am not your greatest priority but that does not lessen my value. I only dim in comparison when you fail to validate who and what I am to you. It works in stark contrast against my nature for I value myself. I cannot allow it to be a negative influence in my life. I cherish us which is why I have been so harsh and demanding for which I will not apologize. I will vow to acknowledge my place and that the continuance of our growth is dependent upon you. However, I will not devalue the assets that we now possess. You have taught me love in its purest state. I shall honor it by making you always its first recipient.
Forever Mr. Wonderful, it was my first promise to you.
I love you
His Response …
You are valued…always…forever, I am here and I hold you close even while I keep you away. I see your value, I need you to accept that it is not heightened by your submission, only expressed, and that it is not diminished by finding passion not born of me but magnified. I love you.
My most recent Journal post …
I ran away tonight. Not far and I didn’t go alone. I took the boys to the city. We went to a skate demo, dinner and ended up staying in a hotel for the night. I wanted to soak in a tub. I needed time to think away from the ranch. Today was a very heavy feeling day.
I’m glad we communicated and understand each other. I’m very pleased that we both see a clear picture and our desires have not changed. I will continue to miss you but now I feel that I can do so in a healthy way.
I talked to the man I’ve been dating on the phone while the boy’s skated. I shared a little about us with him. He asked how we met and I told him the truth. He recognized the connection for what it is and how important it is to me. I told him my relationship with you is non-negotiable. I have invested in what I share with you and I value it. He asked what that would mean for him and I. I told him that he would have to accept that a part of me belongs to you just as I would have to accept that a part of him would always belong to his wife. He said he thought it was different because she isn’t here and you are. I asked him to think about it and we would talk about it more at a later time. I wasn’t going to debate it.
I told him I was a voyeur. I thought it was the less of all evils to discuss. He thinks it is funny. He sent me a picture. I told him that it is more fun when I have to ask for them and a picture of him with his hat off isn’t exactly what I meant. I enjoy his company and humor. Otherwise I’m comfortable taking it slow and being sure that I get what I need and can give it in return.
I’m very sleepy. The bath soothed me. I didn’t realize how tense I was until my ass hit the hot water and slid in slowly. My nipples bobbed along the surface and my head lulled back until I nearly fell asleep. So for now I shall say Good night Mr. Wonderful. I’m thinking of you and of pictures that heat my core and elicit the sounds that only you have heard.
I love you
So what does this mean? You may be questioning. It means that all things in life evolve. They don’t necessarily have to end but they must change in order for us to grow as individuals. Couples, even within our dynamics, have a choice to embrace the change together by sharing the experience in ways that motivate and encouraged each other or they become distant as they each pursue a path the other isn’t privy to. We choose to share. We choose to maintain what we value which for us is the safe haven of open communication where our thoughts are heard, our desires have a home and the security of mutual trust abides. It means I am free to explore passion with other men and he will hold my hand, share the experience with me through our communication, so that we are both assured of my needs being met. It doesn’t betray our love or lessen our commitment. It is accepting circumstances which will never allow all that we want and then twisting them to get what we need.
For those who have heard me reference “harlequin romance BSDM” I figure you fully understand what was meant by it now. We do share a very passionate and emotional bond which is laced with romance. As a very close friend told me yesterday, “You will never find that with another.” To which I replied, “I have no need. I will share it with him, forever.” There are other things to be shared, learned and explored which were never afforded to us. Sharing the details with each other will give it a place in our relationship and strengthen all that we are.
I know this was lengthy. I felt it was best shared in context rather than in pieces which I normally provide. It is an example of what a submissive mistress fully encompasses. To edit it would have cheapened it. The greatest lesson I have learned in Mr. Wonderful’s hand is that to be open and honest is always right. I will continue to blog, most likely on a more regular basis now as I’ve been remiss with the discord that hovered around us. My topics will continue to support the basis of being or owning a submissive mistress only now I can add the pixie twists and tales that make me who I am.
~ pixie