Chapter 175

“I’m not saying he is. Answer me another question. On the same scale where do you place yourself when considering emotional attraction?”

Dean opened his mouth to say he was also a seven, at most a five. He got on with women and men the same. He stopped. As if from a distance, he heard his voice, “Three, maybe two.”

He expected Candice to impart a revelation now, but she did nothing but sit there. “Are you saying Jay fulfils my needs? Emotionally? Even if true, I’m not sure I’d have thought of emotional needs as more important than physical.”

Why not, though? Could Candice be right?

“We’ve established you need more than that. In our talks, you’ve given me no sign you specifically miss having sex with women, only that you stay attracted to them. What we’ve established is your fear that you’ll wake up one day and have to handle a sudden longing. As far as I can tell, without speaking to him, Jay has no abandonment issues; it’s more a case of you fearing you will abandon him.”