"Okay, honey, I understand!" she sighed.
But did she really? As she watched Ed dress, she wondered if he really had to be such a workaholic. Couldn't he spend a little more time at home? She knew she couldn't take this loneliness and sexual frustration much longer. This was no marriage, at least not the kind of marriage she wanted.
"Later, honey," Ed said, dashing out the door.
Tina wandered back to bed, seething with stored-up lust. That one orgasm had only left her hungry for more. She felt ready to explode with pent-up frustration. What on earth was she going to do? She loved her husband, but he was driving her crazy.
One thing was for certain. If she didn't get more loving, she was going to do something desperate.
CHAPTER TWO
A week passed, and Tina and Ed didn't get it on again.
He was either exhausted from work or running out to take care of some plumbing emergency. By the time Friday rolled around, Tina was fed up.
"Honey," she said to Ed over breakfast, "could we go out tomorrow night? Have a nice romantic dinner? I hardly see you any more."
Ed actually blushed.
"Baby, I wasn't going to tell you his till the last minute, because I knew you'd be mad," he said, "but I'm gonna be gone all weekend. I'm going to an equipment convention. I might be able to pick up some good ideas."
Tina could have screamed. The weekends were the only time they had together any more. But she knew how seriously Ed took his work and that there was no use arguing with him. Once again, his career seemed more important to him than his marriage.
"Okay, Ed," she said. "Whatever you want."
He left for work, and Tina brooded. She felt horny all the time these days. She could never get her mind off sex. She couldn't face a whole lifetime of sexual frustration, but she didn't want to leave her husband. In spite of everything, she was still crazy about him. So what was the solution to her problem?