Moments later, he was in the bed again and we were cocooned. He grunted and glared at the wall behind me. ‘Sir. . . .’ I sounded like a mouse. ‘...hat, private?’ ‘I, uh, well, I’m. . . .’ ‘Spit it out, private.’ ‘I took second at the regionals in Montana for the 100meter freestyle. I grew up swimming in creeks and ponds that are colder than that lake,’ I explained diffidently. ‘Sir.’ ‘Shut up, private,’ he snapped. ‘I won’t have you taking risks anymore. And that’s an order.’ ‘Yessir.’ Risks.. With Eddie and Dale, I felt like they weren't as committed to all of us as I'd wanted them to be. Maybe they were just too involved with each other. I loved them both, but it was different from the love I had with my original four wives. I wanted Eddie and Dale with us, just like I wanted Cindy with us. The difference was, I needed the original four wives with me. Maybe it was partly because of the children we shared, but I thought it was something more than that. I knew I loved all of them,. Oh, Rob, what’s going on? I'm right here, my love.” I don't stop repeating myself, nor does he. We reach out to one another in search of our embrace. It's he who reaches out first, his hands skimming my face for a brief moment until they slide down and around me, pulling me close. I hear a sigh of relief from him as he holds me tightly. It's how he often hugs me, my smaller frame fitting perfectly into his. He strokes my hair, a sob escaping his lips. “I found you. I finally found you. Oh my. I’ll call her.” I felt my stomach flutter with excitement.“Ya, you do that, and then you tell me every single detail of what happens. I want to hear how dirty my wife can be.”I laughed nervously. “Okay. Well, I’m gonna call her. And I guess we’ll just see. Okay. Well I’ll let you go. Have a good night, Hun.”“You too. I bet you’ll have a great night. Have fun!”“Okay. I love you.”“Love you too.”After I hung up with Mitchell, I stared at my phone for a good five minutes before I got over myself.