Things were getting boring and it was getting to the point where we didn’t even want to have sex anymore.” “I thought you two had an amazing sex...life,” I butted into her story. “At least that is what I am always hearing.” “We do now,” she laughed, sipping the final drink from her wine glass. “But we haven’t always.” “What changed?” I asked her curiously, looking for any advice I could possibly get. “Well when things were going downhill for us,” she continued on with her story. “I started. The group met once a month at my condo.But I wasn't much of a socializer, and I hadn't had fun at a Halloween party since junior high. And I really didn't want to go to a party and fight with Melissa all night. Actually, I almost wondered if we'd still be together in the week till Halloween. But tonight, we were taking a walk downtown after dinner.The walk was frustrating me as well. Not so long ago, we'd walk hand-in-hand, or with our arms entwined. Now I had my hands at my sides and she had. She said quietly, "I'm sorry, Kyle. I am not ready for intercourse today." Umm," I grunted non-comittally."I'm sorry, but I'm not quite ready yet. I think I will be soon, but not yet. Do you have protection for when I am ready?" Sure, Penny. I'm a Boy Scout. I'm prepared." I said as I hopped out of bed and showed her my box of condoms that Justin had gotten for me in December."Good. We'll use them one of these days, Kyle." Penny declared with a look of determination on her face.I glanced at the. Carlos, Maria’s husband, answered the door and greeted him, “Hello, Ed.”Nodding, Ed said, “Hello, Carlos. I came by to give you two messages. One for your wife and one for you.”Scratching his stomach, Carlos wondered what kind of message Ed could have for him. He was seldom home, working long hours in Phoenix. He ran his own lawn care business with a crew of about thirty people working for him. The entire day was usually spent going from one place to another to make sure that everyone was.