TheOlderGuy
Purveyor of Pleasure
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Gavin
And there it was. Leave it to Leandra to speak about the elephant in the living room. Maybe that was what I so admired about the younger women I met these days -- they could cut right to the chase: “You do realize there are boundaries, Gavin? Black and white. No gray areas here.”
I met her gaze directly, "You're absolutely right, Leandra. You're a beautiful woman, and it's hard for me to look at you without seeing you through the eyes of a man who would love to know how you feel. But there are boundaries. You're my student, and the boundaries are there for very good reasons. I'm sorry, I let my mind wander where it shouldn't, and you called me on it."
I had to busy myself collecting my papers in order to redirect my energies. Now that we had spoken about my attraction to her, it had become even harder to ignore. Not that she would return the interest anyway, the age difference was just too great for most young women. She didn't reply right away, and I took the opportunity to add one thought. "But you're wrong about one thing, Leandra. The gray area is huge."
And there it was. Leave it to Leandra to speak about the elephant in the living room. Maybe that was what I so admired about the younger women I met these days -- they could cut right to the chase: “You do realize there are boundaries, Gavin? Black and white. No gray areas here.”
I met her gaze directly, "You're absolutely right, Leandra. You're a beautiful woman, and it's hard for me to look at you without seeing you through the eyes of a man who would love to know how you feel. But there are boundaries. You're my student, and the boundaries are there for very good reasons. I'm sorry, I let my mind wander where it shouldn't, and you called me on it."
I had to busy myself collecting my papers in order to redirect my energies. Now that we had spoken about my attraction to her, it had become even harder to ignore. Not that she would return the interest anyway, the age difference was just too great for most young women. She didn't reply right away, and I took the opportunity to add one thought. "But you're wrong about one thing, Leandra. The gray area is huge."