[ That's a difficult question to answer. Reggie could tell her what he's done, but-- well, for one thing, he's not sure how much of that he wants to share, even with how candid about sex he usually can be, and for another, even he knows his off-the-cuff strategy isn't necessarily worth sharing.
Reggie's managed to get by as "well" as he has this long mainly because he already wears bravado like a second skin, and he's already somewhat practiced in using sex as a coping mechanism for when he's down or stressed or lonely, or even just bored. More than that, he's used to being wanted for sex and very little else, so even if that's not what he wants to be anymore, it's been easy enough to let old habits take the wheel.
Not as easy to keep his emotions turned off throughout it, not when it's all so pervasive and often beyond even his range of comfort and experience. But he's a guy, so he should be able to handle this. Reggie Mantle is no weakling. And Cheryl... ]
That depends. [ He says, finally. ] You heard the deal. How do you wanna handle it?
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Reggie's managed to get by as "well" as he has this long mainly because he already wears bravado like a second skin, and he's already somewhat practiced in using sex as a coping mechanism for when he's down or stressed or lonely, or even just bored. More than that, he's used to being wanted for sex and very little else, so even if that's not what he wants to be anymore, it's been easy enough to let old habits take the wheel.
Not as easy to keep his emotions turned off throughout it, not when it's all so pervasive and often beyond even his range of comfort and experience. But he's a guy, so he should be able to handle this. Reggie Mantle is no weakling. And Cheryl... ]
That depends. [ He says, finally. ] You heard the deal. How do you wanna handle it?