... Late-Night Revelations ...

I'm still processing the night I slipped into a forbidden fantasy with an old friend from college after my marriage fell apart. We were drinking heavily and ended up talking about the thrill of student-teacher dynamics when we were younger. It all felt so real then, but also unreal... like it could never happen in reality. And yet, there we were, dancing around that line... I'm not proud, just confused by how the night went. What did we do exactly? Who initiated what? Now, weeks later, I can't help thinking about those moments and wondering if any of us will ever be able to go back to normal. ...