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Chapter 57: Second Premarital Counseling

Please excuse ANY grammatical errors.

March 8, 1999

~DeVanté's P.O.V~

"So are there any problems the two of you are dealing with? Are there any new concerns you have about one other?" Mrs. Doreen asked us.

"Oh, the first problem..." I trailed off, tapping my fingers against the armrest, glancing at my fiancée.

The feeling of hesitance washed over me about the topic I was about to mention, BUT this is therapy. This is where we're supposed to let certainly problems our. However, still maintain some type of balance with a therapist too. Why? My personal therapist wonders why I reveal certain things to them.

"It's not necessarily new, but a problem nevertheless. I know that this is only our second session, but I feel the need to say this," I said opening up.

"Then, by all means, go at it Mr. DeGrate," Mrs. Doreen smiled.

"We're both having a hard time abstaining," I told her.

"Okay," she nodded with a smile. "That's something I haven't heard from someone your guy's age in a very long time."

"Tell me about it. I never thought I'd be here," I joked.

"So tell me your reasons for abstinence?" Mrs. Doreen asked us and I looked over to Tia.

"Years ago, I decided that I wanted to remain a virgin until marriage," Tia replied.

"When and why'd you decide that?"

"I decided that when I was a teenager. My reasoning is that I don't want to be attached to someone strictly based on sex and sexual desire. That tends to lead to raising kids alone because sex has become so casual to people that it means nothing to many. Although, I'm fully aware that anyone can be a single mother, even married people are raising their children alone and the husband still lives with them. Lastly, it's just something I want to do. I have my own morals," Tia shrugged.

"Mr. DeGrate, is this your first time ever becoming abstinent?"

"Yes," I exhaled. "Like I said, it's not something I ever thought I'd be doing. I'm committed to it, but it's still a difficult transition... Because for me, this is definitely a transition."

"Why'd you agree to abstinence?" Mrs. Doreen asked me.

"Well, I wanted Tia to know that I was really committed to trying out a relationship with each other. If that was the only way, then so be it. We had known and been friends with each other for years. It was even more difficult because there was always an unspoken sexual tension between the two of us. She made these things clear at the beginning of our decision. Not only that, but I respect her," I said fiddling with my thumbs. "To add onto that, I had already stopped having sex way before Tia and I became romantic partners."

Mrs. Doreen looked at Tia. "Did you expect him to react that way?"

"No, but I was fine with that," Tia looked over at me. "I had no idea you stopped way before we became romantic. That's surprising." Then Tia looked at Mrs. Doreen again. "We would have still been friends, but no I didn't expect him to react that way," the corners of Tia's lips turned downward and she shrugged.