Wishing On A Star (OPEN)

"Excellent!" Gwen smiled, not having thought of anything of how she had ended things. At least, not anything that she would admit to. Because unfortunately, unlike many of the women she had talked to, she had not minded sex as people had told her she would. The first time or two had been uncomfortable, of course. It was to be expected but after that, it had been quite lovely. Not exactly a romantic, her husband, but he had known what he was about when it came to marital relations!

And she missed that. Perhaps more than she missed her husband, truth be told. She missed that intimacy of the moment when it all came together in one brilliant pinprick of light and life that concluded the event. The rush of one's heart, the flare of heat, the effervescent feeling of being complete - even if for a short time.

Certainly, that was what was wrong with her mind. Being with Sir Merrick, a companion of her late husband's, had her thinking of him. That must be it.

"I would love to, someday, know more...of the constellations, of course. And perhaps a bit of the Astrology. It's a curious subject, is it not? Mystical and whatnot and as my own education did not cover it, surely having even the basics would allow me to help some of my students. If they are struggling with their notes or their work, then I can try to fill things in for them that will make sense and are, preferably, correct instead of just guesswork on my part."