Denial: First Comes Addiction

After making up her mind, she continued, "All it really took was the right lure and a little denial to bring about great changes and then enjoy my new life."

Kathleen eyes widened as she saw a clock and realized she was late for an appointment, "I'm sorry, but I have to go."

Then added in a mysterious tone, "If you are interested in pursuing a bit of creative discipline, you should stop by on tonight around eight and I could fill you in on exactly how everything changed for me and if you're still interested we can discuss things a bit further."

That night as Mark sat in front of his screen again Janine went to visit Kathleen.

Once she arrived at Kathleen's house, she was immediately greeted by Kathleen and invited inside. The whole house was artfully lit by candlelight Janine noticed, as she was led to well lit living room.

Kathleen, with a cherry attitude, began, "If you like you're cold we can sit beside the fire, otherwise I've had the big comfy chairs moved, so we can have drinks while we talk."

"Umm, I don't mean to sound rude or presumptuous but I'm not into you like that." Janine said.

"Why do you say that?" Kathleen asked sounding a bit confused, and then smiled as she realized what must've been going through Janine's mind.

With an attitude of mirth and dismissal she continued, "Oh, the candles, and the fire, and I even offered drinks, I'm sorry. I seem to have a knack for missing the obvious. The house isn't set up for a date; it's setup for my personal time. The house is setup like this three days a week for three or four hours. It's just my time to relax and release some stress; my husband sets up the house and candles."

"Really? He does all this? Your house is beautiful and I don't think there's a thing out of place, unlike my own home." Janine commented in awe.

"Actually nothing is out of place, I checked it myself. With 'creative discipline' sometimes you have to focus on the discipline aspect, to make sure everything stays in line. I couldn't have my husband getting bored. Sometimes a little work is needed to keep cabin fever away. My husband doesn't get out much anymore."