Fox squirmed as Krystal gently lowered him onto the bed. She couldn't help but smile as Fox tried desperately to free his arms.
"Relax", Krystal told him, trying to calm her increasingly panicked husband "I'm going to order us some dinner. I know you're anxious, but you're going to have to wait until after dinner for your dessert."
Fox froze, realizing what she meant. Fox was once again confused. This was the day he had been waiting for and she just promised him what he had wanted ever since he had first met her. And yet, the very thought of fulfilling his long-held fantasies filled him with terror. Perhaps it was because he was always afraid of failure when it came to love, always afraid that one mistake could cause him to live and die alone. Perhaps it was the recent events, the break up, the betrayal, and the kidnapping. Maybe the thought of living and mating with this clearly disturbed individual was what he was afraid of. Or perhaps it went deeper.
Perhaps it was niether failure nor her that he was afraid of. Perhaps it was himself. Perhaps he was afraid of pleasing himself. Perhaps he was afraid of fulfilling his dreams and desires. Perhaps he was afraid of losing what little control he had over his life. Perhaps he was afraid of becoming a slave to himself. Whatever the reason, all Fox knew at the moment was that he was afraid. Afraid for reasons he couldn't really comprehend at the moment, but afraid nonetheless.
Fox examined his surroundings. Krystal was on the phone, ordering dinner. The sun was getting close to setting, as if wanting to provide the perfect scenery for their romantic dinner. The bed was niether too fancy nor too plain. The place and time seemed almost too perfect, which disturbed Fox greatly. In fact, everything seemed to disturb Fox as reality seemed to morph into something more sinister. Krystal interrupted by placing her hand on his shoulder and spoke.
"I know what's wrong. This is everything you ever wanted and you're not sure you should be getting it. You're afraid to get what you want. I'm going to show you that getting what you want is nothing to be afraid of."