a few more times? It makes me feel good, donât ask me why. And do you know what else makes me feel good, my love? When you write âmy love.â Because I take it literally.
Yes, sometimes I manage that too. Sleep well.
Three minutes later
Re:
You too, my love.
Two days later
Subject: Me writing to you now
Emmmmmmmmmmmmmmi, Iâm drunk. And Iâm lonely. Big mistake. Never be both. Either lonely or drunk, but never both at the same time. Big mistake. You asked, âDo you love her?â Yes, I do love her when sheâs with me. Or to put it another way: I would love her if she were with me. But she isnât with me. And I canât be with her when she isnât with me. Do you understand, Emmi? I canât keep on loving women who arenât with me if Iâm with them when I love them.
London? How was London? Five days satisfying accumulated longing, six days of worrying about the longing yet to come. Thatâs what London was like. Pamela wants to move over here to live with me. Call her âPam;â you can call her âPamâ if you like. Only you are allowed to do that. She wants to live with me. She wants to, but will she actually do it? I canât keep on living off the desires of a woman I love. Living and loving, both at the same time. Never one without the other. Drunk or lonely, never both at the same time. Always one without the other. Do you understand what Iâm saying, Emmi?
Wait a second, Iâm just going to pour myself another glass. Red wine, Bourdeaux, the second bottle, tastes of Emmi, as ever. Do you remember? Did you know, Emmi, youâre the only one? Youâre the only one, the only one, the only one, âthe ⦠Itâs hard to find the right words. Iâm a bit drunk already. Youâre the only one whoâs close to me even when youâre not with me, because Iâm still with you when youâre not with me. And thereâs something else Iâve got to tell you, Emmi. No, Iâm not going to, you have a family. Youâve got a husband who loves you. Back then you made a swift exit. You opted for him, you made the right decision. Maybe youâre thinking youâre missing something. But thereâs nothing missing from your life. Loving and livingâyouâve got them both. Iâve got a both tooâIâm lonely and drunk. Big mistake.
But let me tell you something. I tried to force myself, tried so hard to force myself, I didnât want to like you. I didnât want it. I didnât want not to like you, and I didnât want to like you. I didnât want anything. I didnât want to see you. What was the point? Youâve got Bernhard and the children. And Iâve got Pamela. And when sheâs not with me, Iâve got wine. But let me tell you something else: youâve got a gorgeous face, among other things. You look far more innocent than you write. No, you donât write as though youâre guilty, but sometimes your words are so harsh, you take things to extremes. And yet your face is soft. And beautiful. And I donât know if youâre happy. I donât know. I donât know. I donât know. But you must be. You can live and love, both at the same time. Iâm lonely and I donât feel so great. And what do I get from Pamela if sheâs so far away that I stop feeling sheâs with me? Do you understand? Iâm going to bed. But let me tell you something: I dreamed of you last night, and I saw your actual face. I donât care about your breasts, large breasts, small breasts, medium breasts, I donât care at all. But I do care about your eyes and your mouth. And your nose. The way you looked at me and talked to me, and your smell. I do care about all that. And now every word you write to me is your smell and your look, as well as your mouth. Iâm going to bed now. Iâll send this email and then Iâm going to bed. I hope I hit