<div class="floatleft">(http://bd2d3bc3b56e110ea284-87b4cdf8cd56f5994e953e9e7664483c.r44.cf3.rackcdn.com/3138_44fe3882-d65a-4a14-b73a-651a16aa8842.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Jason Aaron Vandel (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=250173.msg12382263#msg12382263)<br/><strong>City | Date | Time:</strong>Las Vegas, NV | October 28, 2014 | 6:50 PM<br/><strong>Tagging | Mentioning:</strong>Closed, Olivia<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Dinner time.<br/><hr/>Was there a better way to break that news? After a moment of contemplation he realized how much more of the raw side of this deal he was getting. Sure both he and Elena could find others – admittedly, not that he was looking this had been purely a friendly gesture – if they wanted too, but she'd have a much easier time of it, if she was really trying. The nature of people, he supposed. Men who wanted to get laid would be, largely, all too happy to go along with something despite a ring and commitments. Women, on the other hand, had that pesky thing like wanting to feel like they were the only one – like they weren't the source of some other womans scorn. Sure there were exceptions, but clearly not here. Jason couldn't even bring himself to be upset about that. Part of it too might have been that since their choice to open the marriage, Olivia was the first person he had told – in the sense that they were talking anyway, Jason was not at all ashamed of the fact he was married, so many if not most people, who knew him knew that.<br/><br/>Honestly he was more shocked how calmly she handled the situation, he'd truly been expecting much worse. Then again he hadn't really expected this to be dinner conversation either. Maybe a bit about their art, and shared passions, but not a tale of life. “That won't be needed,” He assured her, “A simple I'd like you to leave would suffice.” He added, for whatever little comfort it was worth.<br/><br/>The hardest part was explaining this to her though, not the marriage, that was easy, but what it was now. How could he explain to her something that he didn't even really understand – something he wasn't entirely certain he believed in? Even over a year after the discussion Jason still had a hard time accepting it; it was worlds upon worlds better then it was before though. He'd come a long way, but had never felt any sort of reason to act on it – this situation was very much a first for him. “There's no complication,” He said, unsure what words exactly to pick. “I wouldn't let you wreck my home, it isn't in me.” He explained, feebly. His eyes narrowed because he knew that didn't sound the way he wanted it too, “What I mean is, I would never cheat on Elena... But,” He paused. His eyes shifted down to their hands, where she had been stroking his and was now frozen, but not pulled away. “But our marriage isn't traditional.” He settled one, at least for a starting point.<br/><br/>He'd only imagined how hard dating would be now that he was married, and now that he was actually living the experience all of those dreadful thoughts were a reality. Surely there were others who did this – he knew there were – and yet he couldn't for the life of him figure out how. Did he just give her the whole story? That would sound like a pity-me story, he felt like, which was not the vibe he wanted to put out there. “Elena is one of us.” He offered – Jason was being very sincere, and it was pretty evident on his face that he wasn't one of those sleaze bags who wandered the country acquiring mistresses, if only because he was clearly not sure how to do this. “She... Experiened?” He wasn't sure if that was the right word, but without going into unneeded details about her abilities it was the best he could do, “Another partner. Or... Multiples. I can't really be certain, I didn't ask. Probably more by now.” He said with the lightest, most frustrated chuckle – his frustration purely at his inability to convey this message, not so much at what she was doing; he'd long since forgiven that side of things. “Our marriage is open,” He chimed, as if that was one catch all, end all, be all solution to this problem. But he knew it wasn't, “After she started having these other partners she asked if we mutually agree to allow one another to explore other avenues...” He laughed and sighed, “You're going to have to forgive me Olivia, I'm having a hard time explaining this situation.”<br/><br/>Jason took a long, deep breath and closed his eyes. A moment later they were open and peering at her, “Elena and I agreed that given what she was experiencing that there would be no harm in us becoming involved with other people should we be interested in doing that. I just... Haven't.”