Rebuilding a Fragile Man




Jack had reached his breaking point. The pain of being denied true love was so
great that the young man broke down in tears as another girl rejected him.
"What's wrong with me? Is there anything I can change to be accepted and
loved? If so, what?" he said to himself. Alas, there was nothing he could do
to change his stick figure image, which ate at him constantly. To know that
there were even girls who could lift 5-10 times his 5'7 170lb frame was
emotionally debilitating. Just as he was leaving the store, a young lady
approached him. She was a strong 6'2 225lbs of muscle and beauty with
36DD-20-24 measurements. Her arms were a solid 16" at rest, but when she
lifted them, they were another ten inches. The young man then stood in shock
as she approached him. Jackie, who was the stunning brown haired Latina
beauty, strode to him with a look of concern and asked him if he was alright.
"N?no, I'm...I'm not. Please just?give me a moment." He was filled with mixed
emotions right then: fear, anger, depression and sadness rolled into one. She
stood back to let him collect his thoughts. The young man then said: "You
wanted to say something?" The young lady asked him if he would like to talk.
"Unfortunately, I'm not in the mood." Jackie stepped back at his remark, and
then said to him "Look, do you want to come to my place and relax? I'm tired
and I'd love the company."

After he said yes, they got into her car and drove the 15 miles to her place
and stepped inside. It was nicely furnished and Jack said as much. She in turn
thanked him for noticing. Jack couldn't help but think something was up. The
young college student felt trapped and showed it on his face. "Why is it every
time I invite someone over, especially men, they think I'm going to hurt them
in some way?" Jackie turned to him and spoke in an easy- going manner, which
lasted the whole night. After things had worn down she retired to her bed and
he slept on the couch. That night would be the first of many for the young
couple.

Over the following months, the two began to talk. Jackie began to show and
tell Jack more about herself. She would do things like one handed push-ups to
20 on each arm. It scared Jack that a woman of her size would want to be with
him. Jackie gave him space though, so if it didn't work out they could call it
quits. Eventually, she asked him why he was so closed up. Jack walked away
fuming. She called him a short while later to smooth it out, which worked
because he wanted to like her, but felt she was too aggressive for his taste.
She went by his place to talk and spend some time with him. When she showed
up, Jack opened the door and let her in. The young lady then sat on his couch.
The young man talked with her and said: "You're too aggressive for me Jackie.
We should take it slow." "Jack, do you love me?" she asked. He said yes in an
assured tone. She then said: "It's now been 10 months since we've met. Can we
get engaged?" This hit him with a shock. "Give it another 8 months and we'll
see how things go. I'm waiting on a promotion. If it comes through, then maybe
we can do it" he responded. It wasn't the answer she was looking for but she
understood. As the night wore on, Jack became sleepy, which Jackie noticed and
gently lifted him up into her arms, carrying his exhausted frame upstairs to
his room. "I don't know why he works so hard to impress me, but its working"
she said to herself as she went home.

The next day Jack went to work, when all off a sudden his boss called him in
and met with him. He told the young kid that he'd been promoted on a trial
basis. Jack called his girlfriend, who was excited and wanted to celebrate. He
left after his shift and went home, where Jackie met him at the door and
scooped him up in her arms in celebration. The young man was so excited to see
her that he collapsed into her arms after his grueling day. "It's okay baby.
You just relax," she whispered in his ear. After a few minutes, Jack fell
softly asleep. After an hour, the young lady woke him to eat and talk about
their day. They shared a meal and she went home. Jack was on cloud nine and
finished his presentation in record time, then e-mailed it to his boss.

The young lady talked with her mother, who echoed Jack's words. She also said
not to force him to change or quit his job. "He shouldn't have to give up his
life to accommodate you, and visa versa." As she sat there, Jackie let this
all sink in. "Maybe I should wait. He's trying to establish himself and so am
I," she said to herself. The question was: How long could they hold out? Time
and circumstances would provide the answer. She knew she loved him, so she
honored his request.

Jack awoke the next morning happy, yet conscious to the fact that he was asked
to do more today since he was higher on the ladder now. He was sluggish at
first, but after going through the training, he breathed a sigh of relief.
When he got home, he found his girlfriend sitting on his couch. He asked her
how she got in, to which she replied; "Your landlord, ha ha he." Jack was not
happy at all. "You could've called you know," he said. Jackie got up and ran
to him, wrapping her arms around him. Slowly, her arms began to constrict him
until he couldn't budge. "Why are you hurting me? You broke into my home."
Jack asked this with a mix of fear and anger. "I'm sorry, I was just so happy
to see you. Sometimes I don't know my own strength sweetie and once again I'm
sorry." Jackie put him down and went back to the couch.

They talked for a few minutes about their relationship and decided that in May
that they would be wed. After various counseling sessions, seminars and
workshops, the two finally became one in mid May. After everyone had left, the
happy couple gleefully walked to their suite, where Jackie scooped Jack up in
her arms and made passionate love to him.