Finding Love Again: A Rebound Story of Desire, Vulnerability, and Unspoken Emotions I had only met Sawyer a few months ago. I never thought it would be anything serious, just maybe a casual hook up and it would be over. I had just gotten out of a pretty bad relationship and was looking to have some fun. He was essentially going to be my rebound, you know, just someone to get my mind off of my ex. However things had quickly turned into a whirlwind. It’s not like we were dating or anything, fuck buddies really, but Sawyer…he’s a pretty cool guy. I liked him a lot and if I wasn’t so fucking mental, I would consider dating him. But I mean…who would really want to get involved with a guy like me? Most people would call me antisocial but I knew better, I am asocial. I suffer from depression and anxiety and just an overall general mistrust of the population as a whole. It’s not like I had a tough childhood or anything but it was different than most. I am the middle child, and like my older brother and younger sister, I was adopted, and raised by the two most loving people on the face of the earth, my dad and my father. I knew who my biological mother was, but had never met my biological father. I never felt abandoned, although my therapist thinks I am feeling it subconsciously. Regardless though, I live at home with my parents, since I’m not exactly able to function on my own just yet, but I was okay with that. I loved my family so much; they were the only people that I trusted to protect me from myself. That is until I met Sawyer. After I had broken up with my ex-boyfriend, I really started trying to get my life together and was taking the proper medication. I soon found that I could handle going out and having casual hook ups with other men. Like I said, I had never planned on getting involved in any sort of relationship with anyone, but sometimes fate will lead you into a new world and you need to just go with the flow. Our first few hook ups were absolutely amazing. During my relationship with my ex-boyfriend, I began to realize I liked to be the dominant one when it came to sex. …but everything was about to change
