They worked hard, and they changed themselves into survivors. Tom locked down his reactions which built a shell of passivity built on a foundation of depression. If he truly felt nothing, then he would not frighten the woman he loved. She shut down her expectations and desires... if she expected nothing from him and put no pressure on him then he would not feel less than what he was. Their sex became non-existent. Her control of his every movement or thought emasculated him to the point that his cock stayed limp. Tests came back with normal hormone levels and so Betsy was convinced that he did not want her because...