Natural Love

After the night at the club and with the commander, Serena set up a meeting for me with Nick. This made me in some sorts anxious, because I have had odd feelings around him before, suggesting that there may be more there.

There is a big difference between this interaction and the one with the commander. This one was with my free will, my choice. I felt passion, love, lust, and it was just as I remember it being. I began to think of Luke and if he would be upset.Would I still feel this way if  Luke was dead?

Nick and I continue our relationship and this is the first time I have felt like myself in so long. I told him about myself, not Offred but my real self, my real name, the real me. I am regaining the slightest bit of freedom back in my life and this makes it a little bit easier to live each day.