coming to check on me, but when I turned, creepy guy was standing there watching me with a smirk on his face. I suddenly had the urge to slap him.
"May I suggest The Secretary ? It's quite educational," he said
"I think Star Wars will be fine," I said, attempting to sound polite.
I sat on the sofa, keeping my eyes on the screen and hoping he would go away. I wasn't that lucky. He sat on the sofa closer than was comfortable, and my skin crawled.
"I need a break from playing," he said. "A movie would be a nice change. I'm Kurt McCray, by the way."
I ignored him again, hoping he'd get the hint.
"The polite thing to do when someone introduces themselves is to introduce yourself back to them."
He sounded almost angry, so I decided it would be best to placate him. The last thing I needed was for some weird stranger to freak out on me.
"Haleigh," I said, inching away from him without taking my eyes from the screen.
"That's a beautiful name."
"Thanks." I sighed. He wasn't getting the hint.
"So why are you hiding up here instead of having fun downstairs?" Kurt asked.
"I'm not interested in all that stuff. I'm here so my friend wouldn't be alone."
"The little blond I saw you with?"
"Her name is Alexis, and yes."
Either he was inching closer again, or it was my imagination. I moved again, hard against the arm of the chair. The only way I'd get away from him now was to move to another seat or leave the room all together.
"Aren't you the slightest bit curious? If you have questions, I'd be happy to answer them."
I folded my arms across my chest. "No, I'm really not interested."
"There's nothing to be afraid or ashamed of. Society places so much negativity on anything sexual, but when people let go and be themselves, it can be blissful. BDSM is all about sexual freedom."
I closed my eyes and bit my lip. Why couldn't he leave me alone? "I have no hang-ups about sex. I'm just not interested in all that other stuff."
"What stuff specifically?"
"The spanking and the weird medieval torture stuff."
Kurt laughed. "There's nothing weird about it. All that 'stuff' as you say, enhances sexual pleasure. How do you know you don't like it if you're not even willing to try it?"
"I don't need to try it to know I'm not into it." This guy was beginning to annoy me. I glanced over my shoulder, hoping to see Dominic there.
"Did you ever refused food based on what it looked or smelled like?"
I shrugged. "Yeah."
"Did you ever try it later and find you liked it?"
"Once or twice."
"Don't you think it's better to at least give it a taste before deciding you don't like it? If you try it and don't like it, you don't have to have it again. But if you like it, you won't miss out on something wonderful."
I could see where he was heading with this. Wasn't he breaking the rules of the party by trying to coerce me into this? "This is not the same thing."
"It is. I think the real reason you don't want to at least try it is because you're afraid."
I pressed my lips together to stop myself from telling him off and didn't speak until I calmed myself. "What could I possibly be afraid of?"
"The vulnerability you experience when submitting to someone is scary. That's what's making you unwilling to try."
Was this guy for real? "Or it could be possible I'm not interested, and I'd like to change the subject."
Kurt held his hands up in a placating manner. "I was only making conversation. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. In my experience, every woman I met who had reservations about BDSM ended up enjoying it once they tried it. But perhaps you're different. So what kind of movies do you like besides Star Wars?"
"I like a lot of things," I said, letting myself relax a little. "Comedy, romance, action, sci-fi and especially Disney movies. Those are some of my favorites. As long as it has a good story, I will like it."
"Do you enjoy reading as well, or only movies?"
"I love to read. I read about four to six books a month on average. It
"May I suggest The Secretary ? It's quite educational," he said
"I think Star Wars will be fine," I said, attempting to sound polite.
I sat on the sofa, keeping my eyes on the screen and hoping he would go away. I wasn't that lucky. He sat on the sofa closer than was comfortable, and my skin crawled.
"I need a break from playing," he said. "A movie would be a nice change. I'm Kurt McCray, by the way."
I ignored him again, hoping he'd get the hint.
"The polite thing to do when someone introduces themselves is to introduce yourself back to them."
He sounded almost angry, so I decided it would be best to placate him. The last thing I needed was for some weird stranger to freak out on me.
"Haleigh," I said, inching away from him without taking my eyes from the screen.
"That's a beautiful name."
"Thanks." I sighed. He wasn't getting the hint.
"So why are you hiding up here instead of having fun downstairs?" Kurt asked.
"I'm not interested in all that stuff. I'm here so my friend wouldn't be alone."
"The little blond I saw you with?"
"Her name is Alexis, and yes."
Either he was inching closer again, or it was my imagination. I moved again, hard against the arm of the chair. The only way I'd get away from him now was to move to another seat or leave the room all together.
"Aren't you the slightest bit curious? If you have questions, I'd be happy to answer them."
I folded my arms across my chest. "No, I'm really not interested."
"There's nothing to be afraid or ashamed of. Society places so much negativity on anything sexual, but when people let go and be themselves, it can be blissful. BDSM is all about sexual freedom."
I closed my eyes and bit my lip. Why couldn't he leave me alone? "I have no hang-ups about sex. I'm just not interested in all that other stuff."
"What stuff specifically?"
"The spanking and the weird medieval torture stuff."
Kurt laughed. "There's nothing weird about it. All that 'stuff' as you say, enhances sexual pleasure. How do you know you don't like it if you're not even willing to try it?"
"I don't need to try it to know I'm not into it." This guy was beginning to annoy me. I glanced over my shoulder, hoping to see Dominic there.
"Did you ever refused food based on what it looked or smelled like?"
I shrugged. "Yeah."
"Did you ever try it later and find you liked it?"
"Once or twice."
"Don't you think it's better to at least give it a taste before deciding you don't like it? If you try it and don't like it, you don't have to have it again. But if you like it, you won't miss out on something wonderful."
I could see where he was heading with this. Wasn't he breaking the rules of the party by trying to coerce me into this? "This is not the same thing."
"It is. I think the real reason you don't want to at least try it is because you're afraid."
I pressed my lips together to stop myself from telling him off and didn't speak until I calmed myself. "What could I possibly be afraid of?"
"The vulnerability you experience when submitting to someone is scary. That's what's making you unwilling to try."
Was this guy for real? "Or it could be possible I'm not interested, and I'd like to change the subject."
Kurt held his hands up in a placating manner. "I was only making conversation. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. In my experience, every woman I met who had reservations about BDSM ended up enjoying it once they tried it. But perhaps you're different. So what kind of movies do you like besides Star Wars?"
"I like a lot of things," I said, letting myself relax a little. "Comedy, romance, action, sci-fi and especially Disney movies. Those are some of my favorites. As long as it has a good story, I will like it."
"Do you enjoy reading as well, or only movies?"
"I love to read. I read about four to six books a month on average. It
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