Niceandbrutal
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Her answering laughter was a sound that simultaneously lifted his spirit and made him despair. To see and hear her so happy and knowing that he'd caused it was the best feeling a man could have. The despair was plain and simple. She was married to his best friend, and she wasn't treated right.
Worse, he'd seen the look on her face. She was one of the most innocent and sincere souls he'd ever encountered and he was starting to deeply regret his scheme of using her to gain donations. Will had always regarded himself as something of a cynic, but she had unwittingly, just being who she was, broken down his defenses.
And then the words tumbled out of her mouth:
“I love... I l-love th-that you’re teaching me.” Will wasn't fooled for a second. He could see it in her eyes and body language. Oh boy. This was a complication he did not need. At the same time, he was weighing his options. What if he backed out of the mayoral race? What if he managed to convince her to file for divorce? Or if he convinced Ben of the same? Or both?
But he had promised Ben to help him. And... well, that was it, really. His own pride forbade him to give up the race. And yet, he would trade everything in the world to be with this wonderful woman. He hugged her tighter as the awkward silence between them grew stale. Dared he say it? "I love..." his courage failed him, and so he used the same way out she had chosen. "I love teaching you," he said, gently stroking her hair.
To not get overcome by emotions, he started going through their session, analyzing and giving feedback and a whole lot of praise. But as he spoke of the sex in technical mechanistic terms, he felt like he was cheapening the experience they'd just had together. And a little flame of defiance lit inside him.
"Listen Mary, what I am about to tell you now may be the most important thing you will hear today. And it's important that you think about what I tell you. In fact," he smiled wryly, "consider it an order from me that you reflect on what I tell you now."
"You are your own person. You can make decisions by yourself for yourself. If Ben tells you to do something you don't like or want to do, you may tell him 'no'. If your parents try to meddle and order you around on their own behalf or on Ben's behalf, you may still say 'no' if you don't want to do as they say. You are free to do your own thing, free to make mistakes, free to make it on your own. Do you understand what I'm telling you?"
Somewhere during that speech, tears had formed in his eyes and his voice was quavering. He feared she'd been so thoroughly brainwashed that she would not grasp what he was trying to tell her.
Worse, he'd seen the look on her face. She was one of the most innocent and sincere souls he'd ever encountered and he was starting to deeply regret his scheme of using her to gain donations. Will had always regarded himself as something of a cynic, but she had unwittingly, just being who she was, broken down his defenses.
And then the words tumbled out of her mouth:
“I love... I l-love th-that you’re teaching me.” Will wasn't fooled for a second. He could see it in her eyes and body language. Oh boy. This was a complication he did not need. At the same time, he was weighing his options. What if he backed out of the mayoral race? What if he managed to convince her to file for divorce? Or if he convinced Ben of the same? Or both?
But he had promised Ben to help him. And... well, that was it, really. His own pride forbade him to give up the race. And yet, he would trade everything in the world to be with this wonderful woman. He hugged her tighter as the awkward silence between them grew stale. Dared he say it? "I love..." his courage failed him, and so he used the same way out she had chosen. "I love teaching you," he said, gently stroking her hair.
To not get overcome by emotions, he started going through their session, analyzing and giving feedback and a whole lot of praise. But as he spoke of the sex in technical mechanistic terms, he felt like he was cheapening the experience they'd just had together. And a little flame of defiance lit inside him.
"Listen Mary, what I am about to tell you now may be the most important thing you will hear today. And it's important that you think about what I tell you. In fact," he smiled wryly, "consider it an order from me that you reflect on what I tell you now."
"You are your own person. You can make decisions by yourself for yourself. If Ben tells you to do something you don't like or want to do, you may tell him 'no'. If your parents try to meddle and order you around on their own behalf or on Ben's behalf, you may still say 'no' if you don't want to do as they say. You are free to do your own thing, free to make mistakes, free to make it on your own. Do you understand what I'm telling you?"
Somewhere during that speech, tears had formed in his eyes and his voice was quavering. He feared she'd been so thoroughly brainwashed that she would not grasp what he was trying to tell her.