He steps back into the bathroom. I am standing just outside the door. He turns and looks at me through the doorway. I cannot read him at all. I look into his eyes and horrifically see nothing. I find myself grasping at my instincts to guide me. I am trying to feel our connection, but my thoughts are like a fortress. I can't see past them, I am locked in.
His body posture softens a bit and a small tilt of his head almost seems to silently challenge, "Do you still want to be here?" I am self conscious of the fact that I cannot take my eyes off of him. He speaks, "You can stop anytime." Instead of offering me relief, those words push me further off balance. I am implicated. Not only am I his property, I am a co-conspirator. My stomach is turning. Then it hits me, this is what it feels like to be submissive. This is what it feels like to relinquish all control. I have never felt this way before.
I start to further recognize my feelings, I am experiencing worry, and doubt. He is a stranger. A stranger with a darkness that attracted me, mesmerized me. It's been a very long time that I have felt so vulnerable in a sexual situation. The fear I have right now, is very reminiscent of the fear that I had that fateful day a very long time ago. The main difference is, I am a grown woman now with experience. I should know better, and yet my desire to serve him has overridden better judgement.