Everyone has a weakness, a vice, something they can't turn away from regardless of the repercussions. For me, it was my sister-in-law's brother, Paul. There was just something different about him, at second glance. He was approachably good-looking, average body, dark hair. But there was a certain detached look in his eyes...a different breed of arrogance.
It was rare I got the opportunity to be around him. But when I did, I made the most of it and tried adamantly to engage him. I found that being coy didn't work. Neither did 'friendly' or 'standoffish'. After a few attempts, I knew I was making a fool of myself. But I couldn't help wanting to know that man. He was this ongoing mystery I couldn't solve. I had done some digging, but there wasn't a trace of him on the internet that I could find. The only thing I heard through the family grapevine was that he was unattached.
So there I was, at a family wedding reception. And there he was, standing around nearby the cash bar, having a drink. Upbeat dance music filled the air around me. Like clockwork, I felt myself drawn to him, so I walked over. His dark eyes avoided mine; he turned away as I approached.
"Hi Paul"
"Lisa" He said curtly, looking straight ahead.
An idea came to mind, an approach I hadn't yet tried- "I guess I must be a humiliation slut."
Paul's body stiffened, but not in a disconcerted way, in a familiar way.
"You're obviously not interested, but I keep coming back for more punishment, don't I?" I continued on with the definition, as if he required it.
Paul glanced down at me. "Why do you keep doing that?"
"I just told you."
"Because you're a humiliation slut," he smirked. Shaking his head, Paul turned to walk away from me.
"Why do you do this?" I followed him. "Why won't you even talk to me?" I was at his heels, clamoring for an explanation.
"Because I don't want to give you the wrong idea, and let you think I'm coming around."
"And that's fine." I conceded.
Suddenly, I realized we were outside. I'd followed him straight out an exit door at the reception hall. The door slammed shut behind us, muffling the sound of the music inside, as I continued my plea, "Can you just tell me why, and then I'll leave you alone forever?"
"You promise?" He leaned down towards me with arched brows.
Nodding, I reassured him, "I just want to know."
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Paul reached over and grabbed the front of my throat. He steered me backwards into the side of the building. "I don't date. And what I do, isn't gonna happen with my brother-in-law's sister."
"What do you do?" I couldn't help but ask. My heart was racing. The feeling of his hand gripping my throat didn't scare me like it should.
Those arrogant eyes penetrated me; he spit in my face. I flinched, gasped in surprise, and then patiently waited for his answer.
"I humiliate sluts." He said plain as day.
The sound of my heartbeat moved up into my head. I could hear the blood rush so steadily. Paul's other hand whipped around out of nowhere and smacked me across my face. "That's what I do." Leaning over me, he asked, "Do you want what I give, Lisa?"
Halfway in a state of shock, I nodded right along. I was completely caught off-guard. It was like a dream, I didn't know what to expect.
"Get down on your knees."
I glanced over at the exit door. Paranoia-a natural instinct-but I shook off my nerves. I grabbed the front of my dress, held it out of the way, and lowered myself down to my knees. The humid concrete dug into my skin immediately, the first level of pain.
"Put your arms up," Paul's voice was low but lucid. I raised my arms up over my head. He grabbed my wrists together in one hand and pressed them into the side of the building. I watched him reach down with his other hand, to undo his pants. When he pulled it out, it was only half hard, at best. He really wasn't into me, I realized, embarrassed. He smacked it against my face, encouraging me to open my mouth. And I did.
Paul slid the tip in over my tongue and then grabbed the back of my head. "You just couldn't let it go, could you, Lisa?"
My eyes darted up to his as he curled his fingers into my dirty blonde hair. My wrists were pinned under Paul's hand against the building and my knees were on fire; the concrete bit into my flesh. He was looking down at me, as though this was nothing.