He had not expected these results, but then, that was what made it an experiment. So wistful! So sad! What could she possibly have wanted from him to make her feel that way? Nothing he could give, he was sure of that much.
Sweet again, that lovely chocolate taste. Eyes closed, it was easy to lose herself in her own mind, to forget the way her face looked. Breath catching, mouth softening, skin flush with arousal and embarrassment. Sitting a little straighter for some unseen eye's approval.
It was a good look on her. A little guidance would serve her well, if she would ever accept it. Doubtless she thought she had no need of such things, content to play the stern librarian. Yet if she softened a little, took off her hat, curled her hair just so, she had the potential to be perfectly charming. He suspected things would be much easier for her, in some ways, if she could learn the trick. Not that it was fair that she needed to be charming, that she could not simply be clever or studious or hard-working. Such was the way of the world, regardless, and it would not be kind to her.
"Parfait," he practically purred. "You have satisfied me utterly. It was not so bad, yes? A trivial thing, and now the books are yours. And what a pretty picture you made sitting there, as I suspected. Prettier without the hat, I think, but better that you be comfortable." His eyes were not especially bright, but that had not been the point of this exercise. Not depth of feeling, but a presence of any feeling any feeling at all. Carefully seeking out the edges of whatever mark he'd left on her, testing the sensitivity of it. Checking to see if he'd left himself an opening there, though he usually would consider heartbreak to be the end and not the beginning.
His interest was not in breaking her. Surely, if he had hurt her as badly as she felt he had, he could stand to do her some good? Just because he was good at breaking people didn't mean it was the only thing he could do. He could… look around. Tidy up a little.
"Take a moment, if you need it, and then I will escort you back downstairs," he said, heading back out into the hall. He would need to wait for her to join him so that he could lock the door behind her.
Sweet again, that lovely chocolate taste. Eyes closed, it was easy to lose herself in her own mind, to forget the way her face looked. Breath catching, mouth softening, skin flush with arousal and embarrassment. Sitting a little straighter for some unseen eye's approval.
It was a good look on her. A little guidance would serve her well, if she would ever accept it. Doubtless she thought she had no need of such things, content to play the stern librarian. Yet if she softened a little, took off her hat, curled her hair just so, she had the potential to be perfectly charming. He suspected things would be much easier for her, in some ways, if she could learn the trick. Not that it was fair that she needed to be charming, that she could not simply be clever or studious or hard-working. Such was the way of the world, regardless, and it would not be kind to her.
"Parfait," he practically purred. "You have satisfied me utterly. It was not so bad, yes? A trivial thing, and now the books are yours. And what a pretty picture you made sitting there, as I suspected. Prettier without the hat, I think, but better that you be comfortable." His eyes were not especially bright, but that had not been the point of this exercise. Not depth of feeling, but a presence of any feeling any feeling at all. Carefully seeking out the edges of whatever mark he'd left on her, testing the sensitivity of it. Checking to see if he'd left himself an opening there, though he usually would consider heartbreak to be the end and not the beginning.
His interest was not in breaking her. Surely, if he had hurt her as badly as she felt he had, he could stand to do her some good? Just because he was good at breaking people didn't mean it was the only thing he could do. He could… look around. Tidy up a little.
"Take a moment, if you need it, and then I will escort you back downstairs," he said, heading back out into the hall. He would need to wait for her to join him so that he could lock the door behind her.
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