“It would be impossible to think the way I think. We’re two very different people.”
“Now you have me really confused. I thought…”
“Hey,” he interrupted, “property like you doesn’t need explanations. It just needs to know how to react to a command. Otherwise, you can think all you want. I play mind games for the fun of it. Keeps you guessing, keeps you off guard. If I let the experience become routine you’d walk away.”
I was still confused, but thinking in extreme pictures, getting gushy and romantic, having my heart warm until I thought I was about to burst. Understanding what he wanted from me didn’t matter. Pleasing him in the moment did. This worked. I like spontaneity, and apparently so did he.
After dinner, Alec dressed me a pair of his shorts and a T-shirt and we walked on the be
