No answers (McKay) - Gilded Cage

He grinned at her. "How 'bout I even get ya a purple bathrobe?"

"Oh I approve." with a chuckle "And tooth brush and...."

He smiled at her. "Maybe some pajamas, a dress or two. Get ya some shower stuff, just in case."

"Sounds all good to me." leaning up to kiss his cheek.

He smiled over at her. "Where ya usually go shoppin' for clothes? You're tiny, so I'm not sure that most places would have stuff that'll fit ya."

"Honestly on line or teen stores." she'd be blushing if she could. "Like Wet Seal or just a department store in the Jr. sizes."

He smiled over at her. "Mall trip?"

"Sounds good." taking a deep breath "Usually can find something there."

He smiled as he turned the Jeep and headed for the mall. "Good. We'll get ya anythin' ya want."

"Sounds good, I may even get jeans." with a touch of tease.

He glanced over at her. "Darlin', if ya get one of them pleated cheerleader skirts, I'll pull out tha leather pants just for you."

"Done" with a nod to him and a coy smile at him "Really one day you are just giong to have to bend me over and take me without asking me first..." with a grin back at him.

He grew a little more serious. "If I told ya why I don't, you'd understand a little more, I think. It just ain't a happy story."

"If you wish to tell me then yes, but it's your tale and your choice to tell me." looking at him.

He reached over and took her hand. "Tha Woman used ta be with this man. He wasn't a very nice man, was rather evil in fact. But she loved him, was with him. Because he has a thing 'bout control, he put in place a whole Dominate thing. She didn't know it was there until after they had split up. But it turned out that whenever someone touched one of her breasts - tha left one - that she went into this trance an' had ta have sex - violent sex - topped off with an 'I love you, Joseph' 'fore she could function again. Tha Woman ... was real shy an' conservative. In three hundred years, I've only ever known her ta take three lovers. Total. But once we found out how ta fix tha Dominate that was put in her head, whenever somethin' happened ... I had ta rape her. Violently." He shrugged. "But that's why I don't take somebody without knowin' that they want me to. I didn't enjoy that much at all."

Greer listened, then hugged him and nodded "I've heard of that before and I am sorry." she goes to say soemthing but then as if something stops her seh just hugs him tightly.

He accepted the hug, but his brow rose. "Thank ya. Ain't ya fault. But it's why I ain't big on violent sex or non-consent." He tilted his head. "What were ya gonna say?"

She looks past him "I can't." with a deep breath and lean against him.

That seemed to surprise him. "Why can't ya?"

She looked up at the sky instead of him "Let's just say maybe I understand better than you think but." pausing and obviously concentrating "It's not easy to discuss." taking a deep breath as if that was the hardest thing to say.

He seemed to accept that answer. His hand moved up to brush her cheek. "If ya ever want ta talk about it, just let me know. I'm here for ya."

She looks at him "Maybe some day I will be able to...." just leaving it at that.

He smiled and leaned over to kiss her. "An' I'll be here if that day comes."

"Maybe some day it will." ashamedly stated but another hug to him.

He pulled into the parking lot for the mall and gave her a squeeze. "Ain't no reason ta get upset over it. We've all got our secrets."