The Doll Maker

Seven

The first night she had slept in a bed, the comfort of the sheets surrounded her, the room looked childproofed, nothing around that was glass, nothing dangerous, everything was plain- was he worried that she would kill herself like the others did? She found it hard to sleep, although dark and dingy, the basement had become comforting to her- every so often she would heard the chain clang against the metal wall- hear a bang from upstairs in the house and she would feel safe knowing no one had access to her. Although now she was in a room with natural lighting and at any point he could walk through that door and see to her but at least with the basement she would have around twenty seconds to get ready as the stairs come from the wall. Now she lay here a sitting duck for him, she could hear walking around outside the room, assuming he was going to the bathroom but she sensed his hesitance every time he walked past the room, hearing the shuffling of his feet as her eyes trained on the shadow from underneath the door, hearing a gentle knock on the bedroom door "Yes?"

"Still awake?" He questioned, and she hummed out, turning onto her side as she hiked her leg up over the duvet sheets, snuggling her head into the pillow "Did you want the heating on?"

"No thanks, it's actually boiling compared to the basement" She spoke, hearing a slight chuckle from her abductor as she witnessed the door handle move and the sound of a key being inserted as she watched the door open in the darkness, closing quietly as she heard the key insertion again- he was locking himself in here with her "Why can't you sleep?"

"Nervous... never had a doll up here this soon after getting here" He whispered, she gained slight confidence in knowing that she was one of the first. Although she undoubtedly wouldn't be the first for many other things "Did we ever talk about the other dolls?"

"No, you mentioned you were sexual with them" She whispered, seeing the moonlight coming from the window, glinting off his face revealing the tanned skin with a bone structure to die for, she was absolutely taken with the appearance, perhaps she hadn't seen another guy for so long that she was attracted to anything with legs- although Laurence was handsome, to say the least.

"I want you to know I don't expect that from you, It's not sexual for me... I don't do this for the sexual side" He spoke cautiously, setting himself on the bed as the woman turned to look at him, looking up at him as he stared down, tipping his head to the side as he admired the woman who rested. He reached his hand down, just wanting to touch her, feel her skin but by the time his hand reached her face she had pushed herself to sit up "No... No lay down"

"I thought we were talking" She answered, listening to his demands anyway as she laid down and looked up at the man who reached his hand down to cup the woman's cheek "What's the link between all of us?"

"You're all innocent" He answered confidently, his thumb brushing over her lips as she furrowed her brows, the man leaning down to press a chaste kiss to her forehead "My innocent girls"

"How do you know that? You can't just guess someone's virginity" She whispered, staring up at him as he brushed his lips over her own, the woman reaching up to press her hand against his chest and pushing her head back as he smirked slightly "What's so funny?"

"That just proves it... I know it's not because you don't trust me because you're willing to let me touch you, willing to let me grab your neck but you get shy when it looks like we're going to kiss unless you get the thrill out of being grabbed" He spoke, as he spoke his hot breath fanned over the woman's face, dangerously close to her, she let her hand slowly drag down his chest, relaxing her head into the pillow when his hand crept up her chest "Is that the reason?"