Despite himself, Don's eyes lit up as he watched her lose the struggle with herself. He fought the urge to plead, to make a stream of promises about how he would always treat her right, how he would never hit her again. It wasn't that he didn't think he could keep that promise, or even that he wanted to keep that as an option -it was that he knew what he needed to do at this immediate moment was to project strenth to her. He had to show that he could yeild, but only on his terms. He smiled as she bit her lip and set her hand on his chest and simply nodded.
Lifting up his hand, he covered hers with it softly, pressing it lightly against his chest. "Well, I think that the next step should be a proper date" he hesitated, keeping his eyes locked in hers "don't you? Now that you're mine" he emphasized the last two words slightly -knowing she would catch it, but not allowing her to call him on it "I want to do things the right way, to the best of my ability." He squeezed her hand and then took her hand and set it on her lap, keeping his hand on hers "I'd like you to be ready to go out Friday evening, I'll be at your apartment at 7:30 -that will give you plenty of time to get ready." He lifted his hand from hers and nodded towards the University. "You don't want to be late."
Lifting up his hand, he covered hers with it softly, pressing it lightly against his chest. "Well, I think that the next step should be a proper date" he hesitated, keeping his eyes locked in hers "don't you? Now that you're mine" he emphasized the last two words slightly -knowing she would catch it, but not allowing her to call him on it "I want to do things the right way, to the best of my ability." He squeezed her hand and then took her hand and set it on her lap, keeping his hand on hers "I'd like you to be ready to go out Friday evening, I'll be at your apartment at 7:30 -that will give you plenty of time to get ready." He lifted his hand from hers and nodded towards the University. "You don't want to be late."