The assumption seemed to be that she would be agreeable too or even that she would do it, agreeable or not. She was a submissive, right? But I’m not at all sure that I am submissive to Rory particularly, she thought. It’s not as though we have formalised the relationship. I’m still being tutored, or mentored, she thought. I’m a free agent, not a piece of property to be passed around.
‘If he wants to see me, he should speak to me himself,’ she replied. It was curt, perhaps, but she felt like she needed to assert herself just a little. Rory didn’t reply, but the next day Andrew emailed. He was very polite, asked if he could take her to dinner. She accepted.
She made him take her somewhere expensive. Andrew had plenty of money, so he could spend some of it on her. She did like him, and she
