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Lauren had no idea what to say, completely caught off-guard by everything she'd experience since she'd arrived. She didn't have a chance to process anything before, walking through the door she'd come through, strode a massive, muscular, towering man in his early twenties with black, wavy hair and caramel-colored skin.*quot;Hey Apis!*quot; Archie called out with a smile.*quot;Hey, Archie!*quot; Apis hailed with a friendly wave, *quot;What's up? I heard there's someone you wanted me to-*quot; his voice cut off when he caught sight of Lauren. He stared at her, stunned, with wide eyes and slack jaw. *quot;I- is- are you Calendula?*quot;*quot;I... yes, I think so,*quot; Lauren answered. She waited in silence through several moments of Apis' amazed gaze, before asking, *quot;Uh, why are you looking at me like that?*quot;*quot;Because,*quot; Archie answered, smiling with his eyes closed, *quot;You look exactly like his mother.*quot;*quot;She does not!*quot; Apis shouted in defiance. He turned to Lauren and explained, *quot;You're younger than her, and you're much more attractive, and... well... yeah, I guess...*quot; His voice trailed off. Never taking his eyes off her, he strode up to her, staring down at her from more than a head above her. *quot;...Did you really tell them they can hurt you?*quot;A survival response sent Anadolu Yakası Escort a jolt of panic through Lauren's whole frame. Wide-eyed, she skittered away from Apis, her voice flittering as she dashed for the door and into the hall. *quot;No! Oh God, oh, I'm afraid! Please, no, don't let him hurt m-*quot;*quot;No! Wait! PLEASE!*quot; Lauren's survival instincts were screaming at her to run, but some other instinct, something stronger, picked up on something in Apis' voice, the shade of some emotion she hadn't heard since her children were young. She came back and peeked through the door, uncertain. Apis was on his knees, his eyes brimming with tears. *quot;I- you- I- my- my mother didn't want me. I was an accident. My father left before I was born. She blamed me. She blamed me for everything. She took out everything on me, all her frustration, like I was just a punching bag, like... she never loved me. I heard, they told me you were scared to come, but you did it to protect your children... that you were willing to let them hurt you, to protect your children, I... I couldn't... I... please... p... kkshh...*quot; Tears streaming down his face, he bowed his head and let his shoulders slump, looking more Anadolu Yakası Escort Bayan pitiful and defeated than should be possible for such an intimidating figure. His voice sounded like some precious piece of fabric being torn over and over as he said, *quot;Please tell me I'm a good boy. Please. You don't have to mean it, it's fine if you don't mean it, just... just let me hear it... just a little bit... please...*quot;*quot;Awwww...*quot; It had been a long car ride to reach that place, a long time for Lauren to be alone with her thoughts, to imagine all the terrible punishments that would be inflicted on her. She had a long time to prepare herself, to shut herself down and disassociate, to make herself hard and cold and heavy like a stone, that whatever torments they had planned for her would just flow over her like a river. She was completely caught off guard by such child-like vulnerability, and the stone split as a sprouting seed. She scurried up to Apis and cradled his head in her hands. *quot;Of course you're a good boy! Look at you, you're so strong and handsome, how could anyone not be so proud of such a good boy? *Come on, don't be sad,*quot; she wiped his tears with her thumb Escort Anadolu Yakası while she ruffled his hair, *quot;Of course you're a good boy!*quot; *He looked up at her as if she were a fireworks display, like some catastrophic scheduling error had put Chinese New Year on the 4th of July and Lauren's face was a night sky blooming with unbelievable color and light.*quot;C... can... can...*quot; Apis stuttered, clearly bound by a lot of fear and discomfort but pressed by even stronger need, *quot;Can I please put my head in your lap? Just for a little bit, just a while?*quot;*quot;Sure, okay,*quot; Lauren nodded, her face soft and understanding as she led Apis by the hand over to the pile of cushions. She knelt down on a spot where he had room to rest on padding. Apis was panting hard and moving slowly, like every inch between them was some terrifying challenge he had to fight and overcome. He pressed his face to her thighs, rubbing his cheek against the tattered remains of her pantyhose. His thick arms wrapped around her hips and pressed into her with frightening strength. *quot;It's okay, you're fine, just relax... that's a good boy,*quot; she cooed as she ran her fingers through his hair. She felt his whole body shiver. Lauren had never had any particular ambition for power or control in her life, but found the experience of making this frightening bear of a man tremble with just a touch to be intoxicating. She stroked his hair and hummed affectionately, the rest of the world lost to her. Apis' panting slowed to heaving, then to steady breaths, and within moments he was snoring.