"Sit." Mara invited Willow. "You okay, love?"
Willow let the question fall at her feet, not 100 percent knowing the answer.
"Been quite a week. I saw how excited you were." Mara smiled. "It's okay. I sensed for a long time you were crushing on Owen. You are in love with him, aren't you?"
Willow was, but she couldn't find her voice to say it to Mara.
"So..." Mara smiled again, a little like a younger girl getting the good gossip, "...you used your mouth on him?" Willow blushed. This was not happening. "I saw a difference in your body language. A little bit of a bounce in your step. An excitement, it's okay." Willow felt the blush move across her whole body. Mara laughed a little. "Has he fucked you yet?"
Blush turned deep red. Willow looked up, what was going on? Her fog started to lift.
"You're in my home, Willow." Mara said, leaning in, sipping her tea, justifying her questions.
"No," Willow uttered quietly, "it's only been..."
"Your mouth, dear?" Mara answered for her, more sternly now.
"Yes." Willow whispered.
"Have you even been unclothed?"
Willow looked away, giving Mara her answer.
"Sit up dear," Mara instructed, as Willow reciprocated. Mara exhaled as she looked over Willow's upper body. "Small," she said through a sigh, her eyes taking Willow in, "come, take Rascal out for a tinkle. Meet me in the bathroom, I'll draw you a bath. Go on."
Willow stood outside her body and watched herself follow Mara's instructions. She watched herself locate Rascal's leash, attach it and made her way to the door. Mara, for her part headed to the bathroom. Willow thought of 1000 ways to tell Mara she had to go home in the 6 minute walk of the dog, but as she wandered outside, being led by Rascal, she found herself returning to the apartment.
"Oh, good, just in time." She heard Mara say from the bathroom. "I brought your tea in here..."
Willow walked slowly over to where Mara's voice was coming from. She peered into the bathroom and saw it transformed to a beautiful warm bath, candles lit along the sides of the tub, steam coming from the water.