Page 27 of The Mentor
“Maybe it’s better if Marco steps in here to demonstrate,” he said.
“Why? I wanna learn too,” I objected because now I was annoyed after having felt helpless in his arms. I wanted to know how to get out of it if it ever happened in real life.
“Then look.” He signaled for Marco to come and join him and together they demonstrated what to do before they had the rest of us do it. I was especially impressed with Raven, who fought with everything she had.
“For the last ten minutes of today’s session, I want you to go and watch the Nboys fight. It’s just so you can get an idea of what we’re going for,” Magni told them, and Marco, Shelly, and all the children went to watch the Nboys and Archer train, while Magni pulled me aside.
“Don’t fucking do that again,” he scolded me.
“What did I do?” I asked in confusion.
“You fucking wriggled up against me like a cat in heat.”
“Uhh, that’s not true,” I sputtered with indignation. “I was trying to get out of your grip.”
“Well then, let me tell you right now, if a man actually does attack you, wriggling your butt into his dick is only going to entice him further. I’m a married man and I can’t be in front of a group of kids with a racing heart and a hard-on.”
“Don’t be vulgar!”
Magni raised a brow. “I don’t fucking care if my words offend you. Just don’t do it again, okay?”
“Maybe this isn’t about me,” I said, taking a deep breath to steady myself. “I can see that you’re hurting, and missing your wife. Do you want to talk about it?”
He rolled his eyes. “No, all you need to know is that Laura is coming back.”
“That’s great. When can I meet her?”
“I’m not sure.” He rubbed his nose as a sign of irritation. “I sent her a video but I didn’t get a reply yet.”
“So, you don’t know for sureifshe’s coming back?”
Magni’s eyes pinned me, but he didn’t answer.
I had to ask the question that was burning in my throat: “How long will you wait for her?”
“Why? Are you offering yourself as a substitute?” His voice was gruff with emotion.
I was taken aback by his directness. “That’s not what I said.”
“Well, I’m no fucking mind reader and I’m confused about the signals you’re sending, so tell me straight up: Are you coming on to me?”
“No! Why would you think that?” I asked, taking a small step back.
“Because you smile and laugh at me, and tell me about your sexual fantasies. I would say that’s coming on to me,” he argued. “Not to forget the time in your apartment when you were rubbing yourself against me.”
“I didn’t!” I was stunned that he could’ve misread me like that.
Magni arched an eyebrow. “Just say it, Kya. Are you asking to have a sexual relationship with me?”
Something inside of me snapped. I might be curious about them, I might even do some things that were strange to them, like touching; but for Magni to think that I wanted to have sex with him and accuse me so blatantly of coming on to him was so off. Boiling with annoyance, I didn’t play nice.
“I told you about a sexual fantasy that I had long before I even met you. I also pointed out that I couldn’t imagine doing it with someone here in the Northlands and yet in your arrogant little head, you managed to make it about you.”
“Did you just call me arrogant?”
“Right to your face!” I raised my chin up.
Magni lowered his eyebrows and shifted his balance. “So, you’re not interested in having sex with me?” he asked slowly.
