“Burt?”
The labrador nudged my hand—this was Burt.
“You scared me, you know, I thought your owner kept a hidden shark or had released it into the water.”
“I am not fond of sharks myself, and I don’t think they would keep as good pets,” my captor said.
It was then I saw another dog at his feet.
“Two dogs?”I asked.
“Yes, Burt you have met, and this is Daisy.”
This was the first time we had talked since I had gotten here.I didn’t want to admit it, but it felt nice.
I reached out and stroked the other dog, which was another labrador but this one a deep brown color.They were both so soft.He had two dogs, and the suit jacket he often wore was gone, and the sleeves of his shirt were rolled up.He looked good.I didn’t want to be thinking that way about this man.He wasnotgood.This whole situation was not good.
“Albert tells me you like the pool,” he said.
“What’s your name?”I asked.
He smiled.
“You’re not going to tell me?”
“Why would I tell you?”he asked.
“Because you know my name.”
“Yes, I do.”
“You don’t want me to know your name?”
He looked at me, and I was struck by his brown eyes.When he had looked at me that night, when he took me, I had hated him on the spot, yet so far, he had done nothing but treat me like a princess.
“You’ll know my name when you need to.”
“I guess I have to keep referring to you as my captor, or my owner.”
He chuckled.“Yes, because I don’t think ‘Daddy’ would have the right ring to it.”
I looked over to him and couldn’t help but burst out laughing.It was so strange to be in this position.
“Fine, Captor, how come I have explored the whole place and never once met Burt and Daisy?”
Burt was swimming around in the pool, while Daisy had settled down by her master’s side.As for my captor, he had taken a seat beside me.
“You’ve not been in the right place at the right time.Like you, Burt and Daisy have free reign over the house.They can come and go wherever they like.”
She nodded.“Well, I feel like I missed out, because those guys are just so adorable.”
“Would you like to go somewhere?”my captor asked.
I looked at him.“What?”
“You’ve been good, I think it is only fair I reward you.You’ve been here for quite some time.Would you like to go to dinner?”he asked.
This surprised me.
