"Have you been with a man before?"

"Sit down. Ensure that you take a good look at me. I don't want you to miss any detail," Williams said with more authority in his tone, seeing how she was still standing and wriggling her hands nervously. 

After thinking and overthinking it, Paulina reluctantly sat down on the floor across from him. She tried to focus on setting up the materials, but she was too nervous to do so. 

"How did you live?" He asked, making her snap her head up to look at him. She was about to lower her gaze when he raised a hand and said, "Keep looking at me."

That was a serious battle for Paulina because she was torn between looking down and keeping her gaze on him. 

"You can talk while looking at me." 

"But... how... how can I..." She pointed at the materials on the floor. If he wanted her to talk to him while looking at him, how was she going to paint?