Her mind was not easy to work, but not all that difficult either. He smiled as her common sense kicked in, telling her, and quite wisely too, that she should back away from him now. If he wasn't using his somehow augmented power to cloud her senses, just letting her feel that thrill of excitement that came from being around him, she would have bolted in terror by now. But she wouldn't. He had her firmly locked in his magnetic gaze, making sure that all her thoughts were seeming to be drawn to the fact that he was looking at her in a rather seductive fashion. He smiled as he felt her thoughts drawing to that forbidden, exciting part, telling her why not? But he would need a bit more convincing. She was shy, and her primal instincts were strong, being hard to overcome. Not too hard, but not too easy either.<br/><br/>Just the way that he liked.<br/><br/>"To tell you the truth, Cait," He said softly, his voice low and thrumming," I am not looking forward to this party at all. I..." He shook his head, taking her hand in both his strong ones, stroking her skin gently, subtly pulling her closer. God, he thought, almost losing focus, she smelled amazing," I don't know... I would much rather..."<br/><br/>Draw her in.<br/><br/>He pulled back, as if suddenly realizing what he was doing and bit his lips, feeling her instincts get drowned out by all the thoughts that he was manipulating into her head," I'm... I'm sorry, I don't mean to take up your time. I... you must probably be wanting to go home. It's past closing hours for you... I think I need only  couple stuff... collateral? Uh..." He looked into her eyes, brimming with hope as he stepped closer, close enough for her to feel his body heat as he released her hand and stroked her cheek tenderly," Well... I could always stay here... and then pay for my stuff in the morning... friends can wait, I think..."