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“I know, and I was still on vacation, technically I wasn’t lying, not about that—”

“I really don’t care what you said or why I’ht” And deter

“I’, I didn’t have sex with you because I’m easy,” she adds rather defensively, “or because I don’t respect myself Maybe I had sex with you because you looked easy Maybe it’s you I don’t respect”

“Darling, you can disrespect me anytime”

“That—that’s not what I meant”

“Isn’t it? Pity But it doesn’t matter” I try to keep the frustration from my voice, the annoyance that I’d fallen back into the pattern I’ht, and I think she realises that Iht seem, so different as we are, we have a connection that shouldn’t be denied “What I’ a holiday, too”

“A holiday from your life, you mean”

“Yes, I suppose so From responsibilities and falass and settle back into the chair “Eat up before it goes cold” She picks up her silverware and begins to eat again “I suppose I realise I deserve so to be you” I watch as the progress of the fork slows on the way to herof me to throw all that at you this afternoon You don’t know et to know each other Then hopefully, we can revisit the situation”

“What situation?” she says, laying down her silverware, evidently finished

“The situation of us The situation where I want us to be together”

“That sounds notlike the things you had to say at the dinner table”