He stayed on his knees and I just stared at him.
I stood up and walked to the window. I pulled the curtains open and let the city in.
“You can’t just walk away now,” he said.
I didn’t turn. “I’m not walking away. I’m taking some fresh air.”
“I’m sorry I treated you that way. I didn’t hear anything until you stood up. But I’ll handle it. Don’t you think I understand how you feel?”
“No. I think you don’t know how to feel anything unless it benefits you.”
“That’s not true.”
“Isn’t it?” I faced him now. “You dragged me here. You gave me rules. You paid me like I was some escort for the weekend. And then you got mad when I didn’t behave like a good little actress.”
His eyes darkened. “You kissed me like you meant it. That changed everything.”
“You said you wanted it to look real.”
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