"Oh, come on!" I fumed. "Do you think you can just say no and settle it? I'm trying to have a rational conversation here, not submit to your control or become some kind of prisoner. You're a smart guy, Felix. Why must you be straightforward? You've already said you can have any woman you want, so why bother with me? You don't even have any real feelings for me. And if all you're interested in is s*x, well, it's been a while. Shouldn't you be bored by now?"
"At least I don't feel bored yet."
"You... You're a total jerk."
"So what if I am?" He was always so sparing with words, but it was enough to leave me speechless.
"Cynthia," he extinguished the cigarette butt in the ashtray, "think about how you came to me at first. You think you can waltz in and out of my life as you please? Well, y
