"What?" She asked.
"They insist on paying their invoices." I said.
Another customer laughed openly this time and Charlotte glanced toward him before looking back at me.
"You know exactly what I mean." She said.
"I really don't." I said.
"That club only keeps you around because you're useful." She said and I rested both hands on the workbench.
"You know what's funny?" I asked.
"What?" She asked.
"You've spent your whole life believing every relationship is a transaction." I said and her expression hardened.
"Excuse me?" She asked.
"You assume everyone wants something. Maybe that's because it's how you see people." I said as I shrugged lightly.
For the first time since she'd arrived, Charlotte didn't have an immediate response. The silence lasted only a few seconds but then she re
