He gives me a sharp look, clearly irritated.
"You think I’m not a professional?"
"I think you’re the cheap option."
"You’re unbelievably arrogant."
"My enemies say that a lot. And I don’t consider you an enemy."
He seems offended that I’m not taking him seriously and treating him with such indifference.
A technique that always works to throw off guys like him.
The second they sense even a trace of fear, they think they’re in control.
And once they lose it, they start showing their hand.
"You’re just as annoying as I heard."
"Always with the ‘they said’. Do you also need someone to tell you when to go pee?"
I start laughing while staring him down, trying to keep it under control.
The tactic seems to be working.
"b***h!"
He starts to close the distance between us, but then stop
