“I didn’t do it to be cruel, Lisa,” he said after a moment. “I did it because I didn’t know what else to do. You make everything harder.”
Her brow furrowed. “Harder?”
Arthur turned to face her now, his expression torn between frustration and reluctant honesty.
“You confuse me,” he admitted. “I’m not supposed to… look, you were a contract. A temporary fix. But now…” He stopped, exhaling through his nose. “Now I watch you want me. You want me, Lisa and I cannot have that.”
Lisa’s breath caught in her throat. “What gave you that f****d notion?”
“You want me, Lisa.” As badly as I do, Arthur finished, but he didn't add that last part.
She shook her head, but he took a step closer.
“You think I didn’t notice?” he said lowly. “Every time you’re losing an argument, you try to slip away.”
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