“I have work to do and that ain’t happening.”
“Why don’t you want us to have s*x?” she asked.
“Why do you want us to?” he asked. “Hmm?”
“Why? Because it will feel good. Because I’m curious. Because I like you. Because you’re a man and I’m a woman and—”
“We happen to be in the same place at the same time,” he said. “Tomorrow goes to plan, you’ll get your Benjamin back, and this will all be over for you. Minimize your disruption. It would be a shame for me to come all this way just to have to kill Gallagher myself.”
“Kill… why would you kill, Benjamin?”
“If he comes at me for touching his woman, I’ll take him down. You’ve seen what I’m like when I have no patience. And if Bella’s around, assume that my patience gauge is in the red.”
“Strike,” she said, but he urged her away and turned
