Rose I breathe out, not believing that he just said something like that in front of Joey. Benson is such an asshole. “Joey,” I take out my phone and hand it to him. “Here is something interesting for you to watch. So sit by the window.” I play his cartoons for him, and his lips lift at the corner, showing off his set of teeth. Joey leaves and goes by the window where he settles. The distance is enough for Benson and me to talk as long as we don’t raise our voices. “Why the f**k do you think good s*x will change anything?” I ask. Feeling irritated, he doesn’t even know how to hold me right. s*x has always been about his pleasure more than mine, and with the twins, I experienced true pleasure that my body gets excited at the thought of them. Benson raises his upper body on his elbows.

