My mind collapsed. The great corporate strategist was speechless, trapped at a crossroads where the power of money was utterly useless. I couldn't risk her. I preferred to wallow in the mire of doubt, prefer to let jealousy gnaw at my brain night after night, rather than allow a single doctor to touch her body and jeopardize that perfect curve that peeked out from under her gray sweater.
The mere thought of losing her... of losing what she represented... made me feel deathly dizzy.
"I'm not going to do that," I managed to say with difficulty, my voice choked with defeat. I turned on the mattress to face her, dragging my pride along the floor. "I'm not going to put you in danger. You know that."
"Then get out of my room," she declared, turning her gaze to the window, her emotional back o
