“Weren’t you paying her?” she asked.
“Yeah, twenty-five cents a page.”
“That’s the going rate for typing. So you took her out as payment for something more?”
“Just a little editing. She’s better at grammar and spelling than I am.”
“She’s better at philosophy, too.”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
“Are you sure you didn’t try to seduce her, Larry?”
“No! Don’t you believe what I already said? Look, Dana, Violet wasn’t ready for s*x. You said yourself a minute ago that she padded her no list. We had a brother-sister thing. I swear that’s all.” He held up his hand as if he were taking an oath in court.
“Why should I believe you?”
Larry shrugged. “Look into my eyes. Or are you afraid to?”
She gazed into his big brown eyes. His pupils were dilated, which she knew indicated interest. He liked being
