I barked a laugh. "Since that's never going to happen, I stick to my original statement."
"Why are you so certain you can't fall in love?"
I was getting impatient. "I told you. Love makes you weak. It makes you need people.
Depend on them. I won't allow that to happen."
"Sometimes things happen that are beyond our control."
I waved my hand. "Not in this case. There is no love or children in my future."
"That sounds lonely."
"I have my work, and it fulfills me. It's sufficient."
She studied me, a frown on her face. "Is it?"
"Stop trying to analyze me, Rubliana."
"I'm not. I'm trying to understand you."
"Don't."
"Why?"
I leaned forward, my hands fisted on the desk. "I don't pay you to understand me. I'm paying you to act out a role."
"One that gets more complex every day."
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't you get tired of it, Ethan? The lies?
We seem to add more all the time.
