"Why would y'think I'd expect you t'treat me any different than your other women?"
She barely picks her chin up off his chest to speak, so her voice comes out muted and a touch husky.
Therein lies the matter entirely. For her, anyhow. It occurs to her now that Tommy might feel like she's interrogating him, trying to catch him up, looking for a reason to be angry. She is angry, but it's not the primary thing on her mind right now. The primary thing on her mind is what happened in the bar, and her not knowing where they stand.
"I ain't gonna ask you t'stop doin' somethin' for my sake. For one thing, I'd never be able t'make you. I walked into this knowin' full well what I was gettin'. An' I made a deal I intend t'keep."
She keeps her eyes on her fingers, still tracing patterns on his chest.
"I guess, maybe, I'm askin' you the same question. Does it matter? I jus' — I dunno why you was talkin' 'bout me at all."
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"Why would y'think I'd expect you t'treat me any different than your other women?"
She barely picks her chin up off his chest to speak, so her voice comes out muted and a touch husky.
Therein lies the matter entirely. For her, anyhow. It occurs to her now that Tommy might feel like she's interrogating him, trying to catch him up, looking for a reason to be angry. She is angry, but it's not the primary thing on her mind right now. The primary thing on her mind is what happened in the bar, and her not knowing where they stand.
"I ain't gonna ask you t'stop doin' somethin' for my sake. For one thing, I'd never be able t'make you. I walked into this knowin' full well what I was gettin'. An' I made a deal I intend t'keep."
She keeps her eyes on her fingers, still tracing patterns on his chest.
"I guess, maybe, I'm askin' you the same question. Does it matter? I jus' — I dunno why you was talkin' 'bout me at all."