““I like to know where everything is before I do anything,” she said. “Going to bed with you—taking you to bed—that’s not me, you’re right. But I did it before I thought about it. And now you’re making me think about it.” “I don’t know money talk,” I said. “But isn’t there some terminology you guys use for long-term investments?” “Lots of them. Why?” “That’s what I’m looking for.” “With your book?” “Stop dancing around, Laura. You don’t need to do that. I’m not pressuring you. That’s why I said ...what I did, to take the pressure off.” “I . . . checked you out,” she said, quietly, looking down. “And?” “And . . . are you married?” “Divorced,” I said. “Do you have children?” How deep did she look? I knew Hauser kept his private life rigidly segregated from his work, but, still . . . I gambled. “No,” I told her. “I had a vasectomy, in fact.” “You don’t like kids?” “I don’t dislike them. Just never wanted any.”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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