“Thing is, Shannon’s not just some random girl, Gibs,” I strangled out. “She’s different. She’s not a hookup, or a fuck and chuck, or a clinger looking for a leg up. I can’t fuck her out of my system. She doesn’t even know who I am, lad. She had no fucking clue. And it was genuine. She wasn’t putting it on. I’ve met enough of those clingers to last me a lifetime and I could tell she was clueless.”
