“Is making money really so terrible?” she asked. Bates ran a hand through his hair, tangling the cropped length of it a bit more than it was already. “I don’t like pretending to be something I’m not,” he finally replied, his tone short. “I don’t like looking for ways to take advantage of people. When I get to the end of my day, I don’t want to worry about what connections I should be making or which of my friends might be out to get me. I just want to take off my boots and watch the sky change for a little while.”
