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Gannon laughed and she found herself smiling. “I like you, Paige.” She sipped and swallowed hard. “I tolerate you, Gannon.”
“Let’s see if your feet remember how to do anything besides stand all day,” Cat yelled over the music.
They were officially dating whether Paige liked it or not, whether she acknowledged it or not. And he wasn’t leaving her side.
“Usually the only thing that makes a woman look the way you look is a penis that turns into an asshole.”
“Eventually you learn they’re all assholes in their own special snowflake kind of way.” She wasn’t wearing a wedding ring, Paige noted without surprise. “So what are we supposed to do?” She shrugged strong, lean shoulders. “Love ‘em anyway or switch teams.”
“Here’s your first bit of family business. I’m in love with Paige here, but she won’t give me the time of day. So I’m going to be wearing her down during the course of this shoot, and I’d appreciate you all singing my praises to her.”
“Are you just going to do a documentary pointing out all the double standard shit? Or are you going to show women how to stand up to that garbage? From this penis-wielding guy, I think you’d be doing a disservice to your audience if you only show them how to identify a problem, not solve it.”
Had she walked away from him because it was easier than standing up for what she wanted? What kind of a feminist was she if she only wanted to call attention to double standards and unfair treatment rather than actually fight them?
“One thing,” he said, eyes boring into her. “We’re in a relationship.”
“Good, save it for when they’re done and burnt, and you still have to eat them or you’ll hurt my feelings.”
“I want you to be my wife. I want us to work really fucking hard. I want to have kids with you. I don’t know how many, but they’ll probably be loud and stubborn like us. I want to call you first whenever I have news. I want to spend the rest of my life just trying to keep up with you.”
