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“I don’t want to make this marriage work. I’m a fine piece of ass who doesn’t need this shit. I want a man who keeps his word and is so brutally honest that it’s almost cruel. You are not that man, Adrien.”
“Men say women are complicated, but they aren’t. Just text back, and don’t stick your dick in other people. Pretty straightforward.”
“Are you in a relationship?” “No.” He looked at me head on, having so much confidence it was nearly toxic. “I don’t text back, and I like to stick my dick in a lot of places.”
“Trust is like glass. It takes time to heat and temper, to make it transparent for both parties to see through. But once it’s shattered, there are so many broken pieces on the floor that it’s impossible to put back together. A year may pass, and you’ll step into the kitchen barefoot for a glass of water and get a shard in your heel. And you’ll remember how it got there.”
“Power and wealth can be taken away—and all that’s left is your word. If you don’t have that, then you don’t have anything. He betrayed his word when he betrayed you, so he betrayed himself. There was a chance of redemption by being honest with you, but he chose cowardice instead.”
man should treat a woman with the same respect he treats his boys. If anything, she should be his number one guy.”
“If you let me into your apartment, I’ll throw your ass on the bed. I’ll choke you. I’ll spank you so hard my handprint will still be on your ass in the morning. You’ve been warned.”
“It’s called honor. It’s called honesty. It’s called integrity. And more importantly, it’s called respect.
“The first French Emperor of the Senate hereby condemns you to death.”
“You’re too fucking beautiful for this bullshit. Because if you were mine—” He shut his mouth immediately but kept his eyes locked on mine, like he wished he could take back what he’d said, but it was too late. “You wouldn’t have to make this decision in the first place.”
“You like that dick, sweetheart?”
“I fucking love this dick.” I spanked her ass hard. “Attagirl.”
Dying laughing.
“Beautiful women came on to me…and I struggled to say no. That’s all there is to it.” He gave a slight shake of his head. “You do realize they only want to fuck you for your money, right?”
He was
threatened by my body count, but he’d exceeded that number during our marriage alone.
know this is hard to believe, but my transgressions had nothing to do with my love for you. I regret all of it, regret it with all my heart. If I could take it all back, I would, because losing you has been the single most painful event of my life. I hate knowing you’re here alone…while I sleep in the bed I used to share with you. There’s been no one else since you’ve been gone, and I’ll put my hand to the bible and swear to that.”
“Fuck up once, it’s a mistake. Fuck up twice, it’s a habit. Fuck up three times, and it’s your character. You’re a cheater, Adrien—that’s who you are. You’ll cheat on your next wife. And the next one…”
A part of me died when my marriage died. And I wouldn’t get her back.
I was so miserable I didn’t even want to talk to my antidepressant.
“I don’t care for politics—but if you don’t care for politics, you’ll be governed by your inferiors.”
“Women and their desserts…” “Like men and their steaks.”
“The French do everything better—eat, drink, fuck—except breakfast. The Americans take the gold for that.”
Don’t make carnivores eat asparagus just because you’re a goddamn vegetarian.”
“You’re telling me, when we were kids, your dream was to be a human trafficker?” I asked incredulously. “Because I remember all you ever wanted to be was a veterinarian.”
