“No one,” she said. “Anyway, he ran off with some slut who probably doesn’t even appreciate him.” Paul took another bite of his toast. “You ever meet this slut?” “No. What difference does that make?” “Just sounds like an ugly name to call someone who wanted the same thing you did.” “Well, I wanted it more,” Gina said. “Did you? Well, it’s a hard time getting anything in this life without taking it from someone else.”

