He presses a hand to his heart. “I’m flattered,” he says. “That was the artist’s precise intention.” “No, it’s wasn’t.” Ivan settles against the armrest and scans him from top to bottom. “I find it interesting that you follow my disclosure of affection with your own socially unacceptable fantasy,” he says. “Have you heard of social penetration theory, darling?” Chris rolls his eyes. “If we’re playing dirty Intro to Psych, I can bring up misattribution of arousal. Because I think there’s a lot of that going on here.” He puts on a high, breathy falsetto. “Oh, Ivan’s waterboarding me and my heart
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