“Can I listen, then?” Richard said. He had that it’s been five days since I’ve seen you naked tone in his voice. Usually, Juliet thought it was attractive, or at least cute. Now, she put on the face that would normally greet this kind of repartee. I’ve missed you, too. But no, he would not listen to the book, because something told Juliet that he wouldn’t get what she was getting out of it, and his not getting it would absolutely wreck hers.
