Phantom Prey
“"No. Hunter had a key to mine. People knew about us, but it's not like we were down in the next bedroom." "Had Hunter asked you to marry him?" Lucas asked.
"No. But he would have," she said. "We'd talked, and I think he went up to Canada to think about it. He would have decided that it was the thing to do. A matter of time." "You're sure," Lucas said.
"I'm sure. I don't think Alyssa would believe that--but the fact is, Hunter really did need an emotional relationship with somebody, some warmth,..." she said. "He didn't get it from her. They'd signed off on that. They slept in separate bedrooms, led separate lives." "Excuse the expression," Lucas said. "But uh, why should he buy the calf if he's already getting the milk?" The question made her laugh, sputtering in her coffee. "God, if that weren't so offensive, it'd really be offensive." "Sorry." "No, you're not. You're trying to provoke me. Give me a moment." She stared down at her coffee cup for a moment, as if saying grace over it, then looked up again.MoreLess
"No. But he would have," she said. "We'd talked, and I think he went up to Canada to think about it. He would have decided that it was the thing to do. A matter of time." "You're sure," Lucas said.
"I'm sure. I don't think Alyssa would believe that--but the fact is, Hunter really did need an emotional relationship with somebody, some warmth,..." she said. "He didn't get it from her. They'd signed off on that. They slept in separate bedrooms, led separate lives." "Excuse the expression," Lucas said. "But uh, why should he buy the calf if he's already getting the milk?" The question made her laugh, sputtering in her coffee. "God, if that weren't so offensive, it'd really be offensive." "Sorry." "No, you're not. You're trying to provoke me. Give me a moment." She stared down at her coffee cup for a moment, as if saying grace over it, then looked up again.MoreLess
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