”  He shrugged. ‘Had it further occurred to you that, rather than wishing to make you jealous, I was actually trying to capture what had made you yourself so happy?’

            ‘But… but-‘ John flapped in shock. ‘You’re married to your work! You’re a sociopath! You don’t do relationships! You don’t even like people! Why would you want a relationship?’

            ‘Is it so hard to imagine that I might be lonely?’”

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Hope you have a creative weekend,

EF