[He'll prop himself up in a minute. For now, he vaguely addresses the ceiling.]
After the first time we were together, she informed me very briskly that she'd had a nice time, but that she didn't think we ought to do it again as my reputation suggested I'd be disinclined to long-term commitment and she'd be disinclined to do without it. I was still catching up to what had happened and she said...
[A pause while he reaches for the exact quote:]
...there was no reason it should interfere with our friendship.
[She was, he's sure now, being quite genuine. Still, if she'd looked for a way to purposely make him realize that he very much did not want to give her up, he isn't sure she'd have done much better.]
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After the first time we were together, she informed me very briskly that she'd had a nice time, but that she didn't think we ought to do it again as my reputation suggested I'd be disinclined to long-term commitment and she'd be disinclined to do without it. I was still catching up to what had happened and she said...
[A pause while he reaches for the exact quote:]
...there was no reason it should interfere with our friendship.
[She was, he's sure now, being quite genuine. Still, if she'd looked for a way to purposely make him realize that he very much did not want to give her up, he isn't sure she'd have done much better.]