“Hey, but he just got here!” Delilah shouted for attention.
“That's quite alright, Ms. Young. I really do have business elsewhere,” Dustin responded, going along with Joan.
“What are you doing here then? You should leave!” At the door, Joan nagged at him.
“What's this? You seem angry. Don't you want me to come see you? Do you loathe me that much?” Dustin muttered as he stroked her hair when they were out of Delilah's sight.
He wanted to give the woman a hug but Joan retreated a few steps, rejecting his advance.
“What do you plan to do about us?” Dustin implored her in all seriousness.
“I, for one, can tell that Delilah doesn't know about us yet. And... I assume Larry doesn't know either? When do you intend to tell them?” He had more questions for Joan.
He understood that he should give Joan some time to deal with it all, but he just could not wait any longer. He did not want such a rare opportunity, which he created from scratch, to go to waste just like that!
“Slow down, will you? Give me some time,” Joan replied, with a hint of pleading in her tone.
“Please don't go looking for Larry. I'll talk to him,” she added.
Oh, is that so? Can you admit your betrayal to him that easily?
“Alright, then. Can you tell me how you intend to deal with this?” Dustin asked. He slowly approached Joan and, ever so gently, pinched her on the cheek.
“Don't touch me!” Joan yelled upon physical contact.
“What's going on?” Delilah barked at the door from the living room.
“Nothing,” Joan quickly answered.
“You don't like me anymore?” Dustin asked indignantly.
I've never liked you in the first place! She glared at him, her face darkened to a gloomy gray.
Until then, she still could not believe that Dustin, this man in front of her, had the gall to take advantage of her when she was drunk. He even claimed that she made the first move, and that he had obliged because he could not control his
urges.
They chatted for a little more before Dustin left the premise.
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