Derrick’s jaw tightened. “I don’t know what else you want me to say.”
And then, very calmly, I said, “Get out.”
He frowned. “Don’t be dramatic.”
His expression changed then. A flicker of anger, then caution, then something like calculation. He realized, maybe for the first time, that I was not about to be managed.
“This can be worked out,” continue reading …