“Very controlled and intelligent her voice now, controlled and intent, and her eyes still glittering. Yes you do, she says.
You've fallen in love with someone, and you're afraid. T's the usual thing, you don't like being vulnerable. And I suppose on top of that, she's not a very suitable person. She has no money, and she puts up these pictures online, maybe you think people are laughing at you. And you're looking back on how things were when you and I were together, how easy everything was, and everyone was jealous of us, and you just want that back again. For life to be easy. What happened between us the other day, I can see now, you did that because you wanted an exit strat-egy. Maybe not consciously, I don't know, but in the back of your mind. You were looking for a way out with Naomi.”