“My God,” I bring a hand to my mouth. “You pitied me.”
“What? No!”
“You slept with me because you pitied me.”
“No!”
“Don’t lie to me!” I say pointing my finger at him.
“I swear to you, Riley.”
“Now I understand everything.” I let my head fall into my hands. “Your rejection a year ago and your sudden interest now.”
“Fuck, no!”
“What were you trying to do, put me back together?”
“My God, Riley…”
“Maybe my brother convinced you. Maybe you guys are in on this together.”
“You’re upset, you’re not thinking this through…you’re making a mistake.”
“I don’t believe you! I don’t believe a single word that comes out of your mouth! How…how could I have trusted you?! All that bullshit, all those words. It was all a load of crap, all of it!”
“You can’t really believe that, Riley.”
“I don’t believe anything,” I say in resignation. “Starting today, you’re back to being that fucking bastard, Ian O’Connor. The only one there is.”
