"You really believe it," I said, shaking my head.
Me were so fucking stupid sometimes.
"You really believe that everything she says, she means." I was blown away. "You don't realize the act she puts on, David—she can be so cruel! She shows me that sometimes, did you know that? Shows me behind the curtain a little bit. But only a little. Don't you get it? She's a woman, David. And you're a man—not just a man, but a powerful man. Are you really naïve enough to think that she acts the same way with you that she acts with me? That she's hiding nothing? Just revealing everything to you?"
He gave me a flat look. "Of course not. We all have our flaws, and I know Emory's comments can be cutting. But I trust her. Emory is a very intelligent woman. But like you, she is very certain of her own mind. She speaks… openly."
