Alex Gabriel

I saved you,_ Andersen said at last, slowly but firmly, like Pat was an idiot child who had to be reminded of the basic rules of the universe. To wit: Gravity exists. Time purports to flow in a linear fashion, but it__ only trying to fool us. I saved you.

The West Sister Dating Rules were clear on the matter of apologies. On the evolutionary scale of dating, a guy who apologized solely for the sake of ending the argument and getting back into your good graces was on the level of primeval slime _ especially if he was clearly doing so merely because he was hoping for sex. The proper response was to unveil the offender__ deceit by demanding he explain what exactly he was apologizing for, and then scorn him when he betrayed his ignorance.