[At this moment, it is as close as she is going to get to acknowledging in words just how infatuated she has become with him. Unfortunately, she does not take well to being denied, not once the obsession has blossomed. He planted it there. They always do, never realizing how much harm they'll do her when they humor her curiosity and her needs. Barbet had almost understood it, the first night she pressed on him to sleep with her. He had seen too much adoration on her face for his tastes, but he hadn't listened to his own advice. Too bad. She was dangerous, destructive. She blamed Barbet for it, for ruining everything he touched, but maybe that was her gift after all.]
too early;
Don't threaten me.
[At this moment, it is as close as she is going to get to acknowledging in words just how infatuated she has become with him. Unfortunately, she does not take well to being denied, not once the obsession has blossomed. He planted it there. They always do, never realizing how much harm they'll do her when they humor her curiosity and her needs. Barbet had almost understood it, the first night she pressed on him to sleep with her. He had seen too much adoration on her face for his tastes, but he hadn't listened to his own advice. Too bad. She was dangerous, destructive. She blamed Barbet for it, for ruining everything he touched, but maybe that was her gift after all.]