[He doesn't even try to hide the smug smile that sigh causes. David does so like to be right.]
So what would you like me to do?
[She must know that, even with her, he would need equal exchange. No debts could exist between them, not and let him retain what little sanity he had.]
[Well, she has gotten herself in a kind of precarious situation, since when she thinks 'anything' she usually does not mean it quite as literally as this time.]
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:24 pm (UTC)Well, that can't very well owe you if they already paid you, can they?
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:32 pm (UTC)If they did not pay enough...
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:34 pm (UTC)Always figure price before hand, darling
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:35 pm (UTC)[She lets out a frustrated sigh. The kind he usually gets when he is absolutely right.]
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:40 pm (UTC)So what would you like me to do?
[She must know that, even with her, he would need equal exchange. No debts could exist between them, not and let him retain what little sanity he had.]
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:43 pm (UTC)[She steps closer, stroking his cheek.]
You can have whatever you want in exchange.
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:52 pm (UTC)How much is it worth, my dear?
[Because 'whatever he wanted' would need to be of equal value.]
I will fix it for you, but how much is it worth.
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:56 pm (UTC)You still won't work for money, will you?
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Date: 2013-02-21 07:07 pm (UTC)No money. And I won't come back to the house.
[it's said like an argument they've had too many times to count, where both sides were so scripted they could have it without speaking.]
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Date: 2013-02-21 08:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-02-21 08:30 pm (UTC)But... this information would be just for him.]
...The children. You have to tell me about the girl.
[Eileen.
It wasn't shame that kept him away. At least... his didn't think so. David was a very accomplished liar, however.]