There was silence for a moment, while I reflected internally at how surprised I felt inside that she was still sitting here with me.
Her voice was somewhat faltering at first, "There are times….times that I want to stop, but then there's times when I need the excitement, as bad as I need my next breath of air."
I nodded, at least she was being honest with me. That was at least something, actually for her that was a lot. Time passed by and I decide to change the topic.
"I surprised you today didn't I?"
I felt her smile, "Yes, you did! I would never have imagined that strict moral consciousness that you are at heart setting up a lunch date, with a man who just moments before was in open lust over me. What's gotten into you grandfather?"
I shook my head, "Not sure. It felt right so I went with it."
"Do you think this man can cure me of my bad taste in men or something?"
"No, only you can make that decision." I responded soberly.
"Then what do you hope to gain by this?"
"I guess I hope you'll change, as he's someone worth changing for."
"Have a high opinion of him don't you?" She asked.
"Yes I do."
There was a pause and then she asked, "What do you think is going to happen?"
I paused myself from answering for a moment and then I let her have it, "I think you'll break his heart just as you have mine so many times."
She stood up abruptly throwing my arm to the side and for a moment it looked like she was going to slap me, but she thought better of it and stormed off into the house, slamming the door behind her hard. Alone again, I stared out into the darkness listening to the sounds of the night.
Anger was good. It meant that she still wanted to please me and now I had brought up what I considered to be the failure to which she could earn my displeasure. Competitive soul that she was, she would now avoid Trent like the plague, not wanting to make my words be fulfilled, but lured by her thirst for the forbidden she'd go after him anyway. If something bad happened the guilt would be hers alone and I hoped it would be enough to help drive her to change.