Re: Patrick/Cassandra
"I know what they are, but I just don't see them as benefits, not for me. I like the way I like. I run a business that I like, I'm a published scientist, I have lovers I fuck randomly, I have lovers that mean more, parents that care for me," he said. "I do it because I want to, unlike people that are forced out of the right circles and have to learn to live with it."
Patrick knew better than her just how dangerous it was for him. "I will be careful. Your concern is touching."
He chuckled. "That's one way to look at things. I really hope that you find what you want. Or you know you can always marry, inherit and then hope that your lovely husband gets killed. It's not really hard nowadays." He thought she'd be in a much better position if her parents died, but knew better than to say that.