Sphinx Basement: Thierry and Paxton
"I feel like an idiot, most of the time," Paxton said. "You know, I want to be with him, want him to talk to me, smile at me, the whole nine yards. And I keep finding excuses for him, you know? Because I know liking him is a bad, bad idea, and yet, I keep coming back to him."
It was James' mouth, Paxton decided. It did things. Bad, bad things.
"Look, have you ever been in love? Or... I don't know, something like it? Is it... Is it really the end-all, be-all, or is Davian just exaggerating?"