"I am paying attention." He shook his head. It didn't seem like Effie was going to understand how wrapped up in the man she was. Not right now. Maybe one day she'd be able to look back on it all and see what he saw, what he was sure many others saw as well.
"You want to be free of him, then prove it. Prove that you're not caught up in him like a dolphin in a tuna net, and we can discuss this again. Until then, you know what I want. And that will happen sooner or later."