Paul smelled so bad that he couldn't admit it. "I'll never love this stupid woman."
Nancy looked at him in surprise and said, "You, you... Rat, so you love me?"
"Don't call me that!"
"Let's see, if you don't love this stupid girl, how could you give up everything and come to Huston from Kuerto and chase her down. Besides, when you caught her that night, and she tried to jump off a building, you slapped yourself ten times..."
"Shut up! "Paul felt it was the greatest humiliation of his life. "Don't ever talk about the past!"
He swung at Eric with his fists.
Eric's body swung sideways.
"If it wasn't for love, how could a man miss such a great opportunity?"
"Didn't you always want to get your power into Huston? Now is a great time. She's just a stupid woman. Without her, you can have any other beautiful woman you want."
Paul's thoughts snarled, and a burst of anger reached his throat.
