"No?" John Fame grumbled heavily, "Then why the hell did you lie to me?"
Lissy Lock stared at him: "Because if I told you the truth, you would exactly be like this, losing your temper, blowing things out of proportion! There could never be anything between him and me. So whether I tell you about it or not doesn't really matter!"
"Bullshit!"
Lissy Lock grew a bit calmer, whispering, "Those are the facts, believe them or not."
"Facts? Let me tell you what the real facts are!"
John Fame gripped her chin, looking into her eyes, dictating word by word, "You're scared I'll ruin things between you and Walter Smith. Then how'd you find someone else who'd be as hopelessly infatuated with you as Walter Smith is? So you lied and said you're with Aurora. Lissy, am I right?"
As Lissy listened, she suddenly laughed.
