What the heck!
He was drunk.
He might be hallucinating, even delusional.
That was the only explanation.
But did she hear him correctly?
"I need you." That might be acceptable.
Jules could see him saying those words since that was common with men. To require attention and seek company. Men used women all the time to satisfy their needs.
But she found his following sentence laughable. It was insanity, a complete hilarity, as she watched him in silence, dumbfounded with shock and confusion.
The nerve of this guy!
Love?
That sounded like a load of crap coming from him.
What did he know about it?
"I love you."
It resonated in her brain. Like a pinball game, it kept bouncing endlessly inside the walls of her skull. But no matter what, it just would not sink in.
