It felt a little like she’d taken a nose dive straight into a cactus.
“You wouldn’t believe anything I told you right now.”
“You said we had things to talk about. I don’t know what
they are, because anything we should have discussed should
have been said a long time ago.”
“I want to tell you, but I don’t think you’ll listen. You’re
angry. You’re-”
“Yeah, I’m angry!” Quinn’s eyes flashed. “Maybe angry
isn’t the right word. Maybe annoyed is the right term. I’m
annoyed. I’m annoyed because you’re here and you want to
talk about something, but there isn’t anything to say. I’m
annoyed that I had to come sign those papers. I’m annoyed
that seeing you again makes me feel totally off. I’m annoyed
that even though I told myself I wasn’t going to react, I’m
obviously reacting.”
Seeing you again makes me feel totally off. Dallas had no
idea what Quinn meant. She could mean anything. Off wasn’t
a good descriptor. Dallas felt off. She’d felt off for a very long
time. Off meant a ton of things. Off could be used in place of
any emotion.
“Th
at’s understandable. This isn’t easy-”
“Easy?” Quinn scoffed. “Of course it’s not easy!”
A woman pushing a stroller gave them a funny look as she
passed them on the sidewalk. A group of guys in suits walked
by too, but they didn’t glance their way. It was probably easier
for them not to. It would just be awkward to acknowledge the
argument going on in the middle of the city sidewalk.
“I know.” Dallas closed her eyes briefly.
She’d played this out so many times in her head before