Forbidden Never Felt This Good
"She has someone. And I need to understand exactly how deep it goes so I know what I'm dealing with."
Céline was quiet for a long time.
Outside my apartment window, Paris was doing what it always does, existing beautifully and indifferently, completely unbothered by anything happening inside the rooms overlooking its streets.
"There's a man," Céline said finally, slowly, like each word was a step she was checking before she put her weight on it. "He's not cheap and he's not clean and if you use him you don't get to act surprised about how he works."