Consolation Prize
“I can’t believe you actually read this shit. It’s fucking hilarious. This dude just came like five times inside this chick, like right in a row. In what universe is that even believable?”
Oh my God, of course he’d found a sex scene of all things. “It’s fiction,” I argued defensively as I yanked my Kindle from his hand. “I like it a little bit unbelievable. That’s why I read it, you moron. To escape the real world. If I wanted believable, I’d just stop reading and return to my life.”
“Yeah, but she called his dick a meat shaft.”
“Oh my God.” I scowled. “You’re one of those annoying people who quibble over every little detail in a book, aren’t you?”