Nerissa & Q

Dynamic

❝Welcome to Cafe Grind, the best strip club around.❞

"M'lady, can I get your hottest stripper, please?"

❝Sure, which one?❞

"You know, I was thinking yo-"

❝And I'm going to stop you right there, alphabet boy.❞

"And my dream is crushed."

❝So, what are we?❞

"Nerissa, you can't just ask a guy who wanted you as a stripper that question. Clearly, you know nothing about males and that they will think of it as dismissive and they do not want something-"

❝Quentin. What. Are. We?❞

"We're a dynamic. Isn't that obvious?"

❝A dynamic?❞

"Yes, we flirt, we talk about deep shit without the commitment of being together. I like it because I wasn't looking for anything serious, but anyway-"

❝...Is that really how you see us? I mean, we finally talked to each other in person after five weeks of talking on the phone and you didn't act like...this.❞

"What is that suppose to mean?"

❝In person it seemed that you wanted to be with me. In a relationship with me.❞

"I mean, I don't know. I liked what we had going on. It was simple...wait, do you want to be together?"

❝Not anymore. Clearly, I misread it on your part. No worries, I'm just an idiot.❞

"You're not an idiot."

❝...❞

"Nerissa? You still there?"

❝Let me tell you something and don't you dare interrupt me.❞

"Yes m'lady."

❝Don't call me that. You don't have the right to call me that. I thought we had a connection. A real connection. Not a dynamic that is just flirting. We talked about a few deep things, I start to like you as a friend plus that one dumbass percent, and what do you say to me? That you didn't want to end up in a committed relationship with me this whole time? Then what is the point of you trying so hard to get me to open up to you? To get in my pants? To get me emotionally attached and once you get what you want you'll just leave me? Well piss off because I'm not-❞

"Do you really think I wanted to get in your pants? I called this damn cafe for coffee not to end up in this situation with someone like you. I can't believe you think I'm that type of guy. I care about you Nerissa and there's more that I want than for you to love yourself. I guess it's true what they say. Someone who can't love themselves can't love other people."

❝Who said I wanted to love you? Frankly, if I'm being honest I'm glad I didn't fall in love with you. You would have just left me.❞

"I regret ever calling this damn cafe. I regret meeting you. This is such a stupid conversation and I cannot believe I almost...whatever. How about you piss off for once? This dynamic is like dynamite, in the end we both blow up. So, our time's up on the little sizzling rope."

❝Goodbye Quentin.❞

"Whatever, don't expect a call anytime soon."

❝...❞

"Hello?"

❝...❞

"Goodbye...dammit."