“So screwing the two of you is part of the project?”
He shrugged. “In a manner of speaking, I suppose. You were much more compliant afterwards, don’t you think?”
“I’ve been compliant all the way through this, Malcolm, and you know it. Though sometimes, I think it’s all an elaborate hoax, just to get Sydney f*****g like a w***e. All your poses, all the s****l positions that just miss being actual s*x. Even today, that little scene you concocted? I got it now.”
“Got what?” Malcolm asked as if he really didn’t know.
“Perhaps, it’s all just in my twisted mind, but I don’t put it past you to be deliberately getting your kicks while you work on this project. I don’t doubt you’ll have some terrific paintings before it’s over, but your methods are hardly ‘above board’.”
“I never lied to you a
