She played with her food for a little longer, obviously distracted, then raised her head and asked,
“Have you ever hurt a woman?”
Really!
I knew what she meant very well and was obviously offended, but decided to play dumb, “Well, I would like to believe that I have wounded some of their hearts…” then finished my answer with a tell-tale wink and a cheeky smile, “…and hurt at least some of them to their liking.”
She had the nerves to look annoyed! She then rephrased the question,
“Have you ever, intentionally, physically hurt a woman in a way that caused her distress or physical injury?”
“No” I replied in as unthreatening a voice as I could muster, then carefully placed the knife and the fork back on the plate, not to make any sound.
“A child?” she asked again.
“No” I responded
