"Can we make this quick and over with?" Bruno said in a calm, unhurried voice as a bartender dropped their coffee on their table.
"Always in a haste to shake me off!" Ophelia puckered out her lips, not concealing how thrilled she was to be having coffee together. "I'm trying so hard to keep myself from thinking this is a little coffee date."
"You know why we're here?" Bruno didn't shift his gaze from her face.
"Dreams do come alive dear. And if we're going to do this together, you're going to be gentle with me."
"Oh f**k you!"
"Swearing doesn't count. You swear, you're harsh then we're done. Period!"
She watched him unwind his anger. She quietly watched him through the rim of her mug and his face dissolved expressionlessly. She set the mug on the table.
"You want to do this. Does
