“Julia, I’m better than Marvin. I’d be better to you than he was.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Oh, come on. Everyone knows you’ve had a five-year thing with him. Everybody accepted it.” Rod snickered. “This ‘Johnny trusts me’ crap…Ha! You know, I really would treat you better than Marv did. Really. I like you more than—”
“What the hell are you…I never…”
“All those nights?” Rod chuckled. “I mean, it’s nothing to me. But all those quick promotions?”
“I never slept with him. I can’t believe you thought…”
“Look. Let’s just drop it. I’m glad Marvin’s back with his wife.”
“Drop it!” Now Julia was angry. “Drop it!” Her face was tense, her lips tight. “I never…not once…with Marvin. That pasty snob. Not once.”
“Yeah, right!”
“You think I’ve been sleeping around?!”
“I’m sorry it came up
