“I pushed that aside because you asked me to, but no matter what happens, no matter how real this is, it’s only happening because I have to be here. We can’t ignore the fact I’m only here because you’re paying me to be.”
“What if I stopped it? Called your agent and cancelled it? Would you stay, or would you go?”
“Don’t ask me that,” I whispered.
“Would you call her and leave? Stop doing it so you could stay?”
“I said not to ask me that!” I snapped, turning. “I don’t know, George. I don’t know. What I do is my life. It’s all I have.”
“You have me, Gina. You know you do.”
I closed my eyes. “Because I’m paid to. That’s always going to be
