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“I like being her friend I don’t want to ruin that”
“And having sex with her would do that?”
“Of course Wouldn’t it?”
“That depends”
“On what?”
“On what her expectations are going into the sex When both people are on the sa than anything you’ll experience with a mere hookup”
He wasn’t sure he and Cassandra couldbe on level playing ground “She’s a virgin,” he told his friend with sie?”
“Yes, and another reason not to take her to my bed”
“Unless she’s tired of being inexperienced Are you sure her state is by choice?” he asked in a tone that i about this sort of situation from his own experience
“What do you mean?”
“Think about it Cass has lived her whole life for her ailing mother and her er and now she’s got this agoraphobia thing going on When is she going tolove to?”
“That’s not the point”
“It’s not?”
“No I can’t be that man” That was the point
“Why not?”
“Because she’ll end up hurt She’s not like raduated beyond the one-night stand”
“I a for a relationship I don’t have the time”
“Everyone has time for friends, Neo”
“No, they do not”
“Let me rephrase that Everyone shouldat the top of your pyramid if there isn’t anyone up there with you to enjoy it?”