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"I promised God I would never take you from the Church That’s a deal He and I made when I was seventeen"
"I think I knohat God wants for my life more than you do," he said
"And I knohat God wants for hly doubt that"
"Oh, you arrogant prick," she said "You ht be a priest but that doesn’t mean you know more about me and God than I do I have my own faith It’s mine and not yours" And here she broke into furious tears that she just as furiously wiped from her face "And you can’t take it away fronored her and picked up the phone again Once more Eleanor slammed her hand down to cut off the call
"Eleanor, I will handcuff you to the bed if I have to," he said
"Don’t you dare lay a hand onat the center of his chest "You are out of control"
"I have never beenirrational and emotional"
"I had an abortion, which sley’s heart, I’ht now But there is nothing irrational about ht be the most rational decision I’ve evera priest You are called to the priesthood If you’ve tolda priest makes you You will bea priest does It’s your calling Marrying "
"My happiness is also immaterial to this discussion"
"Not to me, it isn’t I will not let you resent ether, because I let you do so in a fit of madness that can’t be undone I will leave you before I let you throw your happiness away on souided attempt to make an honest woman out of me Søren--that ship has sailed"
He ranite wall, concrete and steel-reinforced
"I have madeto her
Eleanor bent down and unzipped her duffel bag Froiven her She took it by the handle, and when Søren reached for the phone again she slapped it hard against the table
"I topped Kingsley while you were gone," she said in answer to the look of confusion he gave her
"You did what?"
"I topped Kingsley while you were gone," she repeated "Several times I hurt him I beat him, cut him, burned him and fucked him up the ass with a strap-on And I loved it"
"You loved it"
"I loved it I loved every second of it I was scared at first But once I started, I couldn’t stop The ht ift, and I used it on him"