he thing,” I tell him. “I still feel really strongly that the two of us should keep our projects separate.”
The childlike excitement drains from his face.
“You’re telling me that you’re taking a role in the movie that I told you about and I’m not allowed to take the role that I was offered in that same movie because you want to keep our projects separate?” he asks.
“Yeah,” I tell him, “pretty much.” I turn toward Danna and ask, “Have either of you had the dessert here? I’m not totally full, but I’m close enough that if I’m going to have anything else, it’s going to have to be really worth it.”
Damian just sighs and slinks back a little in his chair.
“I love you, pookie,” I tell him, and blow him a kiss.