"You have to be joking right? Because I am fairly sure you more intelligent than to tease like that Pete." Her reaction was pin point to what he predicted, bit not what he had hoped for.
"It's not that far fetched Jackie. I mean it's only money." She flies up from the sofa, begins pacing fevoursly across the wooden floor avoiding looking at him.
"Only. Money. Two words I never thought I'd come from your mouth! How can you say that? Only money? Of course Pete I am willing to give all this up, the maids, the parties the luxury I deserve and trade it for beans and toast!"
"Yeah only money. I love you, I love us in fact, but it seems we are drifting off from our starting course." At last she looks at him, smiling almost kindly and gently.
"Pete don't forget our starting point was complete rubbish. It's this life, with your business, do you understand?"
"Call me crazy but I thought, I thought, just forget it." A soft kiss upon the cheek was the answer given.
Three years later same Pete and different Jackie he possess the same question, testing her reaction and loyalties. Wealth vs. Love.
"I only want you." Than he knew everything was worth it to reach this point.