- This imbécile... Goren turned to Eames, trying hard to contain his anger, taking his eyes off the road for a moment. How could you sleep with him.
Pardon.
Imbecile...
Sleeping with him.
Had Eames heard Goren's words correctly, or was his voice vibrating with pent-up anger, ready to explode.
Goren hadn't dared say that to her.
He'd never have allowed himself.
Eames must have imagined it.
It could only be that.
Especially when you saw the girl he'd dared to bring home, that tall, six-foot-tall beanpole, Mandy, who was vulgar.
This Mandy who hadn't stopped teasing her boyfriend, Danny, showing off her big breasts right under his nose, even though she was supposed to be in a relationship with Goren.
Was this really the kind of woman Goren was attracted to, his shameless women.
Then maybe Goren had better shut up, before he reproached her in any way.
Especially when his girlfriend was far from exemplary.
- Just because you've been in narcotics... He turned his attention back to the road, huffing and puffing, trying to calm himself down. That you have to take home... Or sleep with the first guy you meet.
Pardon...
Because she'd been in narcotics...
That she had to bring back...
Or sleep with the first guy that came along.
No.
There was no way he'd dare.
And yet, he had.
Eames couldn't take it anymore.
She felt the mustard rise to her nose, and violent anger overtake her.
Who did Goren think he was, talking to her like that.
And what's more, who did he think he was.
She wasn't the type to sleep with just anyone.
And above all, she wasn't a family girl.
This allusion to her years in narcotics didn't please him at all.
What was he insinuating...
Just because you'd been in narcotics, you were bound to be an easy lay.
- I forbid you to see Danny again.
What.
But he went on, irritating her more and more.
Goren was forbidding her to see Danny again...
He couldn't be serious.
Goren couldn't order him to do such a thing.
Eames had been through it all...
But this...
Never.
He was out of line.
Forget who she was.
She was his partner.
And he had no right to dictate to her.
Besides, Goren wasn't her father, or one of her brothers, to order her around, or impose anything on her.
Especially since even her male relatives had never succeeded in ordering her around or imposing anything on her, especially not their laws.
And that wasn't going to start now.
What the hell.
It would be new for a man to command her.
Eames would never accept that.
- Let's be clear, Goren... Eames's voice vibrated with anger. I'll do whatever I want.
I'll do what I want.
Eames would do what she wanted.
So he could try to reason with her, but she wouldn't listen.
Then, at this realization, the violent anger he'd been holding back burst out.
His face red with fury, he gripped the steering wheel with all his might, and turned to Eames, who was looking at him, chin up, defiant.
- And I'll sleep with whomever I please.
- What...
At Goren's cries of fury, Eames looked at him without blinking.
She was used to his tantrums.
So one more or less didn't matter to her at all.
He could scream all he wanted, but she wouldn't listen.
Worse, she'd do the opposite.
But this time, unlike the other times, Goren's anger was directed at her, not at a suspect or another person.
But that didn't make her hot or cold.
Eames wasn't afraid of him.
Did he really think she'd be afraid of him if he threw a tantrum?
So that was that.
That scarlet face of Eames, his big hazel eyes that had darkened, told her that Eames wouldn't listen to her, and would always do as he pleased.
And yet, she should have listened to him.
He was only saying that for her own good.
Trying to give her good advice.
What did Eames think...
That he'd enjoyed watching that idiot Danny openly mock her by openly ogling Mandy's bodice, which managed to properly expose her large breasts before his eyes.
Goren had only had one desire when he saw their little games, to put his fist in Danny's face, for so openly disrespecting Eames.
The fool didn't respect Eames, and that he couldn't stand.
And she hadn't even noticed.
Throughout the meal, he'd been silent, trying to keep his cool.
For he knew that if he reacted, the evening would end very badly.
And he had promised himself to behave for Eames.
But as soon as he got into the car, he couldn't hold back any longer from telling her what he really thought.
Certainly Mandy was far from white in the story.
Quite the contrary.
She was as good as Danny.
But Goren didn't care if Mandy behaved like that.
After all, it wasn't serious between them.
That she openly mocked him, that he didn't care.
But for Eames it was totally different.
He couldn't stand being made fun of.
So why didn't she listen to him.
Goren was only saying that for her own good, to open her eyes.
And she didn't care.
In addition, Goren was sure Danny and Mandy were even together right now, finishing the night together.
Goren couldn't stand Eames's stupidity at that very moment.
He wished she'd opened her eyes.
- Eames looked away, his face scarlet with anger, crossing his arms around his chest. She hasn't stopped teasing my boyfriend. She suddenly turned to him, her big hazel eyes flashing. So you'd better shut up.
- Shut up... Goren's anger redoubled. He turned to Eames, his features contorted with rage. You...
Goren couldn't finish what he was about to say.
A violent white light blinded him and Eames, and the shock was swift and brutal.
A violent impact, as if another vehicle had just hit them head-on.
Goren didn't really have time to think or realize what had just happened.
First the blinding light, followed by the violence of the impact.
Suddenly, everything went black in Goren's mind.