You're a Jack! People shouldn't be talking about such things,even if there were no other reason.

[And there were other reasons, so may other reasons. Reasons that he wouldn't acknowledge because they were first-kisses on a bridge kind of reasons. Reasons that weren't really reasons at all because he didn't care.

He didn't care, damn it all.

So he let go, stepped back, lifted his chin, hid the bitterness, cooled his voice if not his temper.]

That's your problem, you're right. I wish you luck with it.