F-277-Lia: Secretariat Building, Private Dining Room
“You are very beautiful, and that does please me. It’s like a fringe benefit of enjoying your mind.
“I am neither consciously celibate, not virginal. It’s-“
He stops abruptly and a far-away look comes to his eyes for several seconds before he continues.
“-not something I have thought about for a long time.”
He still has that slightly adrift look on his face, like he is not fully here with her in the room.
Her expression softens.
“I apologise if my mentioning it brings up memories.”