Sorry,” I said to the Duke. “Eh, it’s not your fault. It’s Carla’s fault. You were turning the wheel. Carla just wasn’t listening. I knew I shouldn’t have loved her. She’s like all the others, Tobin; as soon as I confess my love, she abandons me.” I laughed. “I never abandoned you,” I said patting on her back. “Yeah, well, (a.) I never confessed my love to you, and (b.) I’m not even female to you.
