All Talk And No Action

Austyn spread out both hands, an inviting gesture. Kira pinched the flesh of his cheek. ‘Why are men such disgusting creatures? It’s not enough for you to have a wife. You just have to have someone else on the side. You want to have your cake and eat it too!’ Austyn looked at her quietly. ‘You! I’m talking about you and your kind! What’s wrong with me? Aren’t I good enough for you? Why are you choosing her over me?’ He blinked. ‘What does she have that I don’t? Looks? Brains? Ability to keep up with current affairs?’ Austyn continued looking at her. ‘Speak, you bastard!’ Kira grabbed his shoulders and shook them hard. Austyn laced both hands behind his head. It made his biceps, already bulging, look impossibly big. ‘I was wondering when you’ll finish talking,’ he said in a breezy voice. ‘You said you’re going to have sex with me, right? But so far, it’s a lot of talking but no action.’ Kira’s mouth hung open. ‘So, are you going to walk the talk? Or are you going to chicken out?’ ‘Who a