Chapter 303

"I'll keep that in mind," Brandon replied, still deadpan as ever. I snorted, half in amusement and half in annoyance. "I'm starting to understand why you were single for the better part of your life. You have such a… dry personality." "A dry personality? You think so, too?" Brandon asked softly. I figured his intelligence failed him when it came to love. I gave an exasperated laugh. "What I'm saying is, you're so straight-laced that you don't really know how to talk to a woman, much less cajole her." He paused, then said, "To my understanding, cajoling implies a certain degree of manipulation." Another straight-laced, albeit unique, answer that left me speechless. Before I could explain, he asked, "Is that what you want from me? Cajoling?" All women liked it when men indulged in their whims and cajoled them when necessary, but it had to be done out of love. Chris, for one, had done it out of manipulation. "No, just stick to your methods," I said, burrowing into his embrace. "You