56 ERECTION.

He stiffened in his seat. “Why do you want to know?” He asked after a while. “I've said this several times, Davis. I want to know more about you and that's one of the reasons why we moved into this house,” she reminded him. “I'm not asking you to tell me about them or anything, I just want to know if you have any family because you never talk about them,” she paused. “—Now that I think about it again, you never talk about anything,” she muttered. “Is it something you need to know? My family has nothing to do with our contract or business, does it?” He snapped. Did I touch on a sensitive topic? She wondered, deciding to drop it. “I just wanted to know so I could know what to say if anyone asks me about my in-laws but seeing as it's a sensitive topic for you, you don't have to say anything. It's not a need-to-know basis after all,” she told him, annoyed by his reaction. All she wanted to know was if they existed. Perhaps I should have asked him what he told people when