Tristan & Evelyn: Time Changes People

Evelyn gritted her teeth and fought back her tears. ‘I’m not ashamed. I’m just disgusted by you,’ she replied, her voice strained. ‘Disgusted? You can even smile at pigs like Cade Barton, but somehow I’m the one you find repulsive?’ ‘That says something about you, doesn’t it?’ Evelyn sneered. ‘At least I get paid for doing what I do. How many women have you slept with, free of charge?’ Tristan had no reply to that. He couldn’t deny it; he had spent his youth indulging in casual encounters, changing his bedmates almost daily. Models, flight attendants, nurses, singers—the list went on. But he had since reformed himself. For the past six years, he had abstained from such affairs. But how could he explain this to Evelyn? Her knowledge of him all came from six years ago. ‘You may be right,’ he said. ‘But this time, it was you who came on to me.’ ‘No way!’ ‘It’s true.’ Tristan grinned. ‘You are the one who drank too much and climbed into my bed. You are the one who clung to me and refused t