I've been reading my old writing again...

[maudite_a_deux]

...and I ran across this gem in the midst of the dross:

"Fucking hell, could this go any worse?” He sat back and shook his head at her in amazement. “We’ve been together less than 12 hours and you’ve already threatened to leave, you’ve watched me puke my guts out, I’ve tried to throw you out, my mother walked in on us, I conned my way into your apartment, you pointed a gun at me, and now you’re throwing my misspent youth in my face. It’s like some kind of nightmarish carnival ride.”

“Well, when you put it that way, it does sound pretty bad,” she conceded, reaching out and giving him a little shove with her foot. “On the other hand, the sex has been fantastic.”