I pause momentarily while the phrase dances around my tongue. I'm allowed to want things, why is he so afraid to hear it all?

"What? Don't say what Steven?" I snap back at him. "You don't wanna hear what I need?'

"You said I wish, not I need. I can only imagine the non sense you're going to spew."

He says in his I couldn't care less about you voice.

"I wish you cared about what I needed to make this work... " I pause for a moment to let the words sink in. He clears his throat and groans softly. " Ella, you're my employee, that's it. I don't know how we got

Here..."