"I am not here to propose a simple relationship. I am here to propose a new reality. A consortium of the heart and mind. You are not here because I want you. You are here because I need you. Each of you possesses a piece of a puzzle I cannot solve alone."
"You possess a piece of me, a piece of us, our history, our story, our journey. Everything we shared, we must continue to share because that is our reality. Unless..." his eyes darkened. "...you don't want to be part of that reality anymore."
He began to speak to them, not as a lover listing qualities he adored, but as a visionary architect naming the indispensable materials for his masterpiece. His words were specific, intimate, and brutally flattering because they were true.
