▁recogn ises ▁him : ▁he ▁performed ▁an ▁app ende ct omy ▁on ▁her . ▁Paul ▁den ies ▁this ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁neu ros ur geon , ▁but ▁she ▁says ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁ago ▁and ▁he ▁adm its ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁do ▁some ▁other ▁surg ery ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁little ▁ins istent ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁leaves ▁she ▁asks ▁if ▁he ▁will ▁return . ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁reply . ▁ ▁B unch es ▁of ▁red ▁ros es ▁start ▁to ▁arrive ▁for ▁Paul ▁at ▁work , ▁then ▁at ▁home . ▁He ▁discuss es ▁the ▁situation ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁but ▁says ▁they ▁are , ▁' ros es ▁not ▁death ▁thre ats '. ▁Nevertheless , ▁when ▁the ▁next ▁bunch ▁of ▁ros es ▁turn ▁up ▁on ▁his ▁car ▁he ▁throws ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁When ▁he ▁sees ▁the ▁bar ▁woman ▁entering ▁a ▁flor ist ▁he ▁j umps ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁car ▁and ▁sh outs ▁at ▁her . ▁Another ▁young ▁woman ▁steps ▁in ▁and ▁says ▁S HE ▁was ▁bu ying ▁the ▁flowers ▁for ▁the ▁bar ▁woman . ▁Paul ▁apolog ises ▁and ▁leaves . ▁ ▁After ▁work , ▁Paul ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁bar ▁and ▁wa its ▁for ▁her . ▁He ▁says ▁he ▁is ▁there ▁to ▁apolog ise ▁again ▁but ▁he ▁asks ▁her ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁drink ▁too . ▁He ▁finds ▁out ▁her ▁name ▁is ▁Lou . ▁Now , ▁it ▁seems , ▁he ▁can ' t ▁resist ▁the ▁l ure ▁of ▁an ▁ambigu ous ▁and ▁dangerous ▁relationship ▁with ▁her . ▁