ertohavethissortofconversationwith,andsheenjoyedthefactthatheseemedimpressedbyhertalents.Thenhehadruinedthefeelingbyaskinganotherquestion:howhadshetaughtherselfhacking?
Whatcouldshesay?I’vealwaysbeenabletodoit.Insteadshewenttobedwithoutsayinggoodnight.
Irritatingheryetfurther,hedidnotreactwhensheleftsoabruptly.Shelaylisteningtohimmovingaboutinthekitchen,clearingthetableandwashingthedishes.Hehadalwaysstayeduplaterthanshedid,butnowhewasobviouslyonhiswaytobedtoo.Sheheardhiminthebathroom,andthenhewentintohisbedroomandshutthedoor.Afterawhilesheheardthebedcreakwhenhegotintoit,notayardawayfromherownbutontheothersideofthewall.
Shehadbeensharingahousewithhimforaweek,andhehadnotonceflirtedwithher.Hehadworkedwithher,askedheropinion,slappedherontheknucklesfigurativelyspeakingwhenshewasonthewrongtrack,andacknowledgedthatshewasrightwhenshecorrectedhim.Dammit,hehadtreatedherlikeahumanbeing.
Shegotoutofbedandstoodbythewindow,restlesslypeeringintothedark.Thehardestthingforherwastoshowherselfnakedtoanotherpersonforthefirsttime.Shewasconvincedthatherskinnybodywasrepulsive.Herbreastswerepathetic.Shehadnohipstospeakof.Shedidnothavemuchtooffer.Apartfromthatshewasaquitenormalwoman,withthesamedesiresandsexdriveaseveryotherwoman.Shestoodthereforthenexttwentyminutesbeforeshemadeuphermind.
BlomkvistwasreadinganovelbySaraParetskywhenheheardthedoorhandleturnandlookeduptoseeSalander.Shehadasheetwrappedroundherbodyandstoodinthedoorwayforamoment.
“YouOK?”hesaid.
Sheshookherhead.
“Whatisit?”
Shewentovertohisbed,tookthe,andputitonthebedsidetable.Thenshebentdownandkissedhimonthemouth.Shequicklygotintohisbedandsatlookingathim,searchinghim.Sheputherhandonthesheetoverhisstomach.Whenhedidnotprotestsheleanedoverandbithimonthenipple.
Blomkvistwasflabbergasted.Hetookhershouldersandpushedherawayalittlesothathecouldseeherface.
“Lisbeth…Idon’tknowifthisissuchagoodidea.Wehavetoworktogether.”
“Iwanttohavesexwithyou.AndIwon’thavea