"The spicier the better," Cindy said immediately. "Pain is a flavor, don't let anyone tell you differently."

She took a small sip of her water before answering his first question. "I grew up in a very strict and sheltered family, which I think I told you about. Got married young to get get away from them and boy did that not work out. After we divorced and I was free for the first time ever, I went a little crazy with it. Boys, petty theft, stuff like that. No drugs, though. I swear, my life was a Lifetime Original movie or something."

Or a fable. One of the two.