"The kid needs a car," his ex told him, "She's almost seventeen and she needs to be able to get around."
"No she doesn't, she has the awareness of a gummi worm, it will take her about two days to get into an accident. She has shown zero responsibility to this point in her life. I do not support this decision and will not be contributing to this car fund."
"Can we meet at a restaurant and talk about this."
"Um, no thank you," he said dismissively.
"Look," the ex said, "we need to talk more about this, face to face."
"No, no we don't."
"I think we do, I'll just come over Friday night and we'll talk, your current wife," you could hear the disdain in her voice, "won't be there, will she?"
"I don't want you to come over, and I'm not interested in talking to you."
"Then tell me you'll go halfsies on the car,"
"No, we had this discussion already,"
"Ok, see you Friday,"
"I'm not letting you in."
"That's fine, we can talk in the front yard, I can stay on the access road even, I don't have to even go on your property, just the two of us." His house was secluded and the 'driveway' was technically a public access road.
"I'm not coming out of the house."
"Oh, please, you're going to hide in there from little old me."
"Don't come over," he yelled as he went to push the button on the cell phone, it was so much less satisfying than slamming a phone into a cradle, 1980's style. As he dropped the call, he heard her voice one last time.
"Friday,"
That evening, he told his wife, his Mademoiselle about the upcoming confrontation that the woman was forcing, and she simply gave him 'the look', "I know I know, I'm not going to give her anything. I give her too much as it is, I know. I don't know what she thinks she's going to gain." It was hard to sound very commanding as he knelt in front of her naked but for his collar, leash and cuffs.
"Why wouldn't she, you have always paid more than you needed to."