As they made their way from the parking lot to the entrance of the building now, with Pete walking a few steps ahead, his back appearing even more tense and straight in this perfectly fitting, expensive suit and with his black hair cut way too short for D’s taste, she told herself once again that sh
D glanced at Francine, who was standing next to her and who looked about as bored with the software subject as herself. “So where doyouwork?” Francine asked when she realized D was looking at her. “Oh, I work in Innsbruck,” D answered politely. ”For a company called Swan.” She had always found the
Erica and Francine had continued their conversation about the plans for the next day. And Pete was laughing out loud at something Tom must have said. The anger balled up in the pit of her stomach D realized that, as much as wanted to, she could hardly confront him right here and now. She couldn’t m
“Sure, fine. Your problem,” she retorted. “I guess I don’t understand the wisdom behind it, but well…” “I thought you might still change your mind,” Pete said with an air of resignation. Her jaws clenched, D swallowed. He threw his hands up. “Fine. Yeah, I know I’m an idiot!” She lowered her hea
“So, how’s the situation at home?” Jack asked. “How’s Joe doing?” They were sitting on a bench at a small table in the back of the pub. The band had just left the stage for a fifteen-minute break. Sarah shrugged undecidedly. She had no idea what to tell Jack. It wasn’t only the tricky subject, t
Joe was watching the 10 o’clock TV news in the living room and simultaneously surfing the internet on his laptop when, all of a sudden, his mouse stopped working. He wiggled it around a bit, hoping for a reviving effect, but in vain. The cursor remained frozen on the screen. Finally he turned the m
Then there had been the memorable Saturday at the end of July when he’d come downstairs for breakfast, feeling tired from being out until the early morning and agitated by a few things Hannah had said and done. He’d come downstairs and found D/Danielle sitting in their kitchen. She had been waiting
The first thing that had rocked the boat had been his finding out about his father’s affair – a discovery that had literally blown him away. It had totally screwed him up for several weeks. The initial shock had soon given way to profound misery and disorientation. He hadn’t had the slightest idea