“That’s part of it, yeah.” “Okay…” She exhaled. Joe cleared his throat. “Sarah knows…” he started then. “She… well, she knows that I was at your place those two nights. There wasn’t much I could do, really. It was like – crazy. I had my sweater in my hand and she’s like – staring at it and then s

Joe opened the door to his room and felt his heart drop. The room was lit and from the bathroom he heard running water. Shit! Jack was back already! How had that happened? Feeling a little dumbstruck, he slipped out of his jacket and sat down on the bed. He was wracking his brain how he could pos

As much as it had initially shocked and surprised her that he had hooked up with D again, the more she had gotten used to the thought, the more excited she actually felt that there might, after all, be some sort of happy ending. Only that Joe’s face and somewhat strange behavior today gave reason fo

D pulled the front door closed behind herself, parked her luggage under the coat rack in the entry way, dropped her purse on the dining table and hurried to the bathroom, the most important thing after a long drive like this. A few minutes later she wandered from the bathroom to the living room a l

Monday turned out to be a busy and crazy day at work. D didn’t get off until six, and when she did, she still had a list of errands to run on her way home. First she stopped by the home appliances store. The fridge she wanted was in stock. She paid for it and arranged for a delivery early Wednesda