Joe let out a relieved breath when he heard the front door close and Sarah was gone – off to work. It was close to four o’clock. Eating the rest of his apple, he absent-mindedly flipped through a magazine. The conversation Sarah and he had had this morning and that had dragged on until half an hour

There was a short pause. “Joe!?!” “No!” He shook his head. “I don’t think that’s funny. Never did. I’m dead serious.” “You can’t be…” As he looked back at her, Joe saw her expression change from anger and disbelief to some sort of hesitant acceptance. “How do you know?” she asked almost breathl

“Well, I sure don’t trust Gerry,” Anja chuckled, “or Jack…” “Yeah, that’s definitely not one of Jack’s many qualities,” D said and handed Anja the bag with the two loaves of white bread. “Can I give this to you for right now? I’ll just say Hello, drop off my salad and then I’ll cut my bread.” As A

D had so far kept her eyes on the bread. Now her eyes darted up at him, and she had it on her tongue to tell him to stop calling her that. It just stung to hear him say it. “Medium, right?” he asked. It was a normal harmless question, friendly even. Nothing wrong with it! She should have just said

“Well, sounds like you’re happy!” Gerry said from across the table. Tony nodded, looking embarrassed. “Yeah, after getting over the initial shock and after behaving like a jerk… It’s exhausting, but at the same time it’s so exciting and rewarding. I can actually recommend it now. In case you’re con