From Heartbreak to the CEO’s Bed
“Tonight’s about us, remember? Let’s not think about anything stressful!”
“Cheers!” To my surprise, Amy raised her glass and began drinking.
It wasn’t long before Amy started getting a little drunk.
Sitting quietly with Luna, her son, and me, Amy began to open up about her story.
The woman who was usually aggressive and overly critical at work, my sworn nemesis, now looked weary and defeated, a vulnerability I’d never seen in her before.
“You probably think I’m harsh, mean-spirited, even petty,” she said, her voice tinged with suppressed bitterness. “But you don’t know how hard my life has been. I got pregnant before I even graduated college and gave birth to my son.”