me. Across the table, Amanda laughed at something Jenny was saying before looking over at me. She had one of those 50s movie-star smiles. A slight smile of my own curled at the corner of my mouth. Guess I’m just a lucky bastard then. She was wearing a new dress for tonight''s dinner, a dark red one with sleeves. She also had a new bracelet to match the dress. A gold chain with some red gems. I don''t remember getting it for her. But then again, bad memory. Maybe I''ll ask about it later. She doesn''t usually wear jewelry, so she must really like this one. Maybe I''ll get her something from the same brand for our upcoming anniversary.


    Oh. Well damn. That was it. I’d promised Cameron that I’ll finish proofreading the code before sending it over to him by tonight. Fuck. We were running on a tight schedule for this project, so I probably have to drop by the office tonight to finish everything.


    not again’ looks in her eyes. Having been married for over a decade, she’s long gotten used to my shenanigans. She got up too, to walk me to the door. Along the way, her eyes caught Jenny''s. There was an indecipherable question in Jenny''s gaze. Jenny''s husband, Darren, just snickered and shook his head.