I took my girlfriend to a fancy dinner for our anniversary.

and ugly.

Regret.

“You told me?” he asked.

Lila’s eyes filled.

“Three times.”

He looked down at the pages.

Then at Derek.

Then at us.

“I’m sorry,” he said again, but this time it sounded less like policy and more like he understood he was apologizing for months of not listening.

Derek was fired that night.

Not dramatically. Not with security dragging him out.continue reading …