Trapped

The work week started much as any other, cleaning up the previous week's mess. Soon it was mid-week and I had still not heard from Jen. I called her office, Tiffany answered telling me she was in a meeting and was really busy. I left a message for Jen to call me when she got a chance. Later that night, Jen called me at home. She told me she had just gotten home after a long day in court. She did sound tired, so I decided to cut it short. I told her I would call her Friday to see about the weekend. I told her, I wanted to take her somewhere special, just the two of us. She replied that sounded good to her and we would talk later.

I had no sooner hung the phone , when it rang again. I grabbed it quickly, thinking Jen may have changed her mind. It was Beth.

"Hey Jeff, how are you ?", she said softly.

"I'm ok Beth, what's up with you ?", I replied.

"Jeff, I need to talk to you. Just you and I, one on one, no interruptions.", she stated.

I started to make excuses, the last thing I needed r