She decided to take the silverware in her two hands and carry it in like that. She had reached the patio door when Jack called after her. “Hey D…” She came to a halt in the patio door and turned around. “Could you bring a few toothpicks when you come back?” Jack asked. Still looking at him, she

With Joe gone, it almost seemed as if it were easier to breathe. Definitely easier to concentrate. She told Anja about another great restaurant - a pretty place with outstanding food. (Pete and she had had a fight on the way there. He had suggested again that she should just quit her job, move to h

She turned back to her window, feeling edgy. This was not a healthy environment at all. She couldn’t wait to get out of this car! When they passed the sign to the Autobahn around town now and Joe turned on the blinker and changed lanes, she realized that he was going to take Jack home first. She ha

Staring out of her window, D swallowed. Ten minutes and she’d be home. Thank God! Being all alone in the car with him made her feel exposed in the weirdest way. As if her tension or even her thoughts might be tangible to him in this environment. To distract herself, she tried to concentrate on the

Couldn’t he just have kept his mouth shut? Let her get out of the car and leave? It wasn’t as if she had really needed that lecture on how she would have to drop the hostile attitude for the weekend. She had pretty much figured that out herself by then. Her reflection was looking back at her. And s