“What?”
“How can you do that? Leave the guy you’re in love with and think about sleeping with other guys?”
“I’m kidding myself that maybe there’ll be a hot hunk of a guy waiting for me this weekend and he’ll fuck all the heartbreak out of me.”
Brenda stared at me blankly.
“Kidding. I’m kidding. Geez.”
“I wondered there for a minute.” She tapped a long fingernail against her mouth. “Do you have to go back to work? You have savings, right?”
“I’m not retiring at twenty-four because of a fucking guy, Brenda. I’m going to have one hell of a good cry tonight, let it all out. Then, tomorrow, I’ll get my shit together. If I sit at home every day, I’ll spend my life wondering if I made the right decision or not.”
“You did. Make the r
