assaultive1997

breath. "How was your date?" I asked, bracing for any of a number of answers I didn’t want to hear, ranging from "not terrible" all the way up to the dreaded "unforgettable." "I did it!" Veronica announced, as if expecting me to sit up and congratulate her. "Jesus, Hon, do you have to announce it like that?" I protested. "Sorry." She sounded profoundly insincere, almost giggly. "I mean, for fuck’s sake, who comes storming in, wakes up their lover, and announces they got laid? Besides, it’s not much of an accomplishment…" I was particularly perturbed because Veronica had been out with the new guy she’d met and only seen briefly the week before. I hadn’t been able to bring myself to admit, even to myself, really, that he sounded like a terrific fellow. I wasn’t