The sound of the door slamming jolted him out of his thoughts again. Jennifer had left. He cursed. He started to go after her, but Shaniqua stopped him. "Where are you going?"
"Umm...I just wanted to..." he started.
She interrupted. "Tim, what's wrong? You're acting very weird all of the sudden. You didn't even tell me how the interview went. Are you in line for the promotion?"
"I think so," he said.
"That's wonderful!" She said, embracing him and trying for another kiss. Tim was finding it hard, with Shaniqua pressed against him like that, not to react. He wondered, with everything changed...if Shaniqua was his wife...was it wrong to...
"I think I'm finally starting to lose this baby fat," she whispered. "And you are getting a promotion....I feel like celebrating."