Side Chick Era... Over

Usually, when Sharon was busy in her office handling documents, Thomas would rest in his own office nearby.

She had arranged the space especially for him–complete with a computer, television, game console, bed, and even a private shower. When he wasn’t accompanying her, he could relax, play games, or take a nap if he wanted.

That evening, Sharon received a call from the project department. There was an important contract to be signed, and the company’s director had to attend in person.

After hanging up, she reached for her phone to call Thomas and tell him to get ready–but then paused.

Lately, he hadn’t seemed quite himself. His mood was off, and he spoke less than usual.

Come to think of it, she had been so swamped with work that she hadn’t really noticed how he’d been doing.

With a faint frown, she decided to check on him in person and maybe ask if something was bothering him.

As she passed the pantry, voices drifted out from within.

Two women were talking.

One said, “Jess, just give it up. Thomas clearly isn’t interested in women. Don’t make a fool of yourself.

“Not long ago, a pretty little secretary from our department brought him homemade lunches for a week straight. He didn’t even look at them–just tossed them straight into the trash.

She tried that classic damsel–in–distress move–pretended to trip right in front of him. Guess

her away. She fell so badly she actually lost

and his tongue’s just as sharp. There was a girl who confessed to him once he made her cry on the spot. You’re new here, so you don’t know yet. My advice? Stay far away from

almost tearful–answered, “I just went to see him. He said my perfume made him sick, called me an ugly freak,

of their gossip at first. But the

really talking about her

one she knew–calm, self–contained, occasionally sharp–tongued but

woman said with a

Into men? Impossible.

surfaced–of that mysterious “first love” he had once

things

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the thought aside, Sharon continued toward Thomas’s

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but the sound of

Sharon decided to wait.

been here once before–the day she arranged the office for him. Work had kept her too busy to

eyes swept the room. The layout hadn’t changed, but the bookshelf was now filled with books she hadn’t