Chris had never met my friends, although they had heard about him from me for a while. I decided to have all four of us meet for lunch one day at the nearby diner. He knew very well that a new girlfriend’s female friends would inevitably vet him in some w...
That week I started my part-time job behind the counter of an Italian bakery. I had to put on my uniform at home. It consisted of a light-green dress, a round hat of the same color, and a white apron. Since I had to be on my feet so much, I wore sneakers...
I came home from work on Tuesday evening and I was feeling so sad about the girls going back home to Norway. The arrangements had been made for an early taxi from North London to Heathrow so we wouldn't be going out to a wild disco club that evening! To b...
