One Night in a Bar (2012)
“At the next desk over, her assistant Jenny looked up.
“What’s wrong? Oh.” She grimaced at the coffee stain on the front of Karen’s pale pink shirt. “Did you burn yourself?” “No.” Karen sighed. The stain clearly could not be blotted off. “It was cold. Damn, I wore my emergency blouse home when I changed for the theatre with Stuart last week.” She paused. “I don’t know what’s sadder, that I keep an emergency blouse at the office or that I forgot about my coffee for so long it got cold.” Jenny lau...ghed. “It’s not sad. It shows that you’re organised and devoted to work. Speaking of which, you have that meeting with the Henshaw people this afternoon, don’t you?” “Yes. I guess I should run down the street and get a new blouse.” She made a face as she thought of what a shirt from the expensive boutique would do to her budget.
“Why don’t you just go home and change?MoreLess
“What’s wrong? Oh.” She grimaced at the coffee stain on the front of Karen’s pale pink shirt. “Did you burn yourself?” “No.” Karen sighed. The stain clearly could not be blotted off. “It was cold. Damn, I wore my emergency blouse home when I changed for the theatre with Stuart last week.” She paused. “I don’t know what’s sadder, that I keep an emergency blouse at the office or that I forgot about my coffee for so long it got cold.” Jenny lau...ghed. “It’s not sad. It shows that you’re organised and devoted to work. Speaking of which, you have that meeting with the Henshaw people this afternoon, don’t you?” “Yes. I guess I should run down the street and get a new blouse.” She made a face as she thought of what a shirt from the expensive boutique would do to her budget.
“Why don’t you just go home and change?MoreLess
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