Going the Distance. The Human Side of Corporate Relocation

After all her apprehension, this was all that was going to happen? She felt let down, somehow. She wondered if she was actually disappointed. Maybe she had wanted Dan to give her the punishment she thought she deserved. "You're not mad?" "Oh, a little. But Sue, baby, I can make mistakes, too. I spent the afternoon with an old school chum of mine, all right. But it wasn't any guy. And we didn'tjust sit and talk, if you get my meaning." Now it was Sue's turn to be shocked. It had never for a moment occurred to her that Dan might have anything going on the side. She realized she bad started to view her big boyfriend as someone superhuman – someone who did not make mistakes. It was an incredible relief to know Dan was just as human as she was. Maybe he had not done anything so risque as she had – anything to compare with her fucking her future inlaws. But he had allowed himself to forget his vow to her for a while. Sue did not have to feel like she was the only bad guy. She started to feel a little jealous of the old girlfriend ...»