Reacquaint

Chapter 1

     As I walk into my new office I look around to make sure everything looks perfect. Comfy desk chair for long hours at the computer? Check. Comfy couch for both me and my client? Check. Simple toys in a basket in case a child gets distracted? Check. Hanging plant? Check. I've been preparing for this day for years and now that it's finally coming true I feel like I'm dreaming. 

I feel my phone buzz in my pocket. I pull it out and look at the screen.

Boyfriend <3: Hey babe, just leaving work, wanna meet up for dinner?

Me: Yeah sure! 6 at Sizzle?

Boyfriend <3: Sounds good!

     I put my phone back in my pocket and check my office one more time to make sure everything looks perfect for tomorrow. Once I'm satisfied I grab my purse and lock the door behind me. I see my co-worker Lizzie walking out of her office across the hall.         

"Hey Lizzie!" I say.

"Oh hey girl! You outta here too?" She asks me.

"Yeah, I'm about to go meet my boyfriend for dinner." I explain. 

"Oh how fun! Did you see who is gonna be working in that office right next to yours?" She changes the subject.

"No I didn't see, why?"I ask in curiosity.

"Oh well I've heard he's a hottie and I've been needing some action." She winks at me. 

"Haha, well good luck with that, I guess we'll see him tomorrow." I say. We walk out the door together and go our seperate ways.

     I get in my car and turn it on, then drive the 15 minutes to Sizzle. Sizzle is one of the only restaurants I really go to around here. It has the most amazing Fettucini and veggie burgers, which is pretty much all I eat. I also love the bakery around the corner from it, Sal's. They have the most amazing caramel macchiatos and blueberry muffins. 

     I moved to Colorado for my Master's degree because I needed a change of scenery and after living in Texas my whole life, I got kinda bored. My boyfriend Zach decided to go with me since we were both needing our Master's and he moved here with me, though he moved into an apartment close to the college because he's studying to be a professor there. While I found a really cheap cottage house further out that works just fine.

     I pull into the parking lot and park and see Zach waiting for me at the front. I get out and go up to him, he pulls me in for a quick peck on the lips and we walk into the restaurant. We get a table for 2 and get taken to a cute table in the corner with a candlelight in the middle of the table. We sit down and he orders us glasses of wine and then we read off our orders and give our menus to the waiter and then get left alone.

"So how is your office doing?" He asks me, starting conversation.

"It's amazing, it's really come together and I'm excited to start tomorrow!" I exclaim.

"That's good babe. Don't overwork yourself though." He states.

I roll my eyes internally because he gets mad when I give him attitude. "You know I love working." I point out.

"I know, but I want time with you still." He says.

"I know, you'll still get time with me. I finally get to start my dream job and be a child therapist, aren't you excited for me?" I ask.

He gives me a strained smile and bites out "Yes I am."

     I drop the subject for now. He's been acting off for the past few months now but I just assumed it was work stress or something. Everytime I bring it up though he brushes me off and says to forget about it so I do. He's only ever gotten really mad at me once and he slapped me, and the only reason I didn't dump his sorry ass was because he apologized profusely and he hasn't hit me since. Although I learned from that day to not piss him off too much.