Food was served shortly after, and Benjamin, out of habit, tried to fill Emmeline’s plate with food.

Emmeline tensed up. “Ben, you’re going to make my relationship worse.”

“Sorry.” Benjamin smiled sheepishly. “I’ll try to change.”

“You do. And you know who you should try it out with? Janie,” said Emmeline. “That’s the right thing to do.”

Benjamin gave it some thought and filled Janie’s plate instead, and Janie blushed.

“She’s been working well lately,” said Benjamin. “This is her reward. I believe she has no need for a raise of her bonus.”

Janie almost spat her food.

Emmeline almost choked on herself. “What are you talking about?”

quickly said. And he speared a piece of meat for Janie.

piece of meat into her mouth, but then a wave of nausea overtook her. She held it down and said, “I need to use the restroom.” She

My period is late. Is this morning sickness? Her heart started to thump furiously. What

looking for her. “Are you

quickly turned on the faucet and pretended to wash her hands. “I’m fine, Em. Here for

you,” said Emmeline. “You didn’t look

wiped her hands on some tissue,

eat, and she would space out sometimes. Emmeline was exhausted too,

called. “I owe you

much about that,”

a

Emmeline refused to go. She had nothing to talk about with

told my company’s top management we’d be

“I said no.”

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