I had just taken a new job at a new computer company in my hometown. My work consisted of running the equipment and making sure nothing went down or broke. I also was in charge of tracking systems within our department. My boss and I knew each other from school and he got me the job in the first place.
He was a good friend, and I envied his happy marriage. He married his childhood sweetheart right out of high school, and they were still in love with other after over twenty years together. She was one of my classmates too, and we were all good friends.
I, on the other hand, went absolutely to pieces when I was around women. My boss's wife was the only woman outside my family I felt comfortable around, and it worried me constantly. I was always trying to overcome this fear, but it was stro
