Monday morning brought sunshine in the warm spring air. Walking into work, she was still wistful from her time with Brad. She must have jumped a mile when her boss, Jake, strode up behind her.
“I need to have a word with you, Emily. Can you come to my office?” His tone was chilly.
It was then that she noticed Suzanne, one of the other workers, behind the till, awkwardly averting her eyes. Emily followed Jake into his office.
“Shut the door, please.”
Her hands trembled and it felt like jumping jacks bounced around in her stomach. She wracked her brain. Did she do something wrong? Jake sat on the other side of the desk, his tightly clasped hands folded in front of him. “I’m going to have to let you go.” The floor fell out from under her. If he had sucker-punched her, it would have hurt l
