Brian sat alone at his table in the restaurant where he and that uptight b***h, Shannon, or whatever she called herself had gone to eat a few days back. Maybe coming here was a mistake. Maybe he should just tuck his tail and head back to Tulsa to ask for his old job back, although it galled him to think of doing so. What excuse would he give and what was the assurance that they would even accept him back? He scowled at his food and used his fork to move it around his plate. He was certain that the food tasted good, but he was not in the mood to appreciate anything. Why was he so unlucky when it came to women? Look at all Sally had done to him, leaving him in the way that she had without any thought for his feelings despite all the love and care that he had shown her even when he has only

