(37) The Answer is No

John sighed as he put the phone down. He rubbed his eyes trying to dispel the pain between them. It had been a long day and it was going to get longer thanks to the contracts he had to finish tonight. What had started out as simple contracts had evolved into something much worse. What he wanted was to get Anna and go home. A knock sounded on the door making John cringe.

“Come in.” He yelled.

The door opened and Erin stepped inside. “Hi John, can I come in?”

“What can I do for you?”

“I saw your light on and wanted to see if you needed any help.” She said with a smile as she pushed her hair back. “I know I’m not your favorite person right now but I wanted to help, we used to be a good team.”

“We were only a good team when you weren’t trying to ruin my marriage.”

“John, I made a mistake,” She said with a sad smile “I used to be the person you talked to when you had problems with work.” She made her way across the office and slid the papers toward her.