Chapter 55

REVENGE REGRET Laura gave me a peck on my lips. This makes me quite uncomfortable. I hope she has not forgotten that we are both happily married. Wait. Is she happily married? Why would she initiate physical closeness with me otherwise? A peck on the cheek would also have been unexpected, but it would have still been okay compared to one on the lips. After she does that, I try to control the expression on my face and not look as if I am disgusted or anything else like that. I do not want to upset her or spoil the whole mood of this meetup. I smile very little as I look at her, and then she hugs me again. Now I feel things going overboard and Laura acting clingy. I must stop her, but I want to do it the right way, as a man should. I hold her from her arms and slightly push her away from me. Jokingly, I say, “Come, let’s have a seat and shouldn’t be hugging for the whole time.” She laughs at it, and we sit down on our respective seats facing each other. I pick up the menu to order snacks