The alcohol relaxed her enough in his presence that she didn't have a problem pulling off her shoes - the straps were starting to hurt, a little.

"Thank you," she said in response to his compliment. "I know he - he didn't mean it like that, and he didn't have to sleep with me, but all he had to say was that he wants to take it slow, or something like that.

Why did he have to say, 'we're coworkers' like that makes any difference at all. Like it made any difference with you."