Lara hadn't been having a great day. On top of dealing with a few pissy customers at the store, she also had some killer cramps. And then on top of that, her boyfriend e-mailed to ask if he could have a naked bathtub party with his wife. Did he really have the ask about that? Shouldn't her opinion on the subject be obvious?
She figured he must have been feeling guilty about it if he was already waiting in the hallway outside her apartment when she got home.
"Peachy," she replied once she was close enough. "How was not being at work?"