He’d been worried that the denial would make him irritable. Instead, he found himself calm and relaxed as he prepared the bread dough on Friday morning, humming to himself throughout his shift. He had only gone in to work for an hour on his day off yesterday, practically a record, choosing to use the rest of his time to clean his apartment, buy groceries, and finish a few errands he’d been putting off. He found himself actually enjoying the mundane aspects of work that morning, his head clear and his whole body relaxed. After she came in for work, five minutes early as usual, Sarah didn’t take long to notice his good mood. “So what did you do with the rest of your day yesterday?” She phrased it politely, but he could see her trying to hide a smile. “I ran some errands,” he answered truthfully. “Well, you seem happier. Sleeping better?” “That must be it.” He was happy to let her think whatever she was thinking as long as she didn’t get inappropriate with their interactions.
