Is Now a Good Time?

Sam shifted his gaze from his coffee to his shoes.  “Now I have to break off the engagement.”

A shriek came from the Ladies Room, followed by another, followed by laughter.  Billie came storming out.

“Pam just told us you two got engaged,” Billie said as she smacked the top of Sam’s bald head. “You just broke up with her, now you’re engaged?  Don’t you dare let her get her hopes up any higher than they are right now.  You fix this.”

Cara walked out arm in arm with Pam.  She smiled at Sam. “I’m taking Pam ring shopping. You’ll only have to pay for it.  You can thank me later.”

“The longer you wait, the harder this gets,” I said to Sam. “You’re like the guy who doesn’t get sober after his first DUI and kills somebody on his second.”

“Why isn’t Cara in jail?” Sam muttered.

Today I’ll try to do the right thing sooner rather than later.

Dogged Determination ©2018 & 2019 by Ken Montrose

Dogged Determination is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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