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started.
    When I finally made it to the bar, it was going on
midnight. The bar was somewhere in Midtown, a very crowded spot, a bit too
crowded and noisy for my taste. But supposedly the drinks were cheap, and that
made the environment more than tolerable. I’d texted my friends in advance, and
found them hovering near the bar, a massive margarita was ready and waiting for
me – something for which I was very grateful.
    I would need a drink very badly in a moment, because
the very second I turned away from my friends’ conversation to survey the room,
my eyes fell on Jason. I hadn’t seen him in over a month. We’d gone out for a
while, then out of the blue I never heard from him again. I’d texted a few
times, trying to find out what the deal was. I’d even left him a message or
two. No response.
    As I took a deep sip on my margarita, I made a
silent promise to myself that I would confront him tonight. But I’d need a little
more liquid courage before I had the nerve to do that. I waved at the bartender
and ordered myself another margarita. I was already a bit buzzed, but I needed
to be beyond buzzed if I was going to talk to him. I grabbed my second drink
and went back to my conversation with the girls, reflexively checking over my
shoulder every few minutes to make sure Jason was still in the bar.
    I waited twenty minutes, about enough time for me to
finish my second drink. I put the empty glass down on the counter and started
to make my way over to him.
    He was way down toward the front end of the bar,
about fifteen feet from the entrance. I walked slowly through the dense groups
of people, pushing and squeezing here and there. Too damn crowded . But
when I got closer I saw something I hadn’t seen before: he was talking with a
woman.
    She looked to be about my age, a skinny little
thing. Her face seemed familiar. Where had I seen her before? I slowed my pace,
wanting to remember who she was before I came any closer. Then suddenly it
dawned on me. I’d seen her in Jason’s Facebook pictures. She was a legal
assistant at the law firm where he worked.
    I felt slightly relieved at that realization. For a
second, I’d thought she was just some random slut that he was chatting up, but
now that I had placed her, I felt a bit better. Jason had told me before that
she was engaged. That meant I didn’t have anything to worry about.
    When I got a little closer I saw him pause, looking
deeply into the woman’s eyes. They were talking really closely together. He
kept looking at her lips and she at his. I stopped in my tracks, feeling
prescient, as if I could already see the future unfolding.
    I stood frozen to the spot, watching as he leaned in
to kiss her, watching as his hand drifted down the side of her hip, giving her
tight little ass a squeeze. Their kiss broke and he looked up at her and
smiled. I’d seen that smile before, that sexy, devilish smile that let you know
he planned on fucking you that night. Something must have caught his eye though,
because he flinched and looked up, facing in my direction.
    His eyes widened, looking guilty as they met mine.
Then he gave a sheepish and sly grin, one that let me know he didn’t care if he
hurt me. He didn’t care that he’d been caught or that I might feel betrayed. He
kept his eyes locked on mine, as if taunting me, daring me to say something, to
confront him and make a fool out of myself.
    I gave him a defiant stare, then turned and walked
away before the tears that were forming in my eyes could fall down my face,
exposing my fragility and insecurity. That bastard . Why couldn’t he have
just told me he’d lost interest? Why cut off all contact only for me to find
out like this, in the absolute worst way possible?
    When I rejoined my friends they could tell something
was wrong. The strong drinks that minutes before had given me courage had now
turned me incredibly emotional. I did my best to hide it, explaining that I was
tired after a long day of work, that I