Jenny could see I was blue. I didn’t make any secret out of the fact that my boyfriend — well, ex-boyfriend now — had taken a job overseas and was out of my life. Lawrence had gotten the opportunity of his career. I understood that. But he hadn’t hesitated, hadn’t even consulted me before he took the gig — and that was what had me sad.

Fortunately, I had friends. There was even a pool of guys I could dip into, who would take me out and show me a good time if I asked. But I wasn’t quite ready for that yet.

And Jenny, my coworker and closest friend, recognized that. She also had a solution — or so she said.

“Come away for the weekend,” she said to me. “There’s this timeshare, a house by the beach. It’s nice and quiet. A few of us... Read More