Fired!

As I unlock the door, Doe bursts in with a look of anger and betrayal in her eyes. "You fucking cheater!" she screams, slapping me on the face. "After all I've done for you, you do this to me?!"

"Calm down, calm down," I say. "It's not what you think it is."

"What's not what it is?! You conned one of Linda's trusted supervisors into doing it in the van on the highway and a cop caught you? How stupid can you get?" Doe then bursts into tears. "You've been fired for violating company policy. Linda says, she just read them to you this morning. How soon you forget!"

"Let me explain," I plead. "It just happened so fast. Karen was just showing me..."

"You remember the name of that bitch but you can't remember company policy?" Doe continued, this time in a calmer voice. "I'm leaving you to yourself, so you can think things out."

"What?" I ask.

"You can't see me, talk to me, phone me, etc., until I say so," she says, heading for the door.

I rush to catch up with her and place my arms around her. "Could you give me just a hug and a kiss before your indeterminate leave of absence?" I plead, looking into her eyes.

Does she allow it?