Office Shenanigans (II)

BRIANNA

As I lay in bed that night, I couldn’t help but think about all that had happened.

Back when...

I never expected to see Luke again, and certainly not this way. Our relationship had started so well. He had come into my life soon after I found out I was pregnant with Leo. He had been nothing but kind and supportive, making sure I didn’t fall into depression from overthinking.

We went places I had never thought of going and tried new things together. We even decorated the nursery together. There were certain things he did that were a bit untoward, like having the final say, trying to isolate me from friends and coworkers, saying things like “Oh, I just want it to be the two of us,” or “I’m your best friend; you don’t need anyone else,”

Luke’s once-charming demeanour became overshadowed by possessiveness, and his eyes betrayed a simmering rage beneath the surface—one moment, showering affection; the next, succumbing to an explosive rage over trivial matters. As our relationshi