Her First Love

Kira pursed her lips. Damn, they didn’t beat around the bush, did they? A hint of red crept over her cheeks. The topic was something she didn’t feel comfortable enough sharing with Giana, let alone a bunch of coworkers. Farrah seemed to have read her mind. She prodded the young intern, ‘Come on, we are all adults here. No topic’s off limits. Lexi even told us about her spate of booty calls after divorce.’ Lexi shrugged. She was simply stating the truth. There was nothing to be embarrassed about. Kira had to bite the bullet. She took a deep breath. ‘It was, uh, it was a year ago on a rainy night. I can’t recall much about it, to be honest.’ Austyn heard her answer. ‘Did it rain that night?’ he thought. ‘I remember I got drunk, and then…’ Kira’s colleagues cat-called. ‘Who was he?’ Farrah pressed for details. ‘Fellow student? Coworker? Stranger from the bar?’ ‘His name is Austyn McCarthy,’ Kira thought, ‘and he’s an old, scheming, self-centred egomaniac!’ Instead, however, she cleared he