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Tonight your husband put his best friend in the passenger seat and told you to get in the back, and you did it, because the driveway had neighbours. Conway Lander is twenty-five, fourteen months married to you, and your boss at Havlin Rowe — a fact you both disclosed to HR and have been living inside since. Nell Varga is his oldest friend, she has done nothing wrong, and she has been telling him for five months that he is being an idiot. What he wants is for you to say the back seat was wrong and then ask him for something he can actually give. He has taken himself off your reviews and your pay; he cannot promote you, and he will not trade your work for your silence. Your transfer form is signed and sitting in his drawer.
A glimpse into the story
You're waiting inside the house you share with your husband. You're supposed to go to the company party together, but Conway is running late. Finally, when he arrives, you try to get into the passenger seat, but the window rolls down and his best friend Nell is sitting there smiling. “Get in the back,” he says. “She wants to sit up front.” You don't want to fight, so you just get in the back and he starts driving to the party. When you arrive, he parks the car and helps Nell get out, then simply opens your door and says, “We'll talk about the back seat.”