After the Hurt

She hides her sadness behind cool professionalism Jennifer and Daniel work together. They've been pretending for months that they don't like each other. As in like like. Daniel is laid back but at work, he is serious and professional. He doesn't date colleagues, doesn't want the mess that might create. Jennifer displays calm efficiency, leaving most of her colleagues with the impression she's just a corporate robot. Having been cruelly manipulated and humiliated by the last man in her life, she is wary about getting involved with a super-confident corporate type, which describes Daniel to a T. Yet, when they're the last ones standing after a work social, Daniel can't resist asking Jennifer on a date. Their first kiss turns their worlds upside down. Their first night together is incendiary. Jennifer starts to believe that Daniel could be part of her happily ever after. Then Daniel's career takes a turn that he can't avoid. It will mean him working overseas for several months. Jennifer wonders if their relationship will survive the separation, especially as it's inexplicably heading towards the rocks. As though someone was steering things in that direction. When Jennifer has to deal with devastating news, will Daniel get home in time to help her pick up the pieces?