Derek couldn't believe he got stuck going on this business trip with Rose. The boss had sent them both to attend the sales convention to find leads on potential business partners. Rose was competent at her job, but Derek found her very annoying. She was always going on and on about her ex-husband.
"Not a day goes by that I'm not grateful to be free of that piece of work," Rose said, "I will say it is hell to divorce a cop though. They make your life miserable all the way through it."
"Uhuh," Derek replied.
"Did I ever tell you how I caught him cheating on me?" she asked. Before Derek even had a chance to respond she continued. "The idiot actually took her to a restaurant I used to waitress at," she explained, "My friends that still work there texted me and sent me pictures of the whole thing. I tell you I went through the roof Derek."
"Uhuh," Derek replied.
Rose could tell Derek was barely listening. She didn't care. The pain was still fresh, and she was free now. She was going to say and do whatever she wanted. One thing Rose decided was that she was going to have fun on this trip. It had been a while since she got to enjoy her sexuality. Her ex-husband was selfish in bed, and she wasn't getting any during the divorce.
As the plane landed, Derek quickly grabbed his luggage and talked about checking in to the hotel, hoping to get Rose talking about something else. "Are you looking forward to the convention?" Derek asked.
"Yeah," Rose said, "Hopefully there will be some good guys there."
Derek laughed and asked, "Are you planning to hook up with someone?"
"Why not?" she asked, "I need to get back out there. Especially after that-"
"Loser ex-husband," Derek interrupted, "Yeah. Yeah. I know."
Rose scoffed, "Well aren't you fresh with the mouth."
"A piece of advice," Derek said, "Guys at the convention will respond better to you if you talk about literally anything else."