Over before it even started. And the young couple barely said two words to one another.
From the moment the virtual strangers sat down at this little cozy Italian joint and placed a drink order, their words, heck even their thoughts, were drowned out by the adjoining table.
They were an older couple, married for almost twenty years. Over two bottles of cheap chianti, they bickered about her mother, his job, their kids, their finances, and Bonkers, the overweight family dog.
An unsettling glimpse of a possible future together? God forbid…
“Can we go?” he asked.
“Please, yes…” she answered.
The Weekday One Hundred 