Now we really were like roommates. Not even friends with benefits, anymore. We hadn't kissed each other for ages. He totally zoned out around me, but I'd got to the stage where I no longer cared. It suited me just fine. I was having a perfectly pleasurable relationship with my vibrator, thank you very much. Walking into the post office to send my mum's birthday present, I spotted Howard at the front of the queue. Smiling, I waited for him to finish and then stopped him as he went to walk out. 'Howard,' I said. 'Eve,' he replied, looking a little uneasy. 'Is everything alright?' I asked. 'Erm, Eve. I've been meaning to tell you something. I shouldn't have lied before. I hate keeping other people's sordid secrets, and Matt is in the wrong.' 'What are you talking about?' I whispered. He pulled me out of the queue and I followed him outside. 'I'm sorry, love, but I can't do it.
