Their spouses’ corporations had merged.

Wow, she said, blinking.

How embarrassing is this, he said.

I’m having flashbacks, she whispered.

He smiled shyly.

Remember falling, she said, into one another’s embrace? Remember holding on for dear life?

Youthful mistakes, he sighed.

Perhaps it’s time we made them again, she said.

Bob Thurber is the author of “Paperboy: A Dysfunctional Novel” and two collections of stories. A celebrated master of Flash and Micro Fiction, his work has appeared in 60 anthologies, received dozens of awards, and been used in schools and colleges throughout the world. He resides in Massachusetts where, though legally blind, he continues to write every day. Visit his website at BobThurber.net.