How Fast Can Someone Turn On You?

Okay, I’m going to be discussing my novella So Easy To Love and will be mentioning a spoiler (just to let you guys know). It’s just a tiny spoiler though and the episode comes in the first ten pages or so.

I’m writing this post because I ran across a review for So Easy on Goodreads that said the reader couldn’t understand why Smithie’s boss turned on her the way she did. In the novella, Smithie has an enviable relationship with her boss which instantly sours when Smithie catches the boss walking out of a restroom with her panties showing.

So a little background here. The genesis for this episode came from a woman I used to work with. What happened to Smithie actually happened to her: she was in the office restroom one day and noticed her boss was about to walk out the door with her skirt stuffed into her panties; in quite a friendly way she said, “Oh, X, wait!” and adjusted her skirt. Before this incident my co-worker had a great relationship with her boss. Afterwards? OMG. Nightmare time. I mean, what the hell was that about? Well, as best as she and I could make out, it was all about control, vulnerability and humiliation. Of course, if you’re sane, a tiny underwear malfunction wouldn’t bother you at all. In fact, most of us would be a trifle embarrassed but grateful that someone had fixed our skirt. But of course, some of us aren’t sane. In fact, some of us are incredibly insecure and a tad bit psycho.

Control freaks do not want to be caught in any kind of vulnerable, humiliating situation. Especially by their subordinates. When you’ve spent your life appearing perfect in every way like Smithie’s boss, any hint of a crack in that highly manufactured mask is going to drive you over the edge. You will be desperate in your need to erase that memory, that event. You will want to erase the only witness. You will want to erase Smithie. Because, not only has your subordinate caught you out, but every time you see her you will be reminded that you are not perfect.

So Easy To Love, paperback and ebook available at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007L6OKXO .

The ebook is also available at Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/so-ea... and iBook: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/so-ea...

 

 

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