The mature, established girlfriend of Tom, Jill Nguyen faces newfound insecurity, jealousy, and life-altering impositions.
She has her feet firmly planted until she receives multiple blows to her ego and her expectations.
Jill Nguyen
Direct and intense, is her relentlessness the secret of her success, or a way to hide an anxious desperation?
conscientious, decisive, and focused
anxious in attachment, questioning of opportunities
“Lifelong bachelors have a lower life expectancy, are in poorer health, and have less verve later in life,” she asserted, lifting her smartphone off her nightstand. “So says this story I read yesterday on Flipboard.”
“So what you’re saying is, they just need to lock in a good woman.”
“Exactly.”
“Well, I’ve already done that and am finding life to be pretty good, actually,” he responded, propping himself up on one elbow.
“Who says you’ve got me locked in?” she demanded to know, throwing one of her extra pillows at him. He deftly dodged it, ducking beneath the sheets.
“Well, there’s this: After two years, you’re still with me. You haven’t run off yet. Must be doing something right.”
