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Her eyes were all shiny but not with tears. She smiled, standing in front of him expectantly.
He raised his eyebrows, "Yes?"
"I got promoted!" She squealed, almost jumping up and down but her momentary happiness seemed to drop from her. "Matt…"
"What?" He averted her eyes, focusing on the carpet. It needed to be cleaned. Or at least that's what Janice was always going on about.
"You should be excited for me."
His first reaction was to reply with something along the lines of 'Oh, yes, you would get the promotion, wouldn't you?' and then go and lick his wounds by drinking beers until he either lost count or consciousness. But he didn't want to do that tonight, so instead he replied, "I am." He looked up to her, "Really, I've just…had a hard day." He could tell she wasn't entirely convinced but let it go anyway. Relieved that they weren't going to have another fight, he motioned to the bed beside him, "C'mon, Promotion, let's get some sleep."
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