My Boss’s Husband Was Convinced I Was His Mistress — I Played Along and Lost It When He Showed Me Proof
At my boss’s barbecue, her husband’s intense stares made my skin crawl. Then he walked up and whispered, “Meet me behind the house in 10 minutes.” I played along and was stunned to discover he thought we were
The smell of grilled meat and sweet barbecue sauce filled the air as I walked through Jill’s front gate.

A woman standing at an open gate | Source: Midjourney
It was my first company barbecue since starting the job three months ago, and I had to admit, my boss knew how to throw a party.
The late summer sun cast long shadows across her perfectly manicured lawn, where my still-unfamiliar coworkers lounged in camp chairs, paper plates balanced on their knees.
“Liz! You came!” Jill waved from her spot by the grill, spatula in hand.
