The Boyfriend Who Could Never Stand On My Side,Then Protected His Junior

Five years together, and whenever I got into an argument with an outsider, my boyfriend never once took my side.

I always told myself he was just cold by nature, so I fought every battle for him.

On our trip, a seafood restaurant shorted us on the order. I had every reason to argue, and I did, without expecting Byron to lift a finger.

Instead, he said lightly, "They're just scraping by too. Screaming over a few dollars makes you look cheap."

The junior labmate traveling with us kept her head down and mumbled, "It's not exactly classy."