Elliot Perlman 
Good Morning, Again (Storycuts) 

This is the morning after the night before. Here come the regrets, the embarrassment, the chivalry and the longing. Unfortunately she could have been nearly anyone. But she can never be you. This story, ’Good Morning, Again’, is taken from Elliot Perlman’s award-winning collection, The Reasons I Won’t Be Coming, available in Vintage. His most recent novel is The Street Sweeper.