TIFU by accidentally using my boss’s toothbrush

This happened last weekend, and I am still trying to decide if I need to just quit and go live in the woods.

My boss (late 30sM) invited our small team (marketing startup) to his lake house for a casual weekend getaway. It was supposed to be this “fun bonding trip” with drinks, paddleboarding, and team dinners. I (25F) was hesitant, but figured it would look good to show up and be a team player.

Saturday night I got wasted. Like, blackout-on-two-glasses-of-rosé drunk. I vaguely remember stumbling into the bathroom to puke. I must have decided that brushing my teeth would help, because I woke up in bed with minty breath and no memory of how I got there.

Next morning, I go to pee and see two toothbrushes on the counter. Mine… and another one. The same color as mine. Same brand. Same frayed bristles. But… not mine.

Cue full-body horror.

I casually ask if anyone saw me in the bathroom last night. My boss goes, “Yeah, I heard you throwing up and then brushing your teeth. Good for you for trying to rally.” Cue me dying inside. Then he adds, “But I was confused when I saw my toothbrush was wet this morning.”

Reader, I wanted the earth to swallow me whole.

I haven’t told him. I just Venmo’d him $10 for a new toothbrush with zero explanation. He hasn’t responded. I think he knows.

TL;DR: Got drunk at my boss’s lake house, puked, accidentally used his toothbrush, and now I’m living with the shame.