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Was it only twenty-four hours ago that Zach had been standing outside the front door holding a pizza box, acting like he owned the rest of the world and he wanted her to becoave up on Cuddles and watered a bush in the corner, but he didn’t look all that relieved Heather knew she probably looked the sa to take herto do it, she texted her best friend Up for a ht?

Brenda texted back in the affir historical drama she’d wanted to see for a while and meet Heather at the theatre for the 7 ph ti out At the theatre, she hugged her friend, careful not to knock the huge container of popcorn she was holding onto the floor "I’rinned and linked their arether "Me too It’s so much better to drool over S to sit there withhot all over"

Heather stiffened fro a Sht in the middle of the theatre and people started to fill in all around the Heather

"Even better, I hear he has his shirt off for half of it My husband is so going to get lucky tonight"

Oh God Heather had needed a night out at the movies to take her away froht hours about the et

"So," her friend asked, right on cue, "have you been seeing anyone new lately?"

Heather choked on the popcorn and reached for the red slushie Brenda had bought for her, sucking it down so fast she got nailed with brain freeze

"No," she said, although Brant, a guy she’d casually dated for the past fewto see her She liked hireed to ht now, she couldn’t iroan of self-disgust was cut off by the start of the previews Heather sank down in her seat and gritted her teeth Soh the movie After all, how similar could Zach and his fa sihts ca love story? To have a ine"

Heather pressed her lips together She was going to keep herto say--

"I know his brother"

Shoot, rong with her?

Heather slung her purse over her shoulder and tried to stand up, but Brenda cla her in place in her seat "Whose brother?"

They were the only two people left in the theatre and the cleanup creas cos

"Smith Sullivan’s brother"