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I walk over to a cooler by the back door and pull a fresh bottle of water from the ice and turn in time to run smack into Dorips my arms to make sure I don’t fall backward "Sorry about that"

"I wasn’t watching where I was going I don’t think we’ve met yet I’m Meredith" I hold my hand out to shake his, and he raises o

"I’m Dom Welcome"

"Thank you"

"Who are you here with?" he asks and turns to scan the yard

"Mark"

He turns back to " He takesaway "It’s a pleasure tohere, confused What did he ? Suddenly, I realize the condensation from the water bottle has dribbled down my shirt I walk into the kitchen to dab at it with a towel, and just then, Sam walks into the kitchen behind me

When she sees me, she turns abruptly to leave, but I stop her

"Wait Sahs deeply before turning back around and facing me Her face is completely sober, but I can tell this is not the conversation she wants to have

"What’s up?" she asks

"I swear, Keaton eats more than I do," Natalie says as she bustles into the kitchen and pulls a bottle out of the fridge, then turns to us and her eyes go wide "I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt"

"You didn’t," Sam replies "What do you want, Meredith?"

"First of all, I hope I didn’t cause any trouble by hs and shakes her head, surprising me "Trusttime, and not that it’s any of your business, but Leo and I are just fine"

She begins to walk away, but I stop her again

"Well, I guess I want to clear the air I know you’ve never liked"I didn’t know you I ay at college when you dated o But I do know that you broke his heart"

"I don’t want you to hate me--"

"I don’t hate you I just don’t trust you"

Well, there you go

"Sam," Natalie says softly "You didn’t trust me either"

"I didn’t know you either, but you didn’t see Mark after she broke it off," Salances back atit out slowly "People grow up They change I know that" She props her hands on her hips "I love , Meredith I don’t hate you I don’t even dislike you I don’t trust you"

"I get it" I nod and shrug

"What the hell is going on?" Mark asks froh the back door a few ed

I don’t have a good feeling about this