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Nick shoves againstme You can’t look at the band members and not know that I h Is Better Than Low’? Cuz it’s not about Evan E’s love of stiletto Manolos”

Dan

Nick adds, “But that’s what I love about punk music It has a sense of hu it’s not It’s kickass funk with a heavy-e, but with a conscience”

Good recovery

“Wanna know my secret desire?” I tease

Nick turns to me and lifts an eyebrow, like an old-time movie star I’m pretty sure he doesn’t tweeze or wax, but he does have suspiciously beautiful eyebrows Or maybe I’m just smit “Of course I want to know,” he says

“I have no songwriting talent whatsoever, but I would like to be a person who thinks up song titles, especially country music ones”

“What’s your best one?”

“‘You Stole My Heart and Left It for Roadkill,’” I tell him “Go ahead, feel free to come up with some lyrics”

My favorite song title by so titles would have to be “So About What Happens When We Talk,” by Lucinda Willia to on their anniversaries (first date, first kiss, first let’s not even talk about that, engageh they’re way too old and should know better I’ with Nick I have to suppress every stalker instinct in s, Conversation with you is like a drug With Tal, discussion was always two parts confrontation and one part actual talking I loved that Tal could at least say goodnight, and that he cared about so about what happened when Tal and I talked was more like he manifesto’d and I listened

As we approach Seventh Avenue, we both automatically turn south, and I realize Nick and I never discussed where ere going after Park Avenue It’s like when Nick and I held hands tight at the club earlier as I led hiether Tilory Somehow our world is alive with possibility

My cell phone is ringing again and it says Daddy-O and I have to take it, that’s the rule for out-all-night adventures “Do you h I didn’t answer Caroline’s call when Nick asked me not to