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time ago.
    “Holl!”
    Cam picked me up and spun me around, stopping the negative direction my thoughts travelled.
    “Wait. Are you playing pool ? You hate pool!”
    Mick laughed and walked over to us. “You hate pool?”
    I bet the word to describe my expression would be sheepish , but there was no point trying to cover it up. My brother spilled the beans. I went for honesty again.
    “I do. I absolutely hate playing pool.”
    “Bro! We have a Valley bar table in our living room! I’ve been trying to teach her for years. It’s like she’s the most uncoordinated person on Earth.”
    “Thanks, Cam.”
    “No problem, sis. I think I’m going to head out with Rosie, if that’s—?”
    “Rosie?” I questioned.
    “Yeah, you know, Rosemarie , the girl who invited us here?” Cam clarified, missing the reason for my raised eyebrows. He leaned in closer and lowered his voice to a whisper. “Turns out she’s not a lesbian or a freak. She’s pretty awesome.”
    Well, color me surprised.
    Rosemarie walked up and slinked her fingers through Cam’s, wearing a ridiculously huge smile.
    Huh. Maybe this was more than just a party hook-up.
    “Hey, Holl, Mick. You guys care if we split? I’m starving and wanted to take Cam down to Main Street.”
    “No, no. You guys go,” Mick said with a flick of his hand, as if leaving the two of us alone was common practice. “We’re cool hanging out for a bit, right, Holland?”
    “Um, actually…” Stranger danger! I panicked, trying to think of a way out of alone time with Mick, when I remembered that Cam was D.D. tonight. Perfect! I held up my second drink, which was already almost empty, hoping Cam would remember his promise to drive me home.
    “Shit! I totally forgot! Okay, no biggie.” He turned to Rosemarie and apologized. “I’m sorry; I forgot I’m the driver tonight. Can we get a rain check?”
    “I can drive Holland home. I haven’t had anything to drink, and we’re headed in the same direction. Plus, you were supposed to give me a ride home anyway, Ro.”
    “Oh. You’re right.” Rosemarie’s eyes widened, as if suddenly realizing that both she and Cam totally forgot everything—or every one —else around them. “I’m sorry, Mick. What was I thinking?”
    “It’s fine,” Mick said to Rosemarie before turning his attention to me. His green eyes sparkled, and my stupid heart skipped a beat. “Holland? Is that cool with you? Can we take your car?”
    All three of them turned to me expectantly, but I gazed solely at my brother. Was he really going to let me drive home with a total stranger after watching me like a hawk and monitoring my every move for the past four months? I waited. No one said anything.
    Okay.
    “Um. I guess that’s cool. You guys go have fun.”
    “Awesome! Thanks, sis! I owe you one!”
    Cam bent down and kissed me on the cheek. Rosemarie followed suit, kissing my other cheek as if we’d been friends for ten years, not ten minutes. They were gone in a matter of seconds, and I was left alone with Mick. Well, somewhat alone, aside from the couple making out on the loveseat in the corner of the room.
    “You’re okay with this?”
    I turned my attention back to Mick and nodded. Whatever. What could it hurt? He seemed harmless enough.
    He smiled, exposing his slightly crooked canines again. “Okay. So, since you apparently hate pool…”
    “I’m sorry. I should have said something. But you didn’t want to dance, so I just went along with it.”
    “Don’t apologize. But I’m not going to force you to play anymore, that’s for sure. And it explains why you’re not very good.” He winked with his insult, but I lacked a rebuttal.
    “Ready to bail?” He walked around the pool table and stopped just a foot or so away from me. “We can head down south and stop somewhere on the way for food, or…we can keep playing this game you’re so good at.”
    Ha. Ha. I glanced down at my watch. Just before midnight. Our dining choices