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file that away to figure out later.
    I grabbed Finn’s arm and walked him away from the table.  “O.K. I’m only telling you this because the attack last night has brought back some bad memories for Anita.  God, that sounds awful, like really self-centered.  I don’t mean it that way.  It’s just she completely freaked.”  I took a deep breath and started again.
    “See, about a year ago Anita was attacked, and when she heard that scream she panicked.  I needed to make sure she was all right.  She isn’t handling this well, and it seems best you guys know about it. ” Everything I said was true, just not the reason why we left. 
    “I’ll let Dean know her leaving last night had nothing to do with him,” Finn hinted.  “Yeah, please do.  It seems like they really like each other,” I added. “I think he was worried she didn’t want to go out with him.  Do you think he should ask her out?” I thought for a moment.  What was the best answer, I’m not Anita, but I didn’t want to screw this up for her.  Dean is a great guy, but Anita had a lot of issues to work out.  What the hell did I know though?  “He should definitely ask her out.” 
    Finn playfully bumped my shoulder, “And what about you?” “No, he should not ask me out,” I laughed.  He pushed the hair out of my face, “Would you like to go to a movie sometime?” I smirked. I could end his torment now, but where would be the fun there? “Well, I guess if things don’t work out with them, what the hell?”  “With me, silly.” “Oh, yeah that would work better,” I said trying to hold back a teasing smile. “You are a handful.  I’ll come find you later, okay?”  I nodded, “Yes, I would love to go out with you Finn.  Later is good, because I should get back to Anita for now.”   He smiled his intoxicating smile, reached out and gently tugged a lock of my hair,  “I’ll see you later then.”
    I shook my head as I headed back to the table.  Humans can get you into so much trouble.  Regardless, I was drawn to Finn, and there are so many different kinds of magic in this world.  I am not strong enough to ignore his, even if it is just the magical promise of love. 
    I started to tell Anita about my conversation I had with Finn, but she just tugged on her ear.   “Super hearing remember?”  “I forget sometimes,” I said with a shrug.  “Well thank you,” Anita gushed.  “You’re welcome.”
    “I didn’t have time to think about how I might be screwing things up with Dean last night.  I had just talked to Grey, and then that awful scream.  Ugh!  Life is never going to be normal again is it?” Anita complained.  “Was life ever normal for either of us?” “It used to be for me,” Anita replied softly.  “I’m sorry about what you have gone through, but I am glad to know you.  I’ve never had a best friend before, and I don’t think we would be as close if that hadn’t happened to you,” I answered honestly.
    “Well I guess that is the silver lining,” Anita agreed.  “Tell me, how do you see things going with Dean?”  Anita thought for a second, “Hmm, I like him a lot.  But it is happening so fast.  He seems so sure about me, but I feel so screwed up. I don’t understand why he has so much faith in us.”  “What are you going to do?” I asked.  “I am going to do something that scares the shit out of me.  I am going to close my eyes and jump.  He is such a great guy, and I know if I screw this up I will never forgive myself, so I’m going to go for it.”
    Anita waved her hand, as if she could shoo away the serious discussion.  “Enough about me. Let’s talk about something important.”  “What did you have in mind?” I asked curious about what could be more important. “Is Finn getting hotter or is it just me?”  “There is something going on.  I mean look at him over there, none of the girls around him can seem to keep their eyes off of him,” I