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last summer. It’s hosted by a guy and girl duo who both have bright blond hair, deep blue eyes, overly tan skin, and super white teeth. They’re practically identical and they’re way too chipper for this early in the day.  
    I listen to their celebrity gossip as I eat my donuts and sip my coffee. This is so great. I don’t even feel sick and I’m being forced to take a sick day.  
    After a commercial break, the blond girl introduces the first guest. “Fans from all over America have been anxiously waiting for it and now it’s finally here. The Prep School Girls’ Reunion debuts next week and we have one of the stars of the show with us today. Please welcome the beautiful Ava Hamilton.”  
    “Are you kidding me?” As I say it I realize I’m talking out loud to myself.
    Ava goes to school here at Moorhurst. She used to live on my floor but got an apartment off campus this semester. She dated Garret for a few weeks when they were 15 and acted as his fake girlfriend last semester, as ordered by Garret’s parents. She was on Prep School Girls, a reality TV show, during her senior year of high school. While she was on the show, she pretended to be dating Garret and now she’s pretending to date him again for the reunion show. Her made-up fantasy world has caused paparazzi to follow Garret around and celebrity tabloids to make up stories about him. And his dad won’t get his lawyers involved because he doesn’t want the bad publicity of a lawsuit. Plus the reunion show only consists of three episodes and Pearce thinks Garret’s popularity will end once the show does.
    “Ava, welcome to the show,” the male host says.  
    “Thank you, Kurt,” Ava says, smiling at him. She, too, has overly white teeth. She’s wearing a tight red dress with a plunging neckline that shows off her fake breasts. Kurt seems to be having a hard time keeping his eyes off them.
    “So tell us what we can expect on the reunion episodes,” Cassie, the female host, says.
    Ava pivots her body and talks directly to the camera. “Well, I’m not supposed to say too much but I will tell you that the fans who’ve been waiting for Garret to come back to me will be very pleased.”
    The audience oohs on cue.  
    Cassie clasps her hands together. “What else can you tell us about Garret? Because I have to say, I have a HUGE crush on him.”
    Seriously? Cassie’s like 35. What is she doing crushing on a 19-year-old? I turn the volume up.
    “I probably shouldn’t say this on TV but…” Ava leans over like she’s telling Cassie a secret. “If you think Garret’s hot with clothes, you should see what he’s got going on under those swim trunks.”  
    The audience oohs again as Cassie pretends to fan herself.
    “Ugh. Gag. I can’t believe this!” For some reason, I’m talking out loud to myself again.
    “So I take it you two are back together?” Kurt asks. He looks disappointed. He was probably hoping to get Ava to sleep with him after the show.  
    “You’ll have to wait and see.” Ava faces the audience as she says it. “The first episode airs next week, so don’t forget to watch. And afterward, go to the show’s website and you can rate Garret’s hotness and download photos of him.”
    Rate Garret’s hotness? What the hell does that mean? He’s either hot or he’s not. Where does the rating come in?
    Cassie asks Ava about the other girls on the show and then Ava finally leaves the stage. The interview makes me so ill I shut the TV off and go take a shower.  
    Around 10:15, Garret comes back from class. “How’s my patient?”  
    “Good. Thanks for breakfast.” I kiss him as he sits down on the bed. He always wears this cologne that smells so incredible on him I just want to sit there and breathe him in. His face is smooth from his morning shave and his bright, aqua-blue eyes are wide awake. Today he’s wearing jeans and a fitted gray t-shirt, a combo that would seem boring on most other guys but Garret can make