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lukewarm, but it would suffice.   “But I appreciate the caffeine.”
    “Well, the last I saw of you last night, I thought you might.   Although I’m a little surprised you’re home already.”
    “I never made it further than the front sidewalk, actually.”   Anna reached for the sugar dish.  
    “Aw, really?   That guy was kind of cute—maybe his nose was a little on the big side, but—”
    “I…”   She shrugged.   “I couldn’t go through with it—so I just came home and…went to bed.”   Anna decided to spare herself the mortification she would suffer by telling her sister what had really happened.
    The part where she had not only failed to pull off the illustrious one-night-stand, but she had taken it even further and attempted to proposition her ex’s best friend, Drew Whitman—known philanderer?
    Oh, and that even he had turned her down.
    No, she was much better off keeping all of that to herself.  
    “Oh well, there’s always next time.”
    “I’m not entirely sure there will be a next time, Allie.   The way I’m feeling right now…I’m not even sure I’m going to make it through the day.”   Alice sighed loudly, rolling her eyes.   “And, just for that—I’m going to spend the day in front of the TV watching crime shows.”
    “Well, you enjoy wallowing in your sorrows, sissy.   I’ve got a shoot anyway.”
    “I’m not wallowing.   I’m recovering from your influence.”   Anna hugged her coffee to her chest as she turned and walked down the short hallway, where she stretched out on the couch, reaching out for the remote.   The bottle of rum still remained on the coffee table and she felt her cheeks flare as she remembered how uncomfortable Drew had looked.
    Though she knew she was alone in the house, she reached down and pulled a loose blanket up over her head.   “What a mess, ”   she muttered to herself.
    She was beginning to come to terms with the fact that she just wasn’t built the same way as Alice.  
    The idea of going home with some random stranger…it wasn’t exciting or liberating at all for her.  
    It was terrifying.
    And deep down, she knew some meaningless encounter with an even more meaningless man…that wasn’t going to help her feel any better about what had happened with Jeff.
    She was once again reminded how grateful she felt toward Drew.   Twice, now, he’d saved her from doing something she was certain to regret—three times, if she counted his own rejection.
    A subtle sting afflicted her pride for a moment as she wondered how many times Drew had turned down a woman who was willing and able.  
    She was probably the first.
    Still, he had done her a favor, she reminded herself.   Since the night she’d first met him so many years ago, the last thing she had wanted was to find herself counted among the barrage of women he’d used up and tossed away.
    Anna sighed as she lowered the blanket, reminding herself to take comfort knowing that, so long as she stayed out of his way, she wouldn’t have to face Drew ever again.
    She knew, with one hundred percent certainty, that he was going to do his very best to keep his distance, too.
     
    ~*~
     
    Drew stared at the building in front of him, drumming his thumbs nervously on the steering wheel.  
    This was a terrible idea.   No, worse than terrible—it was a ridiculous idea.
    But for whatever reason, unbeknownst to him, he was here.
    He watched as another group of kids wandered into the building, all carrying backpacks, looking excited to be here.   He wished he could share their enthusiasm.
    He glanced down at the clock, realizing he had been sitting in his car for going on a half hour now.   And considering all of the kids that were wandering around…he figured he’d better get on with it, or someone was going to call the cops.  
    With a loud sigh, he pushed the door open and dashed toward the building, holding the door open for a pair of middle- schoolers before following them