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“Surprise!” Hannah flung her arms in the air when the door opened. All three of us stood on the front doorstep, but Beth and I wore sheepish grins while Hannah was poised as if she were in a photo shoot.
“Uh . . .”
The guy stared at her for a moment. His lips were pursed together and moved in a fish movement, confused, as he scratched at his head. He was dressed in blue scrub pants and a white shirt and his dark hair was messed and sticking up, as if he’d just come from bed. I was racking my brain trying to remember why he looked familiar. Then we heard someone ask from inside, “Who is it, Derek?”
Beth and I shared a glance. This was Kara’s boyfriend. I had actually forgotten he lived here too.
No drinking for us tonight.
A wide grin stretched over Hannah’s face, and she pushed he
