me？？
Dan rose from his crouching position； his knees cracking from bending over； ready with a clever
barb about where to find enlightenment。 But once he saw the customer； he swallowed his words。
She was about four inches taller than he was； with long wavy platinum blond hair pulled back in
a no…nonsense pony…tail。 She wore a faded gray gym tee and white denim cutoffs and had
matching green…and…white wristbands on both of her arms。 She furrowed her brow a little； but
even worried； her blue eyes twinkled。 She looked like Marsha Brady； only sexier and dirtier
looking； like Marsha Brady on her way home from her aerobic striptease class。
？Um； yeah；？ Dan finally replied； flustered。 ？Yeah； we should have a copy ofSiddhartha 。 I？m sure
we have one。？
？Oh； good；？ Dirty Marsha cried； reaching out and squeezing his bony upper arm。 ？I really want
to read it。？
？Yeah；？ he muttered； leading her away from the presidential biographies and toward paperback
fiction。 ？It？s actually one of my favorite books。？
It is？
？Oh； gosh； really？？ Dan had never encountered a girl who managed to say ？gosh？ and not sound
like a plete moron。 ？It es so highly remended by my yogi。？
？Here it is；？ he announced； standing on his tiptoes and tugging on the book？s thin blue spine。 He
handed it to her。
？Cool。？ She turned the book over to examine the back cover。 ？This looks really great。 Thanks so
much for your help。 So you really liked it？？ She gazed at him； her almond…shaped eyes matching
the twilight blue of the book？s faded cover。
？Well 。 。 。？ Dan paused。 Books were his area of expertise？ why couldn？t he think of anything to
say？
Maybe because he never read it？
？It was； um 。 。 。 inspiring。？
？Great。 I？m really looking forward to it。？ She cradled the book against her chest and leaned into
Dan a bit more closely。 ？Maybe I？ll e back when I？ve finished it and you can remend
another book for me？？
？I？m always happy to remend books to our customers；？ he replied smoothly。
？Awesome！？ she cried with cheerleaderish enthusiasm。 ？I？m Bree。？
？Dan。？
？Cool； Dan。 This book isn？t long； so I？ll be back in a couple of days。 Thanks again for your help！？
She turned and strolled away； an actual bounce in her step。 Dan watched her small； round butt；
which closely resembled two scoops of French vanilla ice cream； disappear behind the News and
Current Events section； before remembering that he？d just asked Vanessa to move in with him。
How； um 。 。 。 enlightened。
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Only In Your Dreams
Would I Lie To You
Don？t You Forget About Me
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Contents
the honeymooners
one is the loneliest number
v？s date with destiny
s moves out
d learns the art of customer service
helmets are almost as important as condoms
love don？t live here anymore
s is for spirituality； among other things
the family that plays together stays together
a star is born （sort of）
you think you know someone
townies are people too
b is for betrothed
there？s something about danny
lights； camera； but no action
the runaway bride
a little bird told me。 。 。 。
s follows in audrey？s footsteps。 literally。
money isn？t funny； honey
it？s getting hot in here
n goes native
e up and see me sometime
tea for two
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
will v ever eat lunch in this town again？
reunited 。 。 。 and it feels so good
karma chameleon
from the frying pan to the fire
b and s decide it？s share and share alike
n hits the town
b takes charge
just another manic sunday in the park with v 。 。 。 and d
he？s lost that lovin？ feelin？
v finds a father figure
a star is born？take two
a real hollywood ending
n？s woman trouble
back to the scene of the crime
d？s got a golden ticket
all the world？s a stage
what up； roomie？
look what the cat dragged in？and who he brought with him
b is an inspiration
threesome on the roof
n exits stage left
cue music； roll credits
the best stories begin with one boy and two girls
upper east side schoolgirl uncovers shocking sex scandal！
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