I take a gasping breath and then kiss Edwin with all the passion I can muster. Things start really getting heated when the popcorn timer sounds. I try to break away but Edwin grips me tighter.

“Bay…â€? He moans softly. I break way from him in an instant.

“Who?â€? I ask.

“Crap.â€? He looks horrified. “Bay… Bailey is… was my girlfriend before we came here…â€?

I nod, but turn and get the popcorn out of the microwave.

“Hazel.â€? Edwin says, pleadingly. I refuse to look at him. I could understand he was hurting, but he initiated that. I would not pretend to be some other girl for him. I get a bowl and spill the popcorn into it. I walk back to the living room and sit on the opposite side of the couch from where we were at first. “Hazel, please… I’m sorry.â€?