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I’m out of the ghost business for the foreseeable future.
    â€œSo here are our LCD TVs,” Robbie says, bringing us over to a section of the store and pointing to them with a flourish. All the TVs are tuned to SportsCenter. How lame.
    â€œCan I turn the channel?” I ask.
    â€œBe my guest.”
    Robbie hands me the remote, and I turn to ABC Family, where they’re showing a rerun of a Vampire Diaries episode. Love it! I can just imagine snuggling up in my bed, watching this on the big screen.
    â€œNow, don’t think we’re going to be buying any kind ofprotection plan,” my dad tells Robbie. “I read online that those things are rip-offs.”
    â€œOkay,” Robbie says warily.
    â€œDad, you don’t have to be rude about it,” I say, giving Robbie what I hope is a friendly smile.
    â€œI’ll tell you what’s rude,” my dad says. “Trying to get people to part with their hard-earned cash for something they’re not going to use.” He glares at Robbie again. Jeez. Talk about misplacing your anger.
    I look to Cindy for help, but she’s just nodding along with my dad while she stares at the television screen. “What’s this actor’s name?” she asks.
    â€œIan Somerhalder.”
    She gets a dreamy little smile on her face. Ew. I think Cindy likes what she sees.
    â€œDon’t look so freaked out,” Lily whispers to me as she floats down the aisle. “She’s old, not blind.”
    â€œAnyway,” my dad says. “We don’t want to be here all day, so let us know what the best-rated TV is and then I’ll google it on my phone to make sure you’re not being deceptive.”
    â€œWhy didn’t you just google it before you came in here?” Robbie asks sweetly. “Then you wouldn’t have to worry about whether or not I was telling the truth.”
    Wow. Robbie seemed so sedate, and now he’s getting smart with my dad. That’s definitely not going to go over well.
    My dad’s lips set in a firm line, the same kind of line they get when he’s mad at me. He opens his mouth to say something, but before he can, his cell phone rings.
    He looks down at the caller ID, and a look of surprise breaks out on his face.
    â€œI’m sorry,” he says. “I have to take this.”
    It’s probably one of his construction clients. Hopefully, a really demanding one who’s having some kind of complicated problem that’s going to take a long time to fix.
    He hurries out of the store.
    â€œWhat do you think of this one, Cindy?” I ask, not because I really value her opinion but because I need to break her out of her Ian Somerhalder daze.
    â€œIan Summerfield,” Cindy says, watching the screen.
    â€œSomerhalder,” I correct.
    â€œIs he in anything else?”
    â€œI think he was in Lost .”
    â€œLost!” Her eyes brighten. “I’ve been meaning to watch that show. Do they have it on Netflix?”
    â€œUm, I’m not sure.” Wow, she must really be in love with Ian Somerhalder. And now she’s getting all excited because she’ll be able to watch Lost to get her fix. I mean, how would she really explain to my dad that she wants to watch The Vampire Diaries ?
    â€œIan Somerhalder is way too skinny,” Lily says. “He’s definitely nowhere near as cute as Channing Tatum.”
    â€œAgreed,” I say, before I remember I’m not supposed to be talking to her.
    â€œSo!” I say, flipping through the channels. Obviously, if I want to get Cindy’s opinion, I’m going to have to get Ian Somerhalder’s face off the screen.
    â€œOh!” she says, seemingly startled. “Why did you change it?”
    â€œProbably because you were drooling over that guy on television,” Robbie says, shaking his head. “All the girls want Ian Somerhalder. My girlfriend is obsessed with that guy. It’s