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too fast to stop and smell the roses,” he said.
    â€œI should slow down sometimes,” Marianna said, not even sure what that meant. But it sounded good.
    â€œHow about next weekend?” Luke said. “You want to go out again?”
    â€œIt’ll have to be in the afternoon,” she said.
    â€œ Love in the Afternoon ,” Luke said. “That’s my mom’s favorite movie. She cries every time. You ever seen it?”
    Marianna shook her head.
    â€œWe should rent it sometime,” Luke said. “But not next Saturday. I’m more up for whipping your ass at Ping-Pong. You want to come over and see if you can take me?”
    â€œYou’re on, Perchik,” Marianna said eagerly. “But let me warn you: I am killer at Ping-Pong. Be prepared to die.”
    Luke laughed, covering his eyes and shaking his head. “Oh, no. Don’t tell me you can whip me at two sports.”
    Marianna giggled to herself. The truth was, she was terrible at Ping-Pong. She could barely return the ball. But it was just too much fun, teasing Luke and making him think otherwise for a whole week.
    â€œWe’ll see,” she said, her eyes dancing. “We’ll just see.”

    It took Heather twenty minutes to get to the theater to pick Marianna up, so by the time they were driving home it was almost dinnertime. Marianna was worried. She didn’t want her dad grilling her about why she was gone so long.
    On the other hand, she never wanted to get out of the car, because then she’d have to stop talking about Luke.
    â€œHe’s so amazing!” she gushed to Heather. “I can’t believe I got this lucky.”
    â€œThat’s cool,” Heather said.
    Marianna just sat there, grinning. She’d been smiling so much, her face almost hurt. “It was so romantic when he kissed me,” she told Heather. “It was at the perfect moment. I couldn’t help wondering if he’d planned it, you know? Right when King Kong was feeling all romantic about Jessica Lange. He’s a great kisser, too.”
    â€œWho is—King Kong?”
    â€œHa-ha. But seriously, I’ve never kissed anyone who had such great lips.”
    â€œYou haven’t kissed anyone since eighth grade!” Heather reminded her.
    â€œDon’t be so literal,” Marianna complained.
    Okay, it was true. She hadn’t kissed that many guys. Okay, only two. And both of them were in junior high. But so what? This was magical, and she intended to enjoy it. What was up with Heather, anyway? It was like she didn’t seem to get, or really care, how wonderful Luke was.
    Heather was obviously bored with the topic, too, because she changed the subject.
    â€œSo do you want to hear the rumor that’s going around about why Todd broke up with Lisa Marie?” Heather said.
    â€œWhat?” Marianna’s eyes opened wide. Heather didn’t usually gossip, so this must be big.
    â€œI heard from a reliable source that he dumped her so he could ask Delia Apfelbaum to the prom.”
    â€œYou’re kidding!” Delia was a bit of a reach for Todd. “Who told you?” The question came out, out of habit, but Marianna knew it was pointless. Heather was very discreet. Like the perfect Washington diplomat, she never revealed her sources.
    â€œIt’s just what I heard,” Heather said.
    â€œI wonder if Lisa Marie knows,” Marianna asked.
    â€œI’m not sure, but anyway, it doesn’t matter. The word is that Delia turned him down.”
    â€œDuh.”
    Well, this was an interesting development, Marianna thought, wondering how Lisa Marie was going to feel about the news.
    Lisa Marie wasn’t exactly the type to gloat over her ex’s failures.
    But then again, she wasn’t exactly the type not to gloat, either.

Chapter 9
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    â€œIsn’t that the fourth guy you just agreed to meet at the prom?” Graham asked