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obviously went shopping. You are wearing a new shirt.”
    “She went to the mall this morning and I was apparently the reason why. There are several more where this came from,” he smiled over at me.
    “Well, you’re lucky she has good taste. I love that plaid.” It was grey and turquoise and I didn’t say it, but it made his eyes look amazing.
    “Thanks supermodel,” he laughed.
    “Shut up. Very funny,” I said, but smiled.
    We had dinner at a tiny hole in the wall that served a million types of burgers. We both ordered the basic cheeseburger and fries and then walked a couple blocks over to the venue. It was still a half hour until the concert started and I was surprised to see quite a line wrapped around the building. The headliner was Mark Kerrey, a new singer song writer who had a pretty good following. Max had given me a few of his songs to put on my iPod over the summer. I loved them and was excited to see him live.
    When we got to the front of the line Max gave his name and showed the guy his ID. He pointed to an unmarked door off to the side and told us we could go in there. The door opened on to a long hallway that ended in a small room covered in concert posters and graffiti. I had never been backstage before and I was busy taking it all in when a cute brown haired guy called out Max’s name and came over to us pulling a short pretty blonde girl by the hand. Letting go of her he hugged Max.
    “Hey Max, I’m so glad you could be here!”
    “Yeah, I wouldn’t have missed it! Colin, this is Rainey.” Colin put his hand out to shake mine and I saw his arm was completely covered in colorful tattoos.
    “Nice to meet you Rainey. This is my girlfriend, Rylee.” He introduced the pretty blonde and she shook our hands, speaking in a fast friendly voice.
    “Hi! It’s nice to meet you. Colin always talks about how talented you are Max. I’d love to hear you play sometime.”
    “Sure, anytime,” Max smiled.
    “And this is your girlfriend?” Rylee asked.
    “No, we’re friends,” I answered quickly, hoping the whole Garrett subject wouldn’t come up.
    “Oh, gotcha. Are you in college?
    “No, we’re both seniors in High School.”
    “Wow, you look older. Colin just graduated from college in May, and I’m a junior.” I thought to myself that she looked younger than I did but I didn’t say it. I nodded my head and watched as her attention went to the hallway and she greeted a couple who entered. “Hi Sophie! Hi Ethan! This is Max and Rainey.” It felt strange to hear myself introduced with Max. Max and Rainey, instead of Garrett and Rainey. It had always been Garrett and Rainey. Maybe Garrett and Rainey and Max, but never just the two of us.
    The couple said hello, smiling. The girl was very pretty with long dark hair and the guy was blonde and startlingly good looking. The two of them had their arms around each other, and I felt that familiar ache I was so accustomed to. When the guys excused themselves to talk music I was left with Rylee and Sophie. Max had looked at me as if to ask if it was okay, and I quickly waved him away. They seemed perfectly friendly, and I warmed up to them as we stood there talking.
    “Rainey, how do you know Colin?” Sophie asked.
    “Her friend Max writes songs with him,” said Rylee, before I could open my mouth to answer. “They’re both seniors in high school,” she added.
    Sophie nodded, and apologized for her friend. “ I’m sorry Rainey, she will know your life story before the end of the night.”
    I smiled, and Rylee jumped in with more and more questions. After I had answered several I asked one of my own.
    “How long have you guys been dating Colin and Ethan?”
    “We all started dating two years ago,” Rylee said.
    “But it feels so much longer,” Sophie smiled. “How long have you been friends with Max?”
    I was taken aback by her question. How did I reply to that one? I decided to be honest, since Rylee would no doubt get the whole sad