Seated on her bed, Sara looked down at her hands in her lap. One held her cell phone, the other held the movie listings. The list of friends' numbers faded from the screen as she crumpled the listings. She leaned her head against the wall and closed her eyes the threw the crumpled paper across the room. She didn't care where it landed.

***

*Who was 'we' anyway?* Mark thought and then dismissed it as quickly as it formed. *Why couldn't Julie be as laid back as Sara?* He grabbed his phone and hit REDIAL.

Julie answered on the first ring. "Hi babe. I'm about to leave for lunch. What's up?"

"Just wanted to talk to you."

"OK. Great. Look, can I call you back? I gotta get this finished before I clock out."

"Uh, yeah. I might be busy later. I just wanted to say hi, after waking you up last night and all."

"Then I'll call you tonight. When will you be free?" Julie juggled the phone and the ordering pad against the restaurant din in the background.