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drive.”
     
    I can’t argue with the last part, so I grab my purse and give myself one last glimpse in the mirror before we walk out into the night.
     
    ***
     
    Crossroads is a cozy bar with Christmas lights strung around the windows, a long array of scarred wooden booths, and a good selection of three dollar beers.  It’s also the only decent bar in town, so it’s always lively.
     
    We’re about to claim an open section of the bar when we spot Drew at the far end.  He’s so attractive it’s almost painful to look at him.  He must have shaved, because his scruff is gone, revealing perfect bone structure and highlighting his strong square jaw.  He’s wearing a simple navy blue t-shirt that moulds perfectly to his broad shoulders.  He isn’t nearly as buff as Rio, but there’s something elegant about his long, lean good looks.  Even in a t-shirt, he could rival any GQ model.
     
    He also looks extremely confused as we approach him. “What the hell is that?” he asks, reaching a finger toward my sister’s mouth.
     
    She flinches.  “Don’t touch the cold sore, son. It’s my masterpiece.”
     
    “It’s a piece of something.  And what’s this?”  He pokes her hunchback, looking even more confused.
     
    “Ember didn’t want me cock blocking her tonight,” April explains, “so we made me look undatable.  Did it work?”
     
    “Yeah, herpes of the mouth tends to have that effect,” he says.  “You’re extra weird when you hang out with your sister, you know that?”
     
    “Thanks,” April says absently as she scans the bar. “Now let’s find a hottie to hit this.” She jabs a thumb at me.  “Drew, will you order us some shots?”
     
    April and I are scanning the bar for romantic prospects when the front door opens and Brian walks in with his new girlfriend.  I duck behind Drew before he sees me and tug on April’s sleeve.
     
    “He’s here,” I say.  “Brian—and his new girlfriend.”
     
    “That asshole! I’ll kill him.” 
     
    “No.”  I yank her down so my ex doesn’t spot her, which could betray my own position.  “I’m in no state for a run in right now.  I just want to slip out and not deal with any of this tonight.”
     
    “The hell you won’t,” she says.  “I’ll tell you what you’re going to do. Happiness is the best revenge.  So you’re going to saunter right past him with your hot new boyfriend, Drew, and show him how ridiculously happy you are.”
     
    “I don’t think I can.”
     
    “Oh you can,” says April.  “He’s the one who acted like a complete ball sack—if anyone should be slinking out of here in shame, it’s him.  You’re the one who deserves to hold your head high.  You’re the one who deserves to win the break up, and to do that, you need to show him you’re happier without him than you ever were when you two were together.”
     
    Drew turns from the bar and presents us with two shot glasses.  April grabs them and holds one out to me.  “Here. Liquid courage.”
     
    We both drink out shots, and then my sister explains the situation to Drew.  Maybe it’s all the alcohol I drank tonight, because as I listen to her, it seems like a perfectly reasonable plan.  When Drew agrees to help, she scuttles off to the back of the bar to avoid being seen so Brian doesn’t figure anything out.
     
    “You ready to do this thing?” Drew asks.  I nod, and together we make our way to the other side of the bar where Brian and his new girlfriend are ordering their drinks.
     

Chapter 11
     
    Truly, Deeply, Madly
     
    Brian is wearing the Misfits T-shirt I gave him for his birthday two years ago, and his new girlfriend is wearing makeup tonight, which makes her look more attractive than the last time I saw her.  Then she smiles and I see that her prominent teeth are in serious need of a good whitening, which pleases me.
     
    Before I can figure out how to snag their attention, Drew bumps shoulders with Brian, and when