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nothing more than to cuddle up with him, to kiss him, to hold him.
    He was acting so odd, like nothing had happened between them, and she didn’t know what to think about it.
    “You going to press play, Cass?” Rachel asked.
    Realizing she’d been lost in thought, Cassidy looked up and pressed the play button on the remote and handed it to Rachel.
    For the next hour and a half, they sat watching the movie. When the credits began to roll, Rachel sighed and turned off the TV. “I’m going to get a drink. You guys want me to bring you something?”
    “Yeah, sure,” both Cassidy and Andrew called out as Rachel left the room.
    Cassidy waited a few seconds after Rachel left to turn to face Andrew expectantly. Surely he’d say something now.
    Andrew smiled at her. “You look beautiful tonight, Cassie. You looked beautiful at the Christmas party too.”
    She smiled. “You told me that the night of the party, when I took you upstairs.”
    “Really? I don’t remember.”
    “You don’t remember?” A sick feeling bloomed in the pit of her stomach.
    “Well, I really don’t remember much from that night.”
    “You don’t remember anything?” Cassidy asked incredulously.
    “No, just playing with the guys and walking up the hallway and then the rest is kind of a blur.”
    Cassidy stood up and strode over to her window. Tears threatened, and she blinked them back furiously. She could not let him see her cry. How could she have been so stupid? She’d know he was drunk, but never dreamed he’d been that drunk.
    “You okay, Cassie?”
    “Yeah sure, obviously it didn’t mean much,” she mumbled.
    “What?”
    “Nothing, I just said that it must be weird, not being able to remember, I mean,” she said, wiping her eyes on the edge of her drape.
    “Are you okay? Did I say something?” Andrew asked, sounding confused.
    “Hey, guys, I didn’t bring your drinks because it’s almost midnight. Cass, your dad wanted us to come downstairs, so I figured you could get your own,” Rachel said, walking back into the room.
    “Okay, great,” Cassidy said, ignoring the piercing stare Andrew was giving her and following Rachel out of the room and down the stairs.
    They walked into the main area where most of the guests had gathered. Hired waiters were passing out champagne glasses and Cassidy and Rachel took one off the trays as they entered. Andrew was right behind them and grabbed one too.
    “Hey, I think I see Alex,” Rachel said over the music.
    “I thought you broke up with him last year,” Cassidy said.
    “I did, but who else am I going to kiss at midnight?” Rachel winked and walked off.
    Cassidy shook her head at her best friend and turned around, almost bumping into Andrew.
    “Did something happen on Christmas Eve?” Andrew asked.
    “Andy, you can’t remember anything, right? Well, if you don’t remember, the only thing I can tell you is that I took you up to your room like usual and then left.”
    “But you forgot about my trashcan and my clothes,” Andrew said.
    “I’m not your maid. I’m tired of helping your drunken ass up the stairs,” Cassidy said angrily, suddenly furious. She couldn’t believe she’d given him her virginity and he didn’t even remember it! “If you don’t remember what happened then it obviously isn’t worth remembering.”
    Andrew looked into her eyes and seemed about to say something when he was cut off.
    “Drew! There you are, I’ve been looking all over for you,” Ashley said, walking up to them.
    “What are you doing here?” Cassidy snapped.
    “I was invited, Cassidy Ames,” Ashley answered.
    “Not by my family and certainly not by me,” Cassidy returned heatedly. The last thing she needed right now was to have to deal with Ashley.
    “No, by Drew,” Ashley said with a triumphantly.
    “What?” she and Andrew said at the same time.
    “You don’t remember? At the Christmas party, after we had sex. You asked me to come to this party with you.” Ashley