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giving her friend a quick hug.  
    “I’ve been okay. Really busy with my research and really tired ‘cause of all the long hours. But other than that I’m doing great. How about you?”
    Bridget smiled widely and brushed back a strand of strawberry blonde hair. “Well, since you brought it up … I just got promoted! You’re looking at Mr. Saul Edgard’s new secretary!”  
    “Wow! That’s a huge step from being a lobby receptionist!” Luna exclaimed, patting her friend on the shoulder.  
    “Wait, there’s more!” Bridget’s green eyes sparkled, and her smile grew even wider. “I just met the greatest, most sweetest guy at work today! He’s so smart, and funny, and handsome! You’d love him! But don’t even think about loving him, he’s mine!” Her eyes narrowed into slits and she pointed a slender finger at Luna in mock fury.
    “Don’t worry, Bridget. I won’t take him,” Luna laughed. “So what’s this guy’s name?”  
    Bridget removed her raincoat and hung it beside the door, revealing the black pinstriped suit and soft pink blouse she wore beneath. “His name is Keith Tagawa. He’s one of those security agent guys at Unitech. He’s one of the best of the best, and he asked me— me —to go out with him tomorrow! Can you believe it? It’s going to be so totally amazing! I can’t wait!”  
    Luna grinned and handed her friend a plate before serving herself. The two women walked around the kitchen island and sat down on the couch just before the last preview came on.  
    “So,” Bridget said, lowering her voice, “What about you? Do you have a boyfriend yet? Or are you still going it alone?”
      Luna bit her lip. She’d known Bridget long enough to anticipate her bubbly friend’s customary question. She just hadn’t expected it quite so early in the evening.  
    “Um …   no. Not yet,” Luna replied, casually. “I mean, I’m good where I am right now. I don’t see any reason to rush into a serious relationship, you know?”
    She knew Bridget didn’t know—taking things slow was not in Bridget’s vocabulary—it just sounded better to Luna to add the rhetorical question. It made her sound less like she was trying to avoid the topic—which she was.
    However, she really had told Bridget the truth. Well, most of it anyway. Deep down inside, she still carried the wounds from the many painful breakups she’d had during her short life—the last of which had been by far the worst. The truth of the matter was that she was still very, very much afraid of giving her fragile heart to someone again only to have it smashed into a million tiny pieces when they discovered the truth about her condition.  
    “Hey, if waiting for Mr. Right works for you, then that’s great,” Bridget laughed. “But I’m not going to wait around twiddling my thumbs. Believe me, I know love when I see it. And its name is Keith Tagawa!”
    Luna laughed dryly, pushing back the painful memories swelling inside her. She then forced an expression of sincere concern, “I just hope you don’t get hurt. A broken heart is a hard thing to fix. Trust me.”
    Before either one of them could speak further, the previews ended, leaving the two of them to eat while they tried to focus on the hundred-year-old movie.  
    After the film was over, they talked and cleaned up the remains of their dinner. Bridget—who was just as confused by the film as always—bombarded Luna with questions while they washed and put away the dishes. The two of them continued to talk for another hour before Bridget finally decided to call it a night.  
    “I’ll be seeing you, Luna,” she said, donning her raincoat. “We should do this again next week. Then I can tell you all about my date with Keith!”
    “I’ll see what my schedule’s like, but that should work. Drive safe.”
    “I will! Good night, Luna!”  
    Luna waved after her friend, waiting until she was safely in the elevator before closing the apartment door.