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been a guest over the years. We wouldn’t be inside too much anyway since our main focus was hiking, swimming, and maybe a little shopping in town.
    “ What did you bring to wear to dinner?” asked Shannon as she opened the red door and stepped inside.
    “ Shoot. I forgot about dinner,” I replied.
    “ I figured, so I packed you a dress.” Got to hand it to Shannon. After nine years, she knew to bring a backup suitcase just for me.
    “ Let’s go for a swim before we eat,” Shannon said as she checked her reflection in the mirror over a dresser just outside the bathroom doors.
    “ Sounds like a plan to me.”
    We quickly unpacked and put on our suits, preparing for the mile walk to one of the many waterfalls of Tallulah. It was always so much darker in the woods and I greatly appreciated the quiet walk, only passing campers and a park ranger along the way.
    A dirt path just inside a wall of trees took us over a small wooden bridge that would eventually lead us to the first of the falls. We couldn’t wait to settle into where the descending water met a pond, turning it into a Jacuzzi-esque oasis.
    As I stepped carefully into the first pool of water, warm bubbles hugged my shoulders and I asked Shannon a very important question. I was dying to hear her answer. “What do you think you’ll do about Brad?”
    “ I don’t know. I think I’m gonna let him see what it’s like not to have me around for a few days so he knows how much he’ll miss me.” 
    “ That hasn’t worked before, Shan.” I knew this weekend would end with apologies on the phone and a speedy drive back into Brad’s arms.
    “ Let’s stop talking about me and Brad. When are you gonna find yourself a nice southern man?”
    “ I don’t want one. I’m perfectly happy with my life as it is.”
    “ Oh, come on. Don’t you think it would be nice to have someone next to you? Someone who can melt you into a puddle of pleasure like a true southern gentleman should do.”
    “ Ewww. I don’t want to be melted into anything,” I said.
    This particular spot at The Falls was a place Brad, Shannon, Eric, and I always came to when we visited. We usually didn’t say much here since the sound of the plummeting water thundering into the pools below was too loud to talk for long. This time, however, as our bodies were immersed in the warm water, we did manage to talk about Shannon a lot. How she missed Brad but was still really mad at him; how she hated her hair and wanted to chop it off ... it went on for about an hour.
    We sat in the water for over two hours before we realized the sun was setting and it was probably time to get back so we could make our reservations.
    Walking with towels around our waists, we got a few honks along the way, none of which were for me. I was sure of that. Shannon and her perfect breasts had a way of attracting everyone who saw her. Plus, my oversized nose and purple eyes weren’t particularly appealing at the moment.
    We quickly stripped off our suits and got into the dresses that Shannon had brought along. She laid out five options on the bed, which made me wonder how long she was planning on staying here. Of course, I didn’t fill out the dress she had picked for me with my size A chest, but there wasn’t much I could do about it.
    After an hour of Shannon prepping herself, we got into her little Beetle for the second time that day and made our way to the restaurant with our mouths watering for the best calamari in Georgia. When we were seated, we ordered two glasses of sweet tea and finally relaxed. It became apparent that this weekend would help take my mind off the pain of my face.
    We talked about our first year at Gainesville State College for a while before our entr é es were served. At the moment the waiter set down my plate, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a breathtakingly beautiful couple walk into the foyer of the restaurant. The man was the most gorgeous person I had ever laid eyes on. His dark brown