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1. 5. Good Old Times
"Well, these cashmere gloves I need as it is winter, and I have... Hands"
Rebecca Bloomwood's voice resonates through the whole apartment as we chew on popcorn in front of the in-house theatre TV set, on the couch.
Watching 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' for the hundredth time with a bucket of popcorn in between us as we slump on each other.
It's our usual Saturday night or movie night agenda of the day. We've not been able to have time for it lately and after a really long time doing this seems like a homecoming.
Especially to me.
I smile at the thought.
"You know what, I can't imagine how Luke couldn't see Rebecca's love for him", Jason comments from beside me, while chewing on popcorn not so messy-ly.
I give him a look that says, 'Say what?' but he's too engrossed in the movie to actually notice it.
"Well, if not for 'Alicia fucking long legs'", I
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