There’s nothing worse than spending Valentine’s Day without a date, or so Alec believes—and all his friends agree. Desperate not to spend the night alone, he tries asking everyone he knows to hang out with him, even going to so far as to ask a member of his awful band to hang out for the night. Anything, after all, must be better than spending Valentine’s Day alone.
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Zombie Films on Valentine's Day
By Emily Gould
Published by Less Than Three Press
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except for the purpose of reviews.
Edited by Courtney Davidson
Cover designed by Megan Derr
This book is a work of fiction and as such all characters and situations are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual people, places, or events is coincidental.
First Edition February 2012
Copyright © 2012 by Emily Gould
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN 9781620041147
Zombie Films on Valentine's Day
Kiss Me Quick
Emily Gould
"You see this," Rowan said smugly, "is why I made plans in advance."
Alec scowled at him, curling his feet up onto the sofa and sliding his hoodie over his knees, "A plan, huh?"
"Yep. I booked a table for two in a restaurant ages ago, somewhere real swish with a fancy wine-list. Then last night I 'phoned round every desperate single guy I know to ask if they'd be interested in coming along and paying for it. They get a proper Valentine's Day tomorrow night, I get a free meal. Everyone's happy." Rowan grinned at the morose look on his housemates face. "Of course it's too late to book a place now, not unless you fancy trying to convince one of my rejects to cough up for a Big Mac at McDonalds."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm surprised you didn't just stick cards up on the inside of phone-boxes." Alec snapped back, "'Rowan Lawson, Valentine's Day special. £50 for a meal and a good fu-' Ow!" The cushion bounced off the side of his head as he struggled to get his arms out of the hoodie pockets to block it.
"So what are your plans then?" Rowan reached over and snatched the cushion back, pressing it down onto his feet. It had been a harshly cold winter and neither him, nor Alec nor their other housemate Olivia, could afford to spend much on heating. Which was why Rowan and Alec were currently sharing the sofa, wrapped up in every available blanket in the house and surrounded by cushions.
Alec shrugged, not willing to admit that he had no plans, "I dunno. Probably go out with the band. We've got a rehearsal later. I could ask them if they wanted to meet up for Valentine's Day as well."