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I walk up to the counter and hold out my hand. 
"Steve, can I have your keys?" 
He looks at me confused. 
"Why?" he asks. 
"So I can put my stuff in it."
He hesitates before he reaches into his pocket and drops his keys into my hand. Robin walks into the back quick before she comes walking over to me with a bag in her hand. 
"Here's your uniform for tomorrow. Your name tag is in there along with your hat. I figured you'd want to drop it off at the car along with the rest of your stuff," she says smiling. 
"Oh thanks."
I grab all of my other bags and make my way to the parking lot. I look up and see that it's night, as the stars are shiny and bright. I make my way to Steve's car when I see a boy sitting in a van, smoking something. I put my stuff in the car and shut the door. The sound of the door closing causes the boy to look up from the ground and at me. He smiles at me and brings the joint up to his mouth. I examine his outfit more closely and see that it's the boy from the music store. 
"Hello, sweetheart," he says, blowing smoke out of his mouth. 
"Eddie, right?" I ask. 
He gets out of the van and stands. 
"The one and only," he says smiling and bowing before me. 
I giggle as he stands and takes another hit of his joint. 
"Are you new in town?" he asks. 
"What makes you think I'm new here?" I ask.
"I would've remembered seeing a pretty face like yours before," he says putting out his joint on his van.
I smile. 
"I used to live here, so I'm technically not new," I say. 
He nods, putting the joint behind his ear.
"You have a name?" he asks, putting his hands in his coat pockets. 
"I do." 
He walks up close to me so I can read his face better and smiles. 
"Can I know it or am I gonna have to call you sweetheart?" he asks. 
I smile and am about to answer him when I hear my name being called. 
"Alex!" 
I turn and see Steve running over to me and Eddie. He smiles and then looks at who I'm talking to. 
"Is this guy bothering you?" he asks, glaring at Eddie.
"No, he's fine. I met him in one of the stores," I say. 
Steve nods. 
"Robin told me to come and get you. Our shift is done and she was wondering if you wanted to hang out with her and I," Steve says, closely watching Eddie. 
"That sounds like fun," I say. 
I turn to Eddie and smile at him. 
"It was nice to see you again."
He smiles big, revealing his dimples. 
"Yeah, you too sweetheart." 
Steve grabs his keys from me as we walk back to the mall. We make our way to Scoops Ahoy to see Robin closing up the shop. 
"Do you guys wanna get food? I'm starving," she asks. 
As if on cue, my stomach starts to growl. 
"You're probably hungry. You haven't eaten since you got off the plane," Steve points out.