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Two Weddings and a Bust

Annie Chen is an aspiring screenwriter seeking a long-term relationship. Tired of the same one-to-four-night stands, she wants nothing to do with the womanizer at work who has plenty of his share of female admirers he drops at the denouement of their relationships. Not to mention her compulsive shopping disorder. But when she meets Ian McDrew, a law clerk she is instantly attracted to, she finds out he's already practically engaged. At the same time, Annie fools herself into thinking she can fall in love with a screenwriting student who has zero motivation to write. Will she be able to forget Ian, marry an up-and-coming artist, and be ready to walk down the aisle with him in marriage bliss?

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I'd love to see Kay sometime, she thought. As soon as she arrived home, she picked up her cell. Her sister might be interested in talking to her about what was going on in her life, and she hadn't seen her since last Christmas. Kay managed to persuade her to stop by for a birthday lunch at her house.

"Happy birthday, Annie," said Kay, with a bright expression on on her face, opening the front door of her house with a blue stucco exterior. Kay's long salt and pepper hair fell naturally along her back, and she wore comfortable shoes that were recycled from plastic. Annie began talking even as she walked in, eager as she was to relate to her older sis by four years. "It was really terrible," she began, following Kay inside. "This guy, Jim? I thought he was nice at first but then he turned out to be creepy and not at all anyone I'd want to date."

Listening , she went inside the kitchen and opened the fridge. "Want some lemonade? The lemons are fresh from our garden, and they taste really sweet," said Kay.

Taking the glass, Annie continued. "I don't know. Maybe for a friendship. At least he's better for me than Bill the Bachelor." Kay poured herself a glass, sat down at the table and leaned on one elbow, thinking it over. "I had to break up with Bill, or should I say, dump him, because he was getting insulting, really putting me down. And he dated a lot of women who work at the two production companies. I'm just tired of casual dating."