The next night was Friday, one week before her dinner date with Gloria. She decided to pay a visit to Felix and Victor, who were more than happy to see her. She ended up watching a Will Ferrell movie, but soon Felix and Victor went out to dinner and took Joel and Theresa with them.
Nathan was upstairs, cramming for a college physics final. Grinning to herself, Murphy climbed the stairs and entered his room without knocking. Since they’d dated on and off for three years, it was a natural thing to do at this point, especially considering they’d known each other since he was in elementary school and she a baby.
“Hey,” she said, lying down on her side on his bed. “Rough work?” she asked, wrinkling her nose.
He nodded. “Disgusting Dinkle,” he said, talking about his physics teacher at NYU, w
