Xander I let out a shout of frustration before clearing up the remnants of my failed surprise. I had considered tossing everything into the trash but that would just be a waste. I fed Chunkz a sliver of steak and comforted him after my outburst. When I was done cleaning up, I paced angrily in the living room. I should be with Sam right now. We should be eating and laughing and being together! I couldn’t take it anymore. I grabbed my car keys and headed out of the house. If Sam could walk out on our plans, then so could I. I drove mindlessly, searching for a bar where I could drown my anger at the bottom of a bottle. I found this random bar called Tony’s and figured it was as good as any. I parked the jeep and got out, determined to forget about the disaster that was tonight. I pushed

