It's amazing what makeup can do. It can make a woman look half her age or double, gain a man or lose her mind. It's a double-edged sword.

Claire used it right, I think. I got the guy, didn't I, that lovable lug of a jock, Andy, with the cute butt? So why does it feel so hollow?

Claire did the job right, with eyeliner, eye shadow, blush and whatever the hell else she used. When she was done, she kissed me on the cheek for luck and sent me out there. And then I got the guy.

I'm with Andy now, and that's the way it should be, right? It's what I should want, everything I've wanted for so long, right? So why do I still feel her lips on my cheek?