So an anthology is a collection of stories. I was going to be ambitious and write another Valentine's Day Countdown but realized that I don't have the time. So I picked a few of my favorite couples/ friendships/ family and decided to include a short chapter about them. As usual there are no lemons, limes, or slashes. Those are not my thing. I hope you enjoy.

I do not own nada.

Rex and Circe

"What are we watching?" Rex asked staring at the screen.

"It's called The Binder. Nora falls in love with richboy Allen. But his parents object. Will their love survive?" Circe read the cover of the DVD jacket.

"Another one?" Rex groaned.

Circe glared at him. "What do you mean another one?"

"Last week it was Awake in Albuquerque and the week before that it was Love Probably. When can I see one of my movies?" Rex whined.

"What are you talking about? Last month we had a marathon of Sumo Slammers!" Circe huffed. "The first movie was already a stretch. I can't believe they made 13 more."

"Those are classics!" Rex protested.

"Yeah, I don't think they're going to be archived anytime soon at the Library of Congress." She scoffed.

"Hey, there are legions of fans out there." Rex pointed out.

"There's no accounting for taste." Circe snorted.

"And this is the pinnacle of fine cinema?" Rex pointed at the screen.

"At least it has a plot." She argued.

"Right, it just has the plot of every chick flick in the world." Rex said.

"It's not a chick flick." Circe shook her head.

"I don't know any other guys who watch this crap." Rex sniffed.

Caesar walked in. "Oh, there's my movie. Are you done with it yet?" He picked up the jacket for The Binder.

"Not yet. We just started." Circe told him.

"Oh, well, when you're done leave it here. I'll come get it later." He walked out.

Circe looked at Rex triumphantly.

"He doesn't count." Rex said flatly.

They both sat silently fuming not really seeing the movie. Finally, Rex sighed.

"Look, I'm s…s…s…sorry. I'm just not into these movies."

Circe also sighed. "Yeah, I know. But I really can't stand those movies you like."

"Well, maybe we could find something we both can agree on." Rex suggested.

"We've been through it before. We can't agree on a single movie." Circe groaned.

"But we can agree on something we both hate." Rex said off-handedly.

Circe looked at him incredulously. "You mean watch a movie we both can't stand? How does that make sense?"

"Watch." Rex turned off the DVD player. He then turned on the movie streaming app on the television. Soon a new title card appeared on the screen.

"This is I Know What You Were Screaming at the Scary Witch Project." Circe gaped at the screen.

"Yup." Rex grinned.

"This is one of the worst movies ever to come out!" Circe proclaimed.

"Yup." Rex agreed.

"It has negative stars on Rotten Tomatoes!" She declared.

"Yup." Rex nodded.

"Its actors even apologized for starring in it." Circe said.

"I know. Isn't it great?" Rex laughed.

Circe looked at him and a small smile started. "We're just going to sit and riff at it, aren't we?"

"You got it." Rex sat back. "We are going to go all Mystery Science Theater 3000 on it!"

"Cool." She snuggled against him. She watched the opening. "Hey, why don't I stay by myself in an abandoned cabin in the woods that doesn't get cell signal?"

"Wait, wait. That's not stupid enough… let me go investigate that mysterious sound with a barely working flashlight." Rex continued.

"In heels." She added.

"Yes, in heels." Rex smiled at her. Circe smiled back.

They spent the rest of the night making fun of the movie. By the end they were laughing so hard they couldn't breathe.

Finally, after they were able to catch their breath, they sat back content.

Circe leaned over and kissed Rex on the cheek. Rex looked at her in surprise.

"What was that for?"

Circe shrugged. "Sometimes you have a good idea or two."

"Yeah? You know what my next idea is?" Rex smirked.

"Uh-oh." Circe raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"

"This…" He leaned in and kissed her. Taken by surprise, Circe closed her eyes and kissed back.