“This weekend.â€? he said.
“Sure.â€? This worked out perfectly.
He walked out the door, with an “I’ll call youâ€?. Sarah glanced at the clock. 9:59. She drove over to Kathy’s house.
“Hey, Kathy,â€? she said when she got there.
“Hey,â€? she replied without glancing up. “Another uneventful night?â€? but then Kathy looked at Sarah, all shaken up. “Sarah, what’s wrong?â€?
“Brian stopped by.â€?
“Oh God. This’ll be interesting, I can tell.â€?

“Kathy, we need to do it again.â€? Sarah said after some hesitation.
“Oh, no, Sarah, we agreed Mr. Simmons would be the last one…â€?
“I know. This’ll be the last one. This weekend.â€?
“Promise this is the last?â€? Kathy asked. Sarah agreed. Kathy sighed. “Ok. You can tell me all about it after the show. Look, Mark’s finally asked out Briana! Oh, I’ll fill you in during commercial.â€?
And the two girls enjoyed their soap, not having to think up a natural cause-of-death until afterwards.