Wow! The responses to the first HAC have been so great, that I've decided to start a second one. Thanks for the excellent responses/ficlettes, guys! 
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Lois snatched the phone up the second it rang. "Hello?"
She gasped.
"Oh my god, it's you?!"
"What? No, no. Of course not. It's just that, um, well, you know..."
"Huh?"
"Oh. Well---wait, what?"
"Tonight?"
"You really---tonight??"
"Uh..."
"Sure!!"
"No, wait---!" she cried, but it was too late. She grimaced and put the phone back on its hook.
