Better than Before

A bonus short story set in the Better Than the Movies world. Charlie — from Lynn Painter's Betting on You — meets a girl named Bailey on a flight, then gets picked up at the airport by his cousin Wes, who introduces him to his prickly, movie-obsessed next-door neighbor Liz. Told before Wes and Liz become a couple, it's a light crossover glimpse of their early rivalry-tinged rapport.