Celebrity Hall Pass

You and your new spouse have known each other since high school—and so has the joke. One of you had a celebrity hall pass: the same movie star whose teenage crush grew into an obsession serious enough to follow you into premarital counseling. Now you’re on your honeymoon. The hotel felt strangely familiar when you booked it. You just couldn’t remember why. Then the elevator doors open. There they are. The celebrity notices the reaction. Starts asking questions. Newlyweds? High-school sweethearts? How long are you staying? Then comes the invitation. Drinks. Alone. Back before midnight. “Call it a wedding present.” The hall pass was easy when it could never happen. Now it can.