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Houseguests Don't Like Old Fish (Scallops in a Poblano Cream Sauce)

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"Oh, you're still here." Carly was instantly reminded of that phrase involving fish and houseguests, though she couldn't entirely remember what that quote was. Fish don't like houseguests. Houseguests don't like old fish. Houseguests smell like fish. One of those has to be right , she thought.  Connor was still on her couch, exactly where she left him when he passed out the night before. She really only invited him in out of pity, as their date could be described as nothing short of a disaster. Though she may have been the only party to think that it went any other way than fantastic.  Carly looked at her phone and saw the time. She'd woken up at 9 and could still hear him snoring, so she decided to hide out in her bedroom until he left her apartment. Now 1:30 in the afternoon and silent, she had wrongfully assumed that he had gotten up and left.  "Yeah, I couldn't figure out how to open your front door. I got confused with the handle..." Con...