PopEater quotes a "friend" of the dumped screen siren as saying, "Less than a month after they split, that fool has gone and got himself photographed with [Bullock] on New Year’s Eve of all days. Of course she is devastated. Even if they are not a couple yet, this is very awkward for Scarlett. She too thinks of Sandy as a friend and hates the thought that Sandy is on Team Ryan after the breakup -- that is if she isn’t already his girlfriend."

Adding credence to the 'are they or aren't they?' guessing game buzzing through tabloidland is a report by RadarOnline that The Proposal costars have twice met in Jackson Hole, Wyo. to tryst away from prying eyes.

"She feels very comfortable having Ryan there with her," alleged tattletale number two says. "Sandy and Ryan are just enjoying spending time together. They have known each other for years and they have a built-in familiarity."

Not to be outdone, X17Online has published snaps of Reynolds hanging out in Austin with Bullock last September just months after her ugly split from Jesse James.

The drumbeat for Reynolds to become Mr. America's Sweetheart is so loud -- and the chemistry between them so palpable -- that friends of the two actors are reportedly keeping fingers crossed it'll happen.

Reynolds himself talked about the sexual energy between them in Proposal: "This kind of chemistry and fireworks ... there's nothing you can do to manufacture it, or edit it together. It's just there or it's not. And to have that every day was literally like driving a Ferrari around on set." Yum and hot.

The much-ballyhooed fantasy hookup is making fans all wet. "I really, really hope this is true because I love Sandy and Ryan to be together!!!!," wrote one at OK magazine. "They are so well-matched! Their chemistry is like the best- smelling perfume ever!!! I am sooo happy for them!" And another gushed, "God i (sic) hope this is true, i (sic)absolutely love them together. They have the best chemistry ever. Perfect."

Okay, honeys, sit yourselves and wait for the photographic evidence before you lose your balance. But in the meantime, if anybody wants to send those verifying snaps along, email me here.