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“I wouldn’t say that. I consider myself a pretty serious guy.”
She rolled her eyes.
“Plus, I had a sort of epiphany recently.”
“Oh?”
I pulled into the left lane. “Yeah.”
“Go on.”
“Basically, I realized that I’ve been going for women who are all wrong for me.”
“In what way?”
“Well, I’ve been focused on style over substance for one.”
“Perhaps you lack maturity.”
“Probably,” I said. “But I think I’m ready for a woman who challenges me, a woman who can make me laugh.”
“And how do you rate intelligence?”
“To be honest, I’d love to meet a woman who’s smarter than me, but I don’t know any.”
She smacked my arm and brought her hand back to her lap.
“So what do you do, Lucy?”
“I’m a hairstylist.”
I nodded.
“You?”
“I’m a physical therapist,” I said.
“How did a meathead like you get into something like that?”
“Well, I was a meathead first,” I said. “But I got injured playing rugby and had to quit at the height of my game.”
“That sucks.”
“Yeah, I really only have one friend who hasn’t treated me like a total disappointment since it happened.”
“Oh?”
I glanced at her out of the corner of my eye. “She’s always been there for me. Sometimes I feel like I’ll never be able to pay her back for supporting me over the years.”
“I’m sure your friendship is more than enough payback for her.”
“Well, it’s not enough for me. Not anymore. I’m going to do something big for her one of these days.”
“Why not anymore?”
“You like The Beatles?”
“Is Brian O’Driscoll the greatest Rugby player of all time?”
