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I’m mentally kicking myself when finally:

Marnie

Friday at 7. Don’t be late.

Yes ma’am.

Marnie

I’m not a ma’am. I’m like one year older than you.

How do you know how old I am?

Marnie

Your medical files. I know everything. Height, weight, blood type.

She’s definitely flirting now. Has to be.

So you’re admitting you’ve been studying my file.

Marnie

I study all my patients’ files.

Which means you know you’re robbing the cradle. Thirty-one preying on poor innocent twenty-nine year old me.

Marnie

Two years isn’t cradle robbing.

Depends on the context.

There’s a long pause.

Marnie

What context would that be?

The context where you keep touching me professionally while looking unprofessional.

Marnie

I always look professional.

Your hair was in a messy bun this morning. You had ink on your cheek.

‘Professional’ is questionable.

Marnie

Your tattoos are questionable.

My tattoos are art.

Marnie

Your thigh tattoo is constellation coordinates. I googled it.