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“Cute. We went to Troy’s game. It was incredible. It reminded me of the best of times. I felt, I don’t know…nostalgic. Definitely made me miss you.”
“Yeah, we were awesome, now we’re all grown up and boring.”
I sigh my reply, “That we are.”
“So, did he play well?”
“Yes, Dante was so proud. He’s passed out now.”
“And what does Mommy think?”
“I think he’s an incredible athlete. And nothing more.”
“Girl, you’re lying to yourself. Has he talked to you anymore about, you know, since Halloween?”
“No. And it’s for the best.”
“Uh huh.”
“Parker, I’m serious. It’s a bad idea. What if it doesn’t work? How will that affect Dante? This would make an already complicated situation even worse.”
“So, you’re saying you want to give him a shot, but won’t because of your common bond, which just so happens to be the best reason to try.”
“It was so awesome seeing him in his
element tonight. I’m a little dazzled, but at the end of the day, he’s still the same old dog, same tricks.”
“Whatever you say.”
“Brett’s doing well, thank you.”
“Yeah? Great,” she spouts dryly.
“Why don’t you like him?”
“He seems to be taking his sweet assed time wooing you. That’s not sitting well with me.”
“It’s an adult relationship. And to be honest, my first real one.”
“Well, give me fireworks and passion over that bullshit any day. It sounds truly boring.”
“It’s not. It’s comfortable.”
“Whatever you say. Kampi!” I can hear the clink of her bottle as she pours and then swallows.
“Isn’t that Japanese?”
“Yep.”
“Babe, you do realize you’re in China, right?”
“Yep. But the cities are getting blurry now. One of these days you’re going to have to come with me on one of these adventures.”
“I will.”
“Okay, I’m going to finish this bottle and see if I can turn this day into a segue for something better, maybe like in Lost in Translation, where I end up with the love of my life in a karaoke bar while we party with complete strangers and do strange things.”
“Do it, babe, I have all the faith.”
