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“She’s not as scary as she looks.” Despite Alice’s intense glare, River approaches the bar with the necessary mix of confidence and compassion. He offers her some sort of apology and places two bills on the bar.
She fixes the drinks and accepts the cash, but she keeps the glare.
Does he deserve it? Should she move on?
People are puzzling. As with any puzzle, there’s a certain thrill to putting the pieces together, but when the pieces refuse to fit—
Computers are easier. Logic. Rules. If A means B, and B means C, A always means C.
If Deanna is too cold for her ex-boyfriend, and her ex-boyfriend claims he wants a high-achieving woman, then Deanna is too cold for most men.
But I already knew that. I just didn’t want to believe it.
Lexi:All done. Great talk with Willa. She bought Jake’s absence no problem. Are you keeping River warm for me?
She sends a truly unholy combination of emojis.
Right. Willa bought Jake’s absence—for one night. But she expects to see him, to see them as the poster couple, soon.
Deanna:What do you mean warm?
Another unholy row of emojis. I understand eggplant and water drop (way too visual), but what the hell do the dancer and the chili pepper mean?
Is she making up dirty texts?
Lexi:I think it’s different this time. I really felt something when I saw him. A need all the way to my core.
That’s not different. That’s normal for her. I’ve heard this speech a million times.
Lexi:You won’t get it, I know, but I felt that magic. Like the Sting song. There’s no other way to explain it.
When did people start talking about Sting again?
Deanna:What about Jake’s magic?
Lexi:It’s not shiny anymore.
Of course it’s not! That’s not how relationships work. They aren’t magic and they aren’t shiny, but I’m not going to talk her into the theory today.
Lexi:Where are you two? I’ll come.
Deanna:Oh no. I forgot to leave my keys.
Lexi:I’ll grab the spare.
Dammit. There’s a spare in my room and another in Dad’s office. I keep backups of backups and now it’s biting me in the ass.
Deanna:Phone is about to die. I’ll keep him warm for you and bring him home early. Should I start with a lap dance or some light flashing?
Lexi:I would pay to see that.
Deanna:Love you.
Lexi:Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.
Deanna:Does that leave anything out?
Lexi:No.
