Riley
Alex:How are those suturesdoing?
Riley:Fine.
Alex:Itchy?
Riley:Now that youmentionit…
Alex:Time for them to come out. I have a break this afternoon if you want to swing by the hospital. It won'ttakelong.
Riley:I can'tdothat.
Alex:Maybelater?
Riley:Maybe notatall?
Alex:They need to come out. I don't want them getting any moreuncomfortable.
Riley:You're being unexpectedly tolerable today. Did you go for a squirt of sugar-free vanilla in that iced skinnyventi?
Riley:Maybe an extraalmond?
Alex:As a matter of fact, I had an avocado forbreakfast.
Riley:An avocado? Like…all byitself?
Alex:Yes.
Riley:Do you eat it like an apple, or do you scoop it out and put it inabowl?
Alex:In a bowl, with a little bit of salt andpepper.
Riley:You are some sort ofstrange.
Alex:Again, I'm not sure how to take these commentsfromyou.
Alex:If you don't want to come to the hospital, you can drop by my apartment tomorrow morning. Someone should check out thatwound.
Riley:Don't worryaboutit.
Alex:Well, I am. That's the basis of thisconversation.
Riley:Don't. Nick still owes me a few favors. I'll head over to his placetonight.
Alex:Have him send me a picture whenhe'sdone.
Riley:So. Fucking.Strange.
Alex:I want to see how my work turned out. Don't you look at your houses when they'refinished?
Riley:That's notthesame.
Alex:It's EXACTLYthesame!
Alex:If I hadn't been busy arguing with Nick about the proper closure, I would've gotten a picturebeforehand.
Riley:That solves it. I'm never swiping left or right when I look at pictures on yourphone.