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Alex:Truerwords…

Riley:Does it bother you that I have friends who arewomen?

Alex:Actually, no. I don't have a problem with anyone having friends of the opposite sex. My best friends are Acevedo andHartshorn.

Riley:But…?

Alex:But nothing. She must be a really good friend to give you hertickets.

Riley:She is a really good friend. She's the best people and she's always on thestrugglebus.

Riley:Some family event came up, so I was the only one left to take thetickets.

Alex:Thank your landscape architect friendforme.

Riley:I will. She's a triplet. Twobrothers.

Alex:That's wonderful. I do try to meet all the products of multiple births when I move to anewtown.

Riley:She basically said the same thing when I told her you're a twin. Is that a twin/triplet thing or is it that easy to bust myballs?

Alex:You told heraboutme?

Riley:Yeah…

Alex:What didyousay?

Riley:I don't know. It was more than a week ago. I forgetthings.

Alex:No, you don't. You rattled off a million baseball statistics at the game lastweekend.

Alex:And you know how to get everywhere without ever looking at maps. You know the beers that every bar in the city has on tap from memory. You don't forget a fuckingthing.

Riley:I just said that you work with Nick and you're going to RISD Weekend with me, and your hair is like whiskey and your ass was made forspanking.

Riley:And you'reatwin.

Alex:WHAT?

Riley:Just thebasics.

Alex:WHAT?

Riley:Which part don't youunderstand?

Alex:Tell me you didn't actually say my ass was "made forspanking."

Riley:Is that not appropriate for people who are dating casually? That's what we agreed on, right? Datingcasually?

Riley:What does that even mean, dating casually? I assume khakis and jazz areinvolved.

Alex:Just tell me what you said.Please.

Riley:Did I talk about spanking your ass outloud?No.

Riley:The thought crosses my mind with some frequency. Would there be an issue with me sharing that with people? We are "dating."

Alex:What kind of response would you likefromme?