Annette:Not yet. I have to find the right moment. Have you mentioned it to JJ?
Brooke:Why would I do that?
Annette:I have to explain this to you as well?
Brooke:You don't have to explain anything. We have different perspectives on how long I'll keep this dick appointment.
Annette:No, my dear, you don't have a perspective. You have a good man who adores you and you reduce that to "dick appointment." I, on the other hand, have a clear vision of us living in our cottages and wearing our track suits while Jackson and JJ bicker about sports and politics and the color of the sky, but grudgingly enjoy each other's company.
Brooke:I don't want to fight with you about this.
Annette:Then stop pretending you don't care about him.
Brooke:Okay, so…should I pluck it? Cut it? Douse it in apple cider vinegar?
Annette:We're talking about the hair again? Not JJ?
Brooke:Yes, the hair. I wouldn't douse him in vinegar.
Annette:I didn't think so, but since you refuse to acknowledge your feelings for him, I wasn't sure. I'd pluck it because those things drive me nuts, but it will grow back.
Brooke:Then…vinegar?
Annette:I'm not sure how that would fix anything.
Brooke:Me neither! But the internet really likes that shit.
* * *
Brooke:I won't be able to get out of here for a few hours. Another one of Dad's caregivers quit.
JJ:What happened?
Brooke:Nothing. She just couldn't handle it anymore.
JJ:Are you all right?
Brooke:Of course.
JJ:You're sure?
Brooke:Yes. Don't make it seem like I can't manage some staffing changes. I can.
JJ:It's not the staffing changes I'm referring to when I ask if you're all right.
Brooke:Then what the fuck is it? Get to the damn point because I need to talk with the placement director at the nursing service to find a replacement.
JJ:Why do you expect more of yourself than professionals trained to handle these conditions?
Brooke:Why do you think you're entitled to ask those kinds of questions?
JJ:Consider it an objective observation.
Brooke:If you don't approve of the way I'm handling my father's care, you are welcome to fuck right off.
JJ:Got it. Get your ass over here when you're free.
Brooke:No. Not tonight.
