I chuckle. “I wish I could have seen it.”
“It was so good. I wonder if I could find a video. I’m sure there’s one somewhere. What was your talent?”
“Yodeling.”
A laugh bubbles out of her. “You’re joking.”
“I’m dead serious.”
“You yodel? Did you have one of the little costumes? What is it called?”
“Lederhosen.”
“Oh, my gosh, yes. It’s like little short shorts and suspenders.”
I nod.
“Can you still yodel?”
“I mean I haven’t done it in years, but I’m sure I can.”
She pops off the counter and grabs her phone.
“What are you doing?” I ask, shaking my head.
“Preparing myself. If my boyfriend is about to start yodeling, I need to have this on video.”
“I’m not yodeling?”
“Yes, you are,” she says. “Pretty please?” She pouts her lips, looking up at me with big eyes.
“Fine,” I say, clearing my throat. “But this video is just for you.”
“I won’t show anyone; I promise.” She continues to giggle and holds the phone up so that the camera is facing me.
“Yodel-Ay-Ee-Oooo,” I begin to sing, and she erupts in more giggles. I continue for a few seconds, moving my voice up and down, and then stop. “Okay, I think that’s enough.”
“But it’s so cute,” she says, walking towards me. “Maybe next time you could wear the little shorts. I bet they make your ass look great.”
“Very funny,” I deadpan. “You better send me that video.”
“I’ll just air drop it,” she says, grabbing my phone off the counter. She taps on her phone, and I hear mine buzz. Her eyes find mine.
“What is it?” I ask.
“You have a cheetah emoji by my name?”
“Yeah.” I shrug. “Added it after you came over for dinner that night.”
She turns her phone around to show me my contact. Next to my name is a little yellow dog emoji. “I changed yours after you left me the first doodle,” she says.
“Great minds,” I say, pulling her into me and kissing her forehead. “You ready to eat?”
“I’m famished,” she says.
I pull away and plate the waffles, adding a handful of mini marshmallows on the top of both of our stacks. We move to the table and begin eating.
“I could get used to this,” she says, taking a bite of her food.
