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Aaron: :]

Aaron: I touched your face before I left and thought you were feeling warm. Go to thedoctor.

Ruby: I know. I should. I don’t want you gettingsicktoo.

Ruby: I told Jasmine I was sick and she immediately asked if I was pregnant. Why is that her first assumptioneverytime?

Aaron: Because she’sJasmine.

Ruby: Lol. You’re soright.

Ruby:Speaking of her, we got into a fight at the end about her wanting to switch to pairsskating.

Aaron:How’dthatgo?

Ruby:Fine. I think I still catch her off guard when I talk back to her, so it makes me feel like I win when she doesn’t have a comeback immediately. We’ll see what she decides. You know howsheis.

Ruby: Going to shower and see if that makes me feel any better. I’ll call the doctor after and see if Icango.

Aaron:OK.

Aaron: Call if you needanything.

* * *

1:15p.m.

Ruby:Guesswhat?

Aaron:What?

Ruby: It’s not the flu, just an upper respiratoryinfection.

Aaron: They gaveyoumeds?

Ruby:Yes.

Aaron: Sorry,honey

Aaron: Want me to pick up your script on thewayhome?

Ruby: It’s okay. I’m already at the pharmacywaiting.

Ruby:The doctor made sure to tell me three times that my birth control won’t be as effective while I’m onantibiotics.

Aaron:Did you tell him we’d planned on you not taking them anymore after your nextperiod?

Ruby:Yes. It was so awkward. It was like he was pretending he didn’thearme.

Aaron:Lol. It’s that cute,innocentface.

Ruby::)

Ruby: How’s your day goinganyway?

Aaron:Fine.

Aaron: My CO is in ashitmood