Red: shes been gone since I was six
Joel: sorry
Red: i told him shed be back soon
Joel: What else could you say.
Red: i dont know. the truth maybe.
Joel: The truth would hurt him.
Red: yeah
Red: so i lied
Red: and he seemed happy
Joel: That's not nothing.
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February 14, 9:00 AM
Joel: [image: a single black rose, thorns visible]
Red: of course
Joel: What.
Red: black roses. very on brand.
Joel: I thought you'd appreciate the aesthetic.
Red: i do
Red: i didnt get you anything
Joel: I didn't ask you to.
Red: i wanted to. i couldnt figure out how to send something without the address on my statement.
Joel: Red.
Red: i know its fine. i know you dont care.
Joel: That's not what I was going to say.
Red: what were you going to say
Joel: I was going to say you called me your boyfriend last week.
Red: i did?
Joel: On the phone. When you were half asleep. You said "my boyfriend is an asshole about time zones."
Red: i was tired
Joel: You meant it.
