He’s trying to remind me it’s his dinner time.
SunshineGuy
The fact that our cat has trained you to his schedule is hilarious.
TruthGuardian
He’s very persuasive. Also, routine is important for feline digestive health.
I finally abandon my end of the couch and crawl over to his side, laptop and all. He automatically adjusts to make room for me, his arm coming around my shoulders.
“You know,” I say aloud, breaking our weird tradition of sitting together but talking online, “maybe the celebrity in the story just recognized something real in someone making fun of his fake life.”
Travis looks down at me, and his expression softens in that way that still makes my heart skip. “Statistically improbable,” he says, but he presses a kiss to my temple.
“We’re statistically improbable,” I remind him.
“We’re a mathematical impossibility,” he corrects. “But somehow, the equation balanced anyway.”
I open my laptop back up and type.
SunshineGuy
I vote we verify the story. Love finds a way, even through viral videos and pretentious apartment tours.
TruthGuardian
Your optimism is showing.
SunshineGuy
Your cynicism is weakening. Last week, you verified the story about the couple who hated each other at work until a team-building escape room locked them in together for four hours and they emerged holding hands.
TruthGuardian
They provided CCTV footage. Time-stamped and everything.
SunshineGuy
You thought it was romantic! I saw your face!
TruthGuardian
I appreciated the thoroughness of their documentation.
SunshineGuy
You said, and I quote, “I guess sometimes rivalry can turn into something else.”
There’s a long pause where he doesn’t type anything. Then:
TruthGuardian
Fine. We can verify the celebrity story. But only because the user provided tracking metrics for the viral video.
SunshineGuy
And because you’re becoming a romantic. Admit it.
