Fran: A couples baby shower? I guess that could be fun.
Me: Not a baby shower.
Stella: I’m with Lucca. No baby shower.
Fran: STELLA.
Rosalie: She doesn’t like attention.
Fran: Then she shouldn’t have gotten pregnant.
Stella: At least no baby shower YET. We don’t even know the gender. Can we learn the gender first and then you can throw Roman and me a couple’s baby shower?
Stella: Because if I have to go get showered, so does he.
Me: Ladies. Can we please get back on track?
Stella: Yes. Lucca wants a party.
Rosalie: Is it your birthday?
Me: No. I just need a reason to socialize with a certain someone. Understand?
Stella: No.
Fran: I do!
Rosalie: Do you care to share?
Fran: This is about Maggie.
Stella: Ooo, the super cute ref that Lucca gets all worked up over.
Rosalie: I like her. She came to your art show, right, Stell?
Stella: That’s her.
Me: You caught me. No sense in trying to hide it. Maggie and I have recently formed an unexpected friendship. Only she’s a bit of a stickler for rules. She won’t accept any of my invitations to hang out.
Rosalie: Is that code for make out? Maybe she just doesn’t want to make out.
Me: No. Just friends. Very platonic.
Stella: Wait. Lucca can do platonic?
Me: I’m friends with the three of you. And now with Maggie. Of course I can do platonic.
Me: I just don’t normally.
Rosalie: So, you need us to plan a party for no reason so you can see Maggie.
Me: You got it.
Stella: Lucca!
Rosalie: That sounds a little…
Rosalie: What’s a nicer word for desperate?
