I wish they shipped.
Lucas
I’d get it for you.
Scottie
I’d get it for my mom. She’s as obsessed as I am.
Lucas
So that’s where you got it from?
Scottie
Yep.
It’s kind of silly, but my brothers and Jake could take or leave it, so when I was in middle school, if she was going on a run, I’d ask if I could come along. She didn’t let me get anything caffeinated until I was sixteen, but she’d let me try sips, and I loved it all.
It became our thing—no brothers, no Jake, not even my dad.
Silly, huh?
Lucas
Not silly. Special.
What’s your mom’s favorite drink?
Scottie
She doesn’t have one, either. Coffee recommendations are our love language.
Lucas
Now that’s just adorable.
Your mom sounds cool.
Scottie
She is. She’s hilarious and super tough, which you’d expect raising three boys. And so self-sacrificing. Her wants are the last thing on her mind.
Lucas
Except for coffee.
Scottie
I said “wants,” not “needs.”
Lucas
I bet she’d be just as cool if she weren’t so self-sacrificing.
Scottie
Um, yeah, probably?
