Page 41 of The One I Need
Izzy: Are you calling me a liar?
Oliver: I don’t want to…
Izzy: Want me to cross my heart?
Oliver: Only if you’re telling me the honest truth.
Izzy: Fine. I have three cupboards of coffee mugs.
Oliver: Why am I not shocked it has to do with coffee?
Izzy: Am I that predictable?
Oliver: That’s one thing I’d never call you.
* * *
Oliver: How was your day?
Izzy: Ugh…Not over.
Oliver: Are you still at the office?
Izzy: No, brought work home with me. I couldn’t be in my office for another second.
Oliver: Why are you working so late?
Izzy: Hazel and I are going to a conference next week in Las Vegas, and there we have a big meeting about our London expansion. I need to make sure everything is set before we go.
Oliver: That will be fun!
Izzy: What part? The endless meetings or the boring conference?
Oliver: That's my girl. Always the optimist.
Izzy: Apologies. I’m getting hangry.
Oliver: You haven’t eaten?
Izzy: Does a bagel this morning count?
Oliver: No.
Izzy: Then no.
Oliver: I’m grading papers. Want to do a double work night with a pizza?
Izzy: Get breadsticks.
Oliver: See you in an hour.
* * *
“Can I ask you a question?”
I lay back into bed, putting my arm behind my head as I put the phone on speaker. “Shoot.”
“What made you a relationship guy?”
