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He spoke again after a brief pause. “Take the day off tomorrow and spend it with me?”
“Huh?’
“We can go the park, have a picnic, maybe. You work too hard. Take a sick day and chill with me.”
“You mean like that scene from Pretty Woman?”
“Yeah, exactly like that.”
“You know that’s one of my favorite movies of all time, for all the wrong reasons, despite the smaltz and total lack of critical credibility, right?”
“I know.”
“But do you also know that I think that’s the most underrated scene in the whole movie?”
He nodded. “I do.”
“It’s basically at the point at which Edward fully realizes he’s falling in love with Vivian.”
He nodded again.
“And in our scenario, which one am I, Vivian or Edward?” Like I really needed to ask.
“Well, let’s see. You’re older and more conservative than me, with a respectable career. I live a way more unconventional, wild life, and my work can be kind of sketchy. You’re kind of uptight.”
She opened her mouth to protest, but I silenced her with a raised hand. “And I am too, but in a totally different way. But the biggest clue is that, like Vivian, I’m already there as far as how I feel about you is concerned, and have been from the start, whereas you’re more of a slow burn. So, you do the math.”
