Whawill you have

she pursed her lips

Whaever you like

Whatever?

My treat

You’re treating?

Don say like its extraordinary

                                 We havent run into each other in awhile

Not since our last date. she sniffed

Dondo tha

   What?

Sniff We agreed to date

                           I didnt take you to bed didnt up the ante not thatha woudnt have be nice

No.   Somebody else.

Which woud be none of your business

But you have.

Which is none of your business

Well, I’m not gathering any moss.

Which is none of my business Nice rolling stone analogy

                                                             Whawill ya have

God, you play hardball.

You know me otherwise

No.  Not you.

                  Anything?

Except a champainintheass cocktail  unless youre willing to get up on the bar an strip

You say the nicest things to a girl.

Paint pictures don I

                      Please  Have a drink well get caught up  I ask I text I email you don say

You didn’t ask me out.

I was askin how you were

Because you’re concerned?

Because youre my friend

Not your acquaintance?

Woud you rather be my acquaintance

                                         We can make tha happen

No.

       Be my friend.

I am

I was out last night with my girlfriends we tied one on.

                                                           I think a beer.

Preference

Slops.

Ohno

You said whatever I’d like . . except stripper champagne.

Not slops  please

You understand . . . it . . nearly sounds like you’re begging.

Ill beg if you prefer

You’d beg?

You heard me You know me not to pull punches

You don’t.

            Why not slops? Why not cheap beer?

Because  an I don know   if I go up to the bar an Pabst is the cheap beer I might hurl

Hurl?

Yup

Why’s that?

Had a long conversation with my daughter late this afternoon about her female checkup Quite deep quite extensive quite  detailed

From your expressio . .

. . I can only imagine

she laughed

              It’s one for the books.

Then file it away because it seems to be humouring you  By your expression

I haven’t the words.

                       So about Pabst?

he swallowed hard exaggerated a wee bit

                                               Pap smear

I know my girls clean youd think thered be different terminology

There is.  Papanicolaou test.

Yes Say again

   Papanicolaou

Sounds like a Hawaiian drink

                                Say   Ill have a pina colada with you if youd like

With a straw?

he didnt grimace

                   A pink straw

1334,  Thursday,  18  7. 24

1144,  Saturday,  20  7. 24

Rupert Holmes  Escape (The Pina Colada Song)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f1IrtS83EA