Jacob?

‘Tashi?

I… I feel the need to ask you something, at this juncture.

All right…

Why am I in your bed?

You don’t remember?

I do not. Are we… all right, we are at least partly dressed.

Well. Still, you forgot?

Tell me!

Wow. So yeah, the party? Ring a bell?

Yes, of course I remember the party. Your coworkers birthday. We were all here, yes, but how did we end up…

In bed together?

Did we…?

What? No!

So then?

You drank a lot, I drank a lot, well, everyone drank a lot. And then it was late.

And I refused to go home?

You refused to go home.

Oh, I am sorry.

It’s all right.

A little embarrassing.

No, just refusing was fine. But then you refused, after everyone had left, to sleep on the couch.

Oh.

Or to let me sleep on it.

Oh.

But I managed to get you to keep your underwear on, at least.

Oh, Jacob. I am so sorry for putting you through that.

It’s fine. Nothing happened. We slept. I don’t care.

Still, I feel bad. Invading your space, being a bad guest, it just wasn’t proper of me.

No, I mean, no I suppose it wasn’t. What got into you? I haven’t seen you that drunk possibly ever.

Outside of the yearly competition.

Of course.

I am just still sad over Roberto.

So you sought solace in the arms of… well… me?

No!

All right.

I mean not like that, but, ugh, it just sucks.

C’mere.

Yes. Hugs are good. Truth’s.

I’ll make some coffee.

And let us not speak of this.

What? We shouldn’t tell people we spent the night together?

We didn’t do anything!

Yeah but think about how Mark would freak out.

He would, wouldn’t he?

He’d spaz and take us both aside and have a talk with us. Like the Dad he wants to be to us sometimes.

Oh, well, in that case…

We’ll have to mention it later. In the meantime I need a shower.

Start the coffee first, with pleases?

Sure.

Uhm, Jacob?

What?

You might want to… I mean… tuck that back in?

Stupid boxer flaps!

Poor Jacob.

Damn it. Whatever. Shower.

Want company?

What?! In the shower?

Why not?

Uhhh…

I am joking!

Just lie there and think about what you’ve done! I’ll be back with coffee.

Even with the teasing you’ll bring me coffee in bed?

You look like you need it.

I do, but that’s so sweet of you. Maybe I should come shower with you. As a thank you.

You’re just teasing me again, aren’t you?

You catch on. But you are a sweetheart.

Uh-huh. I’ll be back. With maybe unpoisoned coffee.

I shall be here, dearling. You know I love you, right?

That’s why it’ll be maybe unpoisoned.

Fair.