“Yes!”
“Why?”
“Seriously? You’ve been like one of the walking dead ever since we moved here.”
“Yes, thank you for that. But in case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been making a conscious effort to turn things around. I got a job, changed my hair, I’m engaging more with the neighbors…”
“Okay, so you’re getting out of the house more and you deigned to say hello to the neighbors….”
“I did more than say hello.”
“Okay. Fine. You did more than say hello. That’s not the point.”
“Whatisthe point?” Maggie asks.
“The point is that you have a date.”
“Okay. I have a date.”
“That’s it? That’s all you’re going to say?”
“What do you want me to say?”
“For starters, who is this guy?”
“He’s just a guy.”
“Some random guy you picked up in Starbucks,” Erin states.
“Well, I wouldn’t put it quite like that.”
“Really? How would you put it?”
“I’ve met him several times. He seems nice. His office is a few doors down from the salon.”
“What does he do?”
“He’s an accountant.”
“What’s his name?”
Maggie hesitates.
“Please tell me you know his name.”
“Of course I know his name.”
“What is it?”
“Richard.”
“Does Richard have a last name?”
“Atwood,” Maggie tells her. “Richard Atwood.”
Erin immediately pulls out her phone.
“What are you doing?”