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ROBERTLana are you still on set?

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ROBERT
Lana are you still on set?

LANA
Yep, I'm on my lunch break
Why?

ROBERT
I was just picking up Avri from her mother's place
Susan and I had a long talk
I don't know what came over her but it sounds like she did a complete 180

LANA
So she's not accusing you of having cheated anymore? That's refreshing 😅

ROBERT
Yeahhh except that's a pretty sudden turn of events... You didn't have anything to do with it, did you? 👀

LANA
Me? Naaaah

ROBERT
Lana 😑

LANA
Come on, you didn't expect me to actually sit back and do nothing about it, did you?

ROBERT
I mean I had hopes you'd actually trust me to fix it 🙄

LANA
It's not that I don't trust you but if I had done as you'd asked, she'd still be accusing me of being your mistress

ROBERT
Okay good to know you wouldn't have told me if I hadn't asked

LANA
Hey I just didn't think it would be that big a deal

ROBERT
Are you kidding me right now? You thought talking to my ex wife after I EXPLICITLY told you not to wouldn't be a big deal??

LANA
Excuuuse me it's not like I need to ask for your permission every time I decide to do something

ROBERT
Oh please don't pretend you wouldn't have an infarction if I went and talked to Chase behind your back

LANA
Well you didn't tell me about this mess to begin with, I had to learn about it through the bloody tabloids
So I guess we're even now

ROBERT
Wow I didn't know we were keeping scores
Good to know where you stand

LANA
Good to know you don't trust me enough to let me make my own decisions
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[A few hours later]

LANA
Robert I'm sorry
I was being a jerk
Please don't be mad

ROBERT
No honey I'm the one who's sorry

LANA
No really it's my fault
I know I should've told you
I just knew you were going to tell me not to talk to Susan and it was bothering me too much to let go.
But I know it wasn't right to keep it from you

ROBERT
It's okay, I shouldn't have kept this whole situation from you in the first place
I'm glad you handled it actually

LANA
I guess it's one less thing to worry about now

ROBERT
Can I at least know what you told Susan?

LANA
Ah don't worry about that

ROBERT
Lana 😑

LANA
I just sent her an email last week, we had a nice little chat and then she asked to meet me for coffee

ROBERT
Wait what
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For a second I thought you were about to say my girlfriend and my ex wife had coffee together

LANA
Well...

ROBERT
Oh God
DON'T TELL ME YOU ACTUALLY MET UP WITH HER

LANA
I did though 😂

ROBERT
Wow this is the most awkward thing I've ever heard... 🙂🙂🙂

LANA
Oh not at all! Your ex-wife's a pretty cool gal. We spent most of the time laughing at your expense tbh

ROBERT
Lana 🙃

LANA
Yes m'love? 😂

ROBERT
I've never had a stroke but I assume it must be a pretty similar experience to reading your text messages right now

LANA
HAHAHAHA
Trust me it wasn't as awkward as you think. We discussed the whole 'cheating' ordeal face to face, she was pretty reasonable about it

ROBERT
How is it that I've been trying to convince her for months and you have ONE conversation with her and suddenly everything's right in the world?

LANA
Idk I guess you just have to thank my natural effervescence?? 🤷🏻‍♀️

ROBERT
Or thank the fact that arguing is your favorite hobby
If the acting thing doesn't work out you might wanna try being a lawyer

LANA
I was married to one, remember?
You end up picking up a thing or two 😌

ROBERT
Yep okay cool awesome
Not that I don't enjoy talking about our ex spouses but change of subject now
How's shooting going?

LANA
That was the smoothest transition in the history of transitions lmao
But anyway
It's going pretty well
Except when my last movie was the Avengers, everything after that feels like a downgrade 🙃

ROBERT
Ngl you can't really top the Marvel cast

LANA
Don't tell it to those idiots though, we'd never live it down 😅
But anyway, I'm really into this new movie. I think it's going to be great

ROBERT
With you as the lead, I know it will

LANA
Stooop 😭❤️
By the way
My break is ending, I gotta get back on set
I'll see you at home?

ROBERT
See you at home
I love you

LANA
Love you too ❤️

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