"Hello?" Pt. 2

September 15th 2016

"Fine."

"Ok, let me look for my favourite..."

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"Oh, this one!"

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"Do you like it?"

"It's orange."

"Yeah, and?"

"It's orange."

"You don't like orange?"

"It's not very wintery."

"Wintery? Daniel, it's for next spring, summer. That's why it's the Spring/Summer Fashion Week."

"Oh. Where are you going to wear it to?"

"Elias and Jenna's wedding."

"But they're not getting married."

"They are."

"He hasn't proposed."

"And?"

"He needs to propose before they can get married."

"It's going to happen."

"Yeah, in Milan in a week and two days time."

"Is it?"

"You know it is."

"A bird flew into my bathroom window today."

"What?"

"A bird flew into my bathroom window today. Bang!"

"What's that got to do with anything?"

"Nothing. Just thought I'd tell you."

"Your distraction techniques don't work on me, Soph."

"You know, if I was right in front of you at this moment, I bet I could totally distract you."

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"Knew it."

"Have you spoken to your brother recently?"

"Now look who's trying out the whole distraction thing. Ok, I'll play along. Yes, I have spoken to him. He's out of the hospital and he's bored as hell at home because he's cooped up with my father and that's never a good pace to be."

"No?"

"When I was nine and I had to have my tonsils out, it was one of the most horrific things I've ever had to go through. Dad can be suffocating at times. I feel sorry for Luc, really."

"It can't be that bad?"

"Go visit him tomorrow. Then you'll understand."

"Where's you mother?"

"Paris."

"Ah, that would explain why she isn't there to look after him."

"Please, even if she was there, Dad would still be insufferable. "

"What about Milli? Is she still on the scene?"

"Yes."

"Can't she play nursemaid for him?"

"He's not allowed to exert his body."

"What?"

"Every man wants a nurse to fawn all over him, and I fear that my brother won't be able to control himself and that won't be good because he's not allowed to exert his body. So, no. Milli cannot play nursemaid for him."

"That wasn't where I was going with that, but thank's for the explanation."

"It sucks, really, doesn't it?"

"What does?"

"My brother finally gets laid and loses his virginity. Months later, he's banned from having sex for, like, six months."

"He went twenty plus years without it. I think he can survive six months."

"No man can go six months without sex. It's like those Pringle crisps."

"Sex is like Pringles crisps?"

"Mhm. Once you pop, you can't stop."

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"The tone of this conversation just plummeted through the floor. Why are we even discussing your brother's sex life?"

"Because I'm still trying to distract you from talking about Elias proposing to Jenna."

"Which you've just reminded me of."

"Just as the next fashion show starts, too. Shucks. Well, I must be off, now. Toodles."

"I hate you."

"Haha, we both know that's a lie, Baboon."

"Is it, though?"

"It had better be, or we're testing out that six months no sex thing."

"Have i told you lately that I love you?"

"Nice try, but even I know you stole that line from Van Morrison."

"Or did I?"

"You did, loser."

"Haha."

"Bye, Daniel."

"Later, 'gator."