I still think we should have split that last cookie. No, I only mention them because it
doesn't take as long as you think to make. Now, you could pop the pre-made stuff in, but
where's the fun in that? You can eat the dough when you make it at home. Well,
theoretically, you could eat the dough, but you're right, they do. They do make doughs.
You can eat now. So anyways, let me scoot closer to you.
I'm just saying you've had cookies made with brown butter before, and you cannot tell me
that it isn't worth the extra time. What do you mean? I'm pretty sure you have.
Yeah, well, we went to my aunt's divorce party and she hadn't even planned for it. So the only
thing, right, right. Yeah, the only thing she had were those ghost pepper wings and tequila.
It might have well just been ghost pepper. I thought my tongue was going to fall off after
the fourth one. You didn't even have two wings, though. I think she invited everybody she knew.
I still don't know why so many of us showed up. It was though, wasn't it? I did not know
she could sing like that. I mean, she couldn't hit the Mariah note, but who can?
I'm not telling her that, okay, because then she's going to ask to sing at every get together from
now on, every single one. You say that now, you say that now, but when she sings fantasy for the
3,000th time, then then we will see how you feel. But yeah, it was it was the only thing I could make
from what she had. So brown butter cookies. You couldn't tell the difference. Oh, it's been too
long since then. Then I will I will make you some one without brown butter cookies. I will make you
one without brown butter and one with and you will never go back. So let's get under those covers.
Oh, thanks. Oh, why are your feet always freezing? Don't you glide those icebergs? Oh, goodness.
Oh, my God. Okay. No, they warmed up now. Okay.
Oh, yeah, she's fine. I think she actually had a second divorce party.
She actually had food and water at that one. So it was about a week ago for a few hours.
Yeah, she seemed she seemed really happy. She said it was all amicable. Either way, it was
it was nice to hear her sound so excited about the new place. Oh, she wants to go with you and
my mom to look for a rug. She'll she'll probably text you about it soon. Yeah, it sounded like she
was bouncing around the room when we talked. Yeah, can't seem to find a word beyond nice, but it was.
Yeah, we all we all get shit thrown at us at work day to day but sometimes moment to moment
sometimes moment to moment when I get to hear you all happy. It makes me happy too. What? What?
I love you too. Is this because I don't want my aunt to be miserable?
Mm hmm. Getting all the sheets tangled up getting on my lap like this.
Do you want to?
Do you? Oh, are you sure? Are you sure you do? Okay.
Mm hmm. Right along your jaw. Mm hmm. Down your neck.
I can feel how fast your heart is beating. On your collarbone. Can I can I touch underneath
your ear? Well, it's my shirt. Can I can I touch you? Mm hmm. My fingertips all across this
stomach and your waist and baby baby you you tensed up just then I'm I'm moving my hands away.
Okay, I'm I'm moving my hands away. You're breathing so quickly and your hands are
are balled into fists. Maybe maybe it's fine. You you don't you don't need to feel like you have
but it it doesn't seem fine.
There we go. There we go. Thank you. Thank you for looking at me.
Can you can you be honest with me please?
Do you want to?
Okay. Yeah. Okay. Do you do you want to watch something else? I think you're I think your
coworker lied because this is more of a it's so bad it's bad kind of film so baby no please please
don't apologize you have nothing to apologize for but there's there's nothing to feel bad about
listen I don't I don't want to start up on my speech again but you
you never never have to apologize for saying no ever for for any reason
and I'll just keep repeating it and see you telling me to shut up about it
okay your hands your hands are shaking now and your breathing is still a little
still do you want to do the exercises you learned was that a nod okay okay let's do them
you want to hold my hands this time okay they're all yours squeeze as tight as you need to
you ready okay breathe in one two three four five six now breathe out slowly don't force it
two three four five six there you go okay let's do it again one two three four five six
six and out one two three four five six okay yeah let's keep going again you're doing a great job
baby ready in one two three four five six out one two three four five six
six I see you're feeling better let's just do one more time okay one more time
okay in one two three four five six and out one two three four five six there
there feeling a little better
all right all right
okay just tracing my thumb along the veins in your hand your own little
road map on the back of your hand what am i thinking about how much i care about you
i i care about you and you should never be guilted into doing anything you don't want to do
or or have someone upset with you because you don't want to or i never want you to feel too
scared or too uncomfortable or too anxious to say no no i know i know you feel whatever you need to
feel i just you you don't want to and that is enough that is and will always be enough
do you want to talk about it
okay you just want to go to sleep sounds good
you're saving us from this fucking awful movie let's just turn it off
and that is the last recommendation we get from carol yep yep off my lap up up
up there we go i don't know how your calves aren't asleep after that
i figured i'm just gonna need half of this sheet back though
you want a big spoon or a little spoon
and you don't have to ask me twice i like when your face is the last thing i see before i go to sleep
what
i'm not being mushy well maybe i am but i'm also telling the truth
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i've never heard that combination before oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
is i didn't say it was weird i just said the name of the cookie
all right i can i can as long as you let me make them with brown butter
oh
nothing it's
it's your feet are cold again
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