Mc Cormick.

I wouldn’t have to do it to your face.  Probably just your stomach or something.  You are though.  What else do you like?

You're forgetting my amazing abs, who could ever mangle those? Where to begin? You... Naked, in my dorm. I guess I like when that happens. 

You’re forgetting that if I wanted to I could kill you right here and now.  You’re stupid. Oh, you like that?

But we both know you would never do that to this face. Well we both know that isn't true, don't let mother hear you call me that, she'll think all those tutors went to waste. I do. 

If by that thing you mean my daughter then yes, yes she did.

Yeah, that. Say "my daughter"  again... Music to my ears, I'm telling you. 

Always.

You're forgetting that I'm a natural. Picked it all up instantly. [winks] I can be needy if I want to be... Besides, I like the way it sounds when you say it. 

'Might'…yeah, sure.  Don't try to deny it.

Fine, fine... You got me, happy now?

'Course you wouldn't, you think it's hot that I'm intimidating as hell.

I might do. 

I get that.  Trust me, I of all people get that.  No, you can’t and tell anyone I said so and I’ll have your head.  

I wouldn't have it any other way. 

At least you had somewhere to go back to, right?  But I’m sorry it was bad.  And I really did miss you.  Sort of a lot.

Well of course, I can't deny that. It wasn't bad as such, it's been like that for as long as I can remember... I guess I just always expect it'll just be different or whatever whenever I go and it never is. Not bad... Just, not what I hoped...

Hmm, I bet you’d rather I didn’t answer that.  But yeah, they were good.  Caught up with some friends from my old school, y’know.  How were yours?

The usual: wearing uncomfortable suits for various dinner parties while at the same time repeating the old polo story to about fourty different guests at my mother's demand... eating the chef's dinner my mother likes to pretend she makes and pretending to get excited about the designer scarves and ties she bought me for christmas. I mean, it was nice to see mother and all... Glad to hear you had a good time, though. 

You think I missed you? Well…maybe a little bit.

Of course, I mean look at me... What's not to miss? I might have done, whether or not it was more than you missed me is another story... Good holidays?

I could say the same thing, Ava.

I-I still can’t believe I’m a dad. She’s so gorgeous. I have the greatest daughter in the world and she’s only a week old.

So Juliet finally popped the thing out, then?