halfway there

Happy birthday, Hudson. Let’s do it but if I start making you drink, you might hate me in the morning.

Thanks Lopez. Bold of you to assume you can make me do anything, but I promise you’ll have no complaints from me. 

I sent a bouquet of birthday daisies over to Burt’s shop. Some peoples’ birthdays you just can’t forget, I suppose. Hope you like them! And Happy Birthday, of course. 

Yeah, I saw. Burt put them in a vase. Thanks, you really didn’t have to do that but they kind of made the blow of getting older a little easier. 

You are way too beautiful to be having an existential crisis. I can buy you a beer if you feel like it! Happy Birthday, btw!!!

A little secret about me is that I pretty much always feel like a beer. And hey, thanks. Flattery will get you... well to second base for sure. 

REAGAN: There's not? I mean, he's my dad. You know?

REAGAN: I already feel all the feels, Max. It's exhausting and I would like to not feel them this time.

MAX: i know

REAGAN: I don't really know, to be honest.

REAGAN: Gotta figure out how to feel first. Or I guess how I'm supposed to feel? I don't really know

MAX: there’s no supposed to’s, Rosebud.

REAGAN: Campfires are cuter then most fires, though. Cozy.

[...]

REAGAN: Yeah.

REAGAN: Definitely not.

MAX: Yeah, as far as fires go, they're the top

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i really don’t want to talk about it. 

REAGAN: Secret codes are cuter than fires, either way.

REAGAN: Yeah? I’d like that. Cool.

[...]

REAGAN: Better than the usual people in that situation. Dads. Or my dad, for sure. Who’s now miraculously wanting to have dinner with me, Evan, and Marley. I’d prefer you.

MAX: i don't, rose -- campfires are pretty cute. ;)

[...]

MAX: oh

MAX: shit

REAGAN: Oh?

[Reagan desperately wants it to be the talk they probably should’ve had as soon as they saw each other again when they were back in Castlewood respectively, but she knows Max wouldn’t start that on her own.]

REAGAN: Ah. Wait, you heard me driving? Aw. That’s kind of adorable that you can tell that it’s me based on the shitty state of my slowly dying engine. It’s like we have a secret code ☺️

REAGAN: I suppose you’d know better than most that it’s time to move on to bigger and better cars. I really don’t want to blow up on my way home from work.

REAGAN: Last time I bought a car I was 24, so I really could use your help.

MAX: No, Rose, it's not cute it's dangerous. I'm afraid you're going to cause the first Castlewood pile up and I'd never be able to forgive myself.

MAX: I can go with you.

MAX: okay, rose, i've put it off long enough, it's time to have the talk

[...]

MAX: i heard you driving down main st the other day and it's time to get a new car

REAGAN: What're you being for Halloween?

REAGAN: Only asking because I just looked up a list of the best 2020 halloween costume ideas and it was just people from music videos and other pop culture things that I truly have no idea about??

I don’t know, I’m really excited for beanies and fluffy scarves and boots! And how it feels to come back to my place after being out in the cold and immediately peel off my layers for cozy pajamas. Winter’s growing on me. It’s a nice break from the nonsense. Weirdly peaceful. Not a fan of love day?

I’m glad you didn’t. I think ever being with anyone who remotely liked black licorice would ruin my street credit. 

And see, all I think about is shovelling driveways and achy bones and fucking ice... but I do like your version of winter better. 

Capitalism has spoken, Max. Halloween is basically over! Stores will start preparing for Valentines Day in January too, which is always a fun time. It’s almost time for me to get pricked by thorns all day and then go home avoid gross love declarations online!

Unfortunately, It’s now your adult duty to give instead of receive. Just the way the cookie crumbles. Licorice, really? You really are in your thirties. 

Capitalism needs to chill! Let me enjoy my fall weather please, I’m so not ready for winter. I guess at this rate I should should have started calling people about winter tires yesterday. Jeez, let’s not even joke about Valentine’s day yet. 

Thank you. Psychological thrillers are my favorite lately, anyways. It only fits! Honestly, you better hurry up with your Halloween shopping. Some stores already have out Christmas and Winter items! Pretty soon halloween stuff is going to be on sale!

I’m imagining you handing out candy to small children. I don’t know why but it’s making me laugh because it’s probably the last thing you want to do with your day. BUT, considering my dose of candy comes from the jumbo bag of Reese’s I buy on November 1st, I might have to stop by with an empty pillowcase.  

It’s only the 5th! We haven’t even had Thanksgiving yet! That’s wild. This is why I don’t bother with decorating. 

I just decorated my shop for the spooky season– It’s basically lots of pumpkins and cute ghosts. Some cute spooky banners.. but it had to be pretty PG because it is a flower shop. Something about scary halloween decorations doesn’t really go well with roses and buttercups. Not exactly sure what you’re going for in an auto shop.. I’d suggest maybe the cost of a down payment lit up in big lights? Spooky. A slew of big buck car salesman forcing you to have an awkward conversation and not letting you say no to the car they’re trying to sell? That’s pretty creepy. 

Psychological fear, I like the way you think, Rose. But I think Burt was hoping for something more along the lines of pumpkins and cute ghosts. There was talk of handing out candy. I don’t know. Guess I’ll just hit the impulse aisles at Target. They usually have holiday stuff.