The same procedure with the same person, every single day.
Me: Good morning!
Him: And a very good morning to you!
A dog jumps into my arms.
Me: Should I wake up the coffee machine?
Him: Yes, unless you don't want coffee today.
Me, already on my way, slowly turning back around: Why do we keep talking about these things? I could just... Not say hello. Hear your car pull into the driveway and meet you by the coffee machine.
Him: Well, it's a routine. Like married people still say hello to one another even though they've done it a thousand times before.
I huffed and turned again.
Him, with a straight face: Why aren't we married?
Me, only slightly confused: Because you are married and I'm a spinster with a reputation of toying with old men who adores her independence most of all?
Him: Ah. I forgot.













