Chapter Fifteen
GABBY
Gabby:When are you coming to visit me?
Bower:Shouldn’t you be teaching right now?
Gabby:Lunch break.
Bower:Oh, duh.
Gabby:Answer the question. When are you coming to visit me?
Bower:When do you want me to visit you?
Gabby:I’d say tonight and spend the weekend with me, but I don’t have a working shower so you’d have to shower at Ryland’s place.
Bower:A shower never stopped me from hanging out with you.
Gabby:Wait, so you’re saying you will come visit me?
Bower:I can leave tomorrow morning and spend the weekend with you. Maybe we can have our very own in-house spa day like we used to do, my treat. There are fancy shops there, right? We can try out all the scrubs.
Gabby:I like that idea. I can go to the general store and grab us a bunch of frozen food like back in the day.
Bower:When you say frozen food, do you mean pizza bites and frozen pie from Marie Callender’s?
Gabby:Obviously.
Bower:Don’t forget the grape soda, Pringles, and cheese puffs.
Gabby:Do you think I actually would?
Bower:No, but it makes me more excited just saying it out loud. Want me to bring the DVD player and . . . the seasons?
Gabby:I think it’s necessary. I don’t think we can get through all of them, though, do you?
Bower:You’re underestimating our ability to do nothing in a weekend. We can get through them.
Gabby:Then bring them all.
Bower:Excellent! And we’re still in agreement that we should skip season five?
Gabby:If you bring it, I burn it.
Bower:Noted.
Gabby:Great! I can’t wait to see you.
Bower:Same.
Gabby:And when you’re here, get ready to be convinced to move.
Bower:I can feel the heavy guilt and rose-colored glasses already.
Gabby:Perfect. See you tomorrow!
It’s sweltering.