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“You and me, we’re like that movie. You know. That movie.”
\n“What movie?”
\n“Yeah. That movie.”
\n“What movie?”
\n“That movie – dammit – it’s totally about us.”
\n“What movie?”
\n“Stop saying that.”
\n[Suddenly, I knew what he was talking about. Even though we had never discussed it and it didn’t even seem like a movie he would have ever seen. Or referenced]
\n“Same Time Next Year<\/em>?”
\n“With Alan Alda, right?”
\n“Yeah.”
\n“That’s us.”
\n“I’m ……. touched?”
\n“You should be.”<\/p>\n

“You are a tiny elf creature.”
\n“No. I’m Sheila on a camping trip.”<\/p>\n

Michael yawned in the middle of kissing me.
\nMe: “Holy shit, did you just yawn?”
\nHe (yawning): “No.”
\n“We’re making out and YOU YAWN???”
\nLong pause.
\n“I’m tired.”
\n“Oh my God. This is the worst moment of my life.”<\/p>\n

“Sometimes when we spend time together, do you ever feel like ……. Oh, never mind.”
\n“God, I hate it when you do that.”<\/p>\n

“If I ever hear again that you were stranded on an L platform, scared you were going to be raped – and you didn’t<\/i> call me to come get you? I’m serious, Sheila, I’ll never speak to you again. Don’t be fucking retarded like that again.”
\n“Sorry.”
\n“I’m fucking pissed.”
\n“I know. I’m sorry. I thought it was a funny story, now that it’s over.”
\n“It’s not funny.”
\n“Wow. Okay.”<\/p>\n

“What are you doing here<\/i>???”
\n“I’m … here to see you?”
\n“But … but … The Oscars!”
\n“I hate awards shows.”
\n[Long long long pause as he stared at me in wonder and dawning awe. Then:]
\n“I LOVE that I know this about you!!”<\/p>\n

“What are you doing?”
\n“Memorizing your face. For later.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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