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House Clothes

What? Why are you staring at me?

(Eyes, glistening, smiling) You look cute.

(Weird, side-eye) I have no makeup on. My hair is in a ponytail. I have an ugly T-shirt and shorts on. I haven’t shaved. Even my eyebrows are starting to get overgrown…

(Nodding, smiling) Very, very cute.

(Sigh) I think guys just say “cute” when they mean, “You don’t look as pretty as you do when we go out, but I love you anyway.”

(Shaking his head) Absolutely NOT. Guys do NOT mean that when they say YOU LOOK CUTE.

Well what do they mean? What would they say if they felt that way?

If they felt that way… they just wouldn’t say anything! I’m saying, “You look cute,” because… I’m feeling HORNY (Devil emoji).

Oh fuck.

Let’s go. (To the bedroom)

Have you… had a vasectomy?

No. Why?

Mmm… do you or don’t you want kids?

By now, I don’t mind… if it happens… organically

Really? What changed?

I don’t know… I guess… when I lost you… I felt like, I would do anything to have you back. Even if it means, having kids, if that’s what you want. I would do it.

Wow… so… you don’t love the kids, you only love… me?

No. It’s not like that exactly. I know I would love the kids too. But if I had my own choices… no, I wouldn’t go out of my way to try and have kids. But I love you. And you seem to want kids. So if we have kids, I’ll love them too. I know I’ll love them once they’re here.

Right… well, I’m not going out of my way to try and have kids either.

Good. So we’re not going out of our way to try and have them.

But if it happens…

It’s a blessing.

Oh? You believe it’s a blessing now?

Now… yes. I do.

(Smiling)

(More kissing)