Flowerpot

A Guide to Love

"Yes! Score, need to write this down." "Matt?" "Yup?" "What are you doing?" "Keeping score." "We're in a restaurant, darling." "Yes! Another score." "Matt!" "Yes, yes, I'm listening. I'm here." "What are you keeping score for?" "Uh, this. Our date." "Our date? I'm sorry, I don't follow." "No!" "What?" "You said sorry." "So?" "You're not supposed to." "Says who?" "The guide." "What are you talking about? What guide? What score? Matt, are you having an episode?" "No...maybe...no." "Then what's going on?" "I'm following the steps in this guide." "A guide for...?" "Love?" "Love?" "Love. "Ok? And what does this 'Guide to Love' me--" "..." "Matt." "Yeah...?" "Are you out on a date with me because you follow the instruction from a book on dating?" "Nyes?" "...wow" "I'm sorry." "No, no, I'm...it worked?" "We're here, aren't we?" "Yeah...how-- how much of all this is the book...and how much is you? "..." "Tell me." "It's all me...sans the awkwardness." "I see." "I'm sorry." "No, don't be." "...eh?" "You can throw the book away." "What? What do you mean?" "It's not working." "But we're here. I'm here with you. It worked." "It didn't." "I think I'm utterly confused." "And that's fine." "Eh?" "I didn't mention it before, because I like you and didn't want to make you feel uneasy. But you've been a bit clumsy and awkward from the start." "No, what? I followed the steps in the book. They're supposed to make me cool and charismatic and manly and--" "You're all of these things and much more." "..." "It's true." "So...now what?" "Now, you order the lobster with fries and dip, and I'll order the salad." "But you hate salad." "I'm not the one eating it." "You're gonna take my lobster, aren't you?" "No worries, you'll get used it." "Am I, now?" "Yup. Not going anywhere, darling." "Fine. I guess I can eat the salad."