Me. You. Coffee.

“And you’ve never spoken to anyone before?”

Ted looked up, laughing. He thought the question was dumb. He thought all the questions were dumb.

“Of course I’ve spoken to people before. I’m not a complete recluse.”

“Let me rephrase that: Have you ever spoken to a professional about how you’ve been feeling?”

“Well,” Ted thought for a moment, despite knowing the answer.

“I’ve never paid for one-on-one time. Not since the 70’s anyway, and it was just that once. She was lovely. Very exotic. Casandra.”

“Ted,” the tone was serious. “Can we talk about putting your clothes back on now?”

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