SEVEN DIALOGUES BEFORE LUNCH
1. TEXT MESSAGE
"what r u doin?"
"Working. What are you doing?"
"Thinkin bout u."
"Call me."
"cant. El watchin."
"Is he still making fun of you?"
"yes."
"Where are you?"
"the john."
"Laugh."
"miss u."
"You too."
2. PHONE CONVERSATION
"Benson."
"Are you still coming over for lunch?"
"Yes."
"Would you like me to order something this time?"
"Just you."
"Besides me."
"Strawberry congee and pearl tea?"
"Liv… I’m serious."
"So am I."
"How does Italian sound?"
"Your pleasure."
"I’ll talk to you later, pervert."
3. DESK CONVERSATION
"Strawberry congee and pearl tea?"
"Yes, Elliot."
"What’s congee?"
"Watered down rice, basically, cooked to mush. It’s Chinese."
"Strawberry congee, Liv? That sounds disgusting."
"Just call me weird."
"Why do I think it’s some sort of code? It is, isn’t it? Jesus, Liv."
"I don’t know what you’re thinking, Elliot, nor do I want to know."
"You two make me sick."
"It’s not what you think, Elliot!"
"I thought you didn’t know what I was thinking."
"Shut up, I have work to do."
4. PHONE CONVERSATION NUMBER TWO
"Hi."
"I think I’ve changed my mind about what I want for lunch."
"Oh?"
"Italian sounds great, Sweetheart."
"Great. What would you like?"
"Fettuccini alfredo…"
"But you hate cream sauce…"
"Suddenly I’m craving for it. Oh, and would you ask them to throw in some grilled chicken? Breast, please?"
"You’re not talking about what you want from Marcello’s, are you?"
"No."
"Elliot’s still around?"
"Yep."
5. DESK CONVERSATION NUMBER TWO
"Fettuccini alfredo and chicken breast, Liv?"
"Yes, you got a problem with it?"
"I thought you prefer red sauce. What happened to strawberry congee?"
"I changed my mind. Besides, you made fun of it earlier."
"I just thought it was some code between you and Jaime. Wait, cream sauce and chicken breast…"
"Whatever you’re thinking, Elliot, not it."
"Right. Aren’t we passed the honeymoon stage?"
"You and I were never in the honeymoon stage, Elliot."
"I wasn’t talking about you and me, and you knew it."
"Whatever, Elliot. I have work to do."
"Work? That’s what you’re calling it? Oh, my god, all the working lunches you two used to have…"
"You should stop thinking before you explode, Elliot."
6. TEXT MESSAGE NUMBER TWO
"Back in the bathroom?"
"hes onto us."
"You think?"
"makes me cranky."
"Poor baby."
"u makin fun of me 2?"
"Why dont you come over. Ill uncrank you."
"ill uncrank myself. thanx."
"Can I watch?"
"not nice 4 u to pick on me 2. its all ur fault."
"Why is it my fault?"
"4 being so yummy."
7. CELL PHONE CONVERSATION
"Hey, Sweetheart."
"Are you on your way?"
"Yes, finally. I thought Elliot would never quit."
"Maybe we should cool it for a while. At least with lunch."
"But I miss you, so much, Alex, it’s not funny."
"I miss you, too, Liv. But…"
"Are you going to be lunch?"
"Aren’t I always?"
"Good. I’ve got a taste for a certain hot shot transactional attorney, with the emphasis on the hot."
"You better hurry before la Cucina Alex stopped serving your favorite lunch special."
"If you’d stay open for a little longer, I promise to eat everything you put in front of my face, and I’ll even enjoy helping you clean up."
"Liv… Just drive safely, and don’t make me wait too long."