The three of them sat in the living room, bathed in the blue glow of the television. On screen, a man chased a woman through an airport terminal, dodging security and leaping over luggage in his desperate pursuit of love.
"Run faster!" Calypso urged. "She's going to get on the plane!"
"He should have told her yesterday," Elaine said, shaking her head. "Men always wait until the last possible second."
Xavier scooped up the last bit of his mint chocolate chip and set the empty bowl on the coffee table. "It's not real," he reminded them. "The screenwriters deliberately made him wait for dramatic effect."
"Shh," both women hushed him simultaneously.
Xavier's phone buzzed in his pocket. He pulled it out, glad for the distraction from "Love Takes Flight," which had to be the most predictable movie he'd ever seen. The group chat with Luka, Sayuri, and Beppo was active again.
Beppo: Guys I hit 900K followers today!!! The Thalia video pushed me over the edge!
