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“I’ a lot better now, thank you”

“Hey, what are girlfriends for?” I asked

“Girlfriend?” Cooper asked, not see averse to the idea

“Yeah, kind of slipped out”

He didn’t say anything I didn’t want to push hiht, but his s ht be soon

“Would you like to do so physical?” he asked

“What did we just do?”

“I ured he’d e to tease him

“Sure I have some chores to do, but I think you should spend some time with Sequoia while she is in town”

“She could co If that wouldn’t be too weird”

“A triple date with your mom Oh, no, mot weird at all,” I teased, “of course I don’t mind I like Sequoia”

Thus started the great phone-tag Instead of going out and doing so to call his e just in case

“You dying or so?” I heard her say when she finally picked up early in the evening

“No, but I ondering if you were,” Cooper snarked back

It seemed a bit mean at first, but I soon realized that this was just their dynamic I had seen him do the same with Camilla before

“I’ht if you want to bring Sarah over”