73
“Do you want me to make another pizza for you, pumpkin?” said Jonas. “There‘s only one more slice left.”
“Tell me something, Jonas.”
“Yes, my exotic strawberry.”
Kelly and Jose looked at one another, smiling, surprised with this conversation.
“Yes, my exotic strawberry,” he said.
“Why did I divorce you?”
Kelly and Jose smiled.
“I don‘t know the answer to that question to this day, but that‘s in the past and we‘re together now. That‘s all that matters.”
“There‘s an Otis Spunkmeyer muffin left in the fridge. Get it for me. You don‘t have to make another pizza. This pizza is New-York style. The slices are huge!” Riley said to Jonas.
Jonas went to the kitchen, to the refrigerator, put it in the microwave and heated it for thirty seconds. When it was done, Jonas took it out of the microwave and took it to the dining room. He handed it to Riley. Riley took the wrapper off of it and took the first bite. It was apple-cinnamon flavor.”
“What do you want to drink?” he asked.
“I‘ll get her something to drink now that I‘m done eating,” Kelly said, got up and walked to the kitchen.
Jonas sat down.
“I want some Coca Cola, please,” Riley said.
Kelly walked to the kitchen and went to the refrigerator. She opened the refrigerator, retrieved a can of Coca Cola from the top rack, closed the refrigerator, closed the refrigerator and took the can of Coca Cola to the dining room.
“Thank you, Kelly,” Riley said and popped the soda open. She took her first sips. It was so ice cold that it nearly froze her throat. Kelly sat down once again and Riley went on to say, “Tell us more about you. Do you have any siblings? What do you do for a living? How old are you?”
“I‘m twenty-six, I have three sisters, and I am a professional dog trainer,” Kelly answered.
“She trains celebrities‘ dogs,” Jose added.
“Wow,” Jonas said, impressed, “you really train celebrities‘ dogs?”
“Yes,” Kelly said, “but I also train dogs of regular people.”
“How much do you charge?” Riley said. “Regular people I mean.”
“Actually, I came here to train your dog to learn a new name and teach him the tricks he learned before, with a new name, and since Jose got me a new dog, which is still in the back of his van…”
“I‘ll go get him so that Jonathan can make a new friend,” Jose as he got up and then he left the dining room.
“He‘s renaming the dog Jonathan?” said Riley. “I‘ve never met a dog named Jonathan.” Kelly finished her thought. “I won‘t charge to train Jonathan.” “That‘s very nice of you, Kelly,” Jonas said.
Kelly smiled and said, “I like Jose a lot. He is really handsome. I don‘t know if it would be ok with you if we dated because I‘m three years older than he is.”