Page 35 of Waiting for Gilbert

Warmth steams through my core at his use of my full name, and I put it in my back pocket for later.

Gilbert: I’m saving your number.

Cordelia: Aunt Jewels gave me yours at the party.

Gilbert: Good ol’ Aunt Jewels

Cordelia: And it was on the paperwork that Nickie had me sign.

Cordelia: You haven’t seen this supposed paperwork have you? Brain exploding!! Is Nickie secretly running an evil genius renter’s scheme under the table?

Cordelia: Does she sign all the checks over to herself and keep 80% as an executor’s fee? How much control does she have??? How many other landlords is she scamming? Is she a slumlord for landlords??? Will I be found missing days from now and she’ll have another double payment in her pocket from a new unsuspecting bloke from out of town???

Gilbert: Wow

Cordelia: Joke’s on her anyway. I’m not so easy to take down.

Gilbert: She doesn’t know about your extensive collection of black belts.

Cordelia: Them’s facts.

Cordelia: How about it? You eat yet?

Gilbert: What happened to John? Didn’t you have plans?

Cordelia: He’s in Svalbard!

Gilbert: ?

Cordelia: Something about a blizzard? IDK. Tsunami? Hurricane? High winds and a bunch of white stuff?

Gilbert: Frozen precipitation?

Cordelia: *GIF of Bambi leaping and disappearing into a pile of snow*

Gilbert: It would be remiss to let you eat a plethora alone.

Cordelia: Nom nom nom

Gilbert: Thanks for the electric kettle.

Cordelia: YOU OPENED YOUR PRESENT! ISN’T SHE PRETTY??? DID YOU USE IT YET???

Gilbert: lol, I did. It made the water super hot.

Cordelia: Literally her one job.

Gilbert: I burned the roof of my mouth.

Cordelia: I’m fixing you a plate. Get over here.

Gilbert: Yes, ma’am

Cordelia: And bring your cello. I have questions.

Gilbert: Cello questions?

Cordelia: Yessss

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