Orange Slushies and Chocolate Pudding
Gillian pushed papers off of her desk and picked up her orange slushie. Taking a sip, she stared across the desk as Cal sat down. "What's wrong with Eli and Ria?"
"Don't know."
"Gillian, you're a terrible liar." He thought for a moment. "But I thought you knew that." He leaned over the desk. "Seriously. What's wrong with them?" Gillian held back a snort.
"Nothing...marital stress and the normal issues when you're living in an apartment." Cal raised his eyebrows. Gillian turned back to her computer, and felt Cal's eyes on her. When she looked over at him, she saw his quizzical look. "What?"
"Why in the world do you drink orange slushies?"
"Because they're delicious."
"And why do you eat pudding at ten in the morning?" Gillian rolled her eyes.
"Because pudding is delicious. And I like pudding." A pause, and Gillian began to type a new email to her husband. "Why do you ask so many questions, Cal?"
"Because I think it's weird...eating pudding at ten in the morning." Gillian shot him a look. "And why..." Gillian cut him off.
"If it has to do with romance novels, it's because they make me happy. And I recall telling you this a while ago." Cal leaned back in the chair before rolling his eyes at her, and she smirked. "Why are you asking me so many questions, Cal?"
"Because. I'm practicing for when Emily develops a strange like for things such as slushies, pudding, and romance novels."
"You have too much time on your hands, Cal." Gillian smiled and took a long, loud slurp of her orange slushie.
"What is it with orange slushies?"
"CAL!"
"I mean, at least pick a different flavor once in a while." There was a pause. "Like cherry or something." Cal looked down at the floor as Gillian slid the slushie across the desk.
"I like orange slushies." This was getting too ridiculous, even for Gillian. So when Cal picked up the Styrofoam cup and opened it, he peered inside as if a slushie monster was going to get him.
"It smells funny." Cal pushed the lid back down. "Artificial ingredients."
"Well it's my choice to drink an artificially flavored beverage. Or slushie." She gave him a mild glare, but he could see the laugh in her eyes. And then Gillian took her slushie back and took a sip. "So...Ria and Eli think something is going on between...us." Cal stared at her.
"And? What did you say?"
"I told Ria that yeah, there is something. But I don't think she believed me."
"G-I-L-L-I-A-N..." He drug out her name in a mild whine.
"So...how's Emily?"
A/N: It kind of ended. I wanted to bring back the humor of the story, so I thought about that lovely episode with the chocolate pudding/orange slushie deal. And the Cherry Slushie thing was TakeABreath92's idea. Much love, hun!!