Christmas Ever After

Bob: Izzi. What do I owe the pleasure again?

Izzi Simmons: I just have a quick question.

Bob: Let me guess. You saw the remodeled aesthetics.

Izzi Simmons: About that. Um, my floors... I mean, your floors, technically, they used to have a distinct squeak. But the thing is, now the squeak is gone and there's a carpet over the floorboards.

Bob: I'm sensing you don't like the carpet.

Izzi Simmons: Was this your idea?

Bob: No, it was, uh, his. Meet the new owner of the B&B, my son. He just moved back from Seattle.

Izzi Simmons: Desmond?

Matt: Uh, actually, no. It's uh... It's Matt.

Izzi Simmons: Matt?

Matt: Yup. Matt.

Izzi Simmons: Your name is Matt?

Matt: Yeah. Like, short for Matthew.

Izzi Simmons: You look exactly like... You know what, um, never mind. This is, this is so... This is something, this is confusing and confounding and a little bit exciting.

Matt: Uh, okay. Well, to answer your question, uh, you're not hearing that squeak cause I fixed the floorboards. It's actually very simple, you just sprinkle a little baby powder over the squeaky floorboard, work it in the seams. Lubricates the wood, keeps the boards from rubbing together.

Izzi Simmons: Neat. That's, like, so neat.

Matt: Yea, well. I realized it's only a temporary solution. So, uh, we went carpeted.

Izzi Simmons: No, you went carpeted. We went squeaky floors, right, Bob?

Bob: Oh, I'm going Switzerland on this one.

Matt: Are you?

Izzi Simmons: I'm gonna go out of this room. Um, I have to leave, um, my editor is calling and I have to take this in my room.

Matt: Your phone didn't ring or buzz.

Izzi Simmons: Um, I meant, I have to call her. You know how editors are.

Matt: No. Not really. How are they?

Izzi Simmons: They need to be called back.

Matt: Well, you better call her back then.

Izzi Simmons: That's what I'm gonna do. Bye!