Mask

Nat and Zach are watching the Cowboys game. (Read: Zach is watching. Nat is on her computer pretending to watch.)

Nat: Do you want to try a new charcoal mask with me?

Zach: Huh?

Nat: A new mask I have. I’m gonna put it on. Do you want to do it with me?

Zach: No.

Nat: C’mon. You can girl it up a bit while you watch your boys.

Zach: No.

Nat: It’s dry as sh*t. You could really use it.

Zach: Maybe six years ago, when we were dating, I would have done it with you.

Nat: So you’re basically admitting you’ve given up.

Silence.

Nat: We were dating six years ago?

Zach: I don’t know.

Nat: What do you know?

Zach: That right now, I just need to be me. Mask-free.