The Perfect Christmas Present Page #5

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depending on who's saying it.

- Right.

- Something to drink?

What are the odds

they have an herbal tea?

- Not a coffee drinker?

- No, I am. Well, was.

Paul and I

usually avoid caffeine.

The tea helps him unwind.

Seems like

he needs to do that a lot.

Yeah, you know,

he's tried everything.

Massages, sleeping pills,

aroma therapy.

Maybe he could try

a less stressful job.

Yeah, try telling him that

and let me know how it goes.

- Have you ever heard of ASMR?

- Mm-mm.

It stands for Autonomous Sensory

Meridian Response.

They're these weird, little

videos that help you relax.

Like, people whispering,

water boiling, stuff like that.

- Paul does this?

- Oh, can't sleep without it.

Uh, what would you like?

Hm.

Wow! It has been a long time

since I've had caffeine.

Well, Paul is not here,

so go crazy.

All right.

I guess I'll have

a black coffee.

Whoa! Slow down there.

Hey, Justin, could we have

one more black coffee, please?

- Of course.

- Thanks, man.

All right,

let's get down to business.

The event's in two weeks,

so I think

the most important part

is getting the venue.

What are you thinking?

I would like something

with a lot of space, you know?

I'm hoping for a good turnout.

And I'd love something

with some history.

So the pancake shack is out.

Oh, and if we can get a staff

included, that would be amazing.

That way we don't have to hire

extra help

for serving and everything.

- Staff.

- Oh, and a kitchen.

For food preparation

and what not.

- Thank you.

- Thanks, man.

No problem.

Hm.

Mm. I forgot how good

coffee tastes.

So, uh, the venue.

To recap...

Big space, lots of history,

staff included, kitchen,

and it needs to be available

in the next two weeks,

during the busiest time

of the year.

And affordable.

- It's impossible.

- Actually...

- I think I know a place.

- You're kidding?

I'll make a call tonight

and see.

Maybe we check it out tomorrow?

That'd be amazing.

- Perfect.

- Perfect.

How is everything there?

Oh, I've got it locked down.

You should've put me in charge

a long time ago.

How about you?

Is Chicago

as magical as you remember?

Yes, it is. It snowed today.

So I'm working

for a 8-year-old?

- Hey, did you get my e-mail?

- I did.

Benefit's a good idea,

but you got

enough bandwidth to manage it?

Nope, but I think

I found someone that can help.

One of, uh,

Paul's fraternity brothers

specializes

in this kind of thing.

Ooh, a fraternity brother.

Is he cute?

- Meg!

- What?

I have a boyfriend, so do you.

So? How's that relevant

to my question?

- Yes, he's cute.

- I knew it.

Doesn't matter because I'm only

using him for his expertise.

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