“Is that the Valley?” he asked.
Zoe jumped again. “You’ve gotta stop doing that. I thought you’d gone back to bed.” Forcefully, she snapped off the klieg bright light that had illuminated the desk. “I’ll come with you this time, make sure you make it.”
Max got into the blanket and duvet laden bed first, then lifted up the covers in blatant invitation. Zoe slipped in, curling toward him. She was quiet so long Max thought she’d fallen asleep. But she shifted her legs, and let out a long sigh.
“What’s that other strip you’re working on?”
“Nothing. Just a throw-away idea.”
“What do you mean, throw-away? Looks like you’ve done some work on it.”
“Not throw-away, exactly. Just something that probably won’t go anywhere. I don’t have a Beetle Bailey or Peanuts. Most strips don’t have that kind of longevity. I certainly don’t think anyone will be hard pressed to continue on Wanderlust after I’m dead. So I have to have some back up plans. It’s not like I’m Mort Walker and have a big family to keep me alive after death.”
“Do you want a family?” Max asked because he very much wanted one when the timing was better.
“I already have a big one. You’ve met every last one of them, I think.”
“I’m asking if you want to get married and have kids.” He was more blatant this time.
“I like to practice,” Zoe said, derailing any further a conversation he really wanted to pursue.
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“Is that the Valley?” he asked.
Zoe jumped again. “You’ve gotta stop doing that. I thought you’d gone back to bed.” Forcefully, she snapped off the klieg bright light that had illuminated the desk. “I’ll come with you this time, make sure you make it.”
Max got into the blanket and duvet laden bed first, then lifted up the covers in blatant invitation. Zoe slipped in, curling toward him. She was quiet so long Max thought she’d fallen asleep. But she shifted her legs, and let out a long sigh.
“What’s that other strip you’re working on?”
“Nothing. Just a throw-away idea.”
“What do you mean, throw-away? Looks like you’ve done some work on it.”
“Not throw-away, exactly. Just something that probably won’t go anywhere. I don’t have a Beetle Bailey or Peanuts. Most strips don’t have that kind of longevity. I certainly don’t think anyone will be hard pressed to continue on Wanderlust after I’m dead. So I have to have some back up plans. It’s not like I’m Mort Walker and have a big family to keep me alive after death.”
“Do you want a family?” Max asked because he very much wanted one when the timing was better.
“I already have a big one. You’ve met every last one of them, I think.”
“I’m asking if you want to get married and have kids.” He was more blatant this time.
“I like to practice,” Zoe said, derailing any further a conversation he really wanted to pursue.
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