“Linda,” asked Stacy, “how long does Doug take?”
“Doug takes forever.”
“You told me once it was twenty to thirty minutes.”
“I didn’t say twenty to thirty. I thought I said ten to twenty.”
“You were arguing with me ’cause I told you that The Vet took twelve. You were arguing with me . . .”
“I didn’t say twenty to thirty.”
“You said at least twenty.”
“Maybe I did,” said Linda. “How long did Mike take?”
“A while.”
“How long?”
“A long, long time.”
“Not bad,” said Linda. “Not bad for a high schoolboy.”