INCOMING CALL FROM GREATEST BLESSING!

ACCEPT || DECLINE

"Hey, baby girl!
What's up?"

"Hey, Dad.
Nothing much.

How
about you?"

"It's business as
usual, Ruelle.
Oh, and your Nan
really loves the
designs you put
out. She said she had
some new flowers
you might like."

"That's great,
Dad. Tell
her I miss her
and Pops
and I'll
visit soon."

"You're visiting
or taking a
vacation?"

"Eh, the
second option
sounds better."

"Why take a
vacation in your
hometown when
you can go
anywhere?"

"Hey! I'd choose
you guys over
Bahamas any day."

"I just told Nan
you might visit and
she's asking if you're
bringing Chad."

"I don't think he's
going with me."

"Oh. . .is that so?
How come?"

"Picked him up a
penny and almost
instantly fell in
love with
perfect Penny."

"You mean Chad
has a girlfriend?"

"Yup."

"That's great, right?
You're happy
for him?"

"Oh, it's great,
Dad. It's—it's perfect
actually. I—"

"Deep breaths,
Ruelle, come on."

"I love him, Dad.
Deeply, frustratingly, and madly."

"Wow. . ."

"I know. I'm crazy,
right? It's stupid of
me to fall for my
best friend. Ugh,
what an awful
cliché."

"Honey, you do know
your mom was my
best friend, right?"

"Uh-huh."

"You don't
sound
convinced."

"That's because mom
left you for your best
friend who also
happened to be
your business
partner."

"Ah. I see what Rosalie
has done to us has still
left you scarred, aye?"

"Dad, she's the reason
why I don't go knee-deep in
romantic relationships."

"Are you afraid Chad
might cheat on you with Izzy?"

"What? No! Izzy
has a girlfriend!"

"Oh, okay. Just
checking, Ruelle.
Though, I don't think
Chad would ever
entertain the idea to
even cheat on
you. I swear that man
has been in love with
you since the moment
the two of you met."

"Haha. . .That's
what they all say."

"Is this one of
those father-daughter
moments?"

". . .Yes?"

"Am I required to
give a mic-dropping
speech?"

"Only if you
want to. . ."

"Don't let what happened
between your mom and
I stop you from finding
your own happiness.
That was our story—our
mistakes. You and Chad. . .
this is your story. You
get to decide what kind
of mistakes or miracles
you get."

"Thank you, Dad. That
actually made me
tear up a bit."

"I do my best, honey.
Where are you off
to now?"

"I'm on the way to
the airport. Milan is
going to be great. Then, maybe some downtime in Florida then it's back to Paris."

"Good luck, honey.
Call me when
you land."

"Okay. I love
you, Dad."

"I love you too,
sweetheart."

"Goodbye."

"Bye."

CALL ENDED!