“You just described my perfect day,” she said. “When was the last time you had a movie marathon?”
“Geez… I can’t even rem
ember,” I replied. “I must have been a teenager. I was over at a friend’s house for the day. We stayed in his parent’s basement and watched all three Godfather movies. Then we started on the Die Hard franchise.”
“Whoa…how many movies was that?”
“I think the fourth movie in the franchise had just come out,” I replied.
“So…seven movies.”
“Yup,” I nodded. “We were quite proud of ourselves. It was almost an accomplishment.”
Megan laughed. “I love the old movies…Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Casablanca… There’s nothing like watching old movie stars on screen.”
“Do you have a favorite?”
“Audrey Hepburn,” Megan replied immediately. “But Elizabeth Taylor was pretty amazing, too.”
“Hmm… I’ve never watched their movies.”
“What!” Megan asked, and she sounded scandalized.
I laughed. “Am I missing out on something?”
“Only the best performances you will ever see,” she insisted.
“Well, I’m ready to be converted.”
“You’ll watch Casablanca with me?”
“Sure, why not?”
“Oh my God, I’m so excited.”
I laughed. “But I expect some quid pro quo.”
“Seems fair,” she replied. “What would you like me to watch with you?”
“Have you watched Fight Club?”
“I haven’t, actually,” Megan replied. “But I’ve always heard good things, so it’s been on my list.”
“Never got around to actually watching it?”
“Life got busy,” she replied. “It got stressful, too, and when I’m stressed…”
“What?” I asked when she trailed off slightly.
“Nothing.”
“Come on,” I encouraged. “Tell me.”
“I tend to watch animated movies to relieve my stress,” Megan admitted. “Disney and Pixar got me through some hard days.”
I smiled.
“You think I’m weird, don’t you?”