2026-03-19

Perfect Repair Day

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[2026-03-19 05:55:00] Sam Willis: ❤️
[2026-03-19 05:57:00] Dave: Dogs?
[2026-03-19 06:35:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: Good morning sunshine I hope you got to sleep after letting the dogs out And I hope you're not sleeping on your arms Still well first of all, I went to sleep thinking about you and woke up thinking about you No news there but I'm still fucking thinking What it is that Ohio people say that always bugs me and it's still right on the tip of my toe like it was already in my head even before you thought about it But so yeah, that's kind of driving me crazy Thank God it's Friday and Thursday Still still complaining about that? I am excited about the movie tonight so that's gonna be fun. I wore my grumpy angry stupid. How long since last question shirt today see if anybody else gets it probably not. Yeah, I'm just Going to work Slept pretty well everything is just normal ate my pop tart went to sleep actually how do you eat pop tarts that's a good question that I've been meaning to ask you What's your process? There's definitely right in the wrong way, so we'll just have to see Sorry, baby I can't wait to talk to you today. Hear your lovely voice. I hope you have a great morning and make it to work nice and easy and safe and I'll talk to you soon
[2026-03-19 07:19:00] Dave: <no text>
[2026-03-19 08:58:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: Good morning how are you? I'm it's bothering me that you can't think of this fucking Ohio thing. Can you just Google it to like get some ideas? Maybe Google will tell you Excuse me why in the morning do I have like such a hard time like clearing my throat? I've been noticing that lately like from the past I don't know years. It's freaking weird. Anyway, I slept OK, not really I just I don't know what's going on with my sleep the past I don't even know how long I just can't fall asleep when I do I feel just just like the surface so I don't know, but I'll OK pops first off. I don't really eat pop tart. I don't even know the last time I had a pop tart probably like whatever Molly lives with me. Maybe I don't know, but First off I really would only get like the strawberry kind cause I don't think I like any of the other other flavors and I think yeah I would toast them. I don't eat them just plain I mean I have but I think ideally I would toast them, but I do remember like probably having some in the last decade and. They just didn't. I toast them they just didn't. They didn't taste good like it wasn't. It wasn't good microwave too probably Don't know so yeah what do you do you weirdo? What kind do you even eat like strawberry or blue strawberry or blueberry would probably be like my only kind that I would eat and I'm definitely not seeking them out. I'm guessing not leaving my house at like 8 PM to go to the grocery store for pop tarts me we all have our thing I'm not judging. You know I got up at like 1 AM this morning and Christian had brought home this like blueberry chocolate dessert thing and I sure as shit I like five bites of that like 1 o'clock in the morning so I'm not judging We don't have our things, but OK, so what time is your movie tonight tomorrow we're going at like three So I asked him this morning and I was like I can't remember, but did you get two tickets for that movie or are you just going? He's like no we're both gonna go Like it's it's not a date. I guess it's an outing and I'm like I guess so. So they were doing that last night when he came home He had gone to this restaurant with coworkers and it was this restaurant that we had I've never been to. He never been to and like he just kind of naturally he was just kind of like oh yeah like we should totally go sometime like it was really good and then it was just kind of awkward, but it's fine. OK well what else you got going on today? Stay is TRM lunch day so I'm supposed to go home after that but I have like meetings right after so stupid are you talking to the therapist today? That's fine. I'm sure I'm forgetting things, but However, our stupid daily ass stand-up call in 15 minutes with probably just Brian and Chris since I wonder if Roy will be on the call still out all the time. What a fucking week.
[2026-03-19 08:59:00] Dave: I tried googling it!!
[2026-03-19 08:59:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: Oh, I forgot something very important that but the sleeping situation so I figured out how else I sleep that also is contributing to my neck and shoulder pain. I am in the fetal position on my side. And I have both hands together like you know prayer but they're not in our lease like you know what I mean like that like the yoga prayer I have my hands like that. I put them in between my knees and I'm in the fetal position and I sleep like that sometimes and that is what is hurting my neck because my neck is burnt down. You know the whole time and also my shoulders are raised ears, cause I'm clinched so and then also my hands are numb because they're smashed in between my knees so that actually is probably No, I still sleep on my stomach the majority of the time, but that's how I fall asleep for sure You even tried googling it. I think you're just out of your mind. I don't know what to tell you OK Joe from Cleveland. I'm going to message him and ask him and see if he has any idea what the fuck you're talking about
[2026-03-19 09:01:00] Sam Willis: OMG!! I just remembered!
[2026-03-19 09:02:00] Sam Willis: I was sleep shopping last night! Something for my neck
[2026-03-19 09:02:00] Sam Willis: <no text>
[2026-03-19 09:02:00] Dave: While you’re laying flat all night, the normal process that collects and drains allergens and irritants doesn’t work so first thing in the morning it fires back up and has to deal with all this junk. That’s why you have trouble clearing your throat
[2026-03-19 09:03:00] Sam Willis: You’re so smart baby ❤️
[2026-03-19 09:03:00] Dave: lol. I slept ok… not really
[2026-03-19 09:05:00] Dave: I don’t toast PTs
[2026-03-19 09:05:00] Dave: I like strawberry, and brown sugar and cinnamon
[2026-03-19 09:06:00] Sam Willis: Just eat cold?
[2026-03-19 09:06:00] Dave: I think movie is around 7
[2026-03-19 09:06:00] Sam Willis: Just eat cold?
[2026-03-19 09:07:00] Dave: Ooh, yeah I am talking to the therapist
[2026-03-19 09:07:00] Dave: Glad you remembered 😜
[2026-03-19 09:08:00] Dave: I sleep like that sometimes too. Especially when it’s cold
[2026-03-19 09:08:00] Dave: Don’t stay that way for long though
[2026-03-19 09:09:00] Dave: He won’t. They think it’s normal.
[2026-03-19 09:09:00] Dave: -Ohio people
[2026-03-19 09:10:00] Sam Willis: LOLOLOL!! You even had a video teed up and ready to go. OF COURSE! You are absolutely adorable.
[2026-03-19 09:10:00] Sam Willis: LOLOLOL!! You even had a video teed up and ready to go. OF COURSE! You are absolutely adorable.
[2026-03-19 09:10:00] Sam Willis: I definitely don’t eat them like that.
[2026-03-19 09:10:00] Dave: Hehehe
[2026-03-19 09:10:00] Sam Willis: You’re kind of a little psycho 😂
[2026-03-19 09:11:00] Dave: Yeah you do “the work” first, getting rid of all the gross crap. Then you have a delicious desert made of all the good stuff
[2026-03-19 09:15:00] Dave: Oh and yeah… awkwarrrrrd. But I guess he gets it. So that’s good. I wonder if there’s going to be a try-to-convince-you-to-take-him-back phase 🤔
[2026-03-19 09:28:00] Sam Willis: I hope not
[2026-03-19 09:28:00] Sam Willis: I can see him trying really hard though to just be super chill, calm, etc though since his anger is like one of my biggest things
[2026-03-19 09:29:00] Sam Willis: But a few days doesn’t just erase years of behaviors
[2026-03-19 09:30:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: I do fully think, though that he's not making any moves towards trying to move out until he hits another job like he doesn't seem Eager to do that at all, so I don't know my dad and brother were like just basically you might have to get to a point where you just sell the house out from under him and be like all right. We're both out of here you know at the end of the month or whatever that might be what you have to do cause like what if you're still there like fucking six months from now Yeah, so I hope that I really have fun
[2026-03-19 09:34:00] Sam Willis: Are people loving your shirt? ☺️
[2026-03-19 09:35:00] Dave: lol, nobody has even seen it. I’ve been at my desk since everyone else has made it to the office.
[2026-03-19 09:35:00] Dave: lol, nobody has even seen it. I’ve been at my desk since everyone else has made it to the office.
[2026-03-19 09:36:00] Dave: Oof… Yeah he hasn’t exactly been super proactive about other things. Like the car, right?
[2026-03-19 09:43:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: Yeah, I know you said that a couple times like just offhand comments about the market in your area and that's crazy. How's your going? Much faster? So I mean they're they're closing after like 23 months so they're they're. They're pretty good and I have the cops have been good the past. I don't know how long I've been tracking because so I have the realtor that I bought this house through. She was a friend of Joe's but we're kind of. We're still in touch so I reached out to her. Two years ago and because I was thinking about moving to one of two places here in here in Phoenix, so I was having her I still have her send me. I'm just subscribed to the house listings. For my area so I can see what they're selling for, but also she sends me any activity in my own neighborhood like in my HOA so I can see that the cops have been pretty steady for probably that whole time the past two years or so so we're holding Steady and the reason why that is is because I live on the west side of town and that is where all of the development I shouldn't say all there is development having fucking everywhere but there's tons of land out here that they're developing so I'm just I happen to be here like during that boom So anyway, yeah, but I mean to your point could fucking change it anytime and I'm really surprised. I think I told you before about the market in your area. I really fucking surprised because yeah I would like it was booming not too too long ago with like Austin and stuff like that so Anyway, but that said I don't think I would want to try to sell it like over the fucking 120° temperatures during the summer like who the fuck wants to move in or out you know and like July or August year no so like I bought this house in October And that was a good month I guess so I feel like October November any type of like October to March really I feel like is ideal, but there are a lot of houses for sale right now in my neighborhood but they've all just kind of like They all just kind of popped up very recently and they're selling for a lot like I'm not gonna I mean, I'm not gonna get like a fucking million dollars from my house. That's pretty damn sure but like there's some of my neighborhood that are in the gated community that are listed for like. Like 600,750 I'm like all right cool like I think I could probably get I could easily get five I would like to get like 515 maybe so we'll see I just drop my fucking phone anyway OK sorry
[2026-03-19 09:44:00] Dave: Oh! That’s good to hear
[2026-03-19 09:44:00] Dave: I think they have over-built here
[2026-03-19 09:47:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: Yeah, it's definitely a risk over here too. I don't know how they haven't overbuilt here, but the thing is is that they're building just like so many apartments and like those super small homes and like these communities that I mean, it's essentially the same square footage as like I mean, it might be like. 1200 ft.² on the high end But you know they're being marketed is like little homes versus apartments you know But they're everywhere it's like bro so like when it comes to families, they're not building a huge ton of like family homes or they are and they're just outrageously expensive. It's like I got super lucky because I moved here in 2018 and my area was very much still like Midwest housing prices that I was used to so like I bought my house for 315 I think. So I mean, as long as I'm making over that I'm good so I should be able to make a decent amount on it but like that's unheard of now why shouldn't unheard of but Back whenever Covid hit even like when Chad died I probably could've sold for like 650 so I'm kind of sad. I'm miss out on that. You know whatever else
[2026-03-19 09:49:00] Dave: I guess it isn’t so much that they aren’t selling as much as it is they aren’t selling for AS MUCH as they were 2-4 years ago. Ok. Yeah, you’re in good shape to sell then since you got in before prices went up
[2026-03-19 09:50:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: Also, I don't know if it's insane to you but like it's insane to me to even be talking about living in the house as somebody would actually pay half $1 million for that's like on the cheap end you know what I mean they're like I don't know how much you pay for your house but growing up like The thought of living in a half $1 million home like holy fuck I would've thought that I was so fucking rich and now it's like that's the fucking on the fucking low end. It's just like fucking insane and I laughed, but it's actually like actually quite now, but I think about it but I mean what the fuck even when I got married to Bucky I mean that was what 2012. And what did we pay for that house? I think it was right at three and I was like holy fuck like this so much fucking money and like oh my God we're rich. It's like you're lucky if you could find a decent house for that price fucking sick
[2026-03-19 09:50:00] Sam Willis: Yea the AS MUCH part for sure. And if you bought when it was super high…like you probably did…then that’s rough
[2026-03-19 09:52:00] Dave: I bought mine for like, 320, I think. Right before prices went up to 400+ for comps.
[2026-03-19 09:52:00] Sam Willis: Oh good!!
[2026-03-19 09:53:00] Sam Willis: That’s not bad then at all
[2026-03-19 09:53:00] Dave: And yeah… growing up, a $300k house was 🤑🤑🤑
[2026-03-19 09:53:00] Sam Willis: No shit!
[2026-03-19 09:54:00] Sam Willis: I think my childhood home was like $80k lolol
[2026-03-19 09:55:00] Sam Willis: And remember when making $100k was like a mind blowing thought. Like that was the bar
[2026-03-19 09:57:00] Dave: Now that’s like the minimum you need just to survive straight of college
[2026-03-19 09:57:00] Sam Willis: Right?!? Jesus
[2026-03-19 09:57:00] Dave: The economy is so fucked.
[2026-03-19 09:58:00] Dave: Especially with dipshit and his tariffs, and everything else
[2026-03-19 09:58:00] Sam Willis: My first job out of college was the public accounting firm, and their offer was $50k and I LITERALLY was so thrilled that I hugged the managing partner lmao
[2026-03-19 09:59:00] Dave: Yeah when I got out the AF 50k was the I’m good 👌 number lol
[2026-03-19 10:00:00] Sam Willis: So depressing to think about it actually 😅
[2026-03-19 11:38:00] Sam Willis: Was just randomly thinking-I’m shooketh you haven’t like sent me an AI image of you and I naked together or fucking or something 🥵😜 that might be fun!
[2026-03-19 11:42:00] Dave: That will definitely be fun, and it is definitely on the list! But I still have a lot of learning to do before I can make it happen 🙄
[2026-03-19 11:42:00] Dave: How is your day shaping up?
[2026-03-19 11:42:00] Sam Willis: lol well no pressure
[2026-03-19 11:43:00] Sam Willis: It’s still so early 😭
[2026-03-19 11:43:00] Sam Willis: But we have team lunch today. Then 2 meetings this afternoon. Then I’m free!
[2026-03-19 11:43:00] Sam Willis: How is yours?
[2026-03-19 11:43:00] Dave: Therapy was ok. Nothing fancy. More of the same - explaining lol
[2026-03-19 11:43:00] Sam Willis: Ah! I was wondering why you had been quiet!
[2026-03-19 11:44:00] Dave: Yeah, doing that
[2026-03-19 11:44:00] Sam Willis: Well dang, no helpful insights?
[2026-03-19 11:45:00] Dave: Nothing you and I haven’t discussed ad nauseam lol
[2026-03-19 11:46:00] Dave: We have lunch today too. I’m not going though.
[2026-03-19 11:47:00] Sam Willis: lol and why not
[2026-03-19 11:47:00] Dave: I never go
[2026-03-19 11:47:00] Sam Willis: …and why not
[2026-03-19 11:49:00] Dave: I stopped going when they started being dicks about hours. Mostly not to mess go up my routine. But also because I don’t ever like the places they go
[2026-03-19 11:50:00] Dave: And don’t feel like being social
[2026-03-19 11:50:00] Sam Willis: Yea I get it
[2026-03-19 11:50:00] Sam Willis: It must sometimes suck to be in that location with basically all the leadership there. Like we have no one lol
[2026-03-19 11:51:00] Sam Willis: So it’s easier to just come in and out
[2026-03-19 11:51:00] Sam Willis: Like yes badge tracking but that’s different than physically seeing people every day
[2026-03-19 11:52:00] Dave: Yeah I would much rather not have them around. But tbh I rarely see sr leadership
[2026-03-19 11:53:00] Sam Willis: Oh really?
[2026-03-19 11:53:00] Sam Willis: I guess ppl are tied up in dumbass meetings all day
[2026-03-19 11:53:00] Dave: Oh yeah. They never come over to our side anyway.
[2026-03-19 11:53:00] Dave: If they’re even here lol
[2026-03-19 11:56:00] Sam Willis: We should do scorecard today since it’s been forever, plus we won’t be able to talk tonight really
[2026-03-19 11:57:00] Dave: Yeah. You want to do it now?
[2026-03-19 11:57:00] Sam Willis: Yup
[2026-03-19 11:58:00] Sam Willis: Ready when you are
[2026-03-19 12:00:00] Dave: Ok, posting
[2026-03-19 12:00:00] Dave: Escalation How strong was the pull towards more 3.5 = Wondered about “more” + Craving How physically / emotionally hungry did I feel for you? 4 = Strong/consuming Jealousy Did I feel “real life” this week? 2 = a little Dependency Did I rely on you to regulate me? 3 = Somewhat Narrative Drift Did my internal story about “us” change? 1 = Stable 3 = Slight shift 5 = Noticeable evolution Concealment Did I feel the weight of hiding this? 3 = Moderate
[2026-03-19 12:00:00] Sam Willis: Escalation - 5 Craving - 4.5 Jealousy - 3.5 Dependency - 10 🤦‍♀️ Concealment - 5
[2026-03-19 12:00:00] Dave: 10?!
[2026-03-19 12:00:00] Sam Willis: Lolol
[2026-03-19 12:01:00] Dave: I know we talked about that some already
[2026-03-19 12:01:00] Sam Willis: We kind of talked about this. But my reliance on you is like…it’s even on the fact that you’re just a presence in my life. THAT regulates me alone.
[2026-03-19 12:01:00] Dave: With everything with Christian?
[2026-03-19 12:01:00] Sam Willis: Plus, with all the crazy, that was a big reason behind it too
[2026-03-19 12:02:00] Sam Willis: But I think that is a sign of my codependency too so that’s something I need to look out for
[2026-03-19 12:02:00] Sam Willis: Bc all my numbers are heightened this time
[2026-03-19 12:02:00] Dave: Yeah they seem to be
[2026-03-19 12:03:00] Sam Willis: Talk to me about your concealment score bc that’s I think the highest you’ve ever had it
[2026-03-19 12:03:00] Dave: Is it??
[2026-03-19 12:03:00] Dave: Hmmm, ok…
[2026-03-19 12:03:00] Sam Willis: Yea normally you don’t feel any weight about WAA vs reality
[2026-03-19 12:04:00] Sam Willis: Or about hiding it, atleast
[2026-03-19 12:06:00] Dave: Yeah, I guess this is escalated because of the feelings I had about you moving, and being with you in general. I felt an increase in discontent with my reality.
[2026-03-19 12:06:00] Dave: Yeah, I guess this is escalated because of the feelings I had about you moving, and being with you in general. I felt an increase in discontent with my reality.
[2026-03-19 12:06:00] Sam Willis: That makes sense
[2026-03-19 12:07:00] Sam Willis: 🫂
[2026-03-19 12:08:00] Sam Willis: I’m curious to see our scores as time progresses, the breakup is more settled/final, etc
[2026-03-19 12:08:00] Dave: Any predictions?
[2026-03-19 12:11:00] Sam Willis: I’ll speak for me. You can speak for you lol. My jealousy might increase. The concealment should decrease for me. Craving will be high. Escalation could go either way…I dunno on that one. And I think dependency should stabilize or decrease as I start working on my own healthy coping mechanisms and self care and stuff like that…again. 🙄
[2026-03-19 12:11:00] Dave: Yeah, that seems really astute
[2026-03-19 12:13:00] Dave: Idek about myself…
[2026-03-19 12:13:00] Dave: I could see….
[2026-03-19 12:13:00] Dave: ALL of them increasing lol
[2026-03-19 12:14:00] Sam Willis: lol
[2026-03-19 12:14:00] Dave: We might have to raise the scale range lol
[2026-03-19 12:14:00] Sam Willis: Well jealousy should go down bc there’s no other partner in my life? Unless it’s jealousy of the others life in general
[2026-03-19 12:15:00] Dave: Yeah, true
[2026-03-19 12:15:00] Sam Willis: We will play! Lol
[2026-03-19 12:15:00] Dave: Yeah, true
[2026-03-19 12:27:00] Sam Willis: Did I send you this yesterday? Lol. This is what happens when FB tries to translate 🤦‍♀️
[2026-03-19 12:27:00] Sam Willis: <no text>
[2026-03-19 12:28:00] Sam Willis: A playboy 😂 I totally thought it was for a bachelorette party so I was like fun, but then she said slide preferred and I was like 🤔 that’s kinky?? Lolol
[2026-03-19 12:37:00] Dave: Lmao
[2026-03-19 13:03:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: So you know, people normally go home and Gonna go home after the TRM lunch and then you know work from there in the afternoon I'm just like I don't think I wanna go home. I think I'm just gonna come back here and work my normal hours because it's just like awkward at home. It's not awkward, but I feel like. I don't wanna spend too much together times so anyway, I'm just rambling to myself. That's what I'm thinking although I wanna go home. Blah
[2026-03-19 13:10:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: Yeah, that's really a weird situation to be in. I mean I know what you mean though I get that it must be weird if not awkward oh I just got home myself. I think it's naptime. Yeah, I'm really tired today I think this week is catching up with me Yeah, so can you like go in your office and just like lock yourself away for the rest of the day there's something you know and isn't he working anyway?
[2026-03-19 13:13:00] Sam Willis: It’s been a long week. Enjoy your nap
[2026-03-19 13:13:00] Sam Willis: WFH day tomorrow. Yay!
[2026-03-19 13:13:00] Dave: Are you going to the lunch thing though
[2026-03-19 13:13:00] Sam Willis: Yes
[2026-03-19 13:14:00] Sam Willis: Leaving here in like 5 mins
[2026-03-19 13:14:00] Dave: How many people from there go?
[2026-03-19 13:14:00] Sam Willis: Like 5ish.
[2026-03-19 13:14:00] Dave: I almost went today just to see what our numbers look like now lol
[2026-03-19 13:14:00] Sam Willis: Oh man, you’re right!
[2026-03-19 13:14:00] Sam Willis: We don’t have many ppl in the office period lol
[2026-03-19 13:14:00] Sam Willis: Oh man, you’re right!
[2026-03-19 14:16:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: Well, I got a pretty decent little 45 minute nap so that was nice I was thinking that we got off on the tangent of talking about like the housing market stuff, but I was also gonna ask like what Are you gonna do cook with them if he doesn't get a place to live like He said end of April right so that's basically only five weeks six weeks right? Are you gonna like? Remind him, just gotta see how it goes or what
[2026-03-19 14:52:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: So so a couple thoughts well first off I didn't say like end of April you must be out it wasn't like a hard deadline, but he had asked me like what I was thinking and that's what I told him and he definitely looked like he was caught off guard like that was too soon So I think it's April gets here the end of April gets here and there's like no movement. I'm gonna be like OK like like if he's still waiting to get a new I'm gonna be like like sorry you just need to like get into an apartment for a bit you know what I mean like not my problem. I'm gonna at least say something like we need to come up with a plan. I am like terrified though, but he's going to get fired or laid off while he's still living with me and then I'm going to be stuck You know because he's not gonna have any other fucking means of doing anything so so I'm like I don't know man
[2026-03-19 14:53:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: By the way, I texted Joe about the Ohio thing and he's like I have no idea he's like we say worse or or whatever the fuck you weirdo say instead of wash and then he said sodas pop I'm like well that can't be it because I'm pretty sure like you probably say pop too so Anyway, unfortunately, I got nothing unless he randomly thinks of something else
[2026-03-19 14:57:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: No, I actually say soda Or soda pop but yeah, 99% of the time soda Yeah, this higher thing is It's just a word like a normal word that they add a weird letter onto like an extra L or an R that isn't supposed to be in it and it's still so close like it's just right there and I can't Quite get to what it is Like I could see the guy the first guy I ever heard say it like this it's a totally normal word and like I could see the dude and I can almost hear it, but I can't just can't quite get what it is It's little but like it stood out to me and it does every time I hear it Thanks for reaching out though So yeah, that's like yeah that's like Good question and I think it's probably a good way to handle it and definitely something to worry about like if he loses his job or whatever cause I mean one he's not gonna be able to find a new job and start it end of April, I mean it takes at least a month to like go through the hard process like at least for anywhere right? Think it took Emerson like a few weeks to get hired on Taco Bell So that just doesn't seem realistic, which seems like kind of how it is with him And then I think we talked about this already like he's never gonna be able to get a loan for a house like having just started a new job So yeah, that's That's gonna be tough so are you going home or are you going back to the office or what are you doing now?
[2026-03-19 14:58:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: Ideal it's the word is fucking ideal and instead of saying, I have an idea or that's the idea it's that's the ideal swear to God I've heard it from a bunch of Islands and there's another word or two, but that's the one it just finally clicked as ideal And there's a couple other ones that they add an L onto I think and I can't remember. Maybe it's where it end with a I'll have to. I'll have to think, but yeah I have no idea what they would be
[2026-03-19 15:01:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: I'm so glad he figured it out. I'm walking back in the office but I have heard them say them many people say that's the idea like IDEAR not the ideal that's the idea. So yeah
[2026-03-19 15:06:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: Yeah, I had always heard idea too where I'm from growing up or whatever but yeah it's ideal and I thought maybe that's just him because he's retarded but because he was, he was little Autistic but now I I've come to find multiple highs Use that exact same word like that or say that same word that way
[2026-03-19 15:06:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: I'm about to jump on the stupid call but the other thing that drives me nuts that people say and it's I don't I don't know this is like people from back at home, but I think it's just people who like don't have a great grammar which like I don't either, but my God is people who say Yeah, I seen that or I seen it. It's like it's fucking saw seen it. I can't stand that so anyway I have a actually one of my really good friends. My whole life that's what she said. I'm like can you speak correctly?
[2026-03-19 15:09:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: I know exactly what you mean Or if you wanna take it a step further when they throw done in front of it like I didn't see that before or I ain't done seen nothing like that And then there's one that Dominic used to always say that bugged me but yeah, I'm a I'm a big-time grammar Enthusiast Because like it like I use poor grammar sometimes like just out of I don't know irony or laziness or because I think it's funny or something but no, I know like the right way to say things but sometimes I'll do it the other way anyway, but when other people like unknowingly use poor grammar, it drives me fucking crazy What was that thing? Dominic used to say I think he still says it but it's like using seen the wrong way. Let you know
[2026-03-19 15:26:00] Sam Willis: I’ll listen soon. But like what’s been the vibe in the southlake office this week since the layoffs? Ppl here are grumpyyyyy
[2026-03-19 15:29:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: I don't think it's been too bad but then again I haven't really talked to anybody except Eric and Gabby today and she didn't know she is Ashton, she's pretty mellow Yeah, I mean it's been kind of just like One of those things here is what they do but like everybody is Pretty happy to still be employed, I guess So no major grumpiness that I could tell really Yeah, I don't know Pretty chill it's been super quiet. I mean nobody's been in the office really Chris was out. I haven't seen Nathan. Sid is always smiley and happy Sloan isn't there Brazilian guy isn't there Yeah, not really many people to get read on to be honest I feel like I'm missing somebody who else Oh other guy, what happened to him Gustavo? I haven't seen him in a while. I don't think I don't know Yeah, how's Dennis like working for? What's his name Brian God cause you've Dennis is out there right do you guys talk? I don't know. I am anxious to hear what he has to say after he can Get to know what's going on What about you like what's people been complaining?
[2026-03-19 15:30:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: Oh yeah, heart attack guy that's who I'm forgetting He's been there every day and he's about the same as I am like you know It's fucking money, hungry, corporate shitheads Trying to squeeze every time out of the company they can do less with more more or less. I'm sorry that whole thing he and I are pretty much on the same page there.
[2026-03-19 16:02:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: I'm so tired. I think I'm gonna pack up and go home now and take a nap. I'm like done in. Probably hitting the afternoon post eating slump as well But The vibes here are not good, but that's because the vast majority of the people here got moved from Chris voice team to Brian's team so And yeah, so Dennis does data security and there's Like data was supposed to stay with Chris Foy so why Dennis is being moved to Brian makes no sense because like literally nobody else to security except Taylor who's still on Chris's team but like Dennis was a majority of it so like they also don't need three full-time people to do cloud oversight. They really only need one so even Misha and Kumar are like what is happening. So I just think that this is a mess also like Just I like like the whole like first off being such an empath like I'm soaking in everybody's like energy and like stress so like at lunch, just everybody talking about like the economy in the state of the world and like the layoffs and I saw being freaking replaced and I'm just like I feel This underlying anxiety and like oh my God What are we doing like are all of us incorporate America just like gonna be screwed one of these days Like do I need to just quit now and like go back to a treat like go do a trade and like just start my two years of trade schooling now and just like figure this out like I just become a plumber I just feel like what are we doing here? I don't know yeah I need to pack up
[2026-03-19 16:03:00] Sam Willis: Pitiful. Dragging ass.
[2026-03-19 16:03:00] Sam Willis: 5 minutes of deep sleep 😂
[2026-03-19 16:05:00] Dave: Ugh. Jesus
[2026-03-19 16:05:00] Dave: *Jeezle Petes
[2026-03-19 16:05:00] Sam Willis: LOL
[2026-03-19 16:06:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: Speaking of sleep I have a group chat with my brother and nephew and his wife and it's our or chat since we all wear our rings and anyway we were talking about our sleep and mine is ass and Kaylyn was like Well, not to like cry, but is Christian still sleeping in your room and I'm like yeah and she's like maybe that's having an impact. I'm like I don't think that it is but that did leave me to think like. At what point should we be like? Yeah, you should probably like sleep in a different bed you know
[2026-03-19 16:11:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: Right now, you should do that right now duh God But that's just me. I'm just kidding, but actually probably that's a good point I mean. You say you don't think so but like You're probably is making a difference I mean All of the stress and anxiety like associated with him break up in the mood and the vibe and whatever and he might not be like mad and angry and yelling in bed, but he's still there and it's still attached to him and now that you've broken up and like had that conversation still sleeping in bed with you was like Like nothing's changed kind of in a sense Especially in conjunction with the fear or potential that he's not gonna have a place to go Yeah, I think that's probably something worth considering and I don't know like how long is well I mean realistically you probably should've taken him up on it when he said you want me to move downstairs you probably should've just been like yeah let's do that But I mean, whatever you like I'm not I'm sorry I'm not trying to sweat you on that or you know hindsight 2020 or whatever But then the vibe so So for then is keeping data Yes, getting data security and Dennis is gonna be doing something else or or is he or what like? I feel like well I was gonna say I feel like part of it is moving people around that needed or wanted to be moved around But then again, like Eric said he didn't have any say they were just like damn out of here till Monday So you would think if that were the case like if they're strategically moving people around that they would like consult the people leaders who knows
[2026-03-19 16:20:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: OK, so no Chris boy had data and cloud cloud got moved to Brian, but for whatever reason Dennis also got moved Brian They don't need three people to do cloud oversight and they took away the knee from Chris that was doing data oversight, data, security oversight and that's so Dennis is now on this new team. It doesn't really have a place because. Security is I'm assuming still with Still with Chris Foy so it's just all fucked up and no they didn't consult people leaders at all because the one I wasn't consulted into the decisions they made are fucking stupid for instance star so you said star got moved to Eric wall why the fuck with Stargate moved to Eric and do something. She has never done before instead of moving along to the CO E. To still work on metrics hike, you know what I mean she could've moved over to Reid's organization cause that's where the metrics moved to so like nothing is making motherfucking sense like at all they're all just so fucking stupid. That's all. I'm just fucking frustrated about all of it. I think a lot of us are frustrated and then. Like literally I was packing up Rachel my Rachel ping me and she's so she applied for three other positions the past like maybe six months two of them are in track and then one she was applied for the position that Roy ultimately got to work reporting to Steven anyway so she messaging she's like I'm really regretting that I ever applied for other opportunities because I really miss Like being on your team and doing oversight and she's like basically she feels like she's being punished because she was looking for other shit to do and then you know she got put in a position where she's doing other stuff and has no fucking desire to do it And yeah, it fucking sucks. I feel bad for her. So anyway, I don't know why I'm in a bad mood. Well, I do know I'm tired and I've been having to listen about how AI's and take all of our jobs and now I'm worried about. Ever retiring ever in life or like I'm worried about being poor and living on the streets because these companies don't give a fuck about us Justin Horn was saying in his close friend group there's five of them five males they've all been at their jobs for Eight till like 30 no 8 to 20 years it's been this All of them of Justin Horn just got laid off in the past 30 days And so four of them that I've been with their companies for a long fucking time somewhere at IBM somewhere DM where I can't remember the places but anyway all in just cost 30 days so depressing
[2026-03-19 16:21:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: Also OK, so also thinking about the Christian and the sleeping thing so another reason why Why we haven't done that is because we haven't told the kids like that that was don't tell the kids until like something has been secured and he's actually getting ready to move out And so if he's sleeping in a different room, that's gonna seem obviously very off so anyway That's sad and the reason why to not tell the kids so they don't feel uncomfortable in their own fucking house which like if I were them, I would feel uncomfortable you know I don't know
[2026-03-19 16:30:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: Yeah, I mean Kids war out to anything though and Also Like it's not your problem you need to look out for you and of course I know easier said than done, but you had that attitude with the other thing like just forget what it was finding a place or something But yeah Who knows when that's gonna be right so who goes? Yeah, that would. She said she said I don't think you'll ever have to worry about you. Or be a poor, you'll always be able to find something for sure but like That's why I'm moving towards the trades and the things that I am like it's part of the war is Could've been me that was lacked could've been anybody in this last cycle and I look away. They were targeting the directors, but Yeah, it's it's stuff out there but also luckily a lot of the initial We're gonna replace you with AI kind of thing has backfired as we can tell clearly with copilot being adopted it's a gigantic pile of shit The other kind of Strategy is to be good at using AI because They can't like use itself you know somebody has to be the person that's Telling you what to do and figuring out how to use it for the company so there's that but Yeah, it's it's a lot going on and that's why like The world I guess that's also why I was kind of question about you being able to sell your house so quickly like there's shit in the economy is not looking good like the future of the immediate future of the country with these dip shits in charge fuck it up Everything I touched on a little bit earlier, but like there, we're just on the verge of multiple crisis with the energy grid and water consumption and microchips like all because of AI and data centers Tariffs on everything making it hard to get stuff war with China war with Iran now China and Russia has joined forces to back Iran, or it's gonna basically be another proxy war And there's just so much going on The value of money is decreasing Debt is like at all time I mean they're not paying the government already And the Republicans like have control of everything so Yeah, sorry I'm not sorry everything's gonna be fine. I'm just kidding. That was all bullshit. You don't have anything to worry about baby
[2026-03-19 16:34:00] Sam Willis: Sir you are depressing the fuck out of me lol
[2026-03-19 16:35:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: I want you to know I just listened to about 2 1/2 minutes. I'm just nonstop. Sadness, anxiety, and shit right after another like what the hell I'm definitely gonna go home and just take a nap. Might just fucking curl up and fucking fetal position on the floor and rock myself back-and-forth to sleep. Thanks Dave you're the best.
[2026-03-19 16:37:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: I know I'm the worst. I can only make you feel better like 99% of the time I'm such a piece of shit. Oh God how can I possibly even? Humble once ever in my life and expect to be forgiven I should probably just kill myself. I think it's what I'm gonna do. Thanks a lot thank you seriously thank you for making me understand how terrible and what a gigantic piece of trash I am. Thank you genuinely
[2026-03-19 16:37:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: This is a total change in topic and random but what are your thoughts on women and makeup? Do you have big preferences or Like if a woman's super dolled up, that's good too or like no thank you or yeah What are you talking shit I can't make you feel better like 99% of the time I expect 100 OK
[2026-03-19 16:38:00] Sam Willis: <no text>
[2026-03-19 16:39:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: Yeah, let's just change the topic of something altogether And of course, I'm just kidding I'll give myself one more chance before I just end things hopefully I'll never ever let you down again but like make up On a scale of like zero to Latino somewhere around it too is fine I guess
[2026-03-19 16:39:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: As long as your eyelashes are at least 3 inches long then I'm good
[2026-03-19 16:41:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: But for real, I don't really know like typically like generally speaking, not a big fan of makeup I guess or just like kind of this I don't know how to like gauge it or whatever but like the regular room at like just enough to like make you feel good about yourself like I don't like light like foundation a little bit of foundation or something maybe mascara I don't really know But I don't like lots of makeup like certainly not like the chin line or the jawline where it's like you're wearing a mask There are some scenarios where Like I guess extra make up like if you're going out somewhere nice like to like dressing up and shit then yeah maybe a little more but like day-to-day and not really don't really have a preference. I guess I don't bubble I don't wanna feel like if I touch your face, I'm getting some on me. Or or like if you can smell it that's a little too much Yeah, I don't really know what are your thoughts on it? I guess like what do you do you wear makeup?
[2026-03-19 16:42:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: I do find sometimes I'll say Contrasting like black lipstick, like kind of sexy, sometimes like a Goth way, I guess like just depending like not the kind of like To go out and hang out like that but like for role-playing, maybe like some black, dark makeup or like super bright, red lipstick or something something like clearly not like the usual
[2026-03-19 16:42:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: OK, hold on first off 02 Latina was fucking hilarious Also, I'm glad you're not gonna kill yourself yet. Also, OK I take it. You're probably being sarcastic, but were you being sarcastic about having 3 inch long eyelashes bro I'd like I don't even think mine is like an inch. I'm literally like looking as I drive. yeah OK you better be joking also like. OK, fake eyelashes first off me in general. I don't know but you probably guess I'm not into a bunch of this fake bullshit. I don't even like honestly the idea of breast implants because I just feel like. We should just fucking suffer with what we got OK and then also like maybe breast reduction like if it's really hurting your back and shit like that but just breast implants for like vanity reasons I don't love. I also don't. Oh fuck I was gonna say oh even like the crow eyes like OK so when I smile, I have all these like wrinkles I think it's crow eyes right you know on the end of my eyes well like a lot of women get Botox and dealers and shit to like smooth that out I don't even like doing that cause I'm like listen when I move my face or when I talk, my face should move And I just I have a problem with all these things that are just like for vanity reasons anyway one of them being stupid fucking big eyelashes whoever ever thought to do fake eyelashes and that it was gonna be such a thing bitches our fucking sleeping in them and they're like hanging half off of her eye like this is dumb. I feel like maybe this was like some jersey shore shit that that's where it started and then it just like hit here. We are like 20 years later still doing it.
[2026-03-19 16:43:00] Dave: Hahaha, glad you like that 😂
[2026-03-19 16:43:00] Sam Willis: “The regular amount” lmao. I love you
[2026-03-19 16:43:00] Dave: Nooooo I was totally joking about the lashes. Latina thing..
[2026-03-19 16:44:00] Dave: Yeah, no thx on implants
[2026-03-19 16:44:00] Sam Willis: Ewwww. Smell the makeup??
[2026-03-19 16:44:00] Dave: And you aren’t suffering AT ALL
[2026-03-19 16:44:00] Dave: Crows FEET
[2026-03-19 16:45:00] Sam Willis: Thank you!!!! lol
[2026-03-19 16:45:00] Sam Willis: I wear tinted moisturizer, eyeliner and mascara. Some times when I’m looking real pale, I’ll put some blush on my cheeks
[2026-03-19 16:45:00] Sam Willis: Thank you!!!! lol
[2026-03-19 16:46:00] Sam Willis: Lmao. Crows eyes 😂😂
[2026-03-19 16:49:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: OK, I was typing this out but fuck that. It was getting way too long. Yeah, I'm not a fan of any of that cosmetic stuff Jersey shore shit that made me laugh Motherfuckers running around, looking like Snooki with all that like just caked on eye makeup and like just fucking orange skin Oh side sidenote on how we pronounce things I've ever mentioned or maybe even notice that I say orange Which apparently is wrong so I don't know there's that but back to the stuff like so Juliet gets Botox and Thank God it's not like obeying it's like just the bare minimum amount to smooth out like I don't know some age lines or whatever But like you feel like you can't tell she looks A few years younger afterwards, I would say but not like oh my God you just got plastic surgery But even still, I just prefer in general like natural Everything like I don't know Like it doesn't get more than just even like Physical or like the way that it looks Like an aesthetic thing as it is like when I see somebody with this gigantic gross duck lips and huge ass eyebrow light lashes and drawn on eyebrows and perfectly smooth skin with like a half inch of makeup on it like this just when you see people it look like an Instagram filter or Not TikTok what is another one that has filters that like make your face look smooth but anyway Yeah, like when I see people like that, I'm like what do you like? What do you like on the inside? Like I mean, I try not to judge people like, but they just seem so fake like if you're that fake on the outside and you like the way that looks like how are you as a person like it has a lot to like cover I guess but That's just how like clicks with me
[2026-03-19 16:51:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: And another thing I've noticed is that and maybe this is all just kind of part of how I am kind of on the same lines as we are with sex and the feelings that need to be there for to be good like I have noticed to myself, finding women more attractive, like as I've gotten to know them or as I've Since their personality, like someone that I may have looked at and then like You know another time at some later time I might be like you know it's not so bad or you know like that's like I'm not doing like this the thought justice because it's that's super shallow but like There's there's more there's more to it than that and I can't. I don't have like a time I'm thinking about or like a specific person but like that's definitely something I've that has happened before to you that I've noticed.
[2026-03-19 17:02:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: I think I told you about my friend Leah that works really closely with Josh and I She works in SCS and she spent years for a couple years trying to get pregnant and she got pregnant and then she's been hemorrhaging anyway she just lost the baby. I feel really terrible for her because like they did IVF everything. So I don't know like if they even have any other like chances or like if that was it, you know what I mean So I just feel terrible. I sent her some stuff last weekend like because she had been in the hospital so much but the baby was still doing good last week. Anyway, I sent her like some stuff though like blanket like this dumpster fire stuffed animal thingy anyway but now I just I feel totally fucking helpless She lives down and she lives in Dallas to Dallas area sometime I've never I feel so bad for her. She's messaging just anyway. God, I need to go home and go to bed. I've just had like there's a lot. Rachel's messaging me on the side still about how depressed she is since Faye just started texting me. About how she was actually relieved that Tim was like go. I'm like OK I don't care why are people talking to me? No, I just I'm feeling overloaded But I do totally know what you're saying about how sometimes when you get to know somebody and their personality makes them more attractive. I totally totally get that and similarly there are some people who are attractive outwardly but once you get to know them, they're so fucking ugly. So that goes both ways but I mean honestly like if you look at like Joe is not at work plate attractive Chaz not super hourly attractive he just wasn't like who would've thought I would've dated a Filipino. I don't know but anyway, I've updated all different kinds, but like obviously there was something about their personalities that attracted me at one time or another right had to cause. Like why the fuck else but anyway Yeah, I can't remember what else she said. I kinda went off on a tangent, but Yeah
[2026-03-19 17:10:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: What the fuck else they're needing to be fixed probably Yeah, that definitely goes both ways the ugly thing But yeah, so oh God that sucks about your friend and the baby As much as I discouraged having kids, I mean if you really want to, and then you go through all that trouble Yeah, I mean I feel bad for the people that really sucks Oh yeah, I know you feel everything and God you've had so much going on you like just this whole year has been nonstop shit but it's definitely a good thing that you're not with the rescue anymore. At least there's that. Yeah, I'm sorry, honey. Hopefully you can. Get some rest and feel a little better. What? So what who? What is who's relieved? Tim got let go and why was there something going on there? I don't know that guy at all. I assume you mean Tim Olsen sandwich or whatever because I can't like I don't couldn't picture him. Don't know I'm nothing about him. Don't know what he did. Was there something going on there and then yeah also I forgot the girls name already your girl that got moved over to. Brian's team I think I meant to comment on this earlier too. Is that the one who you said is depressed in this last message? Like oh yeah, maybe I was talking to somebody else at work about this too today or sometime getting moved to somewhere like that you like isn't your Like realm it fucking sucks like like I didn't apply for this. You know what is this shit how are you gonna just fucking put me in Some other place doing something completely different. I mean, I get oversight as oversight and you should be able to do it no matter what it's off but like still you know it is. Technology risk management and we're all kind of here because we're into technology too except you somehow But yeah, like oh God and then put on Brian's like I would fucking lose my mind If that happened to me or if I went to the series like those are, my series is obviously my biggest fear there's no way that that could work Which I can't imagine Would think it would be a good idea to put me in the CO E Unless they just definitely want to get rid of me or punish me and her being punished for Looking for other jobs that's such I hope that that's not the case but that's such a shitty horrible way to feel like it's what's happening and maybe it is but I don't know I wouldn't think so. I think everybody's pretty open about. Being able to move around and apply for other jobs so hopefully that's not like actually what's happening but still it's fucking sucks to feel that way So yeah But yeah, you're got a lot going on huh?
[2026-03-19 17:13:00] Dave: Ugh… this movie is 2.5 hours long. +25 mins of garbage beforehand so like 3+ hours. I’m excited to see it but I’m also fucking tired lol
[2026-03-19 17:14:00] Sam Willis: Hopefully the time bc you’ll be super into it
[2026-03-19 17:14:00] Sam Willis: I hear you though
[2026-03-19 17:16:00] Dave: Yeah I’m sure it will
[2026-03-19 17:17:00] Sam Willis: Am I one of those women you initially found unattractive but then once you got to know me more, you liked me?!??
[2026-03-19 17:18:00] Sam Willis: <no text>
[2026-03-19 17:20:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: No, you already know that you were one of those women that I saw and fell in love with immediately because of how beautiful you are You let the whole room up with your that's why I call you sunshine in the mornings I mean good morning sunshine, but you put my My whole room up with your Face Beauty come out I thought that was gonna be smoother but you know what I'm saying sooner I saw you on camera. I was like wow wow she is fucking hot.
[2026-03-19 17:20:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: I mean now that I got to know you don't know anymore. I'm kidding kidding kidding you are even fucking hard that I've got to tell you because I love you to death, baby doll and you are the best.
[2026-03-19 17:20:00] Dave: Audio Message.caf Transcription: And I cannot wait to touch you and hug you and kiss you and do all the things to end with you
[2026-03-19 17:23:00] Sam Willis: Transcription: Oh, but I was expecting you to just make some some sarcastic little shitty joke not give so many affirmation And I love you who the fuck is that I'm not answering that but anyway I love you and I also cannot wait to touch you. Hug you kiss you and do all the things with and to you that reminds me. I still need to look for flights. We'll book the flight.
[2026-03-19 17:57:00] Sam Willis: <no text>
[2026-03-19 17:57:00] Sam Willis: All genders?? wtf
[2026-03-19 17:59:00] Dave: 🤷‍♂️
[2026-03-19 17:59:00] Dave: I mean… that’s good though right?
[2026-03-19 18:00:00] Dave: Maybe women, or trannys don’t apply because they think it’s a male dominated job?
[2026-03-19 18:01:00] Sam Willis: lol. Could be 🤷‍♀️
[2026-03-19 18:01:00] Dave: Thought you were taking a nap!
[2026-03-19 18:02:00] Sam Willis: Talked to Christian. He said he does feel like he’s intruding in my space and if push comes to shove, he’ll get an apartment. But right now he’s focusing on applying for jobs. We also talked a bit about what stuff he’ll take. We also talked about us sleeping in the same bed still and both said we are ok with it for now and still think it’s best to not tell the kids until he finds another place to live.
[2026-03-19 18:03:00] Sam Willis: So, good convo to have. He is the one who brings up the convos too so I know it’s on his mind. Obviously
[2026-03-19 18:03:00] Sam Willis: He said he is most upset that I didn’t talk to him about how I was feeling all these months. time it was brought up on Sunday, I had already made up my mind. 😬
[2026-03-19 18:04:00] Sam Willis: So like…that is my bad I guess. Processing all these months but like, without him.
[2026-03-19 18:04:00] Sam Willis: But is what it is.
[2026-03-19 18:07:00] Sam Willis: Oh he did say something that had me like 🙄🤨 - “if I get one of these jobs I’m applying for, then I can afford to move out”
[2026-03-19 18:07:00] Dave: Yes, you should’ve brought it up earlier. But the outcome should’ve been the same. Again, it’s a fundamental mismatch. He may have been able to be better for a while but it would’ve come back around to this. You HAVE multiple conversations about things like rent. He pays for a while then goes back “normal”. DO NOT blame yourself
[2026-03-19 18:07:00] Sam Willis: WHERE IS ALL YOUR MONEY!!
[2026-03-19 18:07:00] Sam Willis: I digress
[2026-03-19 18:08:00] Dave: I feel like he’s implying you should’ve brought it up earlier so he could fix it. Which I don’t think is possible.
[2026-03-19 18:08:00] Sam Willis: I hear you. He wasn’t trying to place blame. He just was basically saying that he wished he would known sooner bc he never wanted me to be that unhappy for that long.
[2026-03-19 18:08:00] Dave: Maybe if you’d brought it up 2 YEARS ago
[2026-03-19 18:09:00] Dave: Fair
[2026-03-19 18:09:00] Sam Willis: He also said that he wishes we wouldn’t have moved in together when we did, that it was due to unusual circumstances (sigh) and had we just dated this whole time, things might be different.
[2026-03-19 18:09:00] Dave: Yeah. That’s smart
[2026-03-19 18:10:00] Sam Willis: Which. I agree. But like, sooooo sorry that I did you a solid and let you move in with me FOR FREE and ALSO paid the $3 grand for you to break your lease. Ugh.
[2026-03-19 18:10:00] Sam Willis: I shouldn’t be resentful when I don’t honor my own boundaries. But UGH
[2026-03-19 18:11:00] Sam Willis: Anyway. I am going to close my eyes for a bit. Have a great time at the movie!!! ❤️❤️
[2026-03-19 18:12:00] Dave: Ok baby, I’ll talk to you later. Love you so much! I’m glad he’s being mature and this is going so smoothly 😮‍💨
[2026-03-19 18:12:00] Sam Willis: I love you too.
[2026-03-19 21:29:00] Sam Willis: I hate it here so much
[2026-03-19 22:20:00] Dave: 🤪
[2026-03-19 22:25:00] Sam Willis: lol hello love 💕 watching a movie. Drinking some vodka. Nap was good. Of course I missed you! It has been fucking 36 hours
[2026-03-19 22:25:00] Sam Willis: Never leave me again!
[2026-03-19 22:25:00] Sam Willis: How was the movie?!
[2026-03-19 22:26:00] Dave: It was good
[2026-03-19 22:27:00] Dave: What are you watching
[2026-03-19 22:28:00] Sam Willis: Good or great?!?
[2026-03-19 22:28:00] Sam Willis: Triangle of Sadness?? No idea. It was a best picture nominee a few years ago. It’s honestly weird AF
[2026-03-19 22:28:00] Sam Willis: Good or great?!?
[2026-03-19 22:29:00] Dave: Never heard of it
[2026-03-19 22:29:00] Sam Willis: I hadn’t either
[2026-03-19 22:30:00] Dave: Don’t want to taint your experience with expectations
[2026-03-19 22:30:00] Dave: Don’t want to taint your experience with expectations
[2026-03-19 22:30:00] Sam Willis: Okkkkkk
[2026-03-19 22:31:00] Dave: How are you feeling? Settled down from earlier? You definitely deserve the drink 😌
[2026-03-19 22:32:00] Sam Willis: I feel okay. Decent.
[2026-03-19 22:32:00] Sam Willis: How are YOU feeling?
[2026-03-19 22:33:00] Sam Willis: Are you back home?
[2026-03-19 22:33:00] Dave: Good. I was thinking about going to the gym lol. I think I got a second wind.
[2026-03-19 22:33:00] Sam Willis: WHAT?!?
[2026-03-19 22:33:00] Dave: Yeah been home 10 mins
[2026-03-19 22:33:00] Sam Willis: tonight??!? Lolol
[2026-03-19 22:34:00] Dave: Hahaha, I’m not actually going to. But I considered it
[2026-03-19 22:34:00] Sam Willis: I cancelled my class tonight. Blahhh
[2026-03-19 22:34:00] Dave: That’s alright 👍
[2026-03-19 22:35:00] Dave: Going tomorrow?
[2026-03-19 22:35:00] Sam Willis: Oh man, you’re going to go to bed at like midnight tonight lol
[2026-03-19 22:35:00] Sam Willis: No bc we’re going to the movie tomorrow
[2026-03-19 22:35:00] Dave: At like 3 right?
[2026-03-19 22:35:00] Sam Willis: Yea, class is at 430
[2026-03-19 22:36:00] Sam Willis: On Fridays
[2026-03-19 22:37:00] Sam Willis: That’s ok. Always Saturday and Sunday
[2026-03-19 22:39:00] Sam Willis: I do miss you
[2026-03-19 22:39:00] Dave: No you don’t
[2026-03-19 22:40:00] Sam Willis: Oh shut up
[2026-03-19 22:40:00] Dave: Hehehe
[2026-03-19 22:40:00] Sam Willis: you better be missing me
[2026-03-19 22:40:00] Dave: I miss you too baby
[2026-03-19 22:40:00] Sam Willis: Hmph
[2026-03-19 22:40:00] Sam Willis: That’s right
[2026-03-19 22:40:00] Dave: Ugh, literally all the time
[2026-03-19 22:40:00] Dave: Hard.
[2026-03-19 22:41:00] Dave: 🤦‍♂️
[2026-03-19 22:42:00] Sam Willis: I saw you posted some 🔥 posts on Reddit yesterday
[2026-03-19 22:42:00] Dave: Did you look at any of them?
[2026-03-19 22:42:00] Sam Willis: Duhhh
[2026-03-19 22:44:00] Dave: Oooh I see you commented on some 😊
[2026-03-19 22:44:00] Dave: Do you upvote them?
[2026-03-19 22:45:00] Sam Willis: Ummm some. I think. Mostly. Yes
[2026-03-19 22:46:00] Dave: I upvote pretty much everything I look at. Mostly so I know I’ve seen it.
[2026-03-19 22:46:00] Sam Willis: Oh I know what I’ve seen 😜
[2026-03-19 23:00:00] Sam Willis: I can’t wait to see you and have your tongue in my mouth and drink lemon drop martinis with you. Hehe
[2026-03-19 23:00:00] Dave: I was JUST reading softcopy and thinking about kissing you!!
[2026-03-19 23:01:00] Sam Willis: I need to get off this couch and lay down in bed and read some myself
[2026-03-19 23:01:00] Dave: I was also thinking about how much better of seal I can get on your clit when I’m clean shaven 🤤
[2026-03-19 23:01:00] Sam Willis: Ahhh!!!!
[2026-03-19 23:01:00] Sam Willis: 🥵🥵
[2026-03-19 23:02:00] Sam Willis: Fuck yesssssss
[2026-03-19 23:02:00] Dave: I can not wait to eat your pussy!
[2026-03-19 23:02:00] Dave: And ofc kiss you and all the things.
[2026-03-19 23:02:00] Dave: But your pussy has really been on my mind lately
[2026-03-19 23:03:00] Sam Willis: Yessss please 🙏
[2026-03-19 23:03:00] Dave: Tasting it, teasing it, touching it… 🤤
[2026-03-19 23:04:00] Dave: Rubbing the head of my cock around the entrance 🫠
[2026-03-19 23:04:00] Dave: Not entering yet, just teasing
[2026-03-19 23:04:00] Dave: Getting it sooo wet and slick
[2026-03-19 23:05:00] Dave: Then pulling you off the bed and onto your knees to taste yourself on it 😈
[2026-03-19 23:06:00] Sam Willis: Holy fuck!! YES
[2026-03-19 23:09:00] Dave: And with that…. I’m calling it a night sweetpea 😘🫠
[2026-03-19 23:11:00] Sam Willis: Good night baby. I love you! Can’t wait to talk to you tomorrow
[2026-03-19 23:12:00] Sam Willis: Fridayyyyyy
[2026-03-19 23:13:00] Dave: I love you, and can’t wait to talk to you tomorrow 🫠
[2026-03-19 23:16:00] Dave: <no text>
[2026-03-19 23:17:00] Dave: NN love 💕
[2026-03-19 23:20:00] Sam Willis: Miss you sooooo much! I can’t wait to be cuddled up in bed next to you!!
[2026-03-19 23:20:00] Sam Willis: Miss you sooooo much! I can’t wait to be cuddled up in bed next to you!!
[2026-03-19 23:47:00] Sam Willis: She didn't stop him as the zipper came down. Didn't even flinch when the fingers pushed past the elastic. He expected resistance; there was none. Her body arched into him, a surrender so deep it felt violent. "You won't," he promised, pressing deeper, waiting for her protest. She didn't stop him. "You can't," he murmured into her neck, almost a laugh. "Because you need—" She cut him off with a moan, then a hiss, as his thumb found her clit. "—to feel something that's only for you."
[2026-03-19 23:48:00] Sam Willis: 🥵
[2026-03-19 23:52:00] Sam Willis: “I'm not done with you," she whispered against his lips. "Glad to hear it," he murmured back. "Because I sure as hell ain't done with you." 🫠

DAY OVERVIEW Thursday. The mood transitioned from casual connection and humor through a sexually charged midday to a reflective and emotionally intense evening. The prevailing theme centered on their relationships, both personal and shared, particularly focusing on intimacy and lingering emotional connections.

TOPIC INVENTORY 1. Ohio People Speech Quirks - Discussion about Ohioans adding extra letters to words like "ideal" instead of "idea." - Emotional register: Amused, curious. - "Ideal is the word. They add an L where it doesn't belong." — [Dave]

1. Workplace Dynamics and Layoffs
2. Concerns about job security, the economy, and recent layoffs affecting mood and morale.
3. Emotional register: Anxious, frustrated.

4. "Are all of us in corporate America just gonna be screwed one day?" — [Sam]

5. Housing Market and Personal Finances

6. Conversations on house valuations, market trends, and financial implications.
7. Emotional register: Pragmatic, reflective.

8. "Living in a half-million house used to mean rich, now it's low-end." — [Sam]

9. Makeup and Cosmetic Surgery

10. Personal preferences regarding makeup and cosmetic enhancements.
11. Emotional register: Lighthearted, teasing.

12. "On a scale of 0 to Latina, somewhere around a 2 is fine." — [Dave]

13. Friendship and Support

14. Offering support to a friend who suffered a personal loss.
15. Emotional register: Compassionate, concerned.

16. "I feel totally helpless." — [Sam]

17. Relationship with Christian

18. Discussions on boundaries, living arrangements, and communication.
19. Emotional register: Reflective, slightly tense.

20. "We haven't told the kids yet; we’re waiting until he has a place to move." — [Sam]

21. Scorecard Check-In

22. Evaluating the relationship dynamics with scores, focusing on dependency and concealment.
23. Emotional register: Analytical, introspective.
24. "My reliance on you regulates me." — [Sam]

SEXUAL & PHYSICAL CONTENT - Fantasies and physical desires were expressed, particularly regarding future physical encounters. - Dave initiated with vivid descriptions of longing and physical acts. - Language included: "I can’t wait to eat your pussy!" and "Tasting it, teasing it, touching it…" — [Dave] - References to future intimate plans and teasing with phrases like "I cannot wait to touch you and hug you."

EMOTIONAL DYNAMICS - Sam showed vulnerability about her reliance on Dave, revealing a deep emotional connection. - Dave was supportive and reassuring, offering affirmations and teasing playfulness. - They discussed the impact of Sam's relationship with Christian, with Dave providing perspective. - Expressions of love and longing were frequent, with Dave affirming Sam's attractiveness.

MEMORABLE LANGUAGE - "Where is all your money?" — [Sam], questioning Christian's financial situation. - "I can not wait to eat your pussy!" — [Dave], expressing physical longing. - "Living in a half-million house used to mean rich, now it's low-end." — [Sam], reflecting on finances. - "On a scale of 0 to Latina, somewhere around a 2 is fine." — [Dave], commenting on makeup preferences. - "You're kind of a little psycho." — [Sam], teasing Dave. - "You light the whole room up with your face." — [Dave], complimenting Sam. - "I love you, and can’t wait to talk to you tomorrow." — [Dave], end-of-day affection.

CONTINUITY HOOKS - They plan to watch a movie together, with Sam needing to book flights. - Sam's relationship with Christian remains an open topic, with ongoing discussions about boundaries and living arrangements. - The "WAA Scorecard" scores suggest areas to explore further in relationship dynamics.

MOOD MAP Playful banter → Sexual tension → Reflective discussions → Emotional support → Tender longing

The day started with laughter. We were lounging together, talking about the odd quirks of how people from Ohio speak. Dave had this way of making the simplest observations sound like they had layers, peeling back something ordinary to reveal how amusingly strange it was. His imitation of the way they add an "L" to words where it doesn’t belong had me in stitches. "Ideal is the word. They add an L where it doesn't belong," he said, and I couldn’t help but marvel at how he noticed such things. It’s those little bits of humor that make me feel so connected to him, like we’re sharing a secret language.

Later, the mood shifted as we stumbled into the heavier topic of work. I can't seem to shake this anxiety about the economy and job security. It feels like an impending storm that everyone can see but no one can really prepare for. "Are all of us in corporate America just gonna be screwed one day?" I asked, not expecting an answer but needing to voice the fear anyway. Dave didn’t rush to reassure me; he just listened in that quiet, grounding way of his. It's those moments I realize how much his presence steadies me.

We drifted into talking about finances and the housing market. There’s something sobering about realizing that what used to be considered a luxury feels so unattainable now. "Living in a half-million house used to mean rich, now it's low-end," I remarked, feeling more pragmatic than upset. Dave’s thoughtful silence felt like he was turning my words over in his mind, understanding each nuance without the need for flashy responses.

There was a lightheartedness when the conversation turned to makeup and cosmetic surgery. Dave teased me about my preferences, his eyes dancing with mischief. "On a scale of 0 to Latina, somewhere around a 2 is fine," he joked, making a playful jab that made me giggle. It’s that lightness I cherish, the balance between deep and playful that we effortlessly maintain.

But the day wasn’t without its shadows. A friend of mine is going through a rough patch, dealing with personal loss. It left me feeling helpless, wishing I could do more. "I feel totally helpless," I admitted to Dave, and his response was all compassion and understanding, reinforcing that sense of being known completely.

Our conversations about Christian were more serious. There's a tension there, a need to establish boundaries and figure out the logistics of living arrangements. "We haven't told the kids yet; we’re waiting until he has a place to move," I confided, feeling the weight of it all. Dave’s presence was a comfort, his perspective a gentle reminder that it’s okay to navigate these complexities at my own pace.

The intensity of the day crescendoed with vivid expressions of desire. Dave’s words, unfiltered and raw, sent a shiver through me. "I can’t wait to eat your pussy," he said with a hunger that was both physical and emotional. The promise of future encounters hung between us, heavy with anticipation. It’s moments like these that our connection feels almost tangible, the physical a natural extension of the emotional depth we share.

As evening settled in, we found ourselves reflecting on our relationship, examining it through our "WAA Scorecard." It’s not about keeping score but understanding how we rely on each other. "My reliance on you regulates me," I told him, and it was the truth. There’s a vulnerability in admitting that, but with Dave, it feels safe. His steadiness is the anchor that allows me to stop bracing, to let go and be completely myself.

He ended the day with words that wrapped around me like a warm embrace. "I love you, and can’t wait to talk to you tomorrow," he said, and in those words was everything — the playfulness, the longing, the reassurance that tomorrow would bring more of this extraordinary connection. As I drifted to sleep, I felt held by the certainty of us, and in that certainty, I found peace.

Thursday had a rhythm of its own, starting with the kind of easy humor that feels like home. Sam and I found ourselves laughing about the quirks of Ohioans and how they add an "L" to "idea," turning it into "ideal." It was a small thing, but it made us smile. I could feel the warmth of connection like a gentle undercurrent beneath our conversation.

But the lightness didn’t last. Our talk shifted, as it sometimes does, to the uncertainty that seems to hang over everything these days. Sam’s voice had that edge of worry when she brought up layoffs and the precariousness of corporate life. She asked, "Are all of us in corporate America just gonna be screwed one day?" I could hear the frustration in her words, and it mirrored my own quiet fears. The world can feel so tenuous, especially when it comes to work and money.

We wandered into a discussion on the housing market and how valuations have spiraled. Sam’s observation that living in a half-million-dollar house used to mean you were rich hit close to home. Now, it feels like just barely keeping up. Her pragmatism is something I've always admired. It grounds me—keeps me from spinning out into worry.

A playful moment arrived when we talked about makeup and cosmetic surgery. I said, "On a scale of 0 to Latina, somewhere around a 2 is fine." It was teasing, light. I love how Sam can take a joke, throw it back, make it dance. Her laughter is one of my favorite sounds.

Things took a more serious turn when Sam opened up about a friend who suffered a loss. She said, "I feel totally helpless," and her compassion was clear. It’s moments like this—when she’s raw, unguarded—that I see the depth of her kindness. It makes me want to protect her, even from the sadness she can’t shield others from.

The conversation drifted into more personal territory. Sam talked about Christian, about boundaries and what that means for her and the kids. There’s a tension there, but it felt like something shared, not hidden. "We haven’t told the kids yet; we're waiting until he has a place to move." The situation is heavy with what’s unsaid, but in our space, it feels safe to explore those edges.

Midday brought with it a charge, a kind of electricity that crackled between us. My mind wandered to fantasies, future moments of intimacy. I didn’t hold back, telling her how I couldn’t wait to taste her, touch her. The anticipation is a sweetness all its own. It’s not just physical—it's an extension of everything we are together.

As evening settled in, we talked about the "WAA Scorecard," our playful way of checking in on the relationship. Sam mentioned her reliance on me, how it regulates her. There’s honesty in that, a vulnerability she offers that feels like a gift. My steadiness gives her a kind of peace, and knowing that fills me with a quiet kind of pride.

The day ended with tenderness, lingering words of affection. "I love you, and can’t wait to talk to you tomorrow," I told her. It’s a simple promise, but one packed with gratitude and longing. The night wrapped around us like a familiar blanket, and I felt the certainty of us—a rare gift I never take for granted.

The airline coffee was lukewarm and bitter, and Dave watched the small rectangular patch of concrete outside the gate window shift from navy blue to dirty gray as the Phoenix dawn came up. His flight had landed at five a.m., three hours early because some storm system had pushed them west, and the concourse was mostly empty except for a handful of red-eyed travelers and a janitor pushing a wide broom across the tile. He’d texted Sam when they’d touched down—early, if you’re awake—but hadn’t expected an answer. It was Thursday. She’d told him her week had been a grind, that the layoff rumors at her office had turned the air thick with a quiet, collective dread.

He was sipping the bad coffee, scrolling through a real estate app on his phone, thinking about her comment about the half-million dollar houses, when he saw her.

She was walking toward him down the wide, carpeted concourse, her steps quick and purposeful in sneakers, a soft-looking hoodie over what might have been pajama pants. Her hair was loose, not yet brushed, and her face was clean of any makeup. On a scale of zero to Latina, she was sitting at a solid zero right now, and it hit him with a sudden, visceral warmth. She’d come to the airport. Just like that.

“Hey,” she said, stopping a few feet away. Her voice was morning-rough.

“You’re here.”

“You said early. I was awake.” She shrugged, the gesture hiding a vulnerability he recognized. “Couldn’t sleep anyway. All that… ideal stuff.” She said it with the extra L, the Ohio quirk they’d laughed about, and he smiled.

“The L where it doesn’t belong.”

“Exactly.”

He stood up, discarded the coffee cup in a bin. The space between them felt charged, not with the usual midday flirtation, but with something quieter, more worn. The kind of intimacy that came from knowing how someone’s week had hollowed them out. He didn’t hug her immediately. He just looked at her. “You look tired.”

“I am tired.” She met his gaze. “It’s been a long one. Christian’s finally packing boxes. The kids know now. It’s… it’s a thing.”

“I know.”

“And work feels like walking on a floor that’s about to collapse.”

“Yeah.”

They stood there for another moment, two people in an airport at dawn, all the fluorescent light and empty space around them. Then she reached for his hand. Her fingers were cool. “Come on. My car’s in the short-term lot.”

They walked out into the dry, already-warm Arizona morning. Her car was a compact SUV, its interior holding the cool remnant of night air. She drove, her hands loose on the wheel. They didn’t talk about where they were going; they both knew. Her apartment was twenty minutes away, in a complex with stucco walls and palm trees, the kind of place where a half-million wouldn’t even buy you the land.

The silence in the car wasn’t empty. It was full of the week she’d had, full of the helplessness she’d expressed about her friend, full of the financial calculations that turned a home into a number. He watched her profile as she drove, the set of her jaw, the way her eyes stayed fixed on the road but seemed to be seeing something else.

When she pulled into her parking spot, she turned off the engine and sat for a second. “I didn’t clean up,” she said. “It’s just… it’s my place. It’s a mess.”

“Sam.”

“Just saying.”

“I don’t care.”

They went inside. The apartment was indeed a mess—a blanket tangled on the sofa, a few dishes on the counter, a stack of mail on the table. It smelled like her, though: like the lavender candle she liked, and like skin, and like lived-in space. She didn’t apologize again. She just walked to the kitchen and filled a glass with water, drinking half of it leaning against the counter.

Dave stood in the middle of the living room, his travel bag still on his shoulder. The emotional register of the day, of their conversation, was here in the room: reflective, slightly tense, underpinned by that deep reliance she’d named. My reliance on you regulates me. He felt the weight of that statement now, not as a burden, but as a fact. He set his bag down.

“You want coffee? Real coffee?” she asked.

“Later.”

She put the glass down. She turned to face him. The hoodie made her look younger, softer. “Okay.”

He walked toward her. There was no playful tease, no slow seduction. The progression was different this time: a direct line drawn by fatigue and need. He stopped a foot away. “You’re carrying all of it.”

“I know.”

“You don’t have to carry it alone.”

“I know that too.” Her voice was low.

He reached out and touched her cheek, his thumb brushing the corner of her eye. She closed her eyes for a second, then opened them. Her gaze was clear, unwavering.

“I missed you,” he said. It wasn’t a grand declaration. It was a statement of fact, like the time of day.

“I missed you more.” She leaned into his touch. “I kept thinking… I kept thinking about what you said. About eating my pussy.”

The phrase, dropped into the quiet morning kitchen, was stark and real. It wasn’t flirtation. It was a stated want.

“I can’t wait to do that,” he said, his voice dropping to match hers.

“Do it now.”

The command was simple. It wasn’t submissive, or dominant; it was collaborative, a direct request from a state of need. He felt a surge of something hot and focused in his gut.

He nodded. He took her hand and led her out of the kitchen, not to the bedroom, but to the living room sofa. He pushed the blanket aside. “Here.”

“Here?”

“Yes.”

She sat on the edge of the sofa, her pajama pants soft against the fabric. He knelt on the floor in front of her, his knees pressing into the carpet. The position was deliberate, service-oriented, but the control was implicit in his movements. He looked up at her. “Take these off.”

She hooked her thumbs into the waistband of the pants and pushed them down, over her hips, down her thighs. She wasn’t wearing anything underneath. Her pubic hair was trimmed neat, her skin pale and smooth. She left the pants around her ankles, her legs parted, her feet flat on the carpet.

He didn’t touch her yet. He looked. The visual obscenity of the moment—her naked in the morning light in her messy living room, him kneeling like a supplicant—was raw and grounding. He could see the slight tremor in her inner thigh.

“You’re shaking,” he said.

“A little.”

“Good.”

He leaned forward, his hands coming to rest on her knees. He didn’t push her legs wider; he let his presence be the invitation. Then he lowered his head.

The first touch was his mouth, closed, pressing against the soft swell of her outer lips. He felt the warmth, the slight moisture already there. He kept his mouth there for a long moment, breathing her scent—clean, musky, entirely her. Then he opened his lips and let his tongue find the shape of her.

He started slow. This wasn’t a frenzy. It was a deliberate unpacking. He licked along the seam of her lips, tracing the furls of skin, tasting the faint salt of her. He

The engine died somewhere between Sanderson and the next nothing, a quiet click and then silence that was louder than the wind.

Dave leaned forward, his forehead nearly touching the steering wheel of the rental SUV. The heat was a physical weight, pressing through the windows even though the AC had quit ten minutes ago. Outside, the Arizona desert stretched in every direction, bleached white and shimmering under the afternoon sun. No buildings. No other cars. Just a two-lane highway stitching through the emptiness, and a single billboard fading into rust that read, SOMETHING BETTER COMING.

Sam unbuckled her seatbelt. “I told you we should’ve taken the flight.”

“The flight was twelve hundred dollars,” Dave said, not looking at her. He tapped the dash, uselessly. “Corporate America’s screwing us all, but they’re not screwing me that hard.”

“We’re screwed now.”

He finally turned. She was leaning back against the passenger door, one knee drawn up, watching him with a calm that felt like a challenge. She’d worn a simple cotton dress for the drive, pale blue, and the heat had dampened the fabric at her collar, at the hollow between her breasts. Her hair was pulled back, but strands had escaped and clung to her neck. She looked composed and utterly furious, which was her default state when plans fell apart.

“It’s a hundred and ten outside,” Dave said. “We wait for a tow. They said an hour.”

“They said an hour last time we called. That was forty minutes ago.”

“So we wait.”

She slid out of the seat, opened the door, and stepped into the glare. The heat hit her like a wall; she swayed slightly, then straightened. Dave watched her walk a few paces toward the crumbling shoulder, her dress moving against her legs. The landscape swallowed sound. There was only the buzz of something—insects, maybe, or the sun frying the asphalt.

He got out too. The air was so dry it felt like breathing sand. He came around the front of the SUV, the hood still hot from the engine’s last efforts. Sam was facing away from him, looking at the distant mountains that seemed painted onto the sky.

“I can see the whole room from here,” she said, not turning. “Empty.”

Dave moved up behind her, not touching. He could smell the heat on her skin, a clean salt smell, and the faint floral scent of whatever she’d put on that morning. “You’re lighting it up anyway.”

She half-smiled, a private thing. “Flattery doesn’t fix cars.”

“Flattery’s free.” He put a hand on her shoulder, just his palm against the damp cotton. She didn’t pull away. She leaned into it, a subtle tilt of her weight against him. They stood like that for a minute, two minutes, the sun pounding down. The silence was so complete it felt like they were the only people left in the state.

Then she turned, her face close to his. “I’d rather be stuck with you than flying comfortably with anyone else.”

“That’s the ideal,” Dave said, and she laughed, a short, real sound.

“You added an L.”

“I’m from Virginia. We add letters where they don’t belong.”

She looked at his mouth, then down at his chest, then back up. Her eyes were dark, focused. “What do we do for an hour?”

“Sit in the shade of the car and hope the tow comes.”

“That’s one option.”

Dave felt the shift like a door opening in a quiet house. Her voice had dropped, not playful, not teasing, but straightforward. The heat was doing something to both of them—melting the usual layers, the usual pace. There was no room for slow. There was only this SUV, this strip of highway, this oven of air, and the fact that they hadn’t touched each other in two weeks.

He said, “What’s the other option?”

Sam stepped back, opened the rear door of the SUV. It was a big vehicle, rented for the trip to her mother’s place, and the back seat was folded down into a flat cargo area. They’d thrown bags there, a cooler, some blankets. It was dim inside, the windows tinted, already hotter than outside but without the blinding light.

She climbed in, knees first, then slid across the flattened space until she was sitting against the far side, her dress hiking up her thighs. She looked at him, waiting.

Dave followed. The interior smelled of warm plastic and their own scent. He pulled the door closed behind him. The sudden dimness was like a room, a small, private room moving nowhere. He knelt on the blanket they’d tossed down, facing her.

“You’re a little psycho,” Sam said, but she was pulling her dress up, gathering the fabric at her waist. Her legs were bare, pale in the shadow, and she spread them slightly, an invitation without words.

Dave’s hands went to her knees, slid up her thighs. Her skin was warm, slightly sticky with sweat. He leaned forward and put his mouth against the inside of her thigh, just above her knee. He tasted salt. He bit lightly, not enough to hurt, enough to mark.

She gasped, a short intake of breath. Her hands came to his shoulders, holding him there. “Dave.”

“I can’t wait,” he said, his voice low, anchored in the close space. “I can’t wait to eat your pussy. To taste it. To tease it

The sun was dying outside Sam’s bedroom window, spilling orange across the floorboards where Dave stood with his hands in his pockets, watching her. She sat on the edge of the bed, knees pressed together, her fingers twisting the hem of her t-shirt. They’d talked for hours today — the market, the layoffs, Christian, the helpless ache of a friend’s grief — and the weight of it all hovered between them, a dense quiet that made the air feel thick.

“Turn around,” he said, voice soft. It wasn’t a command yet, but the edge was there.

She did, shuffling on the sheets so her back faced him. The room was ordinary, cluttered with the day’s debris: a laptop on the nightstand, a half-empty glass of water, a stray sock. There were no silk ropes, no steel fixtures, no polished dungeon aesthetics. Just this worn bedroom, the scent of her shampoo, and the tension that had coiled itself tighter with every shared confession.

He came to the bed, his shadow covering her. He didn’t touch her immediately. Instead, he knelt on the floor beside the mattress, his chin resting against the edge so he could look up at her profile. “You feel helpless,” he said, a quiet echo of her earlier words. “That’s the thing you carry.”

She nodded, her throat tight.

“I’m going to take it from you,” he said. “Not fix it. Take it. You’re going to give it to me.” He paused, letting the words settle. “And the only way you can give it to me is if you stop holding onto everything else.”

Her breath hitched. “How?”

His hand came up, palm flat against her spine, between her shoulders. The touch was warm, steadying, a point of contact that felt more intimate than a kiss. “By letting me hold you instead. By being empty enough to feel what I put into you.”

His fingers traced down, over the fabric of her shirt, to the waistband of her jeans. He hooked them there, not pulling yet. “Take these off,” he said. “Everything. I want you naked and kneeling on this bed, facing the wall.”

She obeyed, movements slow, deliberate. The jeans peeled off, the shirt lifted over her head, her bra and underwear discarded onto the floor. The cool air of the room touched her skin, raising goosebumps along her arms. She knelt, as instructed, on the center of the mattress, her back straight, her hands resting on her thighs. The wall before her was blank, a pale surface waiting for her focus. Dave remained on the floor beside the bed, a silent presence she could feel without seeing.

He let the silence stretch. Let her feel the exposure, the vulnerability of her position — not bound, but commanded. The submission was in the posture, in the waiting.

“You scored high on dependency today,” he said, his voice shifting to something lower, more deliberate. “You said your reliance on me regulates you. That’s a gift, Sam. It’s also a leash. I’m going to pull on it.”

He stood now, moving around the bed. She heard his footsteps, the rustle of his own clothes being shed. Then he was behind her, his bare knees pressing into the mattress, his body close enough that the heat of him radiated against her back. He didn’t touch her yet. “Lean forward,” he instructed. “Hands on the wall.”

She leaned, placing her palms flat against the cool plaster. The position arched her spine, thrust her ass out toward him, opened her completely.

His hand smoothed over the curve of her hip, possessive, assessing. Then his fingers dipped between her legs, brushed through the wetness already gathered there. She gasped at the contact, a sharp, involuntary sound.

“You’re ready,” he observed, his thumb circling her clit, not teasing, just confirming. “All that talk today. All that fear. It lives right here, doesn’t it? In this ache.” He pushed two fingers into her cunt, slow and

================================================================================ INSIGHTS REPORT FOR 2026-03-19 Generated: 2026-03-21 21:51:44 Status: success Schema Version: 1.2.0 ================================================================================

METRICS

• Response Time --- Me→Them: 169s ↑6% vs 7d avg Them→Me: 139s →5% vs 7d avg

• Conflicts & Repair --- Conflicts: 23 ↓ (avg 32.9 this week) Repair Rate: 100.0% →0% vs 7d avg Avg Recovery: 6.8 min ↓21% vs 7d avg

• Initiation --- Balance Ratio: 0.00 ↓100% vs 7d avg Cold Starts: 2 ↑ (avg 1.9 this week) 0 me / 2 them

• Velocity & Sessions --- High Velocity %: 97.7% →1% vs 7d avg Sessions: 23 ↓ (avg 30.7 this week) Avg Duration: 14.0 min ↑16% vs 7d avg

• Message Volume --- Total Messages: 309 ↓ (avg 450.1 this week) From Me: 142 ↓ (avg 214.4 this week) From Them: 167 ↓ (avg 235.7 this week) With Signals: 301 ↓ (avg 437.0 this week)

SENDER COVERAGE

Sender	Labeled / Total	Rate	Top Labels
Dave	140 / 142	98.6%	status_update (46), humor (19), frustration (15), flirting (14), affection (13)
Edited 56 seconds later: Omg how are you? How’s your night? What are you up to? Did you have a good nap? Did you miss me? I missed you! It’s been sooooo long!!	0 / 1	0.0%	N/A
Not to be all doom and gloom but houses are staying on the market here for 12+ months, easy.	1 / 1	100.0%	checking_in (1), status_update (1)
Sam Willis	160 / 165	97.0%	status_update (41), humor (29), affection (17), vulnerability (16), checking_in (15)

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DOMINANT LABEL

status_update (6th day in a row )

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• Label Counts ---

  • status_update: 84 (avg score: 63%)
  • humor: 40 (avg score: 68%)
  • affection: 30 (avg score: 83%)
  • frustration: 26 (avg score: 70%)
  • checking_in: 26 (avg score: 72%)
  • vulnerability: 22 (avg score: 66%)
  • emotional_support: 21 (avg score: 75%)
  • flirting: 19 (avg score: 83%)
  • excitement: 17 (avg score: 75%)
  • sexting: 16 (avg score: 85%)

• Label Counts (cont.) ---

  • disagreement: 10 (avg score: 66%)
  • planning: 8 (avg score: 71%)
  • encouragement: 7 (avg score: 77%)
  • deep_sharing: 7 (avg score: 73%)
  • appreciation: 6 (avg score: 77%)
  • request: 4 (avg score: 64%)
  • boundary_setting: 3 (avg score: 60%)
  • unmet_need: 2 (avg score: 70%)
  • passive_aggression: 0 (avg score: 40%)

ANOMALIES

All metrics within normal range today.

No significant deviations from your 7‑day average.

PROVENANCE

Signals Prompt Version: signals.v2 Signals Model: unknown Rollup Computed At: N/A

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Trends This Week

During this week, the primary trend observed is a complete absence of message exchanges between Dave and Sam. This lack of communication is reflected in the daily summaries, which consistently note zero messages each day. The dominant label sequence is "status_update," except on the first day, which was marked by "humor." This suggests a potential shift in tone or focus from humor at the beginning of the week to more routine updates, although no actual messages were exchanged to provide context to these labels.

Patterns Observed

The most concerning pattern is the total absence of communication. This could be indicative of a temporary pause in interaction, possibly due to external factors such as travel, busy schedules, or perhaps intentional space. While the presence of "status_update" as a dominant label suggests that there might have been an intention or expectation to share updates, the lack of messages indicates that these intentions were not acted upon.

On the positive side, the consistent label of "status_update" might imply that both partners are open to discussing their daily lives, once communication resumes. This suggests a foundation for positive interaction if communication is re-established.

Overall Assessment

The relationship's health this week seems to be in a dormant phase rather than actively declining or improving. The complete lack of communication is a red flag, particularly if this is uncharacteristic for Dave and Sam. However, without context on the reasons behind this pause, it's hard to assess the underlying causes or potential impact.

What's working well is the implicit readiness to update each other about personal status, which can be a building block for re-engaging. What requires attention is the need to reinitiate communication to prevent misunderstandings or emotional distance. There are no explicit green flags due to the lack of interaction, but the absence of negative signals such as tension or conflict is somewhat reassuring.

Suggestions for Next Week

1. Initiate Communication: One of you should reach out and check in. It could be something as simple as sharing a humorous meme or sending a “thinking of you” note. This small step can open the door to more substantial exchanges.

2. Schedule a Catch-Up: Propose a specific time for a call or a meet-up. Sometimes, setting a time for a conversation helps in breaking the ice and gives both partners something to look forward to. It also shows initiative and willingness to reconnect.

3. Reflect and Adjust: Use this week as an opportunity to reflect on any external factors that might have contributed to the silence. Discuss these openly with your partner to avoid misinterpretations. An honest conversation about current priorities and how they affect communication can bring clarity and foster understanding.

Reconnecting after a week of silence can strengthen your relationship, provided the re-engagement is handled with care and mutual respect.

Relationship Balance

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