I came out of my bedroom sometime later, this time fully dressed. Ethan was watching watching Down By Law, and I kind of laughed at the sight, knowing how that was my “I’m so depressed” movie.

“This is really a cool film,” Ethan said, smiling at me.

“Yeah, I’m pretty much in love with Tom Waits. I would marry him in a heartbeat if it were the eighties,” I said completely deadpan.

“Wow, lucky for me it isn’t the eighties then,” Ethan said with a smirk.

“So you want to grab some breakfast?” I suggested.

“Didn’t we just eat a whole box of toaster waffles?” Ethan questioned.

“Yeah, well, that was kind of like, the pre-breakfast snack to you know, tide us over before all-you-can-eat pancake day at Joe’s Diner,” I said.

“Wow, you really don’t kid around when it comes to breakfast,” he laughed.

“Hey,” I warned as I lowered my eyes, “You want to stuff your face with pancakes or not?”

“I’m in,” he said, giving me a double thumbs up.