How May I Help You 5
Eden: I got a secret baby! Rita, can you forward me what the process was.
Ben: How can a baby be secret?
Rita: It's a trope name.
Eden: Apparently they only met once and she deleted the app they had talked on, and then, well it took a bit. He was very chatty. They are very happy now, but holding off on marriage because at this point they might as well wait another year so the kid will remember.
Ben: I guess I just feel like the baby isn't a secret if like one person hasn't gotten the.memo.
Rita: Even if that person is a parent? Also trope names, are like a lot of things. The name that sticks isn't always the best descriptor. Look at enemies to lovers. It gets used on almost everything where they don't automatically like each other.
Eden: Aw, that would make us enemies to lovers, Ben.
Ben: Wait what?
Eden: Lol. It's okay, you were an acquired taste. Nothing wrong with that.
Ben: Okay, but hi, in case Eden's girlfriend sees this, Eden and I are not, nor have we ever been lovers!
Eden: Idika isn't even here today.
Ben: Idika's great. We should do trivia again.
Eden: If we do trivia again, Idika is on my team.
Rita: I feel like we learned competitive trivia was a bad idea.
Eden: Things that losers say for $100, Alex.
Rita: Exhibit A.
Ben: Do we still say Alex?
Eden: Some things are immortal, Ben!
Ben: Fair.
Rita: So wait, Eden, are there some enemies to lovers recs where they don't try to destroy each other first? Because I've been ignoring that bingo square.
Eden: Oh yeah. I'll text you a list.
Ben: Do I want to know about the bingo?
Rita: It's trope bingo.
Ben: Ah.
Eden: If you need reading recs, you know we can help.
Ben: Indeed, I do know that. I'm still working on the last list you gave me.
Eden: Ooh, I expect reports.
Rita: Maybe that's what we do instead of trivia. Book talk night.
Eden: Ooh I like it. I'll talk to Idika.
Rita’s sister said having your job be our only social life was a bad idea. Rita mostly agreed, but on days like this it seemed like more than enough.
Note: If you missed the prior installments, you can start at the beginning here.