Epilogue: Back in that living room . . . 

“I had no idea that arguing would work out so well.”

“Yeah, I feel like you have a better sense of where I’m coming from, and I understand your position better, too.”

“I still don’t agree with you about everything, you know.”

“Oh, that’s fine; I didn’t really expect you to, but now we have a place to start the next time we disagree about something.”

“Maybe there won’t be a next time!”

“There’s always a next time, about something.”

“Well, for the moment, we can relax a bit. What do you want to do now?”

“Would you like to watch a movie? I read some good reviews.”

“Yeah – I’ll make some popcorn. What do you want to watch?”

“I’m feeling like a comedy.”

“I was hoping for something scary.”

“Uh oh – here we go . . . .”