. prelude

[tate mccarthy]

B E A U So that was awkward.

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E I'm so sorry but I can't stop giggling.

[tate mccarthy]

B E A U In my defence how the fuck was I supposed to anticipate seeing you in a bar?!

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E In mine, how was I supposed to know you were going by your middle name? And ordering well drinks?

[tate mccarthy]

B E A U It’s not a big deal.

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E Ok, Beau! Should I go by Emilia?

[tate mccarthy]

B E A U If you want to, why not?

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E I think I'm just fine as Rosie. Why the alias?

[tate mccarthy]

B E A U I moved to Chicago, so the chances of someone knowing who my dad is were higher and I didn’t want that. Not at work anyway. Are you a bar hopper now?

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E You're in Chicago now? I went to check your socials and they're all gone...am I in the Twilight Zone? Sometimes, these days! Have some good friends in the city now, got a new job. Work/life balance is a hell of a drug.

[tate mccarthy]

B E A U Yeah, been about four months now. Got sick of NY and all the bullshit that comes with it. Deactivated, not deleted, I’ll bring it back sometime! That’s 10x weirder than me not having Instagram.

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E Is it better, being there? Never thought I'd see the day. Feel like we were both due for a few changes - I felt like I was on the edge of a cliff every day, therapist finally got it into my head it wasn't healthy. Still figuring it out but, I'm having an alright time.

[tate mccarthy]

B E A U It’s different. Well, I’m happy for you. You were on a one way road to serious burnout… trying not to say I told you so, but I did tell you so.

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E I'll bet. Yeah, you did. I mean I can very clearly look back and see all the damage that was done because of it, so. I'll give you this one. What are you doing back in NY?

[tate mccarthy]

B E A U Seeing baby Aria, playing golf with my dad, you know, the usual. Work agreed to let me work from here for a couple weeks so that’s nice. What are you doing for work these days?