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"Yeah, but?—"

"But what? Dad was gonna marry you off anyway, right?"

"Yeah."

"And wouldn't you rather it be to someone you find hot?"

"I don't?—"

"Darling, you forget you told me you thought he was hot, and I already know you were gonna fuck him anyway."

"I mean, okay, he's hot. And yes, I was planning on sleeping with him on this vacation, but?—"

"But what? So now you're gonna deny yourself because you're pissy?"

"No, it's?—"

"It's what?"

"It's just the principle of the matter. He went behind my back."

"He doesn't know you."

"Yeah, well, he knows me a little bit, and he knows that I would not have appreciated this."

"Well, he told you before you got to the altar, right?"

"Whose side are you on, Romeo?"

"I'm on the side of Dad continuing to have money so that he can pay us each month."

"Really?"

"I know, I'm being incredibly selfish, aren't I?"

"Yeah, you kinda are."

"I'm sorry. Look, I am getting these modeling deals, and I'm sure if I become even friendlier with the hoi polloi, I can get more gigs. If you want, I can get a cheap apartment somewhere and you can live there, and I'll give you money each month. I mean, it's not gonna be a lot, but if I'm making five, ten grand a month, I can give you a couple of grand."

"Oh my gosh, Romeo, you don’t have to do that."

"Sis, I love you. Of course, I would do whatever I can to help you. I mean, I may be able to give you more, but I don't know how this modeling career is gonna go, because let's be real, if I meet a hottie who wants to whisk me off to a Caribbean island, I'm going. And he doesn't have to be a billionaire to take me."

"Oh my gosh, Romeo!"

“What? I’m just telling the truth. I want to fall in love, as well."

"I know. Are we destined to be alone forever?"

"Darling, you have a whole fiancé."

"I have no ring."

"Well, then, make sure you get the best ring of your life."

"Oh, and how am I gonna do that? Call Dad and be like, 'Hey, Dad. Please make sure my fiancé gets me a big ring. That's the only way I'm gonna marry him.'"

"Um, you march into that living room right now and you say to your fiancé, "If you want me, you better put a ring on it. And I'm talking like a 5-carat rock that costs you a couple million. Maybe a pink diamond like JLo got from—who was it?"