The context of the following conversation is Sydney was reading by the pool when Ash wanted Sydney to watch him do a dive he had been practicing, so Sydney watched for a moment.:
Sydney says Did you finish the book for book club yet?.
The friend responds I finished it last week, what about you?.
Sydney responds I was reading it at the pool yesterday but Ash kept interrupting me to watch him do a new arm stand dive he has been practicing..
The friend responds Wow, that's impressive!.
Sydney responds Actually, he did it almost perfectly and I am really proud of him..
The friend responds Good thing you put the book down, you wouldn't want to miss that..