Chapter 150 · Month 56 · Starting a Family

The Misunderstanding

Telling her parents, then his mother

Oldest line first — the newest line is at the bottom.

Penny teacher
Which shop, the one on the corner? I'm asking because you buying a test next to the deodorant is the bravest thing you've done all year, and I'd like to know where to send the flowers.
Algy designer
Corner shop, aisle two, between the deodorant and the birthday cards — which felt like a lot of pressure from a shelf. Been texting my mum to warn her we're coming Sunday, but she's read "news" as "you've adopted a dog again."
Penny teacher
You've gone quiet on me — what did you read into it, when Susan said dog? Because I heard a woman making a joke and you've gone somewhere else entirely.
Algy designer
She said "again" like a dog's the closest I get to a real thing. Your mum's got a list, mine's got a punchline, and I'm sat here wondering which one of them I actually am.

Who is still not saying it plainly?

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