Chapter 154 · Month 57 · Starting a Family

The Misunderstanding

A 3am night that neither of them handles well

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            Penny
            teacher
            14:00
          
It's 3:40 and I'm texting you from the hallway so I don't wake you — I heard you go to the kitchen twice. The bathroom light's been on since two, so neither of us is asleep, is what I'm saying.

            Algy
            designer
            14:02
          
Bathroom light's on because I was reading the box again, the one with the loo brush on it so nobody clocks it. Toast, then — I'll do it quietly and you can shout at me about crumbs.

            Penny
            teacher
            14:03
          
You've gone quiet on me — and the actual question is what you read into it, not the box. Twice tonight you've gone to the kitchen instead of saying it to my face.

            Algy
            designer
            14:04
          
I read nine days as you not wanting it yet. That's the true thing, and I do that — fill a kitchen with toast so I don't have to ask. Toast's happening; you can have the crust.

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