Chapter 155 · Month 57 · Starting a Family

The Good News

The first married argument, about something small

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            Algy
            designer
            15:21
          
The loo brush is still in the bag by the door, receipts and all, and I keep walking past it like it's going to say something. Can we leave the bag there till Saturday and just watch something — I'll fall asleep second, I promise.

            Penny
            teacher
            15:22
          
Nine days and I thought I was being patient, so we're both idiots. But what did you actually tell your mum on that call — because she rings you, not me, and I need to know what she's been told before Sunday.

            Algy
            designer
            15:24
          
I told her nothing — she rang about a leak in her ceiling and I said "can't talk, I'm mid-toast," which is now a thing she'll repeat at Christmas. Sunday's still ours to say, Penny. My mum gets the eight o'clock, same as your mum.

            Penny
            teacher
            15:25
          
Right — the bag stays by the door and Sunday's ours. And since I'm the one who'll hear about the small argument, I'll say it now: that was mine, showing off about patience. Toast's yours.

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