Chapter 179 · Month 63 · Starting a Family

The Good News

The question of who takes the leave

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            Algy
            designer
            18:04
          
The leave, then — my twelve weeks from September, your name off it entirely, because you can't lose a class three days before half-term. I asked to be re-asked on the twenty-seventh, so ask me now.

            Penny
            teacher
            18:06
          
You've said the scared bit, so I'll ask the small question instead: state it plainly, like it's a decision and not a favour. Do you want the twelve weeks — yes or no?

            Algy
            designer
            18:07
          
Yes. Twelve weeks, my name on it, and I know the cost — no invoices for a week either side and $870 a month I have to find. Tell Chloe first at eleven, before I've got a chance to talk myself out of it.

            Penny
            teacher
            00:01
          
You bought a loo brush and a test in the same basket, and I'm supposed to be the one who's surprised. You say that bit like it's a flaw — I read it as someone trying.

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