Algy
designer
Come on, third time asking — boots on, the lane behind the cottage goes down to the ford in about ten minutes. I'll even leave my phone here so I can't check the invoice thing.
Chapter 26 · Month 14 · The First Real Fight
The Weekend Away
The weekend away that was meant to fix things
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Penny
teacher
I don't want to walk, I want to talk — and "the ford in ten minutes" is the third time you've offered me a nice thing instead. Sit down and tell me the invoice number.
Algy
designer
The invoice's four-one-seven, dated the ninth, and I'll pull it up tonight rather than guess. Sunday, in the car on the way back, you can have the whole list — I'll even let you hold the phone.
Penny
teacher
Postponing it to the car is still postponing. And you've just done it again — "tonight," "Sunday," that's two more nice things instead of the invoice.
Algy
designer
My mum moved us four times in one year and always said the next place would be lovely. I'm scared I'm doing the same thing to you at twenty-nine.
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