Algy
designer
Sorry, one more question, Mum — is "sitting on it alone" code for you telling Mark's wife before we've sat down? Then Sunday, her kitchen, and I'll phrase it before I book anything.
Chapter 47 · Month 30 · Starting a Family
The First Scan
The first married argument, about something small
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Penny
teacher
Put the phone down. What I'm actually scared of isn't the scan, it's being the one who remembers the appointment while you're billing mates' rates. Ask me for a do-over of the form, properly.
Algy
designer
Right — do-over. Hand it here, I'll do it in biro this time, and you watch me put September's dates in before I do anything clever. But you might want to hang onto it — I've never once remembered anything in biro.
Penny
teacher
Then sit with me and do it now — I'll read the dates out and you write, and neither of us looks at a phone until it's signed. The scan's the 14th at 9:40, and the photo comes home whether or not the form's any good.
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