Penny
teacher
I'm going to say this badly. I went into the chemist for a test and came out with the test and a mousetrap, and I'd like to know which one I'm more embarrassed about.
Chapter 54 · Month 32 · Starting a Family
The Misunderstanding
The first real conversation about children
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Algy
designer
A mousetrap — I heard "cheese," and I've been sat here wondering what the hell kind of test needs cheese. Right, so the real conversation about children is happening now, at twenty past nine, over toast.
Penny
teacher
You've gone quiet since the word children. Which bit did you hear — that I bought the test, or that I'd started picturing the mousetrap as a boy in a school jumper? Say it plain, because I'm too tired to guess.
Algy
designer
The bit where I'm good at the wanting and rubbish at the waiting. I hear a due date and I panic I'll be the dad who's late to it — like my own, only with better jokes. That's the plain version.
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