Chapter 7 · Month 3 · Meeting the Friends

The Night Before

What to call each other when introducing the other to a colleague

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            Algy
            designer
            11:47
          
It's 11:40 and I'm still up because I can't work out what I call you when Dev's mate asks — "my girlfriend" feels like a badge I haven't earned yet. Also, honestly, I'm scared of getting the word wrong and giving Chloe a reason to file it.

            Penny
            teacher
            11:48
          
"Girlfriend" is fine, it's not a badge, it's just a word. I'm nervous too — I've been rehearsing "this is Algy" in the staff room mirror like a lunatic.

            Algy
            designer
            11:50
          
'Girlfriend' — grand, I'll practise it in the mirror too, the bathroom one has a chip so I'll be saying it to myself in fragments. But if Dev announces us at the pub like a raffle result, do I correct him or just get the next round in?

            Penny
            teacher
            11:51
          
Correct him quietly, once, then buy the round — it's Dev, he'll announce the crisps next. And Algy, it's 1am, neither of us is sleeping, is she.

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