Chapter 72 · Month 37 · Starting a Family

The Long Walk

The in-laws' new expectations

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            Penny
            teacher
            06:48
          
I've been sitting on something for a week and I'd rather say it out here than at the table. Your mum rang me Tuesday and asked what we're doing about Christmas — she's already counting heads.

            Algy
            designer
            06:49
          
Tuesday — and she rang you, not me, which is her way of asking without asking. What did you say about the head count?

            Penny
            teacher
            06:50
          
I said I'd check with you, which bought me four days. What I want to know is what you actually want — a Christmas at your mum's, mine, or the first one that's just us.

            Algy
            designer
            06:51
          
Just us. I'll ring Mum tonight and say eight of us on the 27th instead, so we get the actual day alone — and I'll say it to her, not to you.

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