Chapter 79 · Month 38 · Starting a Family

The Good News

The question of who takes the leave

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            Algy
            designer
            05:08
          
Right — the call came at half four, and I've been sitting on it. There's a funded year of leave at my old studio, not a permanent job, just the leave, and they need an answer on who takes it by Friday.

            Penny
            teacher
            05:08
          
Half four and you've been sitting on it. So — is it the leave itself they're funding, or you, because the money's the only bit I actually care about. What number did they say?

            Algy
            designer
            05:10
          
They said $1,840 a month for eight months — but it's tied to my name, so if you took the July and I took this, we're both half-paid. Which means I'd need to tell my mum tonight, and she'll ask what it costs.

            Penny
            teacher
            05:12
          
Then take it, and tell Susan the number before she asks — $1,840 a month, not a penny of it ours to keep. And we ring Chloe Saturday, before your mum's version reaches her.

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