Chapter 83 · Month 39 · Starting a Family

The Good News

The in-laws' new expectations

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            Algy
            designer
            12:03
          
Susan's card came today — she's booked a table for four at that place near the station, next Saturday, seven o'clock, her treat. She's already told Diane, apparently, which is two mums ahead of us. I said yes before asking you.

            Penny
            teacher
            12:05
          
Saturday at seven — the one where the mains are $28 and you wore that shirt on Tuesday. Did her card say why, or just that you'd already said yes?

            Algy
            designer
            12:06
          
There's a line on the card about "hearing our news" — she's guessed, Penny, or Diane has. $28 a head is what she spends when she thinks something's being announced, and I've made it worse by saying yes.

            Penny
            teacher
            12:07
          
Then ring her back tonight and say there's nothing to announce before Saturday, and mean it. We tell Chloe first, tomorrow, over bad coffee — not a card, not a table, not two mums.

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