Algy
designer
Right, so — this is a $9 bottle from the corner shop, which I'm told is a faux pas, so I've hidden the receipt in the hedge. Sunday nerve is fine, this is just a dinner, isn't it?
Chapter 9 · Month 5 · Meeting the Families
Dinner With Her Parents
A parent who is polite but not convinced
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Penny
teacher
Dad's Robert, and he'll ask about the invoice before he asks your name — he's not cold, he's just slow to trust numbers. Mum's already set four places, so ring the bell.
Algy
designer
Work's freelance design, mostly identity stuff — a bakery logo last month, that's $400, and the invoice thing's really a timing issue. I could ring about it Monday, or set up a reminder, or honestly write it out for you.
Penny
teacher
Dad, that bakery logo's genuinely good — ask him to show you. Take the roast potatoes out, they're done.
Algy
designer
The thing is, I'm not sure I'll be steady money for about a year — maybe two — and I'd rather you heard that from me at this table than worked it out later. What I can promise is I'll tell her before it's a problem, not after.
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