Chapter 94 · Month 42 · Starting a Family

The Misunderstanding

The in-laws' new expectations

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            Penny
            teacher
            11:33
          
Send me the screenshot of the two invoices, timestamps and all, because my mum's already asked twice what you do for a living. And she's bringing a card on Sunday, so whatever's on it, we see it before it goes on the table.

            Algy
            designer
            11:34
          
Sending both now — $820 and $460, one stamped the 3rd, one the 9th. A card with a number in it, I'm guessing, so we open it over the kettle before she sits down; I'd rather be a bad bet to your mum than a mystery.

            Penny
            teacher
            11:36
          
You've gone quiet on me since the invoices — what did you read into Sunday?

And be honest, because the last time you sent me numbers first I heard "she'll want to see them," when I meant "she'll want to see you."

            Algy
            designer
            11:37
          
Cards with numbers in them, your mum's asked twice what I do, so — yeah, I read it as a verdict coming Sunday. The real thing is I'm scared Robert puts a figure on me and I come out short.

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