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80085 [Me]: Sure. But I’m giving you my phone number in class tomorrow so we can stop with this name confusion.
55378: Ok.
55378: Plus, I don’t need Holden Lovell reading my messages.
80085 [Me]: Right. Because he definitely is. I’ll see you tomorrow.
Dad: Hey, sweetpea. I have tomorrow off and I was wondering if you and Hunter wanted to ditch school to have a day together.
Me: Did you run that by mom?
Dad: Of course.
Me: Ok. Sounds fun.
Dad: Love you.
Jake: You feeling ok? I noticed you weren’t at school today.
Me: Who is this?
Jake: ….
Me: Kidding!
Me: All good. Hunter and I spent the day with our dad. Can you send me the calc assignment?
Jake: Of course.
Jake: And how come I wasn’t invited?
Me: I mean, that would have been a little weird?
Jake: I’m sure Hunter would disagree. We’re tight.
Jake: And your dad too, actually. I think I won him over with my Avery shirt.
Me: Sigh. Yeah, that tracks.
March
Braden: Hey, Av. I just got back from hiking through the Appalachians and thought we could hang out?
Me: (read)
Me: I didn’t realize you were REALLY going to wear that shirt to all my home swim meets.
Jake: You love it.
Jake: I’m thinking of designing another one actually.
Jake: Bigger. Better. Bolder.
Me: That won’t be necessary.
Jake: Oh, I think it is. Unless…
Me: …?
