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1:00 p.m.

RENN:Archie can’t stay with the boys tomorrow. Normally, I’d be okay with making Robbie watch Gage for a couple hours but not overnight.

ME:Overnight, huh?

RENN:I mean, not that this was necessarily gonna be an overnight date.

RENN:But I was sort of hoping it would be.

RENN:Unless that’s not what you want.

RENN:In which case I’m totally fine with that.

RENN:Like, more than fine.

RENN:Totally fine.

ME:Hey Renn

RENN:Yeah

ME:What do you like for breakfast?

3:30 p.m.

RENN:So Lydia can’t take the boys either. How bad would it be if I asked Pete to stay with them?

ME:Hard to say. I don’t exactly know how it is with you guys these days. He sees them more now, right?

RENN:He sees them. Mostly Gage. Robbie just sulks in his room but Pete tries.

RENN:It’s hard.

RENN:For him.

RENN:For me.

RENN:For the boys.

RENN:But I think he’ll come over if I ask. Robbie can deal with it. Gage actually likes it because Pete will play board games. Kiddo is really into Stratego right now.

ME:Stratego is solid. Just don’t pull the rookie move of putting your flag in the corner.

RENN:Nerd.

ME:If it really bothers you, we can postpone.

RENN:Fuck that.

ME:*smiley face emoji*

ME:Or…you know it is possible to do…ahem…overnight activities…without actually staying overnight.

ME:So, in theory, we could…um…do activities…and you could leave. If you didn’t want to ask Pete for an overnight.

RENN:FUCK THAT!!!!!!

RENN:Let me make myself clear. Gimme a sec to get this out…