Jamie: I also need the answer to be that you need our help picking out a new mattress today because Fiancé railed you right through the old one last night
Audrey: it was Jude
Audrey: and his son
Audrey: …and they showed up when Brecken was dropping me off after getting together for dinner
Jamie: I'm listening
Ruth: please tell me you didn't let him inside without a very good explanation for ghosting you
Audrey: his son's grandmother had a bad accident in the kitchen. The whole story is a hot mess but basically, she broke a few bones, burned her arm, and will need a lot of rehab before transitioning to assisted living for dementia care. And the house is toast.
Jamie: oh shit
Ruth: okay fair enough
Audrey: his son witnessed the whole thing and is slightly traumatized because the place was full of smoke from whatever happened with the stove and he couldn't help Grandma out of the house because her hip was broken and other stuff that was all confusing in big ways to a kid
Jamie: that's rough
Ruth: okay but wait. Fiancé couldn't even shoot you a text to say he was alive, some personal shit went down, and he'd talk more later? Not once in 3 weeks?
Jamie: yeah, put me down for that question too
Audrey: believe me, I know
Audrey: the hot new problem on the block is that Percy's mom's best friend wants to take over Grandma's visitation since Grandma won't be sharing custody if she's moving to assisted living
Jamie: no, I don't enjoy that at all
Ruth: family law is not my area but I have questions
Ruth: it would be one thing if we were talking about a temporary switcheroo but it doesn't sound like that's the situation
Audrey: not temporary at all and this friend has been angling for custody for years
Ruth: angling because she knows Grandma will leave us at some point?
Audrey: that and she doesn't like Jude. She told Percy he could come live with her if he wanted.
Jamie: what a helpful thing to say to a small child
Ruth: I want to support all women but sometimes they make it hard on me
Audrey: as you can see, he's had his hands full
Jamie: one thing that's annoying about me is that I can see everyone's perspectives and even if I don't agree, I can still empathize with them
Audrey: it's not annoying
Jamie: Grandma and Friend just want to love this little boy and hold on to any part of his mom that they can. They're making life difficult but they're not evil
Jamie: and at the same time, he could've texted you
Ruth: I see how everything is really fucked up for him and he's probably been trying to focus on the kid but yes, he could've found time to text you once
Audrey: that's basically what I said
