*frowny emoji* No, and Theo thinks she might be sleeping at her office.
He’s seen her?
Laney
Briefly.
This is bad.
Laney
He’s been taking her breakfast to make sure she eats, and she keeps telling him she has a lot of work to catch up on.
I’ll take her a pretzel from Sir Pretzelot tomorrow afternoon.
Laney
Good idea. She’s definitely working tomorrow. I had chicken wings delivered to her for dinner, and Theo told me her dad and uncle are checking in on her regularly too. And I know at least three of her clients have brought her giant food baskets.
I…didn’t hear that. OH MY GOD. No one’s talking to me about Emma AT ALL except for you. Are they tiptoeing around me? Do they think I’m awful?
Laney
NO. No. Stop. Deep breath. No one thinks you’re awful. They think you have enough on your plate right now.
No one has ever kept me in the dark like this. I haven’t heard a single WHISPER about Emma in the café. Not about anything since the wedding and the video. They only ask me how she is. They don’t tell me how she’s doing.
Laney
I’m coming over.
I’ll go see my mom.
Laney
I’ll meet you at her place.
I’m trying really hard to tell you not to worry about me and I can’t make myself say it. I don’t fall apart, Laney. Why am I falling apart?
Laney
Because shit’s fucking tough right now.
I love sweary Laney, in case you didn’t know. Sweary Laney is a bright spot in my day.
Laney
Apparently I’ve had a few special words bottled up for a while now. Feels good to let them out.
And I’m sure Theo rewards your efforts appropriately.
Laney
I wasn’t going to rub it in. Are you staying home or going to your mom’s?
I’m going to Mom’s.
Laney
