35. Amie
thirty-five
Amie
ROO has changed the group icon.
Katy
Roo, stop.
Lolo
how very dare u
ROO
don’t know what you mean, clearly i’m the favourite
Katy
LIES
Amie
Sorry to disappoint. Cam is the favourite.
Lolo
baby mouse is a daddys girl!!!
Amie
of course she fucking is
even though I’m the one who pushed her out of my fucking hoo ha.
Lolo
poor a. at least ur still hot af.
Amie
Thanks Lo xo
The new photo in our group chat features Maisy kissing Ruth on the cheek. They’re both wearing silver plastic tiaras and Maisy has a fairy wand clutched in one hand and Roger in the other. I smile and save it to my phone, sending it to Cam before setting the device down on the credenza in my business class suite.
We’re flying back to Phoenix for Christmas. Maisy is snuggled in Cam’s suite, a blanket wrapped around them both, clutching Roger as she watches something brightly coloured and animated on her tablet. Her headphones are the chunky retro kind with flashing cat ears on the band, and I can’t help but smile whenever I see her in them. She’s so cute—biased though I am—I think I could cry.
ROO
I have news. Jay is coming home!
Katy
Wait what?
Lolo
yeah what
ROO
Big bro!! COMING HOME!
Lolo
from the war? i thought he was home already?
Katy
Really Lo?
Lolo
well he was in a war wasn’t he?
ROO
Yeah @Lolo he was
he is back but he's been in hospital for weeks
Lolo
oh shit yeah
so he's coming home-home
is he single
Katy
@Lolo do you ever think with anything other than your vagina?
Lolo
@katy no