ON COMMS, UNMUTED
Kieran: Is Sadie going to school today?
Kieran: You're awake.
áine: Maybe I was sleeping and the text notification woke me up.
Kieran: …
áine: Fine. I'm awake but I need ?????
Kieran: I'll stop and get some on the way. What do you want?
áine: You're coming here? Now? ????
Kieran: Are you always this dramatic before you've had your coffee?
áine: …
áine: …
áine: I'm not dramatic.
Kieran: Your emojis and excessive use of !s would say otherwise.
áine: Everybody uses emojis, except for you apparently.
Kieran: ????
áine: Cute. I'll take a double shot vanilla latte with extra foam.
Kieran: What about your mom and the girls?
áine: Mom likes her tea in the mornings, but not herbal.
Kieran: Black tea. Got it.
áine: I don't let the girls drink caffeine, but they all like steamers or hot cocoa.
Kieran: ??
áine: Why are you coming over so early?
Kieran: It's my job.
áine: Coming to my house with hot beverages at the ???? (butt crack of dawn if you were wondering) is your job?
Kieran: Watching out for you all.
áine: You think something is going to happen before breakfast?
áine: What?
áine: You think Kenneth is going to show up on my doorstep demanding I return to work?! Not likely. He's too ??in his own ??
áine: I wouldn't put it past Allison though. ??
Kieran: When are you going to call her?
áine: I'm supposed to be there at 8, but she's not always up by then.
áine: I could call the cook and leave a message with her.
Kieran: …
áine: I don't feel right about setting the cook up as the scapegoat for the tantrum Allison is bound to throw. ??
áine: You know what I mean?
Kieran: Text Allison now.
áine: You think I should quit by text? ????
Kieran: Yes.
áine: …
áine: …
áine: If I wasn't working there under duress I would never do something like that.
Left on read.
áine: Kieran?
Ten minutes later.
Kieran: I was getting the drinks. OMW
áine: You don't think I'm rude for texting Allison to quit?
Kieran: It was my idea.
áine: So no?
Kieran: Do you think you're being rude?
áine: Kinda. But at least I'm not ??ing her.
Kieran: She would deserve it after the way she talked to you yesterday.
áine: She did tell me I was fired if I left yesterday. Not that she meant it. She's big on threats.
Kieran: She threw a temper tantrum.
áine: It's not the first time. She's very strict about me dealing with personal stuff during working hours.
Kieran: What a ♀???.
áine: Yeah, she kinda is. ?? I never wanted to be a domestic employee, but working for her makes it worse.
Kieran: You don't have to work at all now.
áine: What?!! You think I'm just going to live off of you now?
Kieran: Taking care of you and our family is my job.
áine: Sexist much?
Kieran: I didn't say you couldn't work.
áine: Good. Because if you did, I wouldn't listen.
Kieran: ??
áine: Get over yourself. I'd like to use my accounting degree.
Kieran:??
áine: Watch out using all those emojis. Someone might think you're dramatic, or something. ??
Kieran: ??