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Agree. It was really . . . great.

Layla:

So great.

Me:

Cool.

Layla:

Cool.

I stare at the screen, type something, delete it.

Shit.

Shit, shit, shit.

Me:

What are you up to?

Layla:

Lazy. I did nothing. Really just getting ready for work Monday, I’m sure there are going to be people who will be pissed I left so soon after the Fall Fest.

Layla:

You?

Me:

Cleaning, bleaching things LOL. Getting ready for the team meeting on Monday.

Layla:

Ahhhh now the real fun begins.

Me:

Don’t know about the fun part, but yeah. Shit’s about to get real.

Layla:

Well, the good news is you really wouldn’t have time to date anyway.

That’s true but also, false.

You always find time for the things that are important. There’s never a day where Benny feels like she’s been shoved aside for my job; she knows I do it for us. Not for myself.

Teamwork makes the dream work and all that BS, and it would be easy for me to reply with I would make time for you.

But I don’t.

Me:

At least you’re a self-care queen.