We’ve had our bad times, some really bad times, about three years ago.’ I thought for a moment and decided to tell him about it: if he knew we wor...ed our way through a difficult time, he might realize they could, too. After he heard the story, he summarized it: ‘so you guys just weren’t paying enough attention to one another, and you each thought the other was really insensitive and inconsiderate?’ ‘In a nutshell, that was it,’ I agreed. ‘I remember now, you were both acting strangely back. The only seat in the house was next to Rick. I tried to hide my wince every time Brandon and Rick would say something funny that one of them did between each other in the eleven months they knew each other. Brandon had told me often how cool Kellie’s dad was, but seeing how these two bonded made me feel incredibly uncomfortable, so uncomfortable that all I could manage to do was push my food around my plate with my fork. What was I supposed to do? Tell Brandon that I didn’t want to see Kellie. Sloane explained, “They’re spinoffs of our social media spots — geared for an older demographic.”“Of course.”During our pre-meeting prep, Auntie Pru had suggested, “Listen and learn, Birdie.”I nodded.She leaned in and whispered, “And keep your fucking mouth shut.”Auntie Pru had learned that addressing me in direct terms was often more profitable. I nodded again.Wednesday night, eve of G-Day, Louise Lane called Pru at home. “I see, Louise. No, don’t be silly, don’t even think about it.”She. V. channels but watching nothing in particular, until the sleepiness overtook her. She was tired. It was like a sudden wave of exhaustion hit her, taking with it every ounce of energy she had left. She pushed herself out of the chair, and made her way down the hall and into the bedroom. After washing the day’s makeup from her face, running a brush through her long hair and a toothbrush over her teeth, she felt she could finally collapse into bed. She pulled her robe off as she stood by the.