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London and I had a week to relax in Japan before our first booked jobs. I tried to spend as much time as I could with my family, but nothing I did seemed to help the situation with Jen. She stayed in bed for the first few days, forcing me and London to take Shauna with us wherever we went, but always had dinner on the table for us when we got back—sometimes home-cooked, other times takeout.
I assumed she just needed some time to herself, which seemed fair. Big upheaval, and all that.
“Tell your mommy where we went today,” London said to Shauna as she unloaded an armful of shopping bags.
“London took me and Daddy shopping for new clothes to wear to the water park,” she said happily.
“She doesn’t know how to swim,” Jen said, focusing on laying the takeout onto the table.
“She loves
