Maeve stopped responding there and sent me a tirade about how the apology was bullshit, how Harmony had told her the day before that her “friend” who’d supposedly bailed on her couldn’t come that weekend anyhow, and that Maeve had only been polite in the text messages because of work. But she also said, Lee Ann said if she causes anymore trouble she’s fired. She offered to talk to her for me, but I said I’d do it myself via text. I sighed. It’s a relief that she’s a good boss. I’m so glad you don’t have to look for something else. Me too. I was freaking out wondering how I was going to be able to feed myself while I’m writing my thesis. I could help with that, but I knew better than to say it. We chatted a little more before I went to work on her backpack for the evening, Laddu purring

