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Destination: Billund

Summary:

The In-Laws are a family. They have only been on one family vacation.

That was in 2027.

They were never allowed to leave alone again.

Notes:

I'm celebrating 10K hits on God's Strongest Soldiers and God's Favorite Idiots with the in-laws being a family.

Chapter 1: Before: Destination: Billund

Chapter Text

Michaela added Kate Sharma-Bridgerton, Sophie Baek-Bridgerton, Penelope Bridgerton, Simon Basset, Cressida Bridgerton, Lucy Bridgerton, and Gareth St. Clair

 

Michaela named the chat Destination: Billund 

 

Michaela: Wives, Husbands, Family, lend me your ears.

 

Pen: No

 

Kate: What’s this?

 

Gareth: Special Chat?

Gareth: This is gonna be good.

 

Michaela: I finally got clearance from the Big Boss to go to Denmark.

Michaela: My Scotland cohort has agreed that only in-laws may join us.

Michaela: Would any of you like to come?

 

Simon: Seriously?

 

Lucy: What’s in Denmark?

 

Gareth: 🎉

 

Michaela: Try to be somewhat vague about the itinerary so they don’t invite themselves.

 

Kate: I don’t see how that will work

 

Sophie: I fear that Ben may complain

 

Michaela: Lucy: Lego HQ

Michaela: Soph: I understand but if we let one go

 

Sophie: Oh I know.

Sophie: Maybe we can facetime him

 

Michaela: Yes

Michaela: And we can go again

Michaela: Eventually

 

Kate: When?

 

Michaela: That is the big question.

Michaela: The easiest month looks like May

 

Kate: Miles?

 

Gareth: My anniversary?

 

Lucy: But that is it.

 

Simon: I’m in

Simon: Is there anything else to do in Denmark?

 

Michaela: I’m sure there is culture

Michaela: I’m just going for Legos

 

Kate: How long?

 

Michaela: Like a day and a half.

Michaela: Too many babies for longer

 

Kate: Let me see.

 

Sophie: Same

 

Michaela: There is a reason I am asking in January.


 

Cressida: Hello

Cressida: I fear that Eloise would die alone with the baby.


 

Simon: She could stay with someone


 

Sophie: Who would not bug her?

 

Cressida: That is the question.

 

Simon: Not Daph

 

Cressida: She wasn’t on my list

 

Simon: 👍🏽


 

Lucy: Not Anthony right?


 

Kate: Cress knows better

 

Cressida: I do.


 

Kate: I think Fran and Ben might be out.

 

Cressida: No they were my first two choices


 

Sophie: Ben has never been alone overnight with all three boys.

Sophie: I don’t know if he can handle that and El and PJ


 

Michaela: Fran says no

 

Cressida: Fine.


 

Pen: Colin?

 

Kate: I say no.

 

Cressida: Second

 

Pen: You know, that’s fair.


 

Gareth: Greg or Hy.

 

Cressida: Lucy?

 

Lucy: I think that might work?

 

Cressida: Run it by Greg

Cressida: I’ll run it by El

 

Lucy: 👍🏻


 

Cressida: I didn’t realize I would get interrogated so much

 

Michaela: She’s your wife

 

Cressida: I know

Cressida: What’s the fake reason we are going?

 

Michaela: I don’t have one

 

Kate: Why not?

 

Michaela: My wife likes when I enjoy things

Michaela: According to her, I look sexier

 

Kate: Right

 

Sophie: If we can’t come up with a fake reason

Sophie: It’s not happening

 

Gareth: There are a ton of churches there

 

Simon: Pen!

 

Pen: Book research.

Pen: But then the question becomes why are all of us going for my book research

 

Lucy: Good point

 

Gareth: They speak Danish.

 

Pen: I do not know Danish

 

Lucy: I know a little

 

Kate: Okay that’s Lucy and Pen

Kate: Michaela and John are having family time.

 

Michaela: We can pull Sophie and Simon into that.

Michaela: Aunt Janet practically adopted them both

 

Simon: That will sell Daph

 

Sophie: Ben likes when I do family type things. He won’t complain

 

Cressida: Why am I going?

 

Kate: Don’t they have some mythological something?

 

Cressida: That’s not Norse in nature?

Cressida: Maybe?

 

Gareth: Legal library?

 

Kate: Legal library.


 

Simon: Violet wants to know why we are really going

 

Sophie: She asked you?

 

Simon: She did

 

Kate: In what context?

 

Simon: She was just wondering why we were all thinking about leaving in May.

Simon: How did she even find out?

 

Gareth: Why are you asking questions you know the answer to?

 

Simon: Right

 

Lucy: What did you say?

 

Simon: Sometimes things fall in line that way

 

Kate: Okay, everyone keep an eye out.

Kate: Don’t get sloppy.


 

Gareth: So…

 

Kate: You did not!

 

Gareth: I’m sorry!

Gareth: She got me while Isabella was fussing

 

Kate: Okay.

Kate: No one panic

 

Pen: Are you saying that for us or for you?

 

Kate: Both

 

Sophie: Ben and I already agreed

Sophie: I think the brothers are going away in March anyway

 

Kate: When in March?

 

Lucy: After Violet’s birthday?

 

Kate: Why don’t I know this?

 

Sophie: Whoops.


 

Michaela: I will uninvite all of you

 

Lucy: No you won’t.

 

Pen: No

Pen: I already have an outline.

 

Simon: I’ve done nothing wrong

 

Michaela: Not you Simon

Michaela: You’re doing fine

 

Simon: 😮‍💨

 

Michaela: Get them in line

 

Gareth: I’m working on it

 

Sophie: Mine should be fine

 

Michaela: Not you either

 

Sophie: 🥰


 

Cressida: I don’t think I can go

Cressida: El is being…

 

Pen: El?

 

Cressida: Yes

 

Michaela: Send her to Violet’s 

 

Cressida: Why didn’t I think of that?

 

Kate: Because then you would owe Violet

 

Cressida: Right

Cressida: How bad can that be?

 

Gareth: Don’t say that

 

Kate: It can be terrible.

 

Cressida: What do you mean by that?

 

Lucy: Do you need to confess something?

 

Kate: I do.

Kate: The Big Aubrey 2025 Christmas

 

Pen: Was that because you owed Violet?

 

Kate: Yes

Kate: I’m sorry.


 

Sophie: I may need a minute


 

Gareth: That was you?


 

Simon: Michaela

Simon: Kate shouldn’t be allowed to come

 

Kate: HEY

 

Simon: YOU BETRAYED US

 

Kate: I owed her!

 

Michaela: Children

Michaela: I know we are all feeling utterly devastated that Kate of all people betrayed our sacred bond when we all expected it to be Pen.

 

Pen: Hey!

 

Michaela: But I need us to focus

 

Kate: I’m sorry!

 

Michaela: We will eventually forgive you

Michaela: Right now, how do we get Cress to come without owing Violet?

 

Simon: I will ask

 

Cressida: 😦

 

Lucy: Are you sure?

 

Simon: No

Simon: But she’s the next best thing

 

Cressida: Thank you

 

Simon: Don’t thank me yet.


 

Pen: Does anyone know how to get marker out of silk?

 

Sophie: I’ve gotten blood out of silk

Sophie: Marker can’t be that hard

 

Pen: 😘


 

Kate: Am I still in timeout?

 

Simon: Yes

 

Lucy: Give us a few more days

 

Kate: Fine


 

Simon: Daph said yes with caveats.

 

Cressida: What are they?

 

Simon: Sister weekend.

 

Gareth: Oh

 

Michaela: Oh nooo

Michaela: With 9 kids six and under?

 

Simon: That was the only way

 

Gareth: All inclusive?

 

Simon: Yes

Simon: Here obviously

 

Michaela: Gare?

 

Gareth: If Fran says yes then Hy will too

 

Pen: Mick

 

Sophie: Come on

 

Michaela: Alright

Michaela: Tell Daph to not ask.

Michaela: I will ask

 

Simon: 👍🏽


 

Michaela: Yes

 

Lucy: 🎉

 

Cressida: Will she help me sell El on it?

 

Michaela: Standby


 

Michaela: Yes

 

Kate: Am I free to celebrate?

 

Simon: Yes

 

Kate: 🎉

 

Sophie: Book everything now before someone backs out.


 

Michaela: We’re booked.

 

Simon: Plane tickets bought

 

Kate: On the family calendar

 

Pen: Now we wait.


 

Sophie: Who had a scene being made at Jane’s birthday?

 

Pen: 👋🏻

 

Michaela: Free drinks all weekend then

 

Gareth: Really didn’t expect Daphne to defend us

 

Simon: I expressed my feelings

 

Sophie: 😦

 

Kate: You really want this trip huh?

 

Simon: I don’t think I’ve been on a personal solo trip since 2013

 

Michaela: You need to get out more

 

Simon: I know

 

Michaela: Both of you

Michaela: Book something with Daph for later this year

 

Simon: What?

 

Sophie: Oh yeah

Sophie: That would be nice

Sophie: As a thank you for this

 

Kate: 🤔

 

Lucy: What?

 

Kate: I think I figured out how to stop the hurt feelings.


 

Pen: How?

Pen: Because I fear I may get three stowaways.

 

Kate: We pull a Michaela and Sophie

 

Cressida: Thank them after?

 

Kate: Yes

 

Sophie: It works great

 

Cressida: Yeah but El doesn’t do that to me

 

Michaela: Set a precedent 

 

Simon: So Daph and I have a weekend planned after Bel’s birthday.

Simon: She’s very happy and excited for us and our Denmark trip.

Simon: Violet and Agatha are splitting the kids somehow

 

Kate: You told her where we were going?

 

Simon: Yes

 

Kate: MICHAELA


 

Michaela: I already knew

 

Simon: You are never getting me in trouble.

 

Kate: 😡


 

Lucy: Wait, they aren’t supposed to know exactly what we are doing?

 

Michaela: I trust Greg to keep his mouth shut

 

Lucy: 👍🏻


 

Pen: Not to split focus from the paci convo but I have a question

 

Sophie: Shoot

 

Pen: If I actually wanted to do book research, could I?

 

Michaela: Yeah of course

 

Pen: Thank you


 

Lucy: Say someone tagged along

 

Simon: If he could get there alone without the others knowing then sure

 

Gareth: Godspeed

 

Lucy: 👍🏻


 

Sophie: Who has the bandwidth to help me with Alex’s birthday?

 

Pen: Help how?

 

Sophie: Pick up the cake

 

Michaela: Yeah

 

Sophie: 😘


 

Kate: Could I spend the night with someone before our flight?

 

Lucy: You are leaving your boys early?

 

Kate: I fear I may “oversleep”

 

Sophie: Yep

 

Kate: Thanks


 

Lucy: My other half isn’t coming.

Lucy: Ben called in a favor

 

Simon: Aww

 

Lucy: I can tell that is fake from here

 

Simon: I don’t mind Greg

 

Sophie: 🤨

 

Kate: That does sound fake

 

Cressida: I want the ranking 

 

Simon: No

 

Michaela: They all fight for last

Michaela: Let’s be real

 

Pen: True


 

Michaela: John is excited to see you all

 

Kate: Really?

 

Simon: Yes

 

Sophie: You two talk outside of the Lego chat?

 

Simon: Occasionally.

 

Gareth: Same here

Gareth: He is

 

Lucy: Well I’m excited too

Lucy: Too bad Edwina and Posy couldn’t come.

 

Kate: 🤔

 

Sophie: Standby.


 

Sophie: Posy is in.

Sophie: She got a ticket

 

Michaela: Oh?

 

Sophie: If that is okay…

 

Michaela: It’s fine

Michaela: So is Edwina

 

Kate: Good because she’s in


 

Michaela: John is fine with it too

Michaela: Do they care about Legos?

 

Sophie: Not at all

Sophie: She just wants a weekend away

 

Kate: Kinda?

 

Gareth: Good enough


 

Cressida: When are the other sisters going to Daph’s?

 

Simon: How soon does El want to come here?

 

Cressida: The night before the flight?

 

Simon: Sure


 

Sophie: Simon this flight time is criminal

 

Simon: It was the only way to get 8 seats


 

Michaela: Chat deletion is imminent.

Michaela: Where are you?

Michaela: Gare and I are at the gate with Cress and Simon

 

Kate: We see you

 

Lucy: Pen and I are in line for the bathroom

 

Michaela: Okay.

 

Michaela deleted Destination: Billund chat. 

Chapter 2: During: Haribo Gummy Alphabet Letters (courtesy of Colin)

Chapter Text

Colin: Fran I am mad at you.

 

Fran: I’m mad at myself.

 

Ben: Why would you let her ask them?

 

Fran: She caught me at a vulnerable time.


 

Hy: You just woke up?

 

Fran: Yes.


 

Daphne: We’ll be fine. It’s two days.

Daphne: The only person we need to worry about is with me

 

El: Rude

El: Ben is also a mess

 

Greg: And I’m with him.

 

Colin: Ant?

 

Ant: No.


 

Ben: I think we should all just go to Mum’s.

 

Ant: Stop.

Ant: We can handle this.

 

Hy: Can we?


 

Colin: Why did Simon book such an early flight?

 

Daphne: So they could all sit together.

 

Greg: I’m not going to lie. 

Greg: That’s cute.


 

Fran: They have landed and are in their rooms.

 

Ben: Are they bunking together?

 

Fran: Two to a room.

 

Ben: Who’s with Soph?

 

Ant: Why don’t you call her?

 

Ben: She’ll think it’s about the boys and freak out.

 

Greg: Kate

 

Ben: 👍🏻


 

Hy: We’re six hours into this mother commune and Fran has already hit angry level nonverbal.

 

Colin: 😮

Colin: A new record

 

El: It was truly amazing to see.

 

Greg: It wasn’t you?

 

El: It was Daph

 

Ben: Holy shit.


 

Ant: Daphne be nice to Fran.


 

Daphne: Greg, can you do a supply run?

 

Ben: No he cannot

 

Greg: Text me a list

 

Daphne: 👍🏻


 

Colin: They won’t nap

 

El: Neither one?

 

Colin: No.

Colin: And Pen won’t pick up

 

El: I’ll call her.


 

Ant: Daph answer your phone.

 

Hy: She’s busy

Hy: She’s says what do you want

 

Ant: Tell her to call me back

 

Hy: 👍🏻


 

Ben: How many times can we watch one show?

 

Hy: As many times as Bluey demands to be played.

 

Fran: We went old school

 

Colin: Oh?

 

Fran: I’ll send a link.

 

Ben: 👍🏻


 

Fran: The next time I try to be nice like this, hit me

 

Hy: I was already planning to do that

 

Colin: This is so hard


 

Ben: So do you think Soph would want earrings or a necklace for her birthday?

 

Daph: A necklace with the boys’ birthstones.

 

Ben: Oooo

Ben: I like


 

Greg: I’m on my way back over there.

 

Fran: Thank you.


 

Colin: Is it bad that the kids have had only snacks all day?

 

Daphne: They are eating which is the goal.

 

Colin: Are yours not eating?

 

Daphne: Apparently only Daddy makes the sandwiches right.

 

Greg: Aww


 

Ben: What does Charlie mean by mishy cackbers?

 

Colin: What?

 

Ben: If I knew, I wouldn’t ask.


 

El: FISHY CRACKERS.

 

Ben: Oh.

Ben: Thanks.


 

Ben: Does anyone have fishy crackers?

 

Ant: Yes

 

Ben: We’re on our way for a visit.


 

Colin: If we happened to stop by during Ben’s visit?

 

Ant: You can’t spend the night.

 

Colin: I’m okay with that.


 

Greg: I want to go home.

 

Hy: You and me both

Hy: I forgot George’s blanket.

 

Ant: Oh noooo

 

El: Didn’t know George St. Clair had lungs like that.

 

Fran: He set off everyone

 

Ben: Oh nooo

 

El: They are beating Fran’s earplugs

 

Colin: 😥


 

Daphne: El is currently asleep upside down on the couch.

 

Ant: Feet in the air?

 

Daphne: Head on the floor

 

Greg: Are you getting pictures? 

 

Daphne: Of course


 

El: It’s like she knows Cress isn’t here

 

Colin: She’s still not asleep?

 

El: No.

 

Ant: Call Cress

 

El: No


 

Ben: Call Cress

 

El: Fine.


 

Hy: Why do the Basset children wake up so early?

 

Daphne: They don’t do this normally

 

Ant: That’s a lie

 

Daphne: Shut it.


 

Greg: I woke up to two feet in my face from two different children

 

Hy: 😂

 

Ben: I had the third foot from the third child. Stop complaining.


 

Ant: Do we know when they land exactly?

 

Colin: Kate didn’t tell you?

 

Ant: She said before dinner but I’d like to know exactly when to expect her

 

Ben: You dying old man?

 

Ant: It’s like they know I’m the weak link.


 

Colin: How’s the mother commune?

 

El: Fran went home

 

Fran: And it’s quiet.

 

Daphne: Really?

Daphne: Your twins are quiet?

 

Fran: Quieter than they have been all weekend

 

Ben: Oh wow

 

Colin: I see it.

 

El: Right?


 

Ant: Fran. Be nice to Daphne.


 

Ben: Someone left me all alone

 

Greg: She will be back in 4 hours

Greg: You can handle 4 hours right?

 

Ant: No

 

Ben: I’m not even going to protest

Ben: No


 

El: PJ spat up in Daph’s mouth and Daph is crying.

El: We have come undone.

 

Colin: DAPH IS CRYING?

 

Hy: Yes.

Hy: Which set off her children so…we’re in hell over here.

 

Ant: Do I need to come by?

 

El: Yes

 

Hy: Please


 

Ant: I don’t think Daph thought this through


 

Ben: Sorry, I saw that and then Alex took off

 

Ant: Are you okay?

 

Ben: No

 

Ant: Do I need to come over?

 

Ben: Can you leave?

 

Hy: No.


 

Colin: I’m on my way.

 

Ben: Thanks.


 

Daphne: None of you tell what has happened this weekend.

 

Hy: The video is in your inbox.

 

Daphne: HYACINTH

 

Ben: Thank you!

 

Greg: Oh poor Daph

 

Colin: Wow.

Colin: That’s a teenage Daphne meltdown right there.


 

Ant: So gross.

Ant: What is she eating?


 

Colin: We need help!


 

Fran: I’m on my way

 

Ben: Thank you Sweet Fran.


 

El: Isabella is the quietest person here.

 

Ant: PJ?

 

Hy: She’s El.

 

Ant: GOD

 

El: I get it now.


 

Ant: FRAN

Ant: Never again

 

Fran: I know


 

Ben: Fran got everyone to go to sleep!


 

Greg: Their flight is delayed.

 

Ant: I heard.

 

Ben: How long?

 

Hy: 40 minutes so far.

 

El: Do we need to pray?

 

Colin: You know how to?

 

El: I’ll learn.


 

Hy: They are in the air

 

Greg: 🙌🏻

 

Colin: You are not suffering Greg

 

Greg: I’m not?


 

El: Mama is here

 

Colin: You called Mum?

 

Ben: You called her Mama?

 

El: I’m tired and I want Mama

 

Hy: She’s being so nice


 

Fran: Mama is dropping off dinner

 

Ant: Oh thank God

 

Greg: Do I get dinner?

 

Colin: I don’t think you deserve dinner.


 

Greg: I got dinner!

 

Colin: 😡


 

Daphne: El did you make it home?

 

El: 🛴

 

Daphne: What does that mean?

 

Ben: Yes and she’s too busy with the baby to type

 

Daphne: 👍🏻


 

Hy: I got home and Gareth was home!

 

Colin: Did you cry?

 

Hy: More than the kids.


 

Daphne: I’m currently in the bath while Simon puts them to bed.

Daphne: I’m exhausted.

 

Ben: Sophie had so much fun.

Ben: I’ve never heard her talk this fast?

 

Colin: Pen has 5 new chapters

 

Ant: Good.

Ant: Glad they all had fun

 

Colin: What’s wrong?

 

Ant: Kate is asleep

 

Daphne: Aww.

Daphne: You missed her

 

Ant: Of course

Ant: Now I have to wait until tomorrow to hear about it


 

Greg: They had a ton of fun

Greg: They went to a club

 

Ant: They what?


 

El: They were there like 90 minutes

El: Chill old man


 

Ant: Hy?


 

Hy: It was Posy’s idea

Hy: The drinks were bad and Danish techno is weird apparently


 

Fran: You all should be treated to thank yous

 

Ant: What does that entail?


 

Fran: What does what entail?


 

Colin: What do you mean by treated to a thank you? 

 

Fran: Pen should do something nice for you because you let her have a weekend away?

Fran: Does Pen not do that?

 

Colin: No

 

Fran: Do none of you get this?

 

Ben: It’s just us.

 

Fran: Oh.

Fran: That explains a lot.

Chapter 3: After: In-Law Timeout (courtesy of Lucy)

Chapter Text

Lucy renamed the chat In-Law Timeout

 

Gareth: Fair.

 

Michaela: Worth it

 

Kate: It was.

 

Pen: Was it?

Pen: My children haven’t had a real meal in two days.

 

Kate: I mean we had fun.

 

Michaela: And that’s what is most important.

 

Kate: Exactly.

 

Lucy: Greg is demanding that I make this up to him besides the new game. 

Lucy: Apparently Ben was very anxious

 

Sophie: I warned him.

 

Lucy: Greg said the house was a mess when he left.

 

Sophie: My house looks like a storm went through it

Sophie: But the kids are fed and clean and Ben learned some Korean so win-win

 

Kate: Wait. 

Kate: He’s learning Korean again?

 

Sophie: Charlie and Alex are speaking around him.

Sophie: FOMO

 

Kate: Nice.


 

Kate: I need help thanking Anthony

Kate: Everytime I ask him what he wants, he says he has everything he needs.

 

Pen: Lingerie

 

Michaela: A sex thing


 

Kate: Any other ideas?

 

Gareth: No.


 

Pen: Sophie I have Charlie clothes.

 

Sophie: And I have Thomas clothes. 

Sophie: Swap later?

 

Pen: Yes.


 

Sophie: Seconding the sex thing.

 

Cressida: Third.

 

Lucy: Nope.


 

Simon: A day to sleep in?

 

Kate: Sex thing it is.


 

Cressida: I think my coming back was the thank you.

Cressida: Eloise slept for 12 hours straight.

 

Kate: I heard your baby got Daphne in the mouth

 

Lucy: Eww

 

Pen: There’s video

 

Lucy: 🏃🏻‍♀️

 

Simon: She did

Simon: That was after she ran Eloise ragged.

 

Cress: PJ Eloise’d Eloise?

 

Gareth: No wonder she needed 12 hours.

 

Michaela: Yeah, that will do it.


 

Simon: Cress. We’re bringing your good bottles to brunch

 

Cressida: Thanks.


 

Pen: Somehow Thomas is off naps

 

Gareth: There was no napping

 

Pen: Not even at the mother commune?

 

Gareth: It was a mess.

 

Lucy: How?

Lucy: Besides the spit up.

 

Cressida: Different mothering styles.

 

Simon: Different schedules

 

Michaela: Fran and Daph fought

 

Kate: What?

 

Lucy: 😮

 

Simon: Yeah.

Simon: We’re taking a break from the Stirlings

 

Michaela: We can’t even hang out.

 

Sophie: That’s not fair

 

Michaela: It’s fine

 

Simon: Not going to upset the apple cart

 

Kate: Wow no fight at all you two.

 

Michaela: We’ll see each other again.

 

Simon: Eventually.

Simon: How are the rest of you thanking your Bridgerton?

 

Sophie: Ben has a weekend of painting planned.

 

Michaela: Fran just sprung an August Berlin trip on me. 

Michaela: This trip was my pre-thank you.

 

Gareth: Really?

 

Kate: Can she do that?

 

Lucy: Sneaky.

 

Michaela: She’s going to be gone for 4 days.

 

Gareth: And you’ll be alone?

 

Michaela: Aunt Janet is coming

 

Sophie: 😮‍💨


 

Pen: I’m just letting him pick a restaurant to try.

 

Kate: You are so lucky.

 

Pen: I know.


 

Lucy: We’re taking a trip in the summer

Lucy: Greg’s pick

 

Gareth: Hy hasn’t said yet.

 

Sophie: Oh that’s dangerous

 

Michaela: Don’t let that linger.

 

Kate: Why not?

 

Sophie: Because the thank you becomes bigger than the reason why.

 

Gareth: 🫡


 

Kate: Can we switch the name now?

 

Lucy: No.

Lucy: We have a new issue.

 

Pen: When do we not

 

Simon: What’s up?

 

Lucy: Did any of you parents know that Violet fed them before we landed?

 

Sophie: No?

 

Kate: Did someone call her?

 

Lucy: No clue. Why?


 

Pen: Kate?


 

Kate: We need to find out if Violet came out of worry or out of request.

 

Michaela: You don’t mean?

 

Kate: Yes


 

Sophie: Ben did not call her.

 

Gareth: Hy was talking with her

 

Kate: Did she request that she stop by for help?

 

Gareth: Unclear.

Gareth: Also you may get an invite for tea.

 

Kate: Who?

 

Gareth: You. Kate.

 

Kate: No.

 

Gareth: Lucy too.

 

Lucy: You owe me.

 

Gareth: 👍🏿


 

Cress: It was Eloise.

 

Michaela: She asked for help for her or the entire house?

 

Cressida: Fran was home by then.

 

Michaela: You’re on your own kids.

 

Simon: No.

Simon: Help.

 

Kate: This was your idea!

 

Sophie: You guys could have said no.

 

Kate: Don’t side with her because you are not in danger.

 

Sophie: You aren’t either.

 

Kate: I’m married to the oldest.

Kate: I’m always in danger.

 

Sophie: True.


 

Cressida: She asked if she would stop by.

 

Simon: That’s vague

 

Cressida: Yes.

Cressida: She called her Mama

 

Sophie: What?

 

Michaela: Sorry Cress.

 

Cressida: Should I just ask?

 

Kate: No. 

Kate: Never ask.

Kate: Make her tell you

 

Sophie: Your PTSD is showing

 

Kate: Sorry

 

Lucy: I’m sure you’ll know by brunch.

 

Cressida: Another reason to hate brunch. 


 

Pen: Play the bad parents card.


 

Simon: Oh good play.

 

Cressida: I’ll keep it in my back pocket.


 

Kate: If this is any indication of how the weekend was

 

Sophie: I know

 

Gareth: Hy says it was worse

 

Pen: It’s like WW3 over here 

 

Michaela: I’m trying

 

Simon: It’s Daph

Simon: She’s stubborn


 

Lucy: Cress?

 

Cressida: We’re leaving

Cressida: I don’t know what happened to the baby but I need to fix it

 

Sophie: Are you talking about PJ or Eloise?

 

Cressida: Both?


 

Kate: So.

 

Simon: So?

 

Kate: Violet is not expecting Cress to pay her back.

 

Gareth: Who is she expecting?

 

Kate: Michaela.

 

Michaela: What did I do?

 

Kate: It was your trip.

 

Michaela: I don’t believe you.


 

Michaela: Dammit!

 

Pen: Fran confirmed?

 

Michaela: Yep.


 

Gareth: Simon. Are any pacis over there?

 

Simon: If there were, they were thrown out.

 

Gareth 😕

 

Simon: Sorry

Simon: Daph is on a tear


 

Kate: Pen, there are Jane things here.

 

Pen: It’s like he leaves a trail.

Pen: I’m sending him now.

 

Kate: 👍🏽


 

Michaela: Soph

 

Sophie: ?

 

Michaela: I just sent you a voice memo.

Michaela: Is this Korean?


 

Sophie: Yes.

Sophie: He’s saying ball.

 

Michaela: Thanks!




Sophie: Why is brunch canceled next weekend?

 

Lucy: Huh?

 

Gareth: That was on the calendar yesterday.


 

Michaela: I found one I don’t recognize Gare

 

Gareth: 🙌🏿

Gareth: Send me a pic.

 

Michaela: 👍🏿


 

Kate: Anthony doesn’t know


 

Sophie: Like I don’t want to complain

 

Simon: Then don’t

 

Sophie: I’m just nosy

 

Pen: Marcus and Violet are going away

 

Cressida: Where?

 

Pen: 🤷🏼‍♀️


 

Lucy: Violet’s going to be gone for a week.

 

Kate: What?

 

Lucy: Yeah, we’re pushing meetings all over the place

 

Sophie: Why?

 

Kate: Where is she going?


 

Michaela: Honeymoon.

 

Pen: You?

 

Michaela: They never got to go.


 

Kate: You paid for a honeymoon to pay her back?

 

Michaela: I know. 

Michaela: I didn’t think she’d go for it but Marcus came through

 

Sophie: I feel like I owe you one

 

Michaela: Don’t worry about it.

Michaela: Not having to get my kids out of the house on two Sunday mornings is payment enough


 

Simon: Ignore Daphne’s calls.


 

Gareth: And Hy’s.


 

Kate: Michaela

 

Michaela: She already detonated herself.

 

Kate: 👍🏽


 

Pen: Colin has squashed it.

 

Cressida: Colin?

 

Pen: I was shocked too

Pen: He wants to use the time to get the kids back on schedule

Pen: Said everyone could do with a reset

 

Simon: Is that why we’re deep cleaning?


 

Lucy: We’re just going to sleep in.

 

Gareth: Stop bragging.

 

Lucy: 😝


 

Sophie: It’s very weird not seeing you guys.

 

Kate: We could facetime?

 

Sophie: I’m not remotely dressed enough for that.

 

Kate: Fair.


 

Cressida: PJ is back to normal.

Cressida: I think it might have been too much cousin time

 

Gareth: I can see that

Gareth: Hy said it was very loud


 

Simon: Is Daph at any of your places?

 

Pen: No.

 

Michaela: She’s with Fran in the backyard

 

Simon: All good?

 

Michaela: There has been giggling

 

Simon: 😮‍💨


 

Kate: So peace is restored?

 

Michaela: I guess.

Michaela: I won’t know until nap time

 

Sophie: Ben said it is.

 

Gareth: Confirmation from Hy via Sister Chat

 

Simon: 🎉

Simon: See you tomorrow!

 

Michaela: 🥳


 

Sophie: Are we out of timeout now?

 

Pen: I was never in timeout. 

 

Lucy: I guess.

Lucy: Do it Kate.

 

Kate renamed the chat Alphabet Wranglers

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