"Thank you."
"For what?"
"Helping with Karen this week. I've been able to sleep late every day thanks to you."
"You don't have to thank me. That's insulting."
"I don't know how I'm going to handle going from one to two. Karen can be very demanding, and I don't know if she's going to be happy with me dividing my attention between her and the baby."
"Karen asked me to move into your house. I told her that you would make that decision."
"You can move in now. I want you here."
"Are we getting married?"
"No."
"I'm not moving in with you without a marriage license. There's a reason why I'm in a hurry to be on Karen's important paperwork. My grandma is having a party in two weeks, and I want Karen to be at the party."
"Okay, you can take her to a party without being on any paperwork."
"The party is in Scotland."
Olivia's mouth dropped. She didn't know how to respond nicely. He wanted to take her child to Europe.
"Fall break is in two weeks. We will only be there a few days. I will call you every few hours until we board the plane to return to DC."
"Absolutely not. You're not asking me to take Karen across town. You want to take her to another continent. I haven't taken her out of the United States yet."
"She doesn't have a passport?"
"She does. We haven't taken any international vacations."
"I've already told her we're going. You're welcome to come with us."
"I'm not getting on an airplane while I'm pregnant. I'm already nauseous. You can't make that decision for Karen. She's not leaving DC."
"We are co-parenting Olivia."
"We are not always going to agree. I've been her mom for six years. I took her home from the hospital. If we can't agree, I'll make the final decision."
"You are being unreasonable."
"You can take her to any of your family gatherings in DC. How do you expect me to be okay with letting you take my child to Scotland?"
"She will have a great vacation in Scotland. It can be an educational field trip."
"No."
"I'm going home for a few hours, and I'm taking Karen with me."
"That's fine."