**3 weeks later**
To be honest with you, it's never really been like this. We never used to argue. We used to bicker, sure. But then all couples bicker. Don't they?
But I just can't see how I was supposed to just let her go away for work. She'll be gone months before she's able to come back! What kind of a woman can leave her 5 week old baby and partner to work? One that is desperate for a get-out-of-jail free card perhaps. It must be that. I just do not understand how one person can act so selfishly.
And now it's just Toyah and I. Which is fantastic of course. But I don't know how Suze did it. How on Earth she managed to look after Toyah all day, sleep shower, clean and eat I do not know. It is nye on impossible. And now our phone is ringing. Fantastic.
I hurry over jiggling Toyah around my waist as I go.
"Y'ello?"
"Hey! Keith! How are you?" I almost drop the phone in disbelief. Amanda?
"Amanda? How are you doing?" I am suddenly really worried. After Suze and I got together all those years ago, Amanda became one of our dearest friends, but then three years ago, she took back her jerk of a high school boyfriend Hardy and we can count on one hand the amount of times she's been round since. Sure makes a change from our old Friday night ritual of a takeaway and a movie.
"Yeah I'm good sweetie. How is Toyah?" How does she even know Toyah's name? Last time we heard from her Suze was only a month gone!
"She's as wonderful as ever Mandy."
"And what are you doing right now?"
"Well if you really wanna know, I'm currently being vomited on by a 8 week old."
"Oh sorry Kevin, I didn't realise you were busy! Put Susie on I'll talk to her instead."
"Amanda...Suze isn't here right now." I try to keep it deadpan but even I notice the pang of pain in my voice.
"What? Kevin? Tell me right now."
"There's nothing to say. She wanted to go back to work and we couldn't stop her."
"I'm on my way." The line rings dead.
Shit.