Just found out Asher also has both his vaccinations, because he's a caregiver.
Oh, was that a stint before you got here? I ask him in surprise.
No, it's now. My official rol- He stops and looks guilty so briefly but I see it.
What? No, you're a PA. Or an EA. Whatever you like to go by-
I stop when I see him shoot a glance toward the table.
Oh. Why didn't someone tell me?
You wouldn't like it but you also won't have me do it and it's necessary. Lochlan always tells me straight even though he didn't exactly tell me this.
But is it? Things are going well-
For now.
Right, and then-
Bridget.
What?
Just leave it, pretend it's the EA thing.
Well, I CAN'T now.
Sure you can.
I should have figured it out last week when he insisted on driving-
Bridgie.
Don't keep me in the dark.
It's payback, because that's where you keep me, and you can't do that anymore. Lochlan's face is grim but his eyes are nothing but kind. He's trying so hard and I don't give him an inch.
But what about when I send him to do something? Or take time off?
He can only agree if you are in custody of one of us.
Ah. Right. Wow. So ironclad. Such jail. Many bars.
Not at all. Just a bigger safety net for you. That's all. It's not a punishment.
I didn't say it was. But call a spade a spade, Locket.
That's what I tell you.