[ TEXT MESSAGE ] To Flynn @ strips4u

[aussielawyer]

Hey, mate - Just wanted to let you know, your kid's crashed out on our sofa with Sash. Don't worry, it's fine. I'm kind of a teenage halfway house at the moment anyway. I'm headed back to work. Jus isn't having a good day, but Amarlie will take good care of them. You want him home for a certain time? He's welcome to have dinner with us tonight.

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[strips4u]

Ah, shit. Sorry about that. Jett's been tired this week. Sure you're okay with an extra body if Justin's not doing good? I can come get him. Who's Amarlie again?

[aussielawyer]

Nothing to apologise for. I'm an expert in having a sick kid, remember? They're all easy kids, and self-sufficient. It's no bother. I'm not expecting Justin to get out of bed. Gen's kid, so technically Justin's sister. She's staying with us for a bit.

[strips4u]

Fuck do I, Obi Wan Dundee. Feel free to impart your wisdom any time. Depression got him, huh? How do you deal with seeing him like that? I'm still trying to sort this shit out. Fuck. You and Gen don't do shit in halves, do you?

[aussielawyer]

Sorry, mate, still trying to figure that shit out every day. I don't think we ever stop learning. Yeah, and it can last anything from a couple of days to weeks. It's hard. I didn't realise when I left for work, but Sasha sent me a text so I came home to check on him. He just sleeps. Nope, nothing but our marriage anyway. How's Jett going with settling in? He's gotten close to Sash. That's good. Sash is a sweet kid.

[strips4u]

I want to tell him to just chill and ride it, but he's not me. Is this when you got to watch him for suicidal ideation? Still a rocky road? See, this is why I'm not cut out for marriage. Well, he's having romance issues, and we're trying to decide what to do with school for him. He's leaning towards starting with Sasha, and honestly, I'm glad they're getting close. I know Sasha wouldn't be near your kid if he wasn't a good apple.

[aussielawyer]

Being a teenager is fucking arseballs. If they just ride it, they'll probably get hurt. No, not really. He may try to self-harm when he's depressed if it's ongoing, but his suicidal thoughts are more related to his manic episodes. Yeah, I wonder every day if I was cut out for it too. Ah, yes. The teenage romance issues. So, he's met someone down here? You think he'll cope at school? Not in a fucking blue moon. Sasha'll have his back.

[strips4u]

I think I spent most of it fucking or stone. Probably both. Sash know the signs to look for? Yeah, but you made it work for awhile and you got your kid back on track when you were married. It hasn't all sucked. You just got to figure out where it's fucking up. Though, is it messy now she has a kid in the picture too? Yeah, Brody. One of the kids in the group. Only, I think Brody's grappling with his sexuality. Um, I don't know. I think he might just have to give it a shot and see what happens.

[aussielawyer]

Yeah, I know. My teenage years old started to get complicated when a teenager created in them rocked up on my doorstep. Rationally, I know this, but nothing's following through, mate. It's just hard. It's messy because I think she's going about it all wrong, but I'm not going to tell her how to suck eggs, especially when our marriage is in the shitter. But when your kid gets hurt by you, you've got to step up and own your shit. Amarlie's a really great young lady, and she and Justin absolutely adore each other now. That's the only thing I'm worried about. Brody... that's Hunter's brother, right?

[strips4u]

Complicated, but one of the best things you accidentally did? So, basically, you've got to make sure the kids are okay and dealing the best they can, and you do your best not to let your shit compound on them, that sort of thing? Yeah. He and Jett got close. And by close, I mean they fucked at New Year, right when Will was deciding he was the second coming of fucking Rocky Balboa.

[aussielawyer]

One of two, yep. You know what? I think the kids deal about a fucking billion times better than us adults do. They put us to shame. And Brody's got cold feet? Yeah, Will of late, not so much a case in point in kids dealing better than adults.

[strips4u]

It's still a big change to have another kid coming into the dynamic. I've got my first coming into it, and I feel like I'm floundering to get it right. Jett thinks he's completely decided he's not into dick at all, but they're not communicating, so it makes me wonder if it's as cut and dried as that.

[aussielawyer]

Everything's changing at the moment. I think it's been a good time for it to happen. You just have to play it by ear, mate. You'll know when you fuck it up. He might be self-conscious about the confusing feelings.