#fenixtj

She shrugs. "I don't want to ... if they want to be here, of course I'd be happy if they stayed but if they want to go I don't want to make them feel guilty or ... bad about going."

"Oh Jessica, it's not about guilt tripping, it's about giving a young couple more options to consider. You really think, however amazing the 'debuke story' is, Constance won't have it done in mere months? For that matter, she could do it from here if they let her. And Coy is a thane captain here. At the farm? He'll be taking orders from Murray and the 'new guy' all over again."

"I'll talk to them." she repeats.

"Sorry" She sips "My own motivations are more selfish. Your hand writing needs work for clarity and she nixes that"

And Jessica gets a text sound

"Excuse me." she checks it.

From Siv TXT: Sis! Mom and Dad are actually taking a full vacation! Two WEEKS! Can you believe it? Looks like they took cold weather clothes which means Alaska! I know things didn't go the way we hoped in some ways but I thought it would cheer you to know that they're at least getting well earned together time! 🎉

"More trouble?" Mitra is curious

"No." softly. A small smile lifts her lips "Good news." She texts back That -is- good to hear. Thanks.

TXT: YW! 👋

Mitra smiles at that "Excellent. " A drink "Now, where were we ? Oh right... you'll talk to them. Child care programs a good idea. Patrols for our childling within reason. Anything else?"

Jess thinks a moment. "I don't think so?"

"Well, in that case..." A beat "We can either just shoot the bull or talk holidays or.. huh" Amused "You want to go on patrol together?"

"Let's patrol. Do me good to get up and walk." Jess stands.

"I confess, I've been keeping my fighting skills up, but I've neglected just walking. Different sort of excercise will do me good as well" She stands as well

And off they go.

(Armed, of course)

The patrol goes smoothly enough. Tijuana is a dangerous city, but they know it well and both move with confidence