Oh, I was hoping that would stop.

[It wasn't as if she hadn't noticed, but it hadn't seemed entirely right to go shoving remedies on a girl that didn't know that her mother was right there. So Ada had brought ... A number of things, actually. That Veronica knew about it all wasn't coincidence by any means.]

The first trimester is always awful. [She juggles Ariel on one hip while she finds her purse and digs through it, pulling out a handful of those ever popular red and white, hard mint candies.] She's probably going to feel like shit for the rest of the day and need a lot of water. Is Koji with her? Or Nariko? I would feel better if someone was with her.

[Take the mints, Nathan, there's enough to make you sound like shrink wrap when you walk.] I know we're not completely finished yet, but would you please tell her to stop for the rest of the day? She won't listen to anyone else.

[That's not true, Veronica would obey Koji in less than instant! But a mother doesn't want to think that an arrogant kid has more sway over her daughter than herself, so.]