“Uh, I dunno. You and Sam were clearly falling in love and I didn't really want to shoehorn in on that."

I smiled.

“Sam would be perfectly happy to give up a night whenever you wanted; you know that. You really DO need to get used to advocating for yourself or too many opportunities are going to pass you by.”

Mari thought about that.

“Mari Monday Nights has a nice ring to it."

The girls and I all chuckled at that.

Alice looked over at Zofi. "What do you want from him this summer?"

“Oh, I'm good with whatever, really," Zofi said demurely while holding a hand up. "I don't think I need him to... take care of me... as often as the rest of you do.”

Holly head-nodded towards the brunette. "I think she's more interested in how much time she gets to spend with Sam this summer, so the more the rest of us do with Matty, the more that frees up Sam to spend time with her."

Zofi Looked thoughtful.

“That's a good point."

Alice grinned.

“You could tell your mom you're having overnights with

Matty, and then actually go spend the night with Sam."

Zofi's eyes brightened. "Hey..."

“Well if we're in the business of making scheduling requests," Holly continued, "I don't have a day of the week yet: Neevie Monday, Alice

Tuesday, Sam and Zofi Wednesday, Mari and Belle Thursday, etc. I've been living off your ‘one for all' good graces since Prom."

“Maybe we can talk Neevie into giving you Mondays and she'll pick up a regular overnight," Alice suggested.

“If not, you can have Thursdays if I get Monday nights," Mari offered.

“Will Belle agree to that?" Zofi wondered.

Mari shrugged.

“She already gets weekend nights with him. And if the union asks, she'll be fine with it. Plus there are assorted days Like today when it's technically Alice Tuesday but she invited us all along.

It's the least we can do to give you a consistent time with him, unless you want an overnight."

Holly shook her head.

“Snuggling's not my thing."