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Kate added Simon Basset and Michaela Stirling
Kate named the chat Brunch Crew
Michaela: Who is this?
Kate: You don’t have our numbers saved?
Michaela: I have a girlfriend.
Kate: It’s Kate.
Michaela: Kate who?
Kate: Kate Sharma.
Kate: Anthony Bridgerton’s girlfriend
Michaela: Oh hey.
Michaela: No.
Michaela: Saving now.
Kate: Good.
Kate: The other number is Simon Basset
Michaela: Gotcha.
Michaela: Saved.
Kate: Good.
Michaela: Why the chat?
Kate: We’re the only non Bridgertons at brunch
Michaela: Ah.
Michaela: This some sort of solidarity thing?
Kate: Yes
Michaela: 👍🏿
Simon: The other number is Michaela right?
Kate: Yes
Simon: 👍🏽
Simon: Daph and I are running late.
Kate: How late?
Simon: Five minutes.
Kate: 👍🏽
Kate: Michaela?
Simon: They’re in Fran’s room upstairs.
Kate: 🙁
Kate: They are like rabbits
Simon: Not 100%
Kate: Thankfully
Michaela: You both sound jealous
Kate: You can’t just disappear
Simon: I can admit I’m jealous
Simon: It’d be nice to take a break from brunch.
Michaela: Were we missed though?
Simon: No
Kate: Anthony noticed.
Michaela: That explains the glaring.
Simon: I feel like I should warn you both.
Simon: I’m proposing to Daphne soon
Michaela: Congrats.
Simon: Thanks.
Kate: Are you doing it at brunch?
Simon: No
Simon: Just a heads up
Michaela: 👍🏿
Kate: Michaela where are you?
Michaela: Waist deep in coursework
Kate: You’re still in school?
Michaela: Yes. I’m getting my Ph.D
Kate: Huh.
Kate: Then what?
Michaela: I’m becoming a sex therapist.
Kate: Fran didn’t mention this
Simon: When has Fran volunteered information?
Kate: This is true
Kate: Michaela are you fine with her hiding you?
Michaela: It means she cares.
Simon: This is true
Kate: Did you propose today?
Simon: Yes. Why?
Kate: Just had a very intense conversation with Anthony about timelines
Simon: Oh
Kate: Yeah
Kate: Congrats
Simon: Thanks
Michaela: Why is Daphne in my flat?
Kate: What?
Michaela: I got home and the sisters are here hugging Daphne.
Simon: Can you tell her to please answer her phone?
Kate: What did you do?
Simon: I’m fixing it.
Michaela: 😬
Kate: Bad?
Michaela: So bad.
Kate: Simon answer your phone.
Kate: Is she still there?
Michaela: She’s talking to him in our bedroom
Michaela: The brothers are all here too
Kate: Ooof.
Michaela: Colin ate all my study snacks.
Kate: I’m sorry
Kate: Is Anthony still there?
Michaela: Ben and Hy are sitting on him
Kate: 👍🏽
Michaela: Simon you are not fixing it
Simon: She won’t listen
Simon: It came out wrong
Michaela: Not a licensed professional
Michaela: But I can try?
Simon: Please
Michaela: Okay
Michaela: Underestimated the Bridgerton crazy
Kate: Oh?
Michaela: Currently at the library.
Kate: You got kicked out your flat?
Michaela: Yes
Simon : 😨
Kate: I think I fixed it.
Simon: Okay. I’m trying.
Simon: Thank you.
Kate: Any time.
Kate: But that better be the last time
Simon: I promise.
Kate: Where are you?
Michaela: Who?
Kate: You
Michaela: On campus
Kate: Want to get lunch with us?
Michaela: Sure.
Simon: How do I say that the idea of kids terrifies me but I do want them with you after we have some time in our marriage alone?
Michaela: Like that
Kate: Yeah
Kate: Michaela are you home?
Michaela: Yes?
Kate: Okay
Kate: Fran is here
Michaela: Give me 15
Kate: 👍🏽
Michaela: I hate them sometimes
Simon: It’s 8AM on a Saturday
Michaela: Eloise is in the flat
Kate: How?
Michaela: She has a key for emergencies.
Michaela: They all do
Kate: What?
Simon: No
Simon: They do
Kate: I did not agree to that
Michaela: Bold of you to assume you had a choice
Michaela: Currently explaining to Fran why I’m mad
Kate: And she’s taking it how?
Michaela: She took it well
Michaela: To be fair
Simon: It’s Fran
Michaela: Bingo
Kate: Violet has keys too
Simon: She came in?
Kate: Anthony confessed.
Simon: Daphne agreed to changing the locks
Kate: Lucky
Simon: We’re having an engagement party
Kate: I thought you didn’t want one
Simon: I did not
Michaela: I’m missing brunch
Michaela: I have a paper due
Kate: That’s not excused
Michaela: Considering it will hold up me getting my degree
Michaela: It is.
Simon: We’ll stop the whining
Michaela: 👍🏿
Kate: So we all agree that Colin likes Pen?
Simon: Yes
Michaela: We also agree that Marina likes her work husband?
Simon: George?
Simon: Yeah
Kate: Anthony thinks they will break up soon
Michaela: Gonna miss seeing Marina
Kate: Agreed
Michaela: I’m coming to brunch tomorrow
Kate: How was the final?
Michaela: Good.
Simon: You’ve missed nothing interesting.
Kate: Eloise mentioned a boyfriend last week
Simon: She did?
Kate: Theo
Simon: Oh
Simon: Sorry
Simon: Engagement party stuff was in my ears
Michaela: Is he coming to brunch?
Kate: Not anytime soon
Michaela: 👍🏿
Michaela: Have Ant or Daph met him?
Simon: No
Kate: No
Michaela: Fran met Theo
Kate: And?
Michaela: 👎🏿
Simon: I give it another month then
Kate: Are you coming to brunch?
Simon: I just parked.
Michaela: We’re running late.
Kate: Why?
Michaela: Come on
Simon: Seriously Kate.
Kate: I was hoping you had a different reason
Michaela : I will never have a different reason for being late.
Simon: Well we’re talking wedding stuff so
Simon: Take your time
Michaela: 👍🏿
Michaela: I told Fran about this chat.
Michaela: Is that allowed?
Simon: I guess?
Kate: Is she going to tell the rest of them?
Michaela: No
Kate: Then it’s fine.
Michaela: 👍🏿
Simon: Kate. Come get coffee with us.
Kate: You two are out together on purpose?
Michaela: We ran into each other.
Kate: Okay. Where?
Simon: Place near Violet’s
Kate: 👍🏽
Kate renamed the chat Brunch Hoes