What Do You Mean, We‪?‬

Cal Marcus has a harmless little habit.

He says, “We should…” whenever he has an idea that will somehow become Becca’s responsibility.

“We should organize the garage.”

“We should do something nice for my mother.”

“We should have people over.”

That final suggestion becomes a neighborhood cookout at their house—and Becca has had enough. She introduces one simple rule: whoever says “we should” owns the project.

Cal agrees because he still believes burgers, drinks, and a few borrowed chairs constitute an entire plan.

But as the guest list expands, the weather turns hostile, and his emotional-support clipboard fills with tasks he never knew existed, Cal begins to discover the enormous difference between helping with the work and taking responsibility for it.

Meanwhile, Becca faces an uncomfortable realization of her own: allowing someone else to take ownership means letting them make decisions differently—even when she is completely certain her way would be better.

Warm, sharp, and painfully relatable, What Do You Mean, We? is a domestic comedy about marriage, mental load, and the dangerous consequences of an innocent shared pronoun.

An Apparently This Is My Life novel featuring Becca, Cal, Lucy, and Owen. Each book in the series can be enjoyed independently.