“I’m sorry, who now?” she said down the phone. Her husband sat right beside her. “Oh, I see… and that’s…okay.”
She hung up the phone and waited a few moments.
“I’ve got to go to the office.” She said .
“When, now?” asked her husband, checking the time on the TV.
“Yes, it’s a…uh, a conference call with, uh, Australia!” she accidentally shouted, having decided on somewhere plausible.
“Oh, okay.”
“I hopefully won’t be long, just a quickie.”
“I love you.” He said as she got up and headed for the door.
“You too.” She said.
He waited for the sound of her car to fade away and then picked up the phone. After two rings a woman picked up.
“I hoped you’d call tonight.” She said.
“Me too, she’s gone out. Can I come over?”
“When, now?”
“Yeah, right now.”
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