"How is my being a doctor unfair?" He asked, chuckling. "I am not holding out on you, but you can make new friends on your own, you're very good at it." He laughed again and went to get his own coat and tell his secretary he was going out and to take the rest of the day off.
"Close? They haven't even hoped yet, it's still daylight!" though it wouldn't be for much longer. He had to go home, change, take his brother out to dinner maybe and then hit the clubs.