He was laughing, but what he said was just far-fetched enough that Christine thought that she could make it happen. She didn't say anything, instead just concentrating. It didn't really show on her face that she was thinking too much about it. In fact, she went on eating. But in her mind, the thought was there. Seth's mother is going to call him because she wants to check in and tell him she loves him. After a few long moments, the sound of a phone ringing could be heard. And it wasn't her phone. She looked back up at Seth. "You should probably answer that."
Because if it had worked like she thought it had, it would be his mother's phone number showing up on the caller ID.