He frowned a little as he listened to Peter. If the younger man had been in the same room, Nathan would've held up his hand to stop him from babbling. Since Peter wasn't around the motion didn't really have a meaning and Nathan's hand hung in the air for a moment before falling to his side.
"Pete... you're not bothering me. I know I'm hard to get ahold of. Everything's been Senate meetings and debriefings lately but I picked up the phone and called you instead of waiting another hour until I was sure you were off break. I wanted to talk to you. If I didn't my secretary would be making this call."