Re: Phone Call
[Deep embarassment. He's more than a little drunk.] I am sorry, I was listening. It's been a long few weeks and I may not be as focused as I ought to be. Technically, however, your first statement wasn't true, if your mother is alive. But no family here, none through the door.
[...] Really? It must have been [...] an unpleasant relationship, then, I imagine. Or a very serious one.
[A thick pause.] No, I'm afraid there hasn't been one of those for some time. I'm not - this past year was complex in a number of ways. I wasn't entirely myself during it, and when I was, I was busy with work or my family or...[He trails off, trailing excuses as he goes.] It's something I'm working on.
[A quiet sip.] Is there anyone in your life now? Anyone who came after the forgotten ex?