"Call me when you get home."
Beth was in the middle of a Rumble Bumble gym with her family when the call came in.
"I won't be home til late."
"Just call me when you are in."
Beth didn't like the insistence. Demanding nature of his edict. So she called him when she was about to fall asleep that night. She was beyond exhausted. She was Emergency Room material.
"Hi. How are you?"
"Fine."
"Come down and give me a hug."
"I just told you I am in bed, absolutely exhausted."
Silence.
More silence.
"All kidding aside, come down and give me a hug."
"I can't. I can't move. I am exhausted and I am going to sleep soon."
"The hell with you."
The phone was silent.
Beth laughed uncontrollably.
Thank you. Thank you so very much. Confirmation is the best. Thank you for affirming what I thought all along. You are one jerk. Of course, this fell to deaf ears but it didn't matter. Beth was the one she was waiting for.
And she couldn't wait to return the few items he lent her. She was more than done. In fact, she beamed.
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