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I got Option One; Pam answered on the first ring
All I could hope was this conversation would go
better than the last oneThan the last couple, in
fact
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"Pam, it's Edgar
"Hello, Edgar," she said cautiously"How are
you?"
"I'mI've been talking with my
friend WiremanHe showed me the invitation the
two of you worked up The two of you worked up
That sounded unfriendlyBut
what other way was there to put it?
"Yes?" Her voice was impossible to read
I drew in a breath and jumpedGod hates a coward,
Wireman says"I called to say
thanksI was being a horse's assYour jumping in
like that was what I needed
The silence was long enough for me to wonder if
maybe she'd quietly hung up at some pointThen
she said, "I'm still here, Eddie - I'm just
picking myself up off the floorI can't remember
the last time you apologized to me
Had I apologized? Well"Then I'm sorry about that, too," I said
"I owe you an apology myself," she said, "so I
guess this one's a wash
"You? What do you have to apologize for?"
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"Tom Riley calledHe's back on
his medsHe's going to, I quote, 'see someone'
again - by which I assume he means a shrink - and
he called to thank me for saving his life
