Page 100 of Kaine

She waves her notepad, “Yeah, yeah. Enough thanks, more work!”

“Yes, drill sergeant!” I tease her, my good mood apparent.

She looks at me strangely and looks like she’s trying to hold back on asking me something.

“What? Out with it!”

“Are you okay?” she peers at me over her notepad.

“What do you mean?”

“You seem... forgive me. But you seem, not in a bad mood.”

“I’m not in a bad mood. Is that so strange?”

“A little... especially, lately.”

“Well, then... enjoy!”

She laughs and goes back to her desk. The phone’s already ringing before she gets there.

“Mr. Kent on the phone for you.”

“Hey.”

“Hellooo to you. How are you?”

There’s a silence on the line for a moment before he speaks again.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah. Why?”

“You seem, um...”

“Let me guess... not in a bad mood.”

“That’s... exactly how I was going to put it...not at all ‘like someone made you eat a mound of shit.’”

“Poetic.”

“I try.”

“What’s up?”

“Just checking in, I didn’t hear from you yesterday.”

“I wasn’t around.”

“I know.”

“How do you know,”

“I know because... you didn’t call to harass me yesterday.”

“Maybe that’s why I’m in a good mood.”

“Nice.”