Landline
“Georgie exhaled when she heard Neal’s voice, then resisted the urge to ask him who the president was. “Hey,” she said.
“Georgie.” He sounded relieved. (He sounded like Neal, like heaven.) “You called.”
“Yeah.”
“I’m sorry I was such a jerk last night,” he said quickly.
Last night. She felt a wave of panic. Last night, last night, last night. Neal shouldn’t remember last night, because last night hadn’t happened outside of Georgie’s crazy head.
“Georgie? Are you there?”
“I’m here.”
“Look, I’m sor...ry about the way I acted.” He sounded determined. “I’ve been thinking about it all day.”
“I’m sorry, too,” Georgie choked out.
“You just caught me by surprise,” he said. “Hey—are you crying again?”
“I . . .” Was she crying? Or hyperventilating? Maybe a little of both.
Neal’s voice dropped. “Hey. Don’t cry, sunshine, I’m sorry. Don’t cry.”
“I’m not crying,” Georgie said. “I mean, I won’t. I’m sorry, I just .MoreLess
“Georgie.” He sounded relieved. (He sounded like Neal, like heaven.) “You called.”
“Yeah.”
“I’m sorry I was such a jerk last night,” he said quickly.
Last night. She felt a wave of panic. Last night, last night, last night. Neal shouldn’t remember last night, because last night hadn’t happened outside of Georgie’s crazy head.
“Georgie? Are you there?”
“I’m here.”
“Look, I’m sor...ry about the way I acted.” He sounded determined. “I’ve been thinking about it all day.”
“I’m sorry, too,” Georgie choked out.
“You just caught me by surprise,” he said. “Hey—are you crying again?”
“I . . .” Was she crying? Or hyperventilating? Maybe a little of both.
Neal’s voice dropped. “Hey. Don’t cry, sunshine, I’m sorry. Don’t cry.”
“I’m not crying,” Georgie said. “I mean, I won’t. I’m sorry, I just .MoreLess
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