I think it’s really sweet when someone special calls just to say hello, but that habit never caught on for Y and myself. Back when we were in a long-distance relationship, talking once or twice a week was all we were getting in, so never mind calling once or twice a day just to hear his voice or mine.
Recently though, he’s been keeping awful hours at work again, and I am not kidding when I say I see him less than two hours a day – if I stay awake late enough to clock in the minutes. So when he went in to work today (it’s Saturday, by the way) right after a quick lunch, I decided to give him a ring around five o’clock to say hello. He didn’t pick up, but rang me back from the office line a minute later.
Me: Hey.
Y: Hi.
Me: Are you still in the office?
Y: Yep. Why?
Me: Nothing. I just called to see where you are. Are you playing basketball later?
Y: Yep.
Me: Okay. Bye.
Y: Bye.
Two minutes later, my phone rang again, this time from Y’s mobile.
Me: Hello.
Y: Hi, darling.
Me: Where are you?
Y: I’m on the way back. Why did you call me?
Me: Err… what do you mean?
Y: You called me, right?
Me: Err… yes, and you already called me back, right?
Y: So why did you call me?
Me: I… already told you. I just called to see where you were and to say hi. Because I’ve only seen you for like two seconds all day.
Y: Oh.
So apparently, this concept is still new to the hubby.
