“Are you at your office yet?

Did you get to sleep at all?

I was worried to death after you made me leave the emergency room waiting area.”

“I am at home, Mom,” Ethan said.

“Why on earth are you still at home?” Sylvia asked, her sharp tone leaving no room for discussion.

“Your launch meeting is in forty minutes!

Did Rachel convince you to skip it?”

“Rachel did not convince me of anything,” Ethan said.