She was disgusted."I had to. All you do is sit in front of this fucking TV and drink beer," she said, her voice hard."Hey, come on," he said, still ig...noring the TV. He was clearly trying to mollify her. "You know how hard I work. When I get home I'm exhausted." You're exhausted because you sit on your ass all evening," she said. "Do you know how far I ran tonight?" Ran?" He looked confused.She realized he hadn't paid any attention to her at all since he got home."Never mind," she said. "I used. ”“How did you get into that?” he asked.“I ran into him on the plane to Australia. He overheard the conversations I was having and thought I was a philosophy professor. We spoke on the phone a couple of times and now I’m going out to get the ball rolling.”“Cool. Are you going to start your quarterly trips again?”“Yes, but not before October,” I said. “And we’re going to have to figure out how we handle the remote offices in Dallas and Raleigh. And there’s the issue of my regular visits to see. Sorry I wasn't around for the transition, but you have definitely changed... and for the better, I might add.”The conversation was interrupted as the waiter returned to serve coffee and take their order. Once he had left, Charlene picked it up where they’d left off. “Before the waiter came, you said I'd changed. You're right, I have, but what exactly were you referring to?” Charlene was smiling, intrigued by the direction of the conversation.“Well of course, I always did think you were cute,. "What did you do to your lip?"Amanda shrugged. "I bit it. It's not important, don't worry about it." Did you do that because of me?" Kelsey asked with a sad look on her face."No," Amanda lied, shaking her head. "Just go on."Kelsey gave her a penetrating stare for a few moments, but when Amanda didn't budge, she continued. "Alright. After Carynne told me that she was in love with me, I cried for awhile, hugging her and kissing her. Then I asked her if she wanted to be ... you know, my.