Fey waited for two days before calling her brother to ask after Mylie. She does not want to call Mylie directly if she (Mylie) is still angry. She calls when she knows he is at the office to avoid looking like a criminal if Mylie is present when Duke takes her call.
It is not a surprise to Fey that the lovers had not thought of calling her themselves. The moment may not allow for anything else besides recovering lost time.
Duke picked up the first ring as he had been about to dial his sister's number. It turns out that the siblings are on the same mental dimension. They had the same thought for each other simultaneously. Fey heard his voice, which had begun to sound less weak and more confident, gradually losing its forlorn texture and more so tonight. It's not as good as he used to sou
