On the other end of the line, Dave saw the number displayed on the LED screen above his phone. The area code stood out clearly as not local, and his heart thumped painfully hard in his chest. Before answering, he got up and closed his office door. Then he grabbed the phone and choked out her name. ‘Catie.. is that you?’ Catie could not answer for a moment, as her own heart was beating out of control, and she felt light headed from hearing his voice, as clearly as if he was standing next to her. The previous few days which had passed in a rather humdrum fashion slid into the background and Catie felt herself coming alive. ‘Dave, Dave’ was all she could get out at first. They both were silent hearing the other breathe down the line. Dave pulled himself together first, ‘How are you? Having a
