He picked up on the first ring. "Hey, Lance, what's up? Is everything all right with your wife?" he asked as concern filled his voice.
I took a deep breath. "Actually, that's why I'm calling," I said, pausing for a moment, wondering how to ask, but thought that the direct approach was best. "Do you think that Kalyssa could come over and sit with Leila for a while? I'm going to be helping Elias and Amy today."
There was silence at the other end, and then Xander came back on. "You're going to help them to create the cure for vampirism?"
Lance nodded, even though Xander couldn't see me at the other end of the phone. "Yes."
Xander took a worried breath. "You're not volunteering to be their test subject, are you?"
"Xander, please " I said, ignoring his comment.
"Lance, Elias said that if
