“If you want to come, one of the curtain rod brackets has come away from the wall in my living room. Do you have a screwdriver or something? Can you re-attach it for me?” I inquire. “Yeah, sure, but if it’s been pulled out I might need to putty over the old hole and wait for it to dry first. Are you heading off right now?” “I’m ready to go, yeah. I didn’t mean to interrupt your workout. How about I go on ahead and get this call to Thomas out of the way, then you can show me how to fix it when you get there. Is that okay?” I don’t mind Chris being around when I call Thomas, but it still feels a little rude to have a conversation on the phone when he’s sitting beside me. It’s just poor etiquette. “Okay, yeah, that works out great with me,” he responds. “Do you need anything from the hard

