“I admire these phone hackers. I think they have a lot of patience. I can't even be bothered to check my OWN voicemails.”

“I'm sorry. I never think to check my messages and I don't have a clue where that cell phone is.'She looked around as if she might find it in the flower bed.”

“As soon as I wake up, I check my phone, hoping there's a message from you.”

“I can't run my own race. I'm constantly checking what's happening in the other lanes.”

“He's going on and on, and I can't be bothered. I just can't be fuckin well arsed saying something like: Solaris shites all over 2001, and then listening to him arguing vehemently against it. Or, alternatively, waiting for him to say it, and then being expected to argue engingly, as if to agree, even if we do, is a sign that we're effete proofs. I can't be bothered with it and I can't even be bothered to tell him that I can'be be bothered.”

“When my phone rings, I pull it out and check the screen. It says simply, “Olivia.” I smile wider.”