Phonecall (RP for no_bodyseesme)

[texan_housewife]

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[no_bodyseesme]

The phone startled him out of a light doze, and he was on his feet and ready to strike before he even registered what it was. The instant he did, though, he felt his chest tighten. There were only a few reasons it would be ringing, and even fewer of them were good. He opened the phone and answered, "Yeah?"

[texan_housewife]

"Claude?" she whispered, her voice ragged.

[no_bodyseesme]

Oh god, this wasn't good... "Sandra? What's wrong?" He tried to keep the worry from his voice -- she didn't need to hear how tense he was.

[texan_housewife]

She couldn't do this. If she said it, admitted it was true, it would be real. She drew in a deep breath, choking. "Claude, I... I don't know what to do."