Feels Like the First Time
‘Um…hi,’ John said. Perhaps not the most articulate of beginnings, but John felt like his brain had just dried up. Despite having exchanged dozens of emails and hundreds of instant messages, this was the first time he’d ever spoken with Deanna ‘live’, and he had to admit, he’d felt a rush of nervousness when the phone rang. Somehow, the thought of voice-to-voice contact felt more…intimate, in a way that made him worry that he was maybe investing too much into just one phone call. He couldn’t...