Adult Blogger: BUSSTOPWHORES BUS STOP WHORES machine kicked in and I patiently waited for the tone, which duly arrived. "Hi Becky, it's me Neil. Hope you are OK. Sorry I have missed you but I'll ring back later. There is er..er...something I need to tell you..er..er...I will ring back later babes and er...er...."
"Hey gorgeous." Becky interrupted. "Sorry, was in the bathroom. Oops, that's toilet to you. Is everything OK? You seem kinda puzzled."
"Hi babes. Yes everything is fine. Just need to say something to you that's all and I don't have an earthly where to begin." I replied, trying to get straight to the point. If it was going to end, I sure wasn't going to make it last.
"That's not like you hun. You know you can tell me anything. But you are starting to worry me now." She took a deep breath. "You are not...not.....going to end it are you?"
"No way. No, nothing like that." I heard a sigh of relief down the phone. "Just not sure how you are going to react to what I am going to say to you, that's all."
Becky laughed nervously. "It can't be that bad. Unless you have been lying to me." Her voice quickened. "You're married aren't you? You have kids? You are dying? You are...."
"Becky, I love you." I blurted out, halting her delirious questioning in her tracks. Silence. I knew she was still there as I could hear her breathing. "Becky? Talk to me....Please?"
"Say it again Neil." she said quietly, breaking the silence.