I pulled out my cell, flipped it opened and said Hank’s name into the phone. It rang twice. “You okay?” he asked in greeting. “My life began when I met you,” I told him. There was a beat of silence. Then, I heard him say, “Sunshine –

“Make him work to unlock your secrets, my Kia," she whispered. "Do not accept an…”

“I’m thinkin’ you’ve been mine a lot longer than that.”

“Babe, best wool men ever pulled was lettin’ women think we think with our dicks…”

“This is what you have to learn. Don’t backtalk. Don’t explain. Don’t protest. D…”