He wondered again whether he should have gone to the conference in Las Vegas. He certainly hadn t gained much form the medical lectures he d attended. But then, he hadn t really been listening. He had been preoccupied, anxious about what was happening in his absence. After packing his few belongings, he had watched a pathetically tedious X-rated cable TV offering in his room.
Nothing s wrong.
I just wanted to hear your voice again. You sounded so tense before. I know you re worried, Mark, but you don t have to be. I m fine. After the phone call, he had checked the room quickly to make sure he hadn t forgotten anything.