Derek chuckled. "Did you make an international call just to let me hear you sigh?"

That was my cue to take a deep breath and tell Derek everything.

It took me until I finished the whole story to finally get it. "You already knew, didn't you?" I said.

Derek confirmed with a simple "mm-hmm." At least he was graceful enough not to laugh at me.

"You were pretending," I grumbled.

"How was I supposed to know that's what you wanted to tell me? I thought you just missed ...