I don't call Dante. Historically, I've never been particularly good at stopping to think before I speak, and I'm so worked up right now that I know I'll only end up putting my foot in my mouth if I'm not careful. But texting will give me the chance to look over my words before he sees them.

Still, it takes me a very long time to get my initial message exactly right. I write and erase several texts before I finally send him one that's short and casually ...