[Maybe he, too, has to accept that his own protective impulse is selfish in its own way. It's just more to think about, and he silences himself by checking his phone again and letting his expression crumple in something like vague amusement.]
Sorry. Told the guys I'm busy, but they're way too energetic for forty-somethings. Pushing fifty, actually, I guess, gotta be.
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[Maybe he, too, has to accept that his own protective impulse is selfish in its own way. It's just more to think about, and he silences himself by checking his phone again and letting his expression crumple in something like vague amusement.]
Sorry. Told the guys I'm busy, but they're way too energetic for forty-somethings. Pushing fifty, actually, I guess, gotta be.