"And on Monday I have to pick Paige and Coop up at the Johnson's even though Joe promised he would so now I have to leave Ethan and Kyle alone for the presentation with the Hobart Fund, and I know they can do it, it's just, I would really like to be there…" Sarah complains. All her concerns about the children, Joe, Greenatopia and the world in general had just come out of her, flowing heavier than the Niagara Falls.
Kevin on the other line sounded so-so sympathetic, but she didn't care. He 'hm'ed and 'oh'ed in the right places and she didn't have to carry everything by herself. She hears Scotty say hello in the background and realizes that Kevin will do everything to get rid of her to spend his time with his husband instead. Not that she could blame him.
Kevin's noises are suddenly more 'mmm'ing than 'oh'ing and Sarah is afraid they started the party already. She finishes up and says goodbye. A bang on the top floor gets her attention and she throws the phone on the counter to go see what Cooper broke.
When returning down to the kitchen only a few minutes later, carrying the two pieces that used to be a vase, she hears something strange. A low muffled sound. She stops and tilts her head to listen. It must be coming from outside. But what is it…?
She takes two steps forward and the noise gets a bit louder. She hears someone talk, a man's voice, but only a couple of words, then it's quiet again. Her eyes search through the window, across the room and her gaze land on the phone, laying next to the base unit. The display is still lit. She walks over to it and picks it up. Holding it next to her ear she realizes that what's happening is not for her to hear.
Somehow it is very difficult to just put it down, end the call and forget about it. If she presses the red button the call will end and Kevin will never know she had the opportunity to get free phone sex and she would never have to know things about Scotty that will make it hard to look him in the eyes.
She holds the phone next to her ear for a while longer. It's hard to make out what's going on, but Kevin seems to like it. Since Scotty isn't making any noise at all, she can put two and two together. Just for a second bitterness fills her. She was the one married with good sex, how did that disappear? Kevin's accelerating moaning brings her back to reality and right there she knows she's got enough to make a family dinner more interesting.
She puts the phone back on the counter, but doesn't end the call. She has to leave some clue for the boys, something for them to sweat about. She smiles at the broken vase in her hands and try the pieces against each other, holding them like it was whole again. Another thud from the upper floor catches her attention and the pieces go in the trash.