A Familiar Stranger

He replied, “The signing ceremony. What is it?”

Worried that I was disturbing, I murmured, “Nothing, just calling for no particular reason. I'll call you back later.”

Before I ended the call, he added, “It's no problem at all. Go ahead, I'm listening.”

“Can you get me a new set of clothes? I'm going out to meet a friend.”

“Sure,” he answered before hesitating a moment. “Who are you going out with?