I tried to explain my Jimmy problem. “I’ve been trying to talk to him, but he keeps insisting he isn’t mad. He is, though. I can tell, because within two minutes the conversation grinds to a halt. He pretty much shuts down. How am I supposed to fix a problem that he won’t even acknowledge exists?” “Sorry, I don’t get it,” she said. “So this all started when he hung up a little suddenly, and now he’s less of a Chatty Cathy? Big deal.” “It is a big deal, though!” I insisted. “He’s pissed. But can I help it that I don’t want to talk about Derek all the time?” Xiang groaned. “So you do know what this is all about, why he’s mad.” Yeah. I supposed I did. “Whatever. It’s unfair, though,” I insisted. “Derek this, Derek that. It’s like Jimmy doesn’t have anything else in his life to focus on.” Xiang frowned and picked up a pebble from the pavement. “Well, I hardly think we should be throwing stones. We’ve been obsessed with our own boys.”
