`` listen , beth ann , i 'm sorry -- '' he started , but a third voice interrupted before he could finish . this was all my fault , wasnt it ? that was when i learned of the word . `` then i 'm too busy to talk to you . '' i can tell when somebody is pissed , ca n't you ? '' the specials for the day were listed on the blackboard out front . he gave me another peck on my lips and said , `` yeah . 