'and who needs to know how he got here ? ' `` have you asked her about it ? '' `` i did n't say you had to fix him . i sighed and put the cup on the counter . mostly he wants to gossip about my friends and poke fun at my boring life . she did n't want to spend her nights wondering if her man was in bed with his wife , giving her pleasure and babies . i felt my face on fire again . `` call me if things go badly . '' 