he nods , as if talking to himself . dragging on his cigarette , he watched her for a moment . surely this means theres some kind of confusion here ? `` i guess i did n't want to try to explain on the phone . apparently he disappeared for a month to do god knows what . `` but ... '' `` it 's a risk we have to take . she drained what remained of her coffee and slammed the mug onto the table . 