Alright so we had the three way call to the insurance company today. It was earlier than I expected since he's on the coast and I'm three hours behind him.
He initiated with a text asking if I would still be available to do the three way call. I replied with a yes and asked "Before 6PM your time?" He then replied with "are you free now?" So we made the call. Looking back now I'm not sure why we needed to three way. Either of us could have accomplished the quote alone or online for that matter but I let it play out. That feeling in my gut came back as the rep began asking questions that pertained to the future of the new house blah, blah... I avoided answering the questions that pertained to future occupancy and let him answer.
It was really awkward on my end. Glad it was on the phone because I really wanted to punch him in the face at that moment and say "You jacka$$! I can't believe you let us get this far in the home buying only to turn around and sell it! Gahhh!" But I kept my cool and thought about my plans for this evening and this helped with my tone.
In the end the rep asked if we wanted to start the policy today or just to keep it as a quote for now. I waited for what seemed like forever and then he finally answered, "CMF, what do you think?" Boy, I truly wanted to tell him what I thought but instead I responded with "Well, we can always call back later to start the policy but let's keep it as a quote for now."
Before getting off the phone he asked what my appt. was about yesterday. I had a feeling he would probe. So I nonchalantly answered with "Oh, I just had to take care of something..." He then said "Oh, I thought there was something..." I cut him off before he could finish. Perhaps my anxiety was kicking in because I was feeling like a big fat liar. I'm terrible at lying. But I then said "Oh...no, it's nothing health related. I'm doing fine but thanks for asking." I further enforced my genuineness by reciprocating the question and asking him if his cough ever went away. He said "Yeah...I mean I get a feeling in my chest once in a while but I've been going to the gym and haven't had any problems. But, thank you for asking."
I ended the convo and told him I had to go finish putting on my face. I didn't probe into his weekend plans or try to get too personal. I was cool and casual. Mainly, I didn't want to ask because I didn't want to have to answer his questions thus giving him too much info about what's going on with me. I read this somewhere...in the Love Must be Tough book. It states to be discreet in one's changes, plans, or frame of mind...make him wonder. I'm hoping that it works or that it's working.
