"Can I call him?" I asked.

"I said you could," she repeated.

"But did you mean it?" I questioned.

"Why would I say it if I didn't mean it?" she wondered.

"Isn't that how marriage works?" I suggested.

"Not ours," she answered.

"Well, let's give it some time and see what happens. Anyway, I'm going to take you up on this. I'm calling him before you change your mind." I pulled up Frank's name on my phone's recent calls list and pressed send.

"Who's changing their mind? Not me," Milli said. "Methinks the gentleman doth protest too much. Too much suspicion is no good for your SMRP levels, you know."

As the phone rang, I tried to remember what SMRP stood for. I always want to say manufacturer's suggested retail price, but I know that's not right. Let's see...soluble mesothelin-related proteins. Yeah, that's it. Mesothelioma screening was tough, because there was no one foolproof way to diagnose it. But SMRP levels were one of the main markers we looked for. The Mesomark assay was a common in vitro test to monitor SMRPs, and hence diagnose mesothelioma.

Milli was always concerned about me developing this cancer. Let's face it, if you live in Mesothelioma Lawyers, your odds aren't good. And while I didn't have a job that exposed me to asbestos, my job did put me under a lot of stress.

We still weren't entirely sure what factors other than asbestos exposure can contribute to mesothelioma. We suspected that stress was one of them, so I tried to keep mine in check, especially when Milli appeared to worry.

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