Tatemae.

A Jew can answer the phone in the middle of prayer, but he is not allowed to utter any words. He can mumble, make sounds, but not speak.

She keeps ringing and I keep picking up.

-“hmmmm”
“What do you mean?”, she asks.
-“ psssst”, I reply.
“Is everything ok?”
- “phhhhhhhh”
“I miss you.”

Amen.