[Unwilling as she was to start the conversation, it was relieving for someone to have filled the silence. Better yet, she was excited to talk about it. As long as they were focused on something else, the less likely it was that they were going to get into the nitty gritty.]

[The last thing she wanted to think about was the unresolved issues between them.]

Only briefly. I attempted to use that trick you taught me, the one for headaches. Naturally I was disappointed. A summary of my life, really.