Carl sounded agitated and hostile. We may safely say, "That's not right."

As in, "You are so goddamn self-centered."

Carl said, "I was back in the day." I'm sorry for what I did to you and your mom. A day doesn't go by that I don't regret anything I did.

From what I could see, they had never discussed it, and I sat quietly, hoping to blend in.

The normally cheerful David's demeanor soured. "Don't bother me with your nonsense," the speaker said.

“Yeah? It's too bad, since you probably will. This was not something that Jessica and I intended to occur, but it happened. I hope you see that...