he talked a little about your father , but shut down as soon as he realized it , she said approaching the car . `` i could n't believe my mother had left me , left my father , for a man she scarcely knew . jasmine glared at him as he hung up . eric tried to keep his voice even . `` do you actually need me to tell you ? '' part of me wishes that id never come here . `` could n't we talk about this sometime later ? '' 