Things just can't go on this way, can they? I mean, this is ridiculous. "Yes. Yes, you're absolutely right,' Macon said. See you, then. Bye. After Macon hung up, he went back into the restaurant and sat down at his table. He felt calm and tired and terribly hungry. "I'll be honest," Muriel said, my baby was not exactly planned for. If you want to know the truth, the baby was the reason I married Norman in the first place. But didn't push him into it.