They break from their romantic interlude to both face the phone on the desk and stare as it rings and rings and rings.
Maybe it's Matt Kerr calling to tell Lynda the commercial version of the Junior Gazette is a go or a dud, or maybe it's Spike's dad ready to tell him they need to get to the airport ASAP to head back to America, possibly forever.
Spike and Lynda believe their futures each depend on the words that lie beyond the persistent ringing of that phone; if only they realised they actually held their futures within their own joined hands, if only they would promise to simply hold on.
The Future is Calling (Press Gang, Spike/Lynda)
Maybe it's Matt Kerr calling to tell Lynda the commercial version of the Junior Gazette is a go or a dud, or maybe it's Spike's dad ready to tell him they need to get to the airport ASAP to head back to America, possibly forever.
Spike and Lynda believe their futures each depend on the words that lie beyond the persistent ringing of that phone; if only they realised they actually held their futures within their own joined hands, if only they would promise to simply hold on.