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February 18, 2005
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Three days later
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It's been three days.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJuvObWY6r
Three whole days without seeing her.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4ADVEemBs
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Okay, maybe it hasn't even been that long, but it feels like forever.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgawmOIvxSE
I miss her laugh, her shy smile, her sense of humor, shit... I just miss everything about her.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3jowHgK5g
I'm not sure I can wait any longer, but the plan starts tomorrow.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdk2soKNoE
Tomorrow is the big day. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCy0mXfzuGH
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Kat has no idea what is in store for her...802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVDLSi7Ruk
...and neither do I. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlBDqblTWD
Fuck, I don't have a plan. I'm freaking the fuck out.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKxusWeZ3T
It has to be perfect. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ094sj9JWwx
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Just like her.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeL8isdu28
I have to not only convince our friends, but I also need to impress Kat. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMYwNiPfpC
That's going to be tough.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UbOMmsACn
She's not very flashy, so it can't be a huge showy gesture... but it still needs to be in front of Vanessa, and maybe even some other friends. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMjmlgHJNf
Fuck, can I really pull this off?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSftU0ZtvP9
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Kat has faith in me, but what if this doesn't work? 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5N9zNcw93Y
Shit... I hadn't thought about that. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbyg8OoDIE
I know it's fake, but there's still a chance I could upset Kat. Or our friends could call us on our shit. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlk5rHa1g8
Oh fuck, what will I do if that happens?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMnrYpu4DN
I guess if all else fails, I could just kiss the shit out of her. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqxDAEXHeb
Yeah, I like that plan. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygO3ZhQgI4
Maybe that should just be the whole plan... It would definitely show everyone she's mine, but would it be good enough?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhmWnnKmAD
I already know that's a big fat no. I am going to have to dig a little deeper.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kwm3Z87LE
But what can I do? She's hated me this whole time, it's going to be hard to convince everyone she's suddenly changed her mind.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAMC7SNb8O
My phone buzzes me, alerting me to a new text. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk73o7yNCo0
Kat: How's the planning going, Birdie?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGfelcukxq
Shit. She's going to kill me.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87P1HmJld2
Maybe if I just ignore her, she will go away. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITCndPUyK3
A few minutes later, my phone buzzes again. Damn, that didn't work.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSNQDDTMK0
Kat: Ben? Do you need some help?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPesMolzbf
Kat would probably plan her own surprise party.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7xaiSnakz
Ben: No way, Beautiful. I got this. Don't worry about a thing.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAtLg7sOmq
Kat: If you're sure...802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTSgud5Iqd
No, I'm not sure. I'm full of shit, but she can't know that.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb71CAiLEHY
Ben: I am sure. Now go back to whatever book you had your nose in, Babe.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYOyhKj35y
Kat: I'm not your Babe, playboy. Now go back to whatever girl you were texting. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURF8JQuybn
Like there was anyone else.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0C8n8GYc2E
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Like there would ever be anyone else.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz6Kb0r06L
Shit, where did that come from?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmLdOFyCjT
Ben: I only see you, Beautiful.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Xkf2QqDWa
Kat: Wow. You want some wine with that cheese?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRkCJpbLFz
Seriously? She thinks I would mess around, even in a pretend relationship. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HFPeJhFRR
Ben: Pretty sure that's not how that goes. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUl30rqyzTi
Kat: Whatever, Birdie. I know a cheesy line when I see it. You probably say that to all the girls.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvBLL3ofod
Ben: There are no other girls.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPdL86Y3g5
Kat: I find that very hard to believe, playboy. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEXasYjoYh
And now I know exactly what I have to do. I have a plan. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39Yy8coyi6
Thank God or Buddha or whoever gave me this idea.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2bEeNxmnZ
Ben: Then I will just have to prove it to you. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMm7wTAtwFc
And prove it to her, I will.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwZrWTyQTm
Kat: Good luck.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxgLDUDo9g
Ben: And please call me something more loving. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzZmIERUHe
Kat: Like what?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y8h9Dnr7r
Ben: I don't know, pretend like you like me.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXzSy8ejNX
If only she really did. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy32KXS7xss
Kat: I'll try. See you tomorrow, Handsome. :)802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqYlMgx7j8
Oh... I could definitely get used to that.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEizNaaVVPz
Now I just have to plan how to bring about my grand gesture. I'm going to have to irritate her, but hopefully it won't last. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEtuB7dwyF
I can't tell her what I'm doing because I want her reaction to be genuine. Oh man, this is going to be so hard. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9v6jDnX16g
I'm itching to call her, just to hear her voice... and spill the plan, of course. Mostly the last part though, because I'm definitely not pining. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLC5xcVbnia
I don't pine after a girl.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKjJaFVI4g
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I'm Joseph Bentley Alexander. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUbI61V9Up
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Girls pine after me. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiswCWsFVFI
Nope, no pining here. How lame would that be?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVx7eqZyCg
Okay, I think I'm going to call her. But in a manly, totally not pining kind of way.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZvMfKgs7E
I mean, why not? We are supposed to be fake dating, right? It wouldn't be weird.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwtAoVK7DW
Would it?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAB9YbCI2Zz
I guess we aren't really dating yet... 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJHhBGcF5Q
Shit. Am I really over-thinking all this?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBNskFA2fk
Now I'm that guy, fuck, and she doesn't even want to be with me. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWPrSgU86O
Not for real anyway. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynbpnJfRVM
I am so fucked.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDd6bUyjWnp
If I call, what's the worst she can do? Hang up on me, I guess... That's not too bad.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdlIctxXkA
I press the call button.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq7wQszjxe
Ring, ring.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjl8ytYwEgE
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Ring, ring.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2k7ShzduL
Shit, she's not gonna answer. Isn't that worse than hanging up?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjqDMnhG0q
Ring, ring.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZu9MIL0zDO
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Ring, ring. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5e9qUdBQMV
Why did I think this was a good idea? I'm a fucking idiot. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEfb1untuY
Ring, ring.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ffi2Z1OYe
"Hello?" Her breathy voice invades my ear and it puts me at ease, while also making me so fucking nervous.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfK5HQ14Yo
How does that even work?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ392E4Ro8ne
"Ben?" Shit, I need to say something, don't I?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BiohVZeIT
"Did you really just pocket dial me?" She giggles and I'm not sure what to say. Maybe I should just hang up and let her think it was an accident.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprxapsXtME
I hope she can't hear my heart pounding through the phone. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bvBbPAxN7
"Bennnn? Helloooooo? Okay, I'm hanging up now. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Okay, bye."802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyCUJ6FVrN
Click.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWARTSV3d1
Fuck. I really messed that up, didn't I? God, I'm such a fucking idiot sometimes.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eRJQapHPM
I throw my phone, the betraying bastard, down on the dresser before belly flopping on my bed. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ8KyHJ5wb
I groan. I can't believe I just called her and then start there like a mute idiot. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhggmM98MpX
Ring, ring.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGQGmTBjsz
I hear my phone from across the room. Could it be her?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7iZrx8KlP
I scramble to get up, but my body isn't cooperating. I finally manage to stand up, but the sheet is wrapped around my foot. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2seKRpPJtD
Ring, ring.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh14nr2qOcH
"Shit!" I face plant on the hardwood floor. Fuck, that hurt!802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoFWOtHNcs
Ring, ring.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPj8XnTjp1
"Goddamn, mother fucker, stupid ass sheet, get off me!" I kick violently, trying to release my foot. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yPID4sOo8
Ring-802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2vnU5ac06
"Hello?" Shit, I sound out of breath. I can't tell her about the battle of the sheet, how stupid would that sound?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXq6HWe5nE
"Hey, so you totally just pocket dialed me." There's amusement in her voice, like she caught me saying something, which I know did not happen.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBHZvseP7C
Did it? Shit, did I say anything out loud? No... I'm pretty sure... I didn't... Fuck. I hope not.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tOBqlAWlG
"Hey? Kat? I did?" Why is everything coming out as a question? I'm still trying to catch my breath, who knew a sheet could be so formidable.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4TkVZ1int
Fuck, I sound like a complete idiot who's also a fat loser. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡej5YISBKkG
"Yeah, you did? What were you doing? You sound... busy." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrT2wOkmk6J
"Oh uh, you know... Just working out. Gotta stay in shape, you know?" And now I sound like a total douche.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEbNWtSMJB
Fuck, when did I get so insecure? 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQlDl9N79e
Hey idiot, you've always been this way, you just pretended not to be. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzKE3QCUEn
Shut up, stupid brain.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTtIxygr65
Okay, get your breathing under control, man. Don't let the stupid ass, mother fucking sheet win. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOn638ehnwN
"You sure? If this is a bad time, I can let you go." She sounds annoyed, but I'm not sure what I did. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaulS8wZ1hG
This time.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELeMpKJloJ
"No!" Oops, that came out louder than I meant it to. "I mean, wait, we need to talk."802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsvKiRKDxm
"Oh... Okay." Her voice is sad. Fuck, what did I do?802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjQ90NIvZq
"You know, about the... plan?" So much for subtlety.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0giBKGJpH
"Having trouble coming up with something?" She accuses.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorFllQOKuE
"What? No?" Shit, I'm back to everything sounding like a question. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ymj9iSCnV
"Listen, if you want to back out, I completely understand. Just say so." Her voice comes through slightly defensive with bit of an edge to it. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUKadSTyJR
"What? No way, Kat. Listen, I just called to-" She stops me mid sentence, before I can spill the details of my awesome plan. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iHnMFGEye
Yep, it's awesome. In fact, I'm going to call it "Plan Awesome" from now on.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYthPP1Lp2
"You didn't call me, I called you." She sounds annoyed, but I'm honestly not sure how we got here. I didn't do anything.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorks14vWSL
"Whatever, you know what I mean." I feel my defenses rising as well. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhwn13cNaU
"Well, maybe you should tell me the plan, so I know you have one." She doesn't believe I have a plan? Oh, I will show her. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKZ2jzr6Bg
"You know what, Kat, I have a plan that's going to blow you out of the water, just you wait!" 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tNMxa5V41
"Whatever, just go back to whatever bimbo you were just on top of and forget about our deal! I. Don't. Need. You." She spits out the last few words before hanging up.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkF5MEDyGH
Shit. I type as fast as my fingers will allow, trying to cram everything I should have said into a short message. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kIfzDMJJE
Me: I'm sorry, Kat. I promise you I have a plan, but honestly it's better if you don't know. Don't worry about a thing. See you tomorrow, Beautiful.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJp0x0uIci
After sending out one last ditch effort I fall into bed, but I never receive a reply before I give into sleep. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaN7nJfHNE
A single thought, repeating over and over in my head. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBczK5cV0CA
I really fucked it up this time, didn't I?
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