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February 18, 2005
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Three days later
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It's been three days.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZ0Ag2C5pi
Three whole days without seeing her.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPnD3R34TX
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Okay, maybe it hasn't even been that long, but it feels like forever.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdE8JJwt14L
I miss her laugh, her shy smile, her sense of humor, shit... I just miss everything about her.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTwPQAQ9VH
I'm not sure I can wait any longer, but the plan starts tomorrow.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBe5l3XlSA
Tomorrow is the big day. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1bBMPMgoP
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Kat has no idea what is in store for her...762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDV0okjbYOZ
...and neither do I. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGJNo7ucPb
Fuck, I don't have a plan. I'm freaking the fuck out.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjVgSAYLXn
It has to be perfect. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhxNAFzeI1
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Just like her.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaKcd1M1kd
I have to not only convince our friends, but I also need to impress Kat. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgTltIpC7K
That's going to be tough.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHbtjDAfq1
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. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7m2PdJM0aW
Fuck, can I really pull this off?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2i9l1jlQLV
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Kat has faith in me, but what if this doesn't work? 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxurQYilOl1
Shit... I hadn't thought about that. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZU6tWVmAI
I know it's fake, but there's still a chance I could upset Kat. Or our friends could call us on our shit. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTh51oIkP9
Oh fuck, what will I do if that happens?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDvHPvz2MY
I guess if all else fails, I could just kiss the shit out of her. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf977Bekqg
Yeah, I like that plan. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQobN5Mqleg
Maybe that should just be the whole plan... It would definitely show everyone she's mine, but would it be good enough?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDng3RGvkL
I already know that's a big fat no. I am going to have to dig a little deeper.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEC9HU7wZs
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.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOYeguP08D
My phone buzzes me, alerting me to a new text. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gthYT9SoE
Kat: How's the planning going, Birdie?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakmkfodJ1H
Shit. She's going to kill me.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvkOxRvhmu
Maybe if I just ignore her, she will go away. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gch3yas99
A few minutes later, my phone buzzes again. Damn, that didn't work.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6eTytBvFj
Kat: Ben? Do you need some help?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJJ3oiLkY3
Kat would probably plan her own surprise party.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7kQr8wakI
Ben: No way, Beautiful. I got this. Don't worry about a thing.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLMzsISKw7
Kat: If you're sure...762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbV9GkHN5kf
No, I'm not sure. I'm full of shit, but she can't know that.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjU1xZt2CMt
Ben: I am sure. Now go back to whatever book you had your nose in, Babe.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcf3u1xNmvD
Kat: I'm not your Babe, playboy. Now go back to whatever girl you were texting. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGcvxS1oJV
Like there was anyone else.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EeqgUl9X0
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Like there would ever be anyone else.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnYL5Rmx9K
Shit, where did that come from?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuLxPQTyFA
Ben: I only see you, Beautiful.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytGoaPRt2S
Kat: Wow. You want some wine with that cheese?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡue5wjMyFlW
Seriously? She thinks I would mess around, even in a pretend relationship. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC45JsHTInw
Ben: Pretty sure that's not how that goes. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYi7SwG5w5
Kat: Whatever, Birdie. I know a cheesy line when I see it. You probably say that to all the girls.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn9IZ8qRhz
Ben: There are no other girls.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rhGqcl2YB
Kat: I find that very hard to believe, playboy. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmpjnMu7Df
And now I know exactly what I have to do. I have a plan. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIubqnMzFM
Thank God or Buddha or whoever gave me this idea.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEiFbZxGEY
Ben: Then I will just have to prove it to you. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUY1odng94
And prove it to her, I will.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpIIO9ohhs
Kat: Good luck.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurRC8TUgOy
Ben: And please call me something more loving. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnt2i5sOvTP
Kat: Like what?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgRGmavTV4
Ben: I don't know, pretend like you like me.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXrcdUgtUY
If only she really did. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruPi30qN5R
Kat: I'll try. See you tomorrow, Handsome. :)762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbF3OkEYfH
Oh... I could definitely get used to that.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiIYdrDoqf
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. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLa3WJyNZob
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. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9dg1gyjGD
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. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrt1zQK1V2j
I don't pine after a girl.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafO1uxjpJp
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I'm Joseph Bentley Alexander. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrODMUen3nq
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Girls pine after me. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZu3JXt5dMN
Nope, no pining here. How lame would that be?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHBI1Q9Q2n
Okay, I think I'm going to call her. But in a manly, totally not pining kind of way.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i0z93R1pw
I mean, why not? We are supposed to be fake dating, right? It wouldn't be weird.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlcOb9QN6e
Would it?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpq2rtAl6o2
I guess we aren't really dating yet... 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6IEiGhfie
Shit. Am I really over-thinking all this?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJkUSc8PRE
Now I'm that guy, fuck, and she doesn't even want to be with me. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFVAQBl6ta
Not for real anyway. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSg7zvjDTu0
I am so fucked.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡco7d9Ch8fl
If I call, what's the worst she can do? Hang up on me, I guess... That's not too bad.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxcpBajteF
I press the call button.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHP3jg1INmb
Ring, ring.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfE2SecbgOW
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Ring, ring.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3PPkSJEzr
Shit, she's not gonna answer. Isn't that worse than hanging up?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBuymcDKwi
Ring, ring.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZpcj2eXKo
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Ring, ring. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKqX1y6pNF
Why did I think this was a good idea? I'm a fucking idiot. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFvm02AQcU
Ring, ring.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6Shooh1eX
"Hello?" Her breathy voice invades my ear and it puts me at ease, while also making me so fucking nervous.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRCFRmypfJ
How does that even work?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbLDGdmYss
"Ben?" Shit, I need to say something, don't I?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSb3WmpTLZ
"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.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfjQgoysIh
I hope she can't hear my heart pounding through the phone. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7Wyq7JSng
"Bennnn? Helloooooo? Okay, I'm hanging up now. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Okay, bye."762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcyjRGJ0xc
Click.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Icoj9CnDB
Fuck. I really messed that up, didn't I? God, I'm such a fucking idiot sometimes.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnP5UxqL1PZ
I throw my phone, the betraying bastard, down on the dresser before belly flopping on my bed. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpy2AdPDDz9
I groan. I can't believe I just called her and then start there like a mute idiot. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDgoSs8YAD
Ring, ring.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgWrSt3jfy
I hear my phone from across the room. Could it be her?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdphGyTYvI
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. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDw9EATbYnU
Ring, ring.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmv3wPwXyp
"Shit!" I face plant on the hardwood floor. Fuck, that hurt!762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPV0n1HP2JV
Ring, ring.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJ8XqUpsHQ
"Goddamn, mother fucker, stupid ass sheet, get off me!" I kick violently, trying to release my foot. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9m5hbDj4D9
Ring-762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHA2xmASQvH
"Hello?" Shit, I sound out of breath. I can't tell her about the battle of the sheet, how stupid would that sound?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6Rnxzrdb9
"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.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUGsQUZKG7
Did it? Shit, did I say anything out loud? No... I'm pretty sure... I didn't... Fuck. I hope not.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jbeZkgxIb
"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.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7URuLrWY3J
Fuck, I sound like a complete idiot who's also a fat loser. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtr87KoaEMC
"Yeah, you did? What were you doing? You sound... busy." 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFBy8Dnc2d
"Oh uh, you know... Just working out. Gotta stay in shape, you know?" And now I sound like a total douche.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19OvxG8BUC
Fuck, when did I get so insecure? 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrCWEvyuS8
Hey idiot, you've always been this way, you just pretended not to be. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0h2nIOXr7s
Shut up, stupid brain.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0S4J3mfjw
Okay, get your breathing under control, man. Don't let the stupid ass, mother fucking sheet win. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksqwMTX5Ki
"You sure? If this is a bad time, I can let you go." She sounds annoyed, but I'm not sure what I did. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkcWd1cWRT
This time.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7ZoQfeizP
"No!" Oops, that came out louder than I meant it to. "I mean, wait, we need to talk."762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrQtq3RAB2
"Oh... Okay." Her voice is sad. Fuck, what did I do?762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffrwZ1tFa1
"You know, about the... plan?" So much for subtlety.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjvsQ8ajVk
"Having trouble coming up with something?" She accuses.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡil8hhKH2oJ
"What? No?" Shit, I'm back to everything sounding like a question. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dptWoYC6C
"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. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyLFuXCY8s
"What? No way, Kat. Listen, I just called to-" She stops me mid sentence, before I can spill the details of my awesome plan. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP647Brj1PE
Yep, it's awesome. In fact, I'm going to call it "Plan Awesome" from now on.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1F73tUqBK
"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.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zGvF21c6D
"Whatever, you know what I mean." I feel my defenses rising as well. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5FlbFdrIF
"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. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY0PiPrqDQ
"You know what, Kat, I have a plan that's going to blow you out of the water, just you wait!" 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQNazCFxFi
"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.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54oehgtZj3
Shit. I type as fast as my fingers will allow, trying to cram everything I should have said into a short message. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpeJ92RbDh
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.762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvUK2dL8GE
After sending out one last ditch effort I fall into bed, but I never receive a reply before I give into sleep. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1n7CQs0Ed
A single thought, repeating over and over in my head. 762Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyv5kdnzy0
I really fucked it up this time, didn't I?
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