Ben801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMxl9PufKn
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February 18, 2005
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Three days later
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It's been three days.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡet6wBiMRZt
Three whole days without seeing her.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpqBW0KPZP
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Okay, maybe it hasn't even been that long, but it feels like forever.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OHOJYiZMm
I miss her laugh, her shy smile, her sense of humor, shit... I just miss everything about her.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQ5LUBp89J
I'm not sure I can wait any longer, but the plan starts tomorrow.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55DPhBzaA6
Tomorrow is the big day. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKzpkrNpNN
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Kat has no idea what is in store for her...801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezg56cDjmi
...and neither do I. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfwmFx5cw0
Fuck, I don't have a plan. I'm freaking the fuck out.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrFjmoXpM3
It has to be perfect. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqX8YZKRCT
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Just like her.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl76lmXCjU2
I have to not only convince our friends, but I also need to impress Kat. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSLNPOl3hk
That's going to be tough.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9dVmMF81G
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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLa2yo7umZ5
Fuck, can I really pull this off?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWXVhU4hcz
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Kat has faith in me, but what if this doesn't work? 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxkgel6Qp9
Shit... I hadn't thought about that. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiFoUNBrwO
I know it's fake, but there's still a chance I could upset Kat. Or our friends could call us on our shit. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsOWGa4RA3
Oh fuck, what will I do if that happens?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlmIAMkYiP
I guess if all else fails, I could just kiss the shit out of her. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOroMC3K9Od
Yeah, I like that plan. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRthkKzrRS
Maybe that should just be the whole plan... It would definitely show everyone she's mine, but would it be good enough?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGIbPmBPDS
I already know that's a big fat no. I am going to have to dig a little deeper.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7XdFyOq8w
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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUTTZ4ZJmb
My phone buzzes me, alerting me to a new text. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0anGuGNbI
Kat: How's the planning going, Birdie?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHk0W8cmXx9
Shit. She's going to kill me.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzbMxvAg7g
Maybe if I just ignore her, she will go away. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGSAjrEO8a
A few minutes later, my phone buzzes again. Damn, that didn't work.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmV5rSBBTzs
Kat: Ben? Do you need some help?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFzpBlr28V
Kat would probably plan her own surprise party.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBh36pp7gW
Ben: No way, Beautiful. I got this. Don't worry about a thing.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM9olkJNpd
Kat: If you're sure...801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtW2KTZwgt
No, I'm not sure. I'm full of shit, but she can't know that.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyBaavmq24
Ben: I am sure. Now go back to whatever book you had your nose in, Babe.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzJ5uPYerT
Kat: I'm not your Babe, playboy. Now go back to whatever girl you were texting. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjM3gWWoEdi
Like there was anyone else.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdHuxWP9Mi
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Like there would ever be anyone else.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkV4SD5rvb
Shit, where did that come from?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bqxnCJRSs
Ben: I only see you, Beautiful.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJUcbREOYA
Kat: Wow. You want some wine with that cheese?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ESVspSruY
Seriously? She thinks I would mess around, even in a pretend relationship. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wq8H9t5yg
Ben: Pretty sure that's not how that goes. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NKMDSZxss
Kat: Whatever, Birdie. I know a cheesy line when I see it. You probably say that to all the girls.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GoXPvggSw
Ben: There are no other girls.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJotrcFWC03
Kat: I find that very hard to believe, playboy. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaYDNm0kca
And now I know exactly what I have to do. I have a plan. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcvJIE5LXA
Thank God or Buddha or whoever gave me this idea.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRr1Pe5WrFa
Ben: Then I will just have to prove it to you. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyEuJs5wIY
And prove it to her, I will.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZIUXlcTay
Kat: Good luck.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWRIIuf4Vr
Ben: And please call me something more loving. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiZrvNNmoU
Kat: Like what?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WSFMRdTVx
Ben: I don't know, pretend like you like me.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV07bPlbe95
If only she really did. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlcdynL3xl
Kat: I'll try. See you tomorrow, Handsome. :)801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxY6Qr8G8g
Oh... I could definitely get used to that.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5pVXy9k0q
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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UztUDMmQ1
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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUidXPKvkyx
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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBmONhb4Wd
I don't pine after a girl.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKHw4IPaZe
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I'm Joseph Bentley Alexander. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeIzxoRExz
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Girls pine after me. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFr8vNkOxt7
Nope, no pining here. How lame would that be?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mSOi8w4ao
Okay, I think I'm going to call her. But in a manly, totally not pining kind of way.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqisNrfEqQ
I mean, why not? We are supposed to be fake dating, right? It wouldn't be weird.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHZbEom3v3
Would it?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoAYhsuzZk
I guess we aren't really dating yet... 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmbvVRgwcx
Shit. Am I really over-thinking all this?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpL4uK2vb0
Now I'm that guy, fuck, and she doesn't even want to be with me. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSQDrxEs4e
Not for real anyway. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIFKBD21Ix
I am so fucked.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFuhyxtgrX
If I call, what's the worst she can do? Hang up on me, I guess... That's not too bad.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeTTDxisxJ
I press the call button.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkh3aAg1aI7
Ring, ring.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4zR401qnF
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Ring, ring.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdY1pTSzVOo
Shit, she's not gonna answer. Isn't that worse than hanging up?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSe0s24Fhs1
Ring, ring.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFasSy0zKDT
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Ring, ring. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYOxh6PIgN
Why did I think this was a good idea? I'm a fucking idiot. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT8tMQQBNs
Ring, ring.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaC21HZKjQE
"Hello?" Her breathy voice invades my ear and it puts me at ease, while also making me so fucking nervous.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahjL4o4tB6
How does that even work?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49eO8RNbkL
"Ben?" Shit, I need to say something, don't I?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qYdLY9Kf6
"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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhapn3SiQr
I hope she can't hear my heart pounding through the phone. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwHAwf8e7N
"Bennnn? Helloooooo? Okay, I'm hanging up now. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Okay, bye."801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdK2to78Knh
Click.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34o2dFioON
Fuck. I really messed that up, didn't I? God, I'm such a fucking idiot sometimes.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9YMFXosIL
I throw my phone, the betraying bastard, down on the dresser before belly flopping on my bed. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHbsMRPT15
I groan. I can't believe I just called her and then start there like a mute idiot. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylPrzu9Cmc
Ring, ring.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3noYhGsctQ
I hear my phone from across the room. Could it be her?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfMdOK6fKt
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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdrS3lmwxC
Ring, ring.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQFgBV6gSR
"Shit!" I face plant on the hardwood floor. Fuck, that hurt!801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDMlGPFWYD
Ring, ring.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJY1zdT6YN
"Goddamn, mother fucker, stupid ass sheet, get off me!" I kick violently, trying to release my foot. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4nf8Bkb9T
Ring-801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2InOurld4
"Hello?" Shit, I sound out of breath. I can't tell her about the battle of the sheet, how stupid would that sound?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sFfBDovrl
"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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmP2SeYvhOh
Did it? Shit, did I say anything out loud? No... I'm pretty sure... I didn't... Fuck. I hope not.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOldCpDtkRd
"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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNgL9skPO8
Fuck, I sound like a complete idiot who's also a fat loser. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2b6goXCHkB
"Yeah, you did? What were you doing? You sound... busy." 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUUnHmtwdY
"Oh uh, you know... Just working out. Gotta stay in shape, you know?" And now I sound like a total douche.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewwrW3HgrW
Fuck, when did I get so insecure? 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1pcOM5kQn
Hey idiot, you've always been this way, you just pretended not to be. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HLWL54fHm
Shut up, stupid brain.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9YvsswmzY
Okay, get your breathing under control, man. Don't let the stupid ass, mother fucking sheet win. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nSttvl8Es
"You sure? If this is a bad time, I can let you go." She sounds annoyed, but I'm not sure what I did. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHY4rDL0IB
This time.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHHkJTuVUP
"No!" Oops, that came out louder than I meant it to. "I mean, wait, we need to talk."801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzmMMP2sH7
"Oh... Okay." Her voice is sad. Fuck, what did I do?801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCzGm8CiKK
"You know, about the... plan?" So much for subtlety.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OOWnxnpUX
"Having trouble coming up with something?" She accuses.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBal82oGw9
"What? No?" Shit, I'm back to everything sounding like a question. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGbrrSjfBA
"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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ekn8BpMgg
"What? No way, Kat. Listen, I just called to-" She stops me mid sentence, before I can spill the details of my awesome plan. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLwVdxi6ZR
Yep, it's awesome. In fact, I'm going to call it "Plan Awesome" from now on.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gTLPwoVuc
"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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡav4pPi5Xwi
"Whatever, you know what I mean." I feel my defenses rising as well. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluZjpB6I8R
"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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPRfDO6Pdk
"You know what, Kat, I have a plan that's going to blow you out of the water, just you wait!" 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYLyvp6rvm
"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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltUYQjcELq
Shit. I type as fast as my fingers will allow, trying to cram everything I should have said into a short message. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblEMvdMVfb
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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeug90XkFe
After sending out one last ditch effort I fall into bed, but I never receive a reply before I give into sleep. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMy4mHJ4hkK
A single thought, repeating over and over in my head. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHefinRNBG
I really fucked it up this time, didn't I?
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