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February 18, 2005
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Three days later
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It's been three days.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMqXYIIb98
Three whole days without seeing her.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonDTVZ7TpT
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Okay, maybe it hasn't even been that long, but it feels like forever.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwd006OjNI
I miss her laugh, her shy smile, her sense of humor, shit... I just miss everything about her.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUAKsT8YY6
I'm not sure I can wait any longer, but the plan starts tomorrow.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztf9X5yTx8
Tomorrow is the big day. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvFDZd961h
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Kat has no idea what is in store for her...703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROhQ2NzRfH
...and neither do I. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpsaSQ0GVf
Fuck, I don't have a plan. I'm freaking the fuck out.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnORltNtgJG
It has to be perfect. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTlPO5R39D
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Just like her.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwzzcDP84E
I have to not only convince our friends, but I also need to impress Kat. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3ybnOOaTE
That's going to be tough.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagpw8aS7YQ
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. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCf87ZqF7mt
Fuck, can I really pull this off?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡValhb8jwiI
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Kat has faith in me, but what if this doesn't work? 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFGpvGs9pK
Shit... I hadn't thought about that. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrWq3X7zUc
I know it's fake, but there's still a chance I could upset Kat. Or our friends could call us on our shit. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZkw8TcxIe
Oh fuck, what will I do if that happens?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NPGJDCjE0
I guess if all else fails, I could just kiss the shit out of her. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQV969RAXS
Yeah, I like that plan. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRspQQEP9k
Maybe that should just be the whole plan... It would definitely show everyone she's mine, but would it be good enough?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAvRgP08P2
I already know that's a big fat no. I am going to have to dig a little deeper.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViVSsXXqxv
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.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTROjOqL1xS
My phone buzzes me, alerting me to a new text. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrhpf45acx
Kat: How's the planning going, Birdie?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLew3LZlxNf
Shit. She's going to kill me.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYVgObkz2s
Maybe if I just ignore her, she will go away. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39pJDJyX9t
A few minutes later, my phone buzzes again. Damn, that didn't work.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1jKRiL5pu
Kat: Ben? Do you need some help?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡax4H9lMDiK
Kat would probably plan her own surprise party.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQMjXHqPeI
Ben: No way, Beautiful. I got this. Don't worry about a thing.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ309Zrjcst6
Kat: If you're sure...703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhZtAmPQTC
No, I'm not sure. I'm full of shit, but she can't know that.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsvULv18OE
Ben: I am sure. Now go back to whatever book you had your nose in, Babe.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnYtJo30sq
Kat: I'm not your Babe, playboy. Now go back to whatever girl you were texting. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjHP40hFfi
Like there was anyone else.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Iapo8QjWO
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Like there would ever be anyone else.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRr73eG1Um
Shit, where did that come from?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQov6jTrRRS
Ben: I only see you, Beautiful.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBitUqN3gk
Kat: Wow. You want some wine with that cheese?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUt8GbbYgR
Seriously? She thinks I would mess around, even in a pretend relationship. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5lUiKMsk3
Ben: Pretty sure that's not how that goes. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2e9AKJSz6
Kat: Whatever, Birdie. I know a cheesy line when I see it. You probably say that to all the girls.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQF7ZvxZHmL
Ben: There are no other girls.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmfZYw4z9i
Kat: I find that very hard to believe, playboy. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nnBVfpgAa
And now I know exactly what I have to do. I have a plan. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfGT2nWiZw
Thank God or Buddha or whoever gave me this idea.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtN7jwDUGsJ
Ben: Then I will just have to prove it to you. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvR84wk3juo
And prove it to her, I will.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11h2Gz2JaV
Kat: Good luck.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjToat2cVa
Ben: And please call me something more loving. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxsI7Kr1ZU
Kat: Like what?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGruqnIx0n
Ben: I don't know, pretend like you like me.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCPdoojcT2
If only she really did. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsh4T3Q19so
Kat: I'll try. See you tomorrow, Handsome. :)703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuO1Xv3omx
Oh... I could definitely get used to that.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWQO5IyWbS
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. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCDf3op5GO
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. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIOF7CaYh1
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. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPc1Y5lkd20
I don't pine after a girl.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLY7AL40Uj
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I'm Joseph Bentley Alexander. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQh39uaiOIa
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Girls pine after me. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cx3JIGzM7
Nope, no pining here. How lame would that be?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKJasdqPj9
Okay, I think I'm going to call her. But in a manly, totally not pining kind of way.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpiXFezzX9
I mean, why not? We are supposed to be fake dating, right? It wouldn't be weird.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlX8x37T6wB
Would it?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAhKFYoFgF
I guess we aren't really dating yet... 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsUIWyQ2ge
Shit. Am I really over-thinking all this?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCk0fqourLl
Now I'm that guy, fuck, and she doesn't even want to be with me. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CrKCNKPqZ
Not for real anyway. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzjZk6WEgO
I am so fucked.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7TyI8zEyu
If I call, what's the worst she can do? Hang up on me, I guess... That's not too bad.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8QKfR120H
I press the call button.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGZAJTfmU3
Ring, ring.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIRYIQZVt1
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Ring, ring.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXDzS7TRHq
Shit, she's not gonna answer. Isn't that worse than hanging up?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVLQEmH04x
Ring, ring.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokCj6YCPUE
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Ring, ring. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29FzON8XYi
Why did I think this was a good idea? I'm a fucking idiot. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBleGwYY8Z
Ring, ring.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttQpp3ffRi
"Hello?" Her breathy voice invades my ear and it puts me at ease, while also making me so fucking nervous.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulYEVZSt7U
How does that even work?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfBcuasynD
"Ben?" Shit, I need to say something, don't I?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡII5T0CiYFQ
"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.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuWqbL92bk
I hope she can't hear my heart pounding through the phone. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzD8tMSgIP
"Bennnn? Helloooooo? Okay, I'm hanging up now. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Okay, bye."703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaOvjKzUWN
Click.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZvvPLRBQ1
Fuck. I really messed that up, didn't I? God, I'm such a fucking idiot sometimes.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnJEMhKxi2
I throw my phone, the betraying bastard, down on the dresser before belly flopping on my bed. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Dkfchv9j8
I groan. I can't believe I just called her and then start there like a mute idiot. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOE1dDF00b
Ring, ring.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7b3uNkzjHG
I hear my phone from across the room. Could it be her?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJo0wZshqI
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. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFI7rJ4n7Ef
Ring, ring.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeJ4ltYniJ
"Shit!" I face plant on the hardwood floor. Fuck, that hurt!703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2P35GJ2CD4
Ring, ring.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXh0h0Eltmd
"Goddamn, mother fucker, stupid ass sheet, get off me!" I kick violently, trying to release my foot. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0ta2LvuD5
Ring-703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUdxQe4FOn
"Hello?" Shit, I sound out of breath. I can't tell her about the battle of the sheet, how stupid would that sound?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SBoj7xAKI
"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.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYN3VRBXhH
Did it? Shit, did I say anything out loud? No... I'm pretty sure... I didn't... Fuck. I hope not.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡch2b44U43A
"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.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vi61wF2vM
Fuck, I sound like a complete idiot who's also a fat loser. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSFsZCXn4w
"Yeah, you did? What were you doing? You sound... busy." 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kd2JcnPCy
"Oh uh, you know... Just working out. Gotta stay in shape, you know?" And now I sound like a total douche.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBM8TXjE7b
Fuck, when did I get so insecure? 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3vknxohE8
Hey idiot, you've always been this way, you just pretended not to be. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡib1Zsb6iBt
Shut up, stupid brain.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiT68Z0Kj0
Okay, get your breathing under control, man. Don't let the stupid ass, mother fucking sheet win. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6WyMpIeqw
"You sure? If this is a bad time, I can let you go." She sounds annoyed, but I'm not sure what I did. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIOFj5E8xC
This time.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiyOKRN8Cc
"No!" Oops, that came out louder than I meant it to. "I mean, wait, we need to talk."703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8au41vwGp1
"Oh... Okay." Her voice is sad. Fuck, what did I do?703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5AULPG9xX
"You know, about the... plan?" So much for subtlety.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpk9FOl43O2
"Having trouble coming up with something?" She accuses.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ITPkYtfDw
"What? No?" Shit, I'm back to everything sounding like a question. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FrfOySKTC
"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. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiaYPjMMwo
"What? No way, Kat. Listen, I just called to-" She stops me mid sentence, before I can spill the details of my awesome plan. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7L6azDnqOn
Yep, it's awesome. In fact, I'm going to call it "Plan Awesome" from now on.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAo3W3f6KGs
"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.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mtDInRpZK
"Whatever, you know what I mean." I feel my defenses rising as well. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdCThFgqkA
"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. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnQN8thgV5
"You know what, Kat, I have a plan that's going to blow you out of the water, just you wait!" 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkkMZs44nj
"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.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoEyp2qgsy
Shit. I type as fast as my fingers will allow, trying to cram everything I should have said into a short message. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPalUueyvj3
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.703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpPzKY9ccN
After sending out one last ditch effort I fall into bed, but I never receive a reply before I give into sleep. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZjZ2WxjRC
A single thought, repeating over and over in my head. 703Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0NUMWdLcm
I really fucked it up this time, didn't I?
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