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February 18, 2005
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Three days later
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It's been three days.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpujpH5UUR
Three whole days without seeing her.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHL0AQeXfb
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Okay, maybe it hasn't even been that long, but it feels like forever.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJXjZYVFWu
I miss her laugh, her shy smile, her sense of humor, shit... I just miss everything about her.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3801e6PFi5
I'm not sure I can wait any longer, but the plan starts tomorrow.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNmGY0FDEQ
Tomorrow is the big day. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9le2UkeEH
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Kat has no idea what is in store for her...732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwC2GK3UJL8
...and neither do I. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtOqY3Uzsy
Fuck, I don't have a plan. I'm freaking the fuck out.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjCCq9CLVD
It has to be perfect. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkXjwNiwfr
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Just like her.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yLuRdxgQp
I have to not only convince our friends, but I also need to impress Kat. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGL6qN8w0S
That's going to be tough.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFxndFGHBZ
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. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBO19sYMYJq
Fuck, can I really pull this off?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3lnnxXPWP
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Kat has faith in me, but what if this doesn't work? 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVXytTAM08
Shit... I hadn't thought about that. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9D8uw6xqEx
I know it's fake, but there's still a chance I could upset Kat. Or our friends could call us on our shit. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSrMQY62JT
Oh fuck, what will I do if that happens?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKm8RJTiL8G
I guess if all else fails, I could just kiss the shit out of her. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgYkRCcpoA
Yeah, I like that plan. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikWJxuYESp
Maybe that should just be the whole plan... It would definitely show everyone she's mine, but would it be good enough?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayVmazUzu8
I already know that's a big fat no. I am going to have to dig a little deeper.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdxOrtCBeX
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.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxAyYSnSrJ
My phone buzzes me, alerting me to a new text. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPckKxm3k2
Kat: How's the planning going, Birdie?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIelWvvil5s
Shit. She's going to kill me.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2HKk3iNGd
Maybe if I just ignore her, she will go away. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SxEupbqfV
A few minutes later, my phone buzzes again. Damn, that didn't work.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMke2fd6Oo
Kat: Ben? Do you need some help?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0l5upUH0la
Kat would probably plan her own surprise party.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrM6EZ2IEb
Ben: No way, Beautiful. I got this. Don't worry about a thing.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLgY49FtCf
Kat: If you're sure...732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4e9ITZLVP
No, I'm not sure. I'm full of shit, but she can't know that.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9QCdA1wPZ
Ben: I am sure. Now go back to whatever book you had your nose in, Babe.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaRFXWgWrW
Kat: I'm not your Babe, playboy. Now go back to whatever girl you were texting. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKV9SKhr71z
Like there was anyone else.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a5JmsP5iC
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Like there would ever be anyone else.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicJA4xrW66
Shit, where did that come from?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTet33bsrO
Ben: I only see you, Beautiful.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymqIHHHr8B
Kat: Wow. You want some wine with that cheese?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvWnBHTnDh
Seriously? She thinks I would mess around, even in a pretend relationship. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWcuKM9fL9
Ben: Pretty sure that's not how that goes. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1kzyJSw6g
Kat: Whatever, Birdie. I know a cheesy line when I see it. You probably say that to all the girls.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJsW0uqWWj
Ben: There are no other girls.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFqrtbRTbx
Kat: I find that very hard to believe, playboy. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVMzWtxDUX
And now I know exactly what I have to do. I have a plan. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbugQwRdSx
Thank God or Buddha or whoever gave me this idea.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFHdcFHdPS
Ben: Then I will just have to prove it to you. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmifBy6Itj
And prove it to her, I will.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOwV1ZMc8D
Kat: Good luck.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsti2wBCDs7
Ben: And please call me something more loving. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHmTROUe6w
Kat: Like what?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZCGFeXFSs
Ben: I don't know, pretend like you like me.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgOf7Bt0In
If only she really did. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Z6u3Of8DS
Kat: I'll try. See you tomorrow, Handsome. :)732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtaCP8ALDc
Oh... I could definitely get used to that.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsfNDgBUTG
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. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxhuoVGehh
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. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZOZpDtc87
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. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr59PgeMTK
I don't pine after a girl.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzseihk2be5
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I'm Joseph Bentley Alexander. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8P0zJ6SKnw
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Girls pine after me. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqQN6hxDPm
Nope, no pining here. How lame would that be?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosc5cqqWVz
Okay, I think I'm going to call her. But in a manly, totally not pining kind of way.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpU7K2IOZxN
I mean, why not? We are supposed to be fake dating, right? It wouldn't be weird.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDbXdjS7xe
Would it?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjZOsc7cI5
I guess we aren't really dating yet... 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡighTrMNQXs
Shit. Am I really over-thinking all this?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSRrMiG7RD
Now I'm that guy, fuck, and she doesn't even want to be with me. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5B6EkZQ3p
Not for real anyway. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLXnHpm0zR
I am so fucked.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcVN5PdpUl
If I call, what's the worst she can do? Hang up on me, I guess... That's not too bad.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrT6hBCRSX
I press the call button.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mZ4kruI3Z
Ring, ring.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CGhOG9CIL
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Ring, ring.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqCsQSbp4T
Shit, she's not gonna answer. Isn't that worse than hanging up?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1OD21Gpqg
Ring, ring.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0Q7aC8ufR
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Ring, ring. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMKdlkle16
Why did I think this was a good idea? I'm a fucking idiot. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNFYrLEJD7
Ring, ring.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyDIuTzEay
"Hello?" Her breathy voice invades my ear and it puts me at ease, while also making me so fucking nervous.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LoOdVldQV
How does that even work?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZVgFtm6cm
"Ben?" Shit, I need to say something, don't I?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0jCdbirE3
"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.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYh7j7nU0T
I hope she can't hear my heart pounding through the phone. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbRVmJAaCL
"Bennnn? Helloooooo? Okay, I'm hanging up now. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Okay, bye."732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpS353pAxtz
Click.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3DnbbVteQ
Fuck. I really messed that up, didn't I? God, I'm such a fucking idiot sometimes.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbigoDKDifD
I throw my phone, the betraying bastard, down on the dresser before belly flopping on my bed. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwl0JrkEsq
I groan. I can't believe I just called her and then start there like a mute idiot. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgdPIuM2Tt
Ring, ring.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7L17ZUv18C
I hear my phone from across the room. Could it be her?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDTXJMAMX9
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. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknYkzKYckp
Ring, ring.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWylfXgcszS
"Shit!" I face plant on the hardwood floor. Fuck, that hurt!732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNk5zHV5Uj
Ring, ring.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUwewtKmul
"Goddamn, mother fucker, stupid ass sheet, get off me!" I kick violently, trying to release my foot. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13TIp5EFmW
Ring-732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLqPf3upqo
"Hello?" Shit, I sound out of breath. I can't tell her about the battle of the sheet, how stupid would that sound?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEaGQK6gCa
"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.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVEQxqEx2f
Did it? Shit, did I say anything out loud? No... I'm pretty sure... I didn't... Fuck. I hope not.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIJKBQvj5z
"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.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWOgu4VGKl
Fuck, I sound like a complete idiot who's also a fat loser. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq0HIKfoAM
"Yeah, you did? What were you doing? You sound... busy." 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUOS8mjGa8
"Oh uh, you know... Just working out. Gotta stay in shape, you know?" And now I sound like a total douche.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxZPEtcHFw
Fuck, when did I get so insecure? 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexjj9DvpOW
Hey idiot, you've always been this way, you just pretended not to be. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VkE73ETes
Shut up, stupid brain.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96P2OvEaWW
Okay, get your breathing under control, man. Don't let the stupid ass, mother fucking sheet win. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6gMk2TBhd
"You sure? If this is a bad time, I can let you go." She sounds annoyed, but I'm not sure what I did. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiaoY6qnBN
This time.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YtImPsx8f
"No!" Oops, that came out louder than I meant it to. "I mean, wait, we need to talk."732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEMK1DCs6P
"Oh... Okay." Her voice is sad. Fuck, what did I do?732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3R6u2dxzId
"You know, about the... plan?" So much for subtlety.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTf9nV38TF
"Having trouble coming up with something?" She accuses.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnU8blchRtG
"What? No?" Shit, I'm back to everything sounding like a question. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0dO7gvSBN
"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. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYdt9nHNAl
"What? No way, Kat. Listen, I just called to-" She stops me mid sentence, before I can spill the details of my awesome plan. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUe6DVP6RC
Yep, it's awesome. In fact, I'm going to call it "Plan Awesome" from now on.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41UhZunw3B
"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.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIlktz8h8O
"Whatever, you know what I mean." I feel my defenses rising as well. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxOON0X1fg
"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. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvKG7n2kjp
"You know what, Kat, I have a plan that's going to blow you out of the water, just you wait!" 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIaSvjC1GU
"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.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmjuag83XF
Shit. I type as fast as my fingers will allow, trying to cram everything I should have said into a short message. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pV9SnWfni
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.732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdxU9rgtMB
After sending out one last ditch effort I fall into bed, but I never receive a reply before I give into sleep. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvA4fOGX7r
A single thought, repeating over and over in my head. 732Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2aVjfzWgD
I really fucked it up this time, didn't I?
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