Ben751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUkkw6koWw
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February 18, 2005
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Three days later
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It's been three days.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwNntSDajh
Three whole days without seeing her.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK7fv0crQT
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Okay, maybe it hasn't even been that long, but it feels like forever.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJGij4M2Pl
I miss her laugh, her shy smile, her sense of humor, shit... I just miss everything about her.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWtrgIaYBt
I'm not sure I can wait any longer, but the plan starts tomorrow.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOY87xEySeO
Tomorrow is the big day. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbNovQSbCL
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Kat has no idea what is in store for her...751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNrPUetVAq
...and neither do I. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJHgffsiGB
Fuck, I don't have a plan. I'm freaking the fuck out.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLg7B4cOTD3
It has to be perfect. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Wm4tuMrVh
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Just like her.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7ip7tIU85
I have to not only convince our friends, but I also need to impress Kat. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftcvboQM1R
That's going to be tough.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlU4dXkjdc
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. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XVF4FHZ92
Fuck, can I really pull this off?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwnKHhpJ8b
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Kat has faith in me, but what if this doesn't work? 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR64mRDeeZ
Shit... I hadn't thought about that. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqEx72xPo0
I know it's fake, but there's still a chance I could upset Kat. Or our friends could call us on our shit. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29dgMvndZA
Oh fuck, what will I do if that happens?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnFIPx9DCB
I guess if all else fails, I could just kiss the shit out of her. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdWpuatQX0
Yeah, I like that plan. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBJ6b87LTO
Maybe that should just be the whole plan... It would definitely show everyone she's mine, but would it be good enough?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFf84Rwkzl9
I already know that's a big fat no. I am going to have to dig a little deeper.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDurOtrsZPx
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.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZbssgD4xN
My phone buzzes me, alerting me to a new text. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tJox2kdOE
Kat: How's the planning going, Birdie?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYukdU1rrJ
Shit. She's going to kill me.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CikpwaG08
Maybe if I just ignore her, she will go away. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsD8PtLguk
A few minutes later, my phone buzzes again. Damn, that didn't work.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNo0ujwTb1
Kat: Ben? Do you need some help?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4c4DtwCYn
Kat would probably plan her own surprise party.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA320vFWHpU
Ben: No way, Beautiful. I got this. Don't worry about a thing.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL96MBKuaKm
Kat: If you're sure...751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjIgGWDz95
No, I'm not sure. I'm full of shit, but she can't know that.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyKueSmla7
Ben: I am sure. Now go back to whatever book you had your nose in, Babe.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VY0OLmVej
Kat: I'm not your Babe, playboy. Now go back to whatever girl you were texting. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYccPeD81E5
Like there was anyone else.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8LJe3YE4H
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Like there would ever be anyone else.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu46THVnYp
Shit, where did that come from?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VoXR6s4yV
Ben: I only see you, Beautiful.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWhKHbiEuZ
Kat: Wow. You want some wine with that cheese?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAtm9DJO9E
Seriously? She thinks I would mess around, even in a pretend relationship. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Buh5Imx8B
Ben: Pretty sure that's not how that goes. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuiTgWNYcT
Kat: Whatever, Birdie. I know a cheesy line when I see it. You probably say that to all the girls.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPewWyhNTO8
Ben: There are no other girls.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8i9w3XoUX
Kat: I find that very hard to believe, playboy. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapOtnZFjlg
And now I know exactly what I have to do. I have a plan. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2pXXGuphe
Thank God or Buddha or whoever gave me this idea.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6o0dBN0G3
Ben: Then I will just have to prove it to you. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpepFUQUKU
And prove it to her, I will.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDek4Hzrbik
Kat: Good luck.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmfuhYKXLq
Ben: And please call me something more loving. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedy94ucW9p
Kat: Like what?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOJS2lJ07C
Ben: I don't know, pretend like you like me.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZHLyklX9a
If only she really did. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxpbj2T4KY
Kat: I'll try. See you tomorrow, Handsome. :)751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LiRirybTK
Oh... I could definitely get used to that.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjIEZxbwXl
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. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAm4johbW9
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. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88DX0cJlNe
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. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnSIIf3cpP
I don't pine after a girl.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqfQ857kNU
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I'm Joseph Bentley Alexander. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpwFt9Insj
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Girls pine after me. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFTrYSlYR2
Nope, no pining here. How lame would that be?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGMzNetX3a
Okay, I think I'm going to call her. But in a manly, totally not pining kind of way.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtSpDsCDaM
I mean, why not? We are supposed to be fake dating, right? It wouldn't be weird.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9bTd1akAN
Would it?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsSrDsRxO3
I guess we aren't really dating yet... 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zwM5LvGvu
Shit. Am I really over-thinking all this?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAI4isUmCM
Now I'm that guy, fuck, and she doesn't even want to be with me. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0GZHrazdW
Not for real anyway. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GlfunNOlk
I am so fucked.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7snjyKy4vA
If I call, what's the worst she can do? Hang up on me, I guess... That's not too bad.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIkT70cqAM
I press the call button.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdBrXeOcEj
Ring, ring.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNmdzV1A4o
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Ring, ring.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbV5fIrH19H
Shit, she's not gonna answer. Isn't that worse than hanging up?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEiDMQXZV0
Ring, ring.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZJHvLNrwA
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Ring, ring. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQX9RcRQNQ
Why did I think this was a good idea? I'm a fucking idiot. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkZQlmjDnE
Ring, ring.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OJjT08EUi
"Hello?" Her breathy voice invades my ear and it puts me at ease, while also making me so fucking nervous.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJGDFpZr3w
How does that even work?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TTGwF5kyv
"Ben?" Shit, I need to say something, don't I?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqgdZahq6F
"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.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPxyScaVp9
I hope she can't hear my heart pounding through the phone. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0c75h6bfji
"Bennnn? Helloooooo? Okay, I'm hanging up now. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Okay, bye."751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98l6gVt2Ff
Click.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPWgPaOFzm
Fuck. I really messed that up, didn't I? God, I'm such a fucking idiot sometimes.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgxYpy25yq
I throw my phone, the betraying bastard, down on the dresser before belly flopping on my bed. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPumlbHE0rs
I groan. I can't believe I just called her and then start there like a mute idiot. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDw1r9QFf6
Ring, ring.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEP09Abumt
I hear my phone from across the room. Could it be her?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VVy3rYjSu
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. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFdL8oKscD
Ring, ring.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzn7xcclET
"Shit!" I face plant on the hardwood floor. Fuck, that hurt!751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6RViQAFRD
Ring, ring.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Q6YYaaA3x
"Goddamn, mother fucker, stupid ass sheet, get off me!" I kick violently, trying to release my foot. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmvCLgSRMy
Ring-751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23LvFQWMl6
"Hello?" Shit, I sound out of breath. I can't tell her about the battle of the sheet, how stupid would that sound?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwi8ZzHNiF
"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.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBarOMf6Xw
Did it? Shit, did I say anything out loud? No... I'm pretty sure... I didn't... Fuck. I hope not.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYX2hX378u
"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.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQoAn9Z9cu
Fuck, I sound like a complete idiot who's also a fat loser. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCkGp5rtpL
"Yeah, you did? What were you doing? You sound... busy." 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRa7mjSqtK
"Oh uh, you know... Just working out. Gotta stay in shape, you know?" And now I sound like a total douche.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKjEjN126O
Fuck, when did I get so insecure? 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplMth3VEHE
Hey idiot, you've always been this way, you just pretended not to be. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedI1qvlmdU
Shut up, stupid brain.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhjHr5O4Bd
Okay, get your breathing under control, man. Don't let the stupid ass, mother fucking sheet win. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm79Z7DZ8XI
"You sure? If this is a bad time, I can let you go." She sounds annoyed, but I'm not sure what I did. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUiFutYUYN
This time.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdc1OZ9pUh6
"No!" Oops, that came out louder than I meant it to. "I mean, wait, we need to talk."751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgivcFiXhsv
"Oh... Okay." Her voice is sad. Fuck, what did I do?751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYOhrM0zqo
"You know, about the... plan?" So much for subtlety.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWG991K7Rz
"Having trouble coming up with something?" She accuses.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVZoQCIJ3j
"What? No?" Shit, I'm back to everything sounding like a question. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEgShINw7y
"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. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWMiGCZ0FK
"What? No way, Kat. Listen, I just called to-" She stops me mid sentence, before I can spill the details of my awesome plan. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXeSkd5dnV
Yep, it's awesome. In fact, I'm going to call it "Plan Awesome" from now on.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuEX62AIEi
"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.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeHt6rYCL3
"Whatever, you know what I mean." I feel my defenses rising as well. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmVbYdFUDf
"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. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgHD3dXgjM
"You know what, Kat, I have a plan that's going to blow you out of the water, just you wait!" 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDoujpq4k8
"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.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhghJaTtGZO
Shit. I type as fast as my fingers will allow, trying to cram everything I should have said into a short message. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsruIMHr1BN
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.751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4R7YNkoXw
After sending out one last ditch effort I fall into bed, but I never receive a reply before I give into sleep. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCVUq26iZu
A single thought, repeating over and over in my head. 751Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoB0reu3AAb
I really fucked it up this time, didn't I?
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