Ben756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlFcqLUJx2
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February 18, 2005
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Three days later
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It's been three days.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20WhuWA24Q
Three whole days without seeing her.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17xroef58o
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Okay, maybe it hasn't even been that long, but it feels like forever.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7dovgdm9Y
I miss her laugh, her shy smile, her sense of humor, shit... I just miss everything about her.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkngELquIwW
I'm not sure I can wait any longer, but the plan starts tomorrow.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DXw6FVyTQ
Tomorrow is the big day. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VYFCEe7so
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Kat has no idea what is in store for her...756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXI20JZPaPt
...and neither do I. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMUnlXZl0V
Fuck, I don't have a plan. I'm freaking the fuck out.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtayAtqqwiR
It has to be perfect. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmyQENM90S
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Just like her.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgp1vkTFjy
I have to not only convince our friends, but I also need to impress Kat. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31qULwXixb
That's going to be tough.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvQ1X4mwCE
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. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uJUhpUDjZ
Fuck, can I really pull this off?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qBpxiw2CM
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Kat has faith in me, but what if this doesn't work? 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeS70AllY4s
Shit... I hadn't thought about that. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHB9PT1eiX
I know it's fake, but there's still a chance I could upset Kat. Or our friends could call us on our shit. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeJVvi5DPD
Oh fuck, what will I do if that happens?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciKaSAtETp
I guess if all else fails, I could just kiss the shit out of her. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGbepTFZbX
Yeah, I like that plan. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD3wtrM7R1
Maybe that should just be the whole plan... It would definitely show everyone she's mine, but would it be good enough?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLd1EZYNIIi
I already know that's a big fat no. I am going to have to dig a little deeper.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCryRZ9nrC4
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.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXoGF8UlN4
My phone buzzes me, alerting me to a new text. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKLl3TIVu9
Kat: How's the planning going, Birdie?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6p7F7BAoV
Shit. She's going to kill me.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIxUQCX0fg
Maybe if I just ignore her, she will go away. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhursXmiUl
A few minutes later, my phone buzzes again. Damn, that didn't work.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE5N36HRSY
Kat: Ben? Do you need some help?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiadiSSWuq
Kat would probably plan her own surprise party.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjkgdywuOG
Ben: No way, Beautiful. I got this. Don't worry about a thing.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEFR9pT427
Kat: If you're sure...756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7jp7sqmVW
No, I'm not sure. I'm full of shit, but she can't know that.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGQZwkZxmV
Ben: I am sure. Now go back to whatever book you had your nose in, Babe.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD78dEJ7pRq
Kat: I'm not your Babe, playboy. Now go back to whatever girl you were texting. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlxt0uYBpM
Like there was anyone else.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwcCjsbkGU
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Like there would ever be anyone else.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKiZJjORxK
Shit, where did that come from?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOQxVZ2PGh
Ben: I only see you, Beautiful.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIOlUrUK5W
Kat: Wow. You want some wine with that cheese?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEkEkyqlfT
Seriously? She thinks I would mess around, even in a pretend relationship. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPnj1uAiP8
Ben: Pretty sure that's not how that goes. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOmEHxfo3d
Kat: Whatever, Birdie. I know a cheesy line when I see it. You probably say that to all the girls.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoI38FrJYlC
Ben: There are no other girls.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zJDibV6lU
Kat: I find that very hard to believe, playboy. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfINOsqqNYx
And now I know exactly what I have to do. I have a plan. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqJl2eJgzf
Thank God or Buddha or whoever gave me this idea.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoQUQAoJzO
Ben: Then I will just have to prove it to you. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVxYPGlQXM
And prove it to her, I will.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIN6hEQxeLb
Kat: Good luck.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vWVKtFijf
Ben: And please call me something more loving. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7XtqQz3jV
Kat: Like what?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kdbfexiyq
Ben: I don't know, pretend like you like me.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWosdFiqxCV
If only she really did. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSnyxaOsiz
Kat: I'll try. See you tomorrow, Handsome. :)756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0G15RIHfB
Oh... I could definitely get used to that.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDg6p1gLkG
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. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUxLBXPtmO
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. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykHZ8YORwV
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. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQfUtZfwwg
I don't pine after a girl.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzUgKmRoa7
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I'm Joseph Bentley Alexander. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGG2R23dOgL
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Girls pine after me. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zvS6Z0ASB
Nope, no pining here. How lame would that be?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaLzb8P8wR
Okay, I think I'm going to call her. But in a manly, totally not pining kind of way.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoL5sdffGXn
I mean, why not? We are supposed to be fake dating, right? It wouldn't be weird.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikETJ8jC6z
Would it?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2aCgqYN7K
I guess we aren't really dating yet... 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRz545uO1Oa
Shit. Am I really over-thinking all this?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1pfOWSd4q
Now I'm that guy, fuck, and she doesn't even want to be with me. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuq7fhvyutk
Not for real anyway. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuIBqW3lFA
I am so fucked.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUh8Bg4orBl
If I call, what's the worst she can do? Hang up on me, I guess... That's not too bad.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7NwxzdjFe
I press the call button.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR2Zehp8TY
Ring, ring.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRD22UcrfY1
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Ring, ring.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ilDdCxRvL
Shit, she's not gonna answer. Isn't that worse than hanging up?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfjyoi6g5i
Ring, ring.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6UzhwDV3y
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Ring, ring. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fFgIgUnBg
Why did I think this was a good idea? I'm a fucking idiot. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiYhDy155E
Ring, ring.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH17LOn5kM2
"Hello?" Her breathy voice invades my ear and it puts me at ease, while also making me so fucking nervous.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmarrV09zw
How does that even work?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJNZJjSwt7
"Ben?" Shit, I need to say something, don't I?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCmPOKxDrr
"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.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBEYtuaReO
I hope she can't hear my heart pounding through the phone. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0s1quaXw6Q
"Bennnn? Helloooooo? Okay, I'm hanging up now. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Okay, bye."756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiszC5kzAkg
Click.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFtuHLv97X
Fuck. I really messed that up, didn't I? God, I'm such a fucking idiot sometimes.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmeRNW4Dfq
I throw my phone, the betraying bastard, down on the dresser before belly flopping on my bed. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfVKIgcpDe
I groan. I can't believe I just called her and then start there like a mute idiot. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVs1NaZQRt8
Ring, ring.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIlB6EiHB4
I hear my phone from across the room. Could it be her?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntD70HLpYl
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. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHaLFE31nQ
Ring, ring.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjeybS7wPS
"Shit!" I face plant on the hardwood floor. Fuck, that hurt!756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBp5yOyp9IU
Ring, ring.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6IswR3cb3
"Goddamn, mother fucker, stupid ass sheet, get off me!" I kick violently, trying to release my foot. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyaMmBCMhu
Ring-756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaunnoisJzp
"Hello?" Shit, I sound out of breath. I can't tell her about the battle of the sheet, how stupid would that sound?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCjJpRVcIN
"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.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKxyHD0a2e
Did it? Shit, did I say anything out loud? No... I'm pretty sure... I didn't... Fuck. I hope not.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDjZUpIMkk
"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.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGsDAGwT9H
Fuck, I sound like a complete idiot who's also a fat loser. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBKBySE8j7
"Yeah, you did? What were you doing? You sound... busy." 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRbd8LJJvd
"Oh uh, you know... Just working out. Gotta stay in shape, you know?" And now I sound like a total douche.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUklWDIxFJN
Fuck, when did I get so insecure? 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSTqJo1C2I
Hey idiot, you've always been this way, you just pretended not to be. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhdQFyCEZ8
Shut up, stupid brain.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nKxddg3KQ
Okay, get your breathing under control, man. Don't let the stupid ass, mother fucking sheet win. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h6zGCVajr
"You sure? If this is a bad time, I can let you go." She sounds annoyed, but I'm not sure what I did. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0E1PvnaRB
This time.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnlA7vJkPE
"No!" Oops, that came out louder than I meant it to. "I mean, wait, we need to talk."756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vPuNIe5Tb
"Oh... Okay." Her voice is sad. Fuck, what did I do?756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlzXjRXXrP
"You know, about the... plan?" So much for subtlety.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeWjCfng9r
"Having trouble coming up with something?" She accuses.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0Tt2gLW6N
"What? No?" Shit, I'm back to everything sounding like a question. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22adCHrMVJ
"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. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvis2O30Yh
"What? No way, Kat. Listen, I just called to-" She stops me mid sentence, before I can spill the details of my awesome plan. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KKK7oJELc
Yep, it's awesome. In fact, I'm going to call it "Plan Awesome" from now on.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLU4znP4p4
"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.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iD7U2xihi
"Whatever, you know what I mean." I feel my defenses rising as well. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUI93LFA15N
"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. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsUPy8qJDb
"You know what, Kat, I have a plan that's going to blow you out of the water, just you wait!" 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoVsLdfy1q
"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.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2ObjAh9n6
Shit. I type as fast as my fingers will allow, trying to cram everything I should have said into a short message. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm5lUVTBBu
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.756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCz3OqVy0el
After sending out one last ditch effort I fall into bed, but I never receive a reply before I give into sleep. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg37Q8zEyZr
A single thought, repeating over and over in my head. 756Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouhLqoh18u
I really fucked it up this time, didn't I?
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