Ben604Please respect copyright.PENANAbwnIAELShK
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February 18, 2005
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Three days later
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It's been three days.604Please respect copyright.PENANATznzI7Ehsm
Three whole days without seeing her.604Please respect copyright.PENANAUQFtalKgXa
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Okay, maybe it hasn't even been that long, but it feels like forever.604Please respect copyright.PENANA9RdwDs1j8d
I miss her laugh, her shy smile, her sense of humor, shit... I just miss everything about her.604Please respect copyright.PENANA0VuzHCjf8P
I'm not sure I can wait any longer, but the plan starts tomorrow.604Please respect copyright.PENANAEJXcCqn45u
Tomorrow is the big day. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAQSJJm88Fj9
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Kat has no idea what is in store for her...604Please respect copyright.PENANABTapiX9K9v
...and neither do I. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAMtiQLqkQxP
Fuck, I don't have a plan. I'm freaking the fuck out.604Please respect copyright.PENANA0wbgImZr3d
It has to be perfect. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAS0H1IuVTb6
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Just like her.604Please respect copyright.PENANAO7H6vPXNJd
I have to not only convince our friends, but I also need to impress Kat. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAuPL6AEnjnW
That's going to be tough.604Please respect copyright.PENANAErQqg0gxDd
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. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAHzfdSCA1H6
Fuck, can I really pull this off?604Please respect copyright.PENANAevQzYix81H
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Kat has faith in me, but what if this doesn't work? 604Please respect copyright.PENANAoOzUyVqYYP
Shit... I hadn't thought about that. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAe6nHo1S4y9
I know it's fake, but there's still a chance I could upset Kat. Or our friends could call us on our shit. 604Please respect copyright.PENANANq7aiylB7T
Oh fuck, what will I do if that happens?604Please respect copyright.PENANAJDCYRrFnST
I guess if all else fails, I could just kiss the shit out of her. 604Please respect copyright.PENANA73J03qKSWl
Yeah, I like that plan. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAC4NJecql7L
Maybe that should just be the whole plan... It would definitely show everyone she's mine, but would it be good enough?604Please respect copyright.PENANAcFscouSXHv
I already know that's a big fat no. I am going to have to dig a little deeper.604Please respect copyright.PENANANyVVrff2Oy
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.604Please respect copyright.PENANAxc3oWwvzSQ
My phone buzzes me, alerting me to a new text. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAHXcWSxVEXf
Kat: How's the planning going, Birdie?604Please respect copyright.PENANA4tMAMn6CjN
Shit. She's going to kill me.604Please respect copyright.PENANAThSgWYMM8b
Maybe if I just ignore her, she will go away. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAAxbM2D5yGE
A few minutes later, my phone buzzes again. Damn, that didn't work.604Please respect copyright.PENANAZZkasU0gnl
Kat: Ben? Do you need some help?604Please respect copyright.PENANA8FAZ0pCs6a
Kat would probably plan her own surprise party.604Please respect copyright.PENANA0kLwLqsW27
Ben: No way, Beautiful. I got this. Don't worry about a thing.604Please respect copyright.PENANAjisrGKptJq
Kat: If you're sure...604Please respect copyright.PENANAKlrI9DzQ1u
No, I'm not sure. I'm full of shit, but she can't know that.604Please respect copyright.PENANArxjp8FJQa2
Ben: I am sure. Now go back to whatever book you had your nose in, Babe.604Please respect copyright.PENANAvDy5IujWhg
Kat: I'm not your Babe, playboy. Now go back to whatever girl you were texting. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAwpsY2eb5BB
Like there was anyone else.604Please respect copyright.PENANAw6PEWWg5AH
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Like there would ever be anyone else.604Please respect copyright.PENANApg45X4PlMl
Shit, where did that come from?604Please respect copyright.PENANALIf0KCSnh8
Ben: I only see you, Beautiful.604Please respect copyright.PENANAwfYzeIDdeO
Kat: Wow. You want some wine with that cheese?604Please respect copyright.PENANAVB3Tz0bRXR
Seriously? She thinks I would mess around, even in a pretend relationship. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAEK3bc8Asnr
Ben: Pretty sure that's not how that goes. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAvLNWy6K1ub
Kat: Whatever, Birdie. I know a cheesy line when I see it. You probably say that to all the girls.604Please respect copyright.PENANAODR3XvHoLi
Ben: There are no other girls.604Please respect copyright.PENANAIAoaU80WS5
Kat: I find that very hard to believe, playboy. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAMTxJBbNSQF
And now I know exactly what I have to do. I have a plan. 604Please respect copyright.PENANATMY05FdRbB
Thank God or Buddha or whoever gave me this idea.604Please respect copyright.PENANAL2TRDYPgJe
Ben: Then I will just have to prove it to you. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAHdduDokWQO
And prove it to her, I will.604Please respect copyright.PENANAyZXJNk6MlZ
Kat: Good luck.604Please respect copyright.PENANACqPhu5VaEc
Ben: And please call me something more loving. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAakgadG3Rbq
Kat: Like what?604Please respect copyright.PENANALnxbqi7mxI
Ben: I don't know, pretend like you like me.604Please respect copyright.PENANABWUIYlvZ5Q
If only she really did. 604Please respect copyright.PENANA1D000rF2nY
Kat: I'll try. See you tomorrow, Handsome. :)604Please respect copyright.PENANAWRDmhU9UnX
Oh... I could definitely get used to that.604Please respect copyright.PENANAPCRlL2GkEz
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. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAJF5foOXscQ
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. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAB87EIape6N
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. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAKRtz6pzeLU
I don't pine after a girl.604Please respect copyright.PENANAGTmAhqfPot
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I'm Joseph Bentley Alexander. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAJZ5K6l643q
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Girls pine after me. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAQtknttMPC8
Nope, no pining here. How lame would that be?604Please respect copyright.PENANARZtBAcVfb1
Okay, I think I'm going to call her. But in a manly, totally not pining kind of way.604Please respect copyright.PENANADmohRzv5hy
I mean, why not? We are supposed to be fake dating, right? It wouldn't be weird.604Please respect copyright.PENANAYrbsMFzmmr
Would it?604Please respect copyright.PENANA3bjsGilbRM
I guess we aren't really dating yet... 604Please respect copyright.PENANAbtr4axMWZ6
Shit. Am I really over-thinking all this?604Please respect copyright.PENANAjkizCDzOtV
Now I'm that guy, fuck, and she doesn't even want to be with me. 604Please respect copyright.PENANApRcuf0DDIK
Not for real anyway. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAj9Ze4IY9Up
I am so fucked.604Please respect copyright.PENANAQNS5Yg8UzS
If I call, what's the worst she can do? Hang up on me, I guess... That's not too bad.604Please respect copyright.PENANADCUgJchjuE
I press the call button.604Please respect copyright.PENANADUkh5BlZhR
Ring, ring.604Please respect copyright.PENANAlT5WmWlfbc
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Ring, ring.604Please respect copyright.PENANAhBrJVyarSQ
Shit, she's not gonna answer. Isn't that worse than hanging up?604Please respect copyright.PENANABRMwpkXuNK
Ring, ring.604Please respect copyright.PENANArmNhFqB1P8
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Ring, ring. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAAHNiccl2PR
Why did I think this was a good idea? I'm a fucking idiot. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAti35a1mdSo
Ring, ring.604Please respect copyright.PENANAKcSomWs5fe
"Hello?" Her breathy voice invades my ear and it puts me at ease, while also making me so fucking nervous.604Please respect copyright.PENANAMOaxhim0yN
How does that even work?604Please respect copyright.PENANASYSEw1SAYx
"Ben?" Shit, I need to say something, don't I?604Please respect copyright.PENANAu8cLzO0IFz
"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.604Please respect copyright.PENANAhPZZAtuWoN
I hope she can't hear my heart pounding through the phone. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAUItiMRAeUg
"Bennnn? Helloooooo? Okay, I'm hanging up now. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Okay, bye."604Please respect copyright.PENANAwufCTEnEGW
Click.604Please respect copyright.PENANAVcY5zWGhfw
Fuck. I really messed that up, didn't I? God, I'm such a fucking idiot sometimes.604Please respect copyright.PENANAeqCh0pqy0f
I throw my phone, the betraying bastard, down on the dresser before belly flopping on my bed. 604Please respect copyright.PENANA7xAwbP7vBn
I groan. I can't believe I just called her and then start there like a mute idiot. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAsaPc1pSZlV
Ring, ring.604Please respect copyright.PENANAw6LFyQMDOG
I hear my phone from across the room. Could it be her?604Please respect copyright.PENANAlUxUAXgcHN
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. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAzasYhqPoQS
Ring, ring.604Please respect copyright.PENANAWkTtYiv0yJ
"Shit!" I face plant on the hardwood floor. Fuck, that hurt!604Please respect copyright.PENANAvpDk8Menil
Ring, ring.604Please respect copyright.PENANAlFUp2cmfCU
"Goddamn, mother fucker, stupid ass sheet, get off me!" I kick violently, trying to release my foot. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAvctTKH80vt
Ring-604Please respect copyright.PENANAWtS7VHKkHg
"Hello?" Shit, I sound out of breath. I can't tell her about the battle of the sheet, how stupid would that sound?604Please respect copyright.PENANAnLhoGkfB0b
"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.604Please respect copyright.PENANAH7kQYfFLdV
Did it? Shit, did I say anything out loud? No... I'm pretty sure... I didn't... Fuck. I hope not.604Please respect copyright.PENANAhZjhATHlSO
"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.604Please respect copyright.PENANAfCfgby9WAf
Fuck, I sound like a complete idiot who's also a fat loser. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAegUkuk24OX
"Yeah, you did? What were you doing? You sound... busy." 604Please respect copyright.PENANAZkz4TgbOZ1
"Oh uh, you know... Just working out. Gotta stay in shape, you know?" And now I sound like a total douche.604Please respect copyright.PENANAL8dEc2G0qq
Fuck, when did I get so insecure? 604Please respect copyright.PENANAhMhwqnx0CI
Hey idiot, you've always been this way, you just pretended not to be. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAmwCwHZUKLV
Shut up, stupid brain.604Please respect copyright.PENANAQBYSY73Qn6
Okay, get your breathing under control, man. Don't let the stupid ass, mother fucking sheet win. 604Please respect copyright.PENANATIhDQdBTZT
"You sure? If this is a bad time, I can let you go." She sounds annoyed, but I'm not sure what I did. 604Please respect copyright.PENANACOf50lU7QK
This time.604Please respect copyright.PENANAaKWECaV5ZF
"No!" Oops, that came out louder than I meant it to. "I mean, wait, we need to talk."604Please respect copyright.PENANASZnXOI74mI
"Oh... Okay." Her voice is sad. Fuck, what did I do?604Please respect copyright.PENANAh6416zEyuM
"You know, about the... plan?" So much for subtlety.604Please respect copyright.PENANAKRhcdK0U9i
"Having trouble coming up with something?" She accuses.604Please respect copyright.PENANA7RgCqbCRT7
"What? No?" Shit, I'm back to everything sounding like a question. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAokMe5Zha9D
"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. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAhnjKeZed12
"What? No way, Kat. Listen, I just called to-" She stops me mid sentence, before I can spill the details of my awesome plan. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAuXykiADAgM
Yep, it's awesome. In fact, I'm going to call it "Plan Awesome" from now on.604Please respect copyright.PENANA9Xwuk3rtyq
"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.604Please respect copyright.PENANA7ELlf6v5se
"Whatever, you know what I mean." I feel my defenses rising as well. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAAdzquIBqhd
"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. 604Please respect copyright.PENANABoZCd9w2Wc
"You know what, Kat, I have a plan that's going to blow you out of the water, just you wait!" 604Please respect copyright.PENANAzZXHp9OO9v
"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.604Please respect copyright.PENANAeWpbbouDp6
Shit. I type as fast as my fingers will allow, trying to cram everything I should have said into a short message. 604Please respect copyright.PENANArOzzlxR6R4
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.604Please respect copyright.PENANAUyXNh4cK7q
After sending out one last ditch effort I fall into bed, but I never receive a reply before I give into sleep. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAs1sL6VtL3r
A single thought, repeating over and over in my head. 604Please respect copyright.PENANAmaiuFZtYfV
I really fucked it up this time, didn't I?
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