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February 18, 2005
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Three days later
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It's been three days.537Please respect copyright.PENANAfVejFqyQgB
Three whole days without seeing her.537Please respect copyright.PENANA6zLHSlpa42
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Okay, maybe it hasn't even been that long, but it feels like forever.537Please respect copyright.PENANAYLVHmv05YN
I miss her laugh, her shy smile, her sense of humor, shit... I just miss everything about her.537Please respect copyright.PENANASRMgKww80r
I'm not sure I can wait any longer, but the plan starts tomorrow.537Please respect copyright.PENANAXAaDiIoJvF
Tomorrow is the big day. 537Please respect copyright.PENANApDasDCYCAP
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Kat has no idea what is in store for her...537Please respect copyright.PENANA5kSmw8ETIJ
...and neither do I. 537Please respect copyright.PENANArmem1wha1i
Fuck, I don't have a plan. I'm freaking the fuck out.537Please respect copyright.PENANAVCnXJTip0x
It has to be perfect. 537Please respect copyright.PENANABeE7nE6kHF
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Just like her.537Please respect copyright.PENANAywBCXZGzhn
I have to not only convince our friends, but I also need to impress Kat. 537Please respect copyright.PENANA4nZjwqPLnJ
That's going to be tough.537Please respect copyright.PENANAOOMP0UQxKs
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. 537Please respect copyright.PENANACHCaMvaUqf
Fuck, can I really pull this off?537Please respect copyright.PENANAJRaxjvSixo
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Kat has faith in me, but what if this doesn't work? 537Please respect copyright.PENANAIb6aDKZSZU
Shit... I hadn't thought about that. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAmwwPQwWDyA
I know it's fake, but there's still a chance I could upset Kat. Or our friends could call us on our shit. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAU8tpDIK4TA
Oh fuck, what will I do if that happens?537Please respect copyright.PENANAK0OMRDRqP3
I guess if all else fails, I could just kiss the shit out of her. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAsroMKoEHPE
Yeah, I like that plan. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAnZdiqnZHv5
Maybe that should just be the whole plan... It would definitely show everyone she's mine, but would it be good enough?537Please respect copyright.PENANA9jFntAgzkN
I already know that's a big fat no. I am going to have to dig a little deeper.537Please respect copyright.PENANALM6w3wsD8J
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.537Please respect copyright.PENANAvn0pZgsS45
My phone buzzes me, alerting me to a new text. 537Please respect copyright.PENANA20d4TdQmmy
Kat: How's the planning going, Birdie?537Please respect copyright.PENANAlPcxcnKyBD
Shit. She's going to kill me.537Please respect copyright.PENANAOoL4E0OYey
Maybe if I just ignore her, she will go away. 537Please respect copyright.PENANA6fOhJ2o0Ej
A few minutes later, my phone buzzes again. Damn, that didn't work.537Please respect copyright.PENANAYTN56Yo34t
Kat: Ben? Do you need some help?537Please respect copyright.PENANAs6M7hTdbHF
Kat would probably plan her own surprise party.537Please respect copyright.PENANAobyhyB1mbL
Ben: No way, Beautiful. I got this. Don't worry about a thing.537Please respect copyright.PENANAyq7aEM6Jcm
Kat: If you're sure...537Please respect copyright.PENANADaeOnEk2c1
No, I'm not sure. I'm full of shit, but she can't know that.537Please respect copyright.PENANAwrvGp9hhtd
Ben: I am sure. Now go back to whatever book you had your nose in, Babe.537Please respect copyright.PENANA76tdzfsAwD
Kat: I'm not your Babe, playboy. Now go back to whatever girl you were texting. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAiYU6zVsrI4
Like there was anyone else.537Please respect copyright.PENANAb5kKBbjNuN
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Like there would ever be anyone else.537Please respect copyright.PENANA2dHw612xT2
Shit, where did that come from?537Please respect copyright.PENANAW0Ev16iFYZ
Ben: I only see you, Beautiful.537Please respect copyright.PENANAfxTDDW6iRO
Kat: Wow. You want some wine with that cheese?537Please respect copyright.PENANAvKdBGO9pfG
Seriously? She thinks I would mess around, even in a pretend relationship. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAClB1odC0k1
Ben: Pretty sure that's not how that goes. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAc1mmFi6Eaq
Kat: Whatever, Birdie. I know a cheesy line when I see it. You probably say that to all the girls.537Please respect copyright.PENANAeoK3mflG5n
Ben: There are no other girls.537Please respect copyright.PENANAqXxJ05ssHC
Kat: I find that very hard to believe, playboy. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAEV9jv9ERS3
And now I know exactly what I have to do. I have a plan. 537Please respect copyright.PENANA4UQKahmsIJ
Thank God or Buddha or whoever gave me this idea.537Please respect copyright.PENANAem7nAGUhAc
Ben: Then I will just have to prove it to you. 537Please respect copyright.PENANANRaRQhw8UB
And prove it to her, I will.537Please respect copyright.PENANAXVCHZFGfIg
Kat: Good luck.537Please respect copyright.PENANAzVHhHzGYa0
Ben: And please call me something more loving. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAlX2kVBn1nf
Kat: Like what?537Please respect copyright.PENANABPawMqiVsU
Ben: I don't know, pretend like you like me.537Please respect copyright.PENANAzwetPZPC35
If only she really did. 537Please respect copyright.PENANA4ooexkGqsJ
Kat: I'll try. See you tomorrow, Handsome. :)537Please respect copyright.PENANAHbWnK2o6Nu
Oh... I could definitely get used to that.537Please respect copyright.PENANARRe07wCKYe
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. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAMKkK1yWQhD
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. 537Please respect copyright.PENANACBN4Pz4Cmy
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. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAFyee3Xx0Ia
I don't pine after a girl.537Please respect copyright.PENANA1I8Xcyk8zt
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I'm Joseph Bentley Alexander. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAGVilYSod49
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Girls pine after me. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAw16xkM54y8
Nope, no pining here. How lame would that be?537Please respect copyright.PENANAXcm2LmjLRK
Okay, I think I'm going to call her. But in a manly, totally not pining kind of way.537Please respect copyright.PENANAeS0cWCLIam
I mean, why not? We are supposed to be fake dating, right? It wouldn't be weird.537Please respect copyright.PENANAd4seV90tSb
Would it?537Please respect copyright.PENANAOnO4lqCpuy
I guess we aren't really dating yet... 537Please respect copyright.PENANANoqUkqWSUP
Shit. Am I really over-thinking all this?537Please respect copyright.PENANA1vFqFo3qoo
Now I'm that guy, fuck, and she doesn't even want to be with me. 537Please respect copyright.PENANASgS3oglrgx
Not for real anyway. 537Please respect copyright.PENANA1Vegr0tEAm
I am so fucked.537Please respect copyright.PENANA5P2YdEg9Fm
If I call, what's the worst she can do? Hang up on me, I guess... That's not too bad.537Please respect copyright.PENANAyYHJeEjJ6n
I press the call button.537Please respect copyright.PENANADyLC0whW7L
Ring, ring.537Please respect copyright.PENANA6W2sN4xSJq
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Ring, ring.537Please respect copyright.PENANA2Mr42phY1w
Shit, she's not gonna answer. Isn't that worse than hanging up?537Please respect copyright.PENANAt8DhwhR666
Ring, ring.537Please respect copyright.PENANADKbT37dOvV
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Ring, ring. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAl3f9M8Uski
Why did I think this was a good idea? I'm a fucking idiot. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAPUlSwZmUaT
Ring, ring.537Please respect copyright.PENANACXIQT4PZ7D
"Hello?" Her breathy voice invades my ear and it puts me at ease, while also making me so fucking nervous.537Please respect copyright.PENANA1nnB21k2x0
How does that even work?537Please respect copyright.PENANAPh6uXDSlGM
"Ben?" Shit, I need to say something, don't I?537Please respect copyright.PENANA6e5XzZa7Fc
"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.537Please respect copyright.PENANA1gnTBCrJHn
I hope she can't hear my heart pounding through the phone. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAjJjkIPRVzJ
"Bennnn? Helloooooo? Okay, I'm hanging up now. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Okay, bye."537Please respect copyright.PENANAeGVh5Y3d8G
Click.537Please respect copyright.PENANAr4KHRhbv0Y
Fuck. I really messed that up, didn't I? God, I'm such a fucking idiot sometimes.537Please respect copyright.PENANAdStkptN0I6
I throw my phone, the betraying bastard, down on the dresser before belly flopping on my bed. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAcgT5ZPPs1e
I groan. I can't believe I just called her and then start there like a mute idiot. 537Please respect copyright.PENANA6pfhfIDuyr
Ring, ring.537Please respect copyright.PENANAztgPyhpNNt
I hear my phone from across the room. Could it be her?537Please respect copyright.PENANAYI5ZRCaeMv
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. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAzprXSbEC6s
Ring, ring.537Please respect copyright.PENANAwz3JjpL1eT
"Shit!" I face plant on the hardwood floor. Fuck, that hurt!537Please respect copyright.PENANAK88kKjocVM
Ring, ring.537Please respect copyright.PENANAxnibTkjSGR
"Goddamn, mother fucker, stupid ass sheet, get off me!" I kick violently, trying to release my foot. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAL16LNd3rUG
Ring-537Please respect copyright.PENANAY5MkDDciXX
"Hello?" Shit, I sound out of breath. I can't tell her about the battle of the sheet, how stupid would that sound?537Please respect copyright.PENANAlMcK2NOFKx
"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.537Please respect copyright.PENANAvpL7F5A8Kh
Did it? Shit, did I say anything out loud? No... I'm pretty sure... I didn't... Fuck. I hope not.537Please respect copyright.PENANABlG6unpRop
"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.537Please respect copyright.PENANABw8pj6WbUt
Fuck, I sound like a complete idiot who's also a fat loser. 537Please respect copyright.PENANABolnxMkEfv
"Yeah, you did? What were you doing? You sound... busy." 537Please respect copyright.PENANAKn40P8kmWV
"Oh uh, you know... Just working out. Gotta stay in shape, you know?" And now I sound like a total douche.537Please respect copyright.PENANAPRLgndJSGx
Fuck, when did I get so insecure? 537Please respect copyright.PENANA4OpR6pAdfh
Hey idiot, you've always been this way, you just pretended not to be. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAPjN17xgzq5
Shut up, stupid brain.537Please respect copyright.PENANApw0yiQizy3
Okay, get your breathing under control, man. Don't let the stupid ass, mother fucking sheet win. 537Please respect copyright.PENANA0KLOVNxIJw
"You sure? If this is a bad time, I can let you go." She sounds annoyed, but I'm not sure what I did. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAIX88yw2rqw
This time.537Please respect copyright.PENANAFqfJvHUkBD
"No!" Oops, that came out louder than I meant it to. "I mean, wait, we need to talk."537Please respect copyright.PENANAMPceu8ymzF
"Oh... Okay." Her voice is sad. Fuck, what did I do?537Please respect copyright.PENANA9XN04tk3cI
"You know, about the... plan?" So much for subtlety.537Please respect copyright.PENANAxMH0LR1Ykt
"Having trouble coming up with something?" She accuses.537Please respect copyright.PENANAv9NIWvNqF3
"What? No?" Shit, I'm back to everything sounding like a question. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAsfSY3R5Noh
"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. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAWNftuAAd4H
"What? No way, Kat. Listen, I just called to-" She stops me mid sentence, before I can spill the details of my awesome plan. 537Please respect copyright.PENANArwnrPbHG6L
Yep, it's awesome. In fact, I'm going to call it "Plan Awesome" from now on.537Please respect copyright.PENANAUD9inw8hLs
"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.537Please respect copyright.PENANAq8mlFN1HOx
"Whatever, you know what I mean." I feel my defenses rising as well. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAUN2kaYID1L
"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. 537Please respect copyright.PENANATuo785PSNF
"You know what, Kat, I have a plan that's going to blow you out of the water, just you wait!" 537Please respect copyright.PENANAFSHtdxJcEn
"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.537Please respect copyright.PENANAWSe50231eI
Shit. I type as fast as my fingers will allow, trying to cram everything I should have said into a short message. 537Please respect copyright.PENANACO3T6oWmgP
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.537Please respect copyright.PENANA7ibLHP2Efi
After sending out one last ditch effort I fall into bed, but I never receive a reply before I give into sleep. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAenGzzk1Q3j
A single thought, repeating over and over in my head. 537Please respect copyright.PENANAGiXOjL4FEq
I really fucked it up this time, didn't I?
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