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February 18, 2005
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Three days later
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It's been three days.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRNYmesoSO
Three whole days without seeing her.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8OvadlAd2
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Okay, maybe it hasn't even been that long, but it feels like forever.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmBMAsZyK7
I miss her laugh, her shy smile, her sense of humor, shit... I just miss everything about her.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMwgXcK4ry
I'm not sure I can wait any longer, but the plan starts tomorrow.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZuI4PO6Xi
Tomorrow is the big day. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7Lkl4Ex82
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Kat has no idea what is in store for her...754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZpOmf92cG
...and neither do I. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQlO6WhfqD
Fuck, I don't have a plan. I'm freaking the fuck out.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsB6o3SriX6
It has to be perfect. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKX1kdWFVL
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Just like her.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3RaTRs6qp
I have to not only convince our friends, but I also need to impress Kat. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6id7FsKQ2
That's going to be tough.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KhdHhEDVc
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. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNNhNoPb7b
Fuck, can I really pull this off?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pqUTRNjtE
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Kat has faith in me, but what if this doesn't work? 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKsl8B3T3O
Shit... I hadn't thought about that. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTIWCNxCia
I know it's fake, but there's still a chance I could upset Kat. Or our friends could call us on our shit. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0xI6Olk8F
Oh fuck, what will I do if that happens?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fAoXdmZdb
I guess if all else fails, I could just kiss the shit out of her. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFndqVPKJm7
Yeah, I like that plan. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXPlwxsnc2
Maybe that should just be the whole plan... It would definitely show everyone she's mine, but would it be good enough?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡww7o3pa3sF
I already know that's a big fat no. I am going to have to dig a little deeper.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPFnfzmqN8
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.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxZqrh9TPW
My phone buzzes me, alerting me to a new text. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrIPzkTDre
Kat: How's the planning going, Birdie?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lWibGVmm1
Shit. She's going to kill me.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYwVwIlZqe
Maybe if I just ignore her, she will go away. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkK9nJg6TNL
A few minutes later, my phone buzzes again. Damn, that didn't work.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEi8QR8xJC
Kat: Ben? Do you need some help?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcA5EodCMB
Kat would probably plan her own surprise party.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE8LzlUiZR
Ben: No way, Beautiful. I got this. Don't worry about a thing.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7u34NClYtI
Kat: If you're sure...754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XMOLx01wd
No, I'm not sure. I'm full of shit, but she can't know that.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJsNZrQvzU
Ben: I am sure. Now go back to whatever book you had your nose in, Babe.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuFAfwoqfM
Kat: I'm not your Babe, playboy. Now go back to whatever girl you were texting. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoeSxG9geV
Like there was anyone else.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4YfS0SPm1
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Like there would ever be anyone else.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriculbLKXS
Shit, where did that come from?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvE1MEL9TLs
Ben: I only see you, Beautiful.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfEgw21pOi
Kat: Wow. You want some wine with that cheese?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmMtwYXliR
Seriously? She thinks I would mess around, even in a pretend relationship. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdNxmmQEKv
Ben: Pretty sure that's not how that goes. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7VvJLFFoI
Kat: Whatever, Birdie. I know a cheesy line when I see it. You probably say that to all the girls.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNWPrGSNro
Ben: There are no other girls.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRxui1IWab
Kat: I find that very hard to believe, playboy. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjxkzdqlQ6
And now I know exactly what I have to do. I have a plan. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7zvDnjlXo
Thank God or Buddha or whoever gave me this idea.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKLtOEyDb1
Ben: Then I will just have to prove it to you. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN79b2amToV
And prove it to her, I will.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80ZV6s3VgV
Kat: Good luck.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNao6dYHViO
Ben: And please call me something more loving. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQMKUXhCXO
Kat: Like what?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR88qSvOCb5
Ben: I don't know, pretend like you like me.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51qJASbeyL
If only she really did. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHpRfxOH06
Kat: I'll try. See you tomorrow, Handsome. :)754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89qgzL8HNn
Oh... I could definitely get used to that.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygUebBzNi4
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. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQzQnve9C5
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. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0lHhDTufK
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. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ITzMnmZw6
I don't pine after a girl.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFqT3nubeQ
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I'm Joseph Bentley Alexander. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsj04H4d14
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Girls pine after me. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvkMtB1z8l
Nope, no pining here. How lame would that be?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hMTsnsSoZ
Okay, I think I'm going to call her. But in a manly, totally not pining kind of way.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXcbpItg1W
I mean, why not? We are supposed to be fake dating, right? It wouldn't be weird.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZvXMtl7JT
Would it?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupI9S4iyWb
I guess we aren't really dating yet... 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsePj3cdtU6
Shit. Am I really over-thinking all this?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfCIcD8I1F
Now I'm that guy, fuck, and she doesn't even want to be with me. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxfpvJcqfH
Not for real anyway. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFmnCjaH8U
I am so fucked.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JiH7oLv5a
If I call, what's the worst she can do? Hang up on me, I guess... That's not too bad.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDmAav0amD
I press the call button.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78XmmqFslW
Ring, ring.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOWepVxnoQ
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Ring, ring.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAyhEP3ZFK
Shit, she's not gonna answer. Isn't that worse than hanging up?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpbiRH2IRI
Ring, ring.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlSdpeXY3w
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Ring, ring. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaotFGPtvPX
Why did I think this was a good idea? I'm a fucking idiot. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwTvjkmyoq
Ring, ring.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtfy1ff2Fa
"Hello?" Her breathy voice invades my ear and it puts me at ease, while also making me so fucking nervous.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIxUIFbi9B
How does that even work?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQ4IiOope7
"Ben?" Shit, I need to say something, don't I?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4TEmuBJLD
"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.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrOGAYmz7p
I hope she can't hear my heart pounding through the phone. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOndpL10Ws
"Bennnn? Helloooooo? Okay, I'm hanging up now. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Okay, bye."754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8u5d0BdMx
Click.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPh2WNJyZAX
Fuck. I really messed that up, didn't I? God, I'm such a fucking idiot sometimes.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nYu4iaKSk
I throw my phone, the betraying bastard, down on the dresser before belly flopping on my bed. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpBNG5ub6u
I groan. I can't believe I just called her and then start there like a mute idiot. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK90lJwYDjt
Ring, ring.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEc5hECLFXK
I hear my phone from across the room. Could it be her?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2ltvg0MIj
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. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsXOGOLZ8i
Ring, ring.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPeJu4f0cx
"Shit!" I face plant on the hardwood floor. Fuck, that hurt!754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Zh5sxuuKu
Ring, ring.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3b3pCyaALg
"Goddamn, mother fucker, stupid ass sheet, get off me!" I kick violently, trying to release my foot. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd4Da2vxQ0
Ring-754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdtdFDWuyi
"Hello?" Shit, I sound out of breath. I can't tell her about the battle of the sheet, how stupid would that sound?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLA9wTRgP3
"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.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nzVIuths1
Did it? Shit, did I say anything out loud? No... I'm pretty sure... I didn't... Fuck. I hope not.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmfL1R4Gpw
"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.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtI8sORhts9
Fuck, I sound like a complete idiot who's also a fat loser. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCKHcLBTkb
"Yeah, you did? What were you doing? You sound... busy." 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzgmRKmeCq
"Oh uh, you know... Just working out. Gotta stay in shape, you know?" And now I sound like a total douche.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yE0yJQoUG
Fuck, when did I get so insecure? 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnktGMb1O2d
Hey idiot, you've always been this way, you just pretended not to be. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSUMgPJ2Z4
Shut up, stupid brain.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2GFCs80AM
Okay, get your breathing under control, man. Don't let the stupid ass, mother fucking sheet win. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQ4kWTCYnt
"You sure? If this is a bad time, I can let you go." She sounds annoyed, but I'm not sure what I did. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3XS9gQxvp
This time.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEC6uplhlMG
"No!" Oops, that came out louder than I meant it to. "I mean, wait, we need to talk."754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9ZBE7l5bw
"Oh... Okay." Her voice is sad. Fuck, what did I do?754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPu77bFxVcv
"You know, about the... plan?" So much for subtlety.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vbJ35zSzN
"Having trouble coming up with something?" She accuses.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2LqCJed6Y
"What? No?" Shit, I'm back to everything sounding like a question. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQJhdSQDGE
"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. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimDVCSC99N
"What? No way, Kat. Listen, I just called to-" She stops me mid sentence, before I can spill the details of my awesome plan. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwpHqlKPyN
Yep, it's awesome. In fact, I'm going to call it "Plan Awesome" from now on.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KwR0JYpBH
"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.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyrjCHnP4k
"Whatever, you know what I mean." I feel my defenses rising as well. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigbxXTZGvx
"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. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmxwHKutyz
"You know what, Kat, I have a plan that's going to blow you out of the water, just you wait!" 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiSuE7Focv
"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.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa8jFRJJP6
Shit. I type as fast as my fingers will allow, trying to cram everything I should have said into a short message. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbHrAYCjES
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.754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AJzMKKAs2
After sending out one last ditch effort I fall into bed, but I never receive a reply before I give into sleep. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcADzgbzQJZ
A single thought, repeating over and over in my head. 754Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinHoGnruNl
I really fucked it up this time, didn't I?
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