ME: I don’t know. I don’t know her schedule or anything. Maybe she has plans. She doesn’t usually go out much though.
I wonder if she has plans tonight. Maybe I could just text her and ask her. Wait, why am I even considering this? I would never want to voluntarily throw her to the wolves that are Lauren and Kate. If I ever thought I could potentially have a chance with her, it would completely go out the door once she was interrogated by the Lawson Twins. No, thank you!
LAUREN: Just ask her… what’s the worst that could happen? She says no? No big deal, not like you wouldn’t be seeing her at home anyway.
KATE: Yeah, get your head out of your ass and grab the bull by the balls!
ME: What is wrong with you?! I’m starting to think I’m adopted.
LAUREN: If only you were that lucky *Kissyface*
ME: You TWO can’t go all crazy and scare her away.
LAUREN: Wait does that mean she’s coming?!
ME: I haven’t even asked her. I’m just saying in general.
ME: You both can sometimes be a little intense?
KATE: A little?!
LAUREN: I take offense to that!
ME: *Eyeroll*
ME: You both need to promise to be on your best behavior, DEAL???
KATE: …
ME: I’m serious! Zach will be pissed if you both are your usual selves.
KATE: Oh please, Zach loves me. It’s okay!
LAUREN: And you call me cray-cray?! Pa-lease!
ME: I’m leaving this conversation, to get actual work done. I’m not asking her since you both didn’t agree. Bye!
LAUREN: Okay. Okay. Little bro, keep your pants on! We promise to be on our best behavior!
KATE: Scout’s honor!
ME: You know that only works if you were Scouts, right?!
KATE: Whatever
ME: K, seriously though I need to get work done so that I don’t have to bail. See you both tonight. Love u.
LAUREN: you too!!!!!
KATE: ASSSSSKKKKKKKK HERRRRRRRRR!
Sweet Jesus! These two are too much. I throw my phone into my desk drawer to avoid any other distractions. I have enough of those in my own head. But what would be so bad about asking her, besides exposing her to my crazy family? We’re just friends—I can say it’s my job as her friend to get her out of the house. Yeah, I could do that.
I grab the first paper in the pile and end up reading the same line four times. Okay, I’ll just text her. The worst that can happen is she says no. As Kate said, grab the bull by the balls and text her. Shit, I’d love for Dani to touch my balls. Fuck! This is why this isn’t a good idea. I place my head in my hands with my elbows propped up on my desk. What the hell is wrong with me?
After having a heated debate with myself and being distracted yet again from these papers, I take my phone out of my desk, pull up Dani’s name, and type out a text:
ME: Hey
Really? All this time debating if I should text her, let alone invite her to join us, and all I say is hey? It feels as though an eternity goes by, but by the time my phone buzzes again, it has really only been about two minutes.
DANI: Hi.
DANI: How’s your day going?
ME: It’s busy… too much work to get done.
DANI: Then how come you’re texting me?
Why am I texting her? Because I’m thinking about her? Because she’s on my mind all the time? Because I care about her? No, I can’t send any of those responses.
ME: I needed a distraction.
DANI: So I’m a distraction? Lol
ME: Something like that
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