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after what happened today.

And that you’re cool with it.

Aww… it was kinda cute they were checking in on me! It wasn’t something they normally did. Then again, the guys had never sprung anything this big on me before. So…

It’s all good in the hood.

No harm, no foul.

I cringed a little at my own cheesiness, but I wanted to keep it lighthearted. I was never any good at texting, especially not as much as other people. I found it easy to misinterpret things and hard to convey mood. Besides, face to face was so much better.

A minute of silence went by, with nothing else. Was that really it? Was that all they had?

Amateurs.

As an afterthought, I hammered out another cute little message and hit the SEND button.

I guess I’m just a little offended

none of you asked me. ;)

I grinned at my own flirty cleverness. Maybe I could text. The little smiley face at the end made it sassy.

This time the little message-bubble started blinking immediately, indicating a response. A few seconds later, it came through:

Oh believe me, we wanted to.

We just didn’t want to shit

where we ate.

I didn’t know whether to laugh or be disgusted. I went with the latter:

Alright, that’s a pretty good one.

I was still laughing when I re-read that first part again:

We.

It inferred that they actually discussed it. Had they really discussed it? At first I thought it was a joke, but suddenly I wasn’t so sure. As I was contemplating, another message came through:

Besides, the last thing we wanted to do

was scare you off. You’re pretty awesome,

Kayleen. We enjoy having you here.

I felt a warmth spreading over me, starting from somewhere deep in my belly. It was a good warmth. But also a warmth of excitement.

I know I’m awesome, but it’s always fun to hear.

You guys aren’t too bad yourselves.

It was lame, but it was the best I could do. What else can a girl say to being called awesome?

I watched the screen a little more, and nothing happened. After two minutes, I had to assume our little conversation was over. Shit, it was kind of a relief. I never knew when to end these things anyway.

But then, just as I was about to put the phone down: