“I know you had a girlfriend.”I told him.“It’s okay that you had a girlfriend, Lee.I just didn’t think you would stop talking to me completely.”
“I didn’t do it on purpose.”He paused, trying to think of what to say.“I just – after a while, I thought, maybe you had gotten over me and I should just leave you alone.”
“I could never get over you.”I whispered.
“Ahh shit, dangit.”Lee dropped the phone and picked it back up.
“What?What happened?”
“I just … dropped my coke when you said that.”
I laughed.
He laughed.
We kept talking.
I told him about my short-lived boyfriend and how he broke up with me because I was a prude.
“So, you didn’t kiss him?”he asked.
“No, I didn’t kiss him.I guess I am a prude, huh?”
“No, you’re not a prude, Ellie.You’re just saving your first kiss for me!”
“God, would you just fly out here and kiss me already?”I was semi-joking.
“I would in a heartbeat.”He said.“You know I would.”
“I know.”
And I told him about how Lucas said he carved my name on him.To which he responded, “What!?This dude sounds hella crazy!”
We laughed and I sighed, this was great.Hearing his voice, it just brought normal back.
“Can you please send me your picture?I need an updated one.”He asked.
“Ugh, okay.”I said.“But you might not think I’m as pretty as before.”
“Never.”He shot back.
“Okay, I’ll send you a picture if you promise to please call me and write to me.Even if you do get another girlfriend.”
“I don’t want another girlfriend.”He said.
“Okay, but you will.And I want you to promise that we will still talk to each other, or at least when we’re not dating someone.”
“Okay, I guess.If you say so.”
“I’m serious.Promise?”
“Promise.”
“I’ll send you a letter.”I tell him.
“Okay.Bye, Ellie.”
“Bye.”I hang up the phone and spin around giggling to myself because this just made my whole day!Steff popped in with a big smile on her face and I realized that she had purposely planned this because she told me she was tired of both of us moping about.Well, thank you, Steff, this was exactly what I needed!
