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Harlow |Phoenix | Other people
“I had a dream about you last night, well this morning.”
“Was terrible like the one I had of you a few days ago?”
“The very opposite actually. I had a dream you asked me to be your boyfriend.”
“I did ask you to be my boyfriend.”
“And I said yes.”
“More like, hell fucking yeah I’ll date you. I’ve been waiting a lifetime to call you my girl.”
“I don't remember being that dramatic.”
“Close enough.”
“I have called you my girl before though it wasn’t in a I want you for myself kind of way.”
“I remember. You were talking to Corey. How’s he doing by the way.”
“He’s great. He’s had a few people mail him about the house and when I told him that you and I are dating he said it was about damn time that I got my shit together.”
“Did you tell him that I was the one who took the shot?”
“Of course I didn’t tell him you were the first to shoot your shot, which technically you weren’t. I’ve made it obvious that I liked you a long time ago.”
“Doesn’t matter because I was the one who made the jump.”
“Sure you were babe.”
“ . . . . ”
“Harlow?”
“Yeah?”
“You okay? Was that weird for you?”
“No, I liked it.”
“The why’d you get so quiet on me?”
“I’m trying not to smile so hard.”
“Don’t. That’s exactly how I want you. I want you smiling all the time.”
“All the time?”
“All the time.”
“ . . . . ”
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“Have you told your parents about us?’
“I’ve told everyone who would listen.”
“Me too.”
“Seriously?”
“Damn near. Our phone calls have been the talk of my Marines and a few others. There was a bet going on that you were catfishing me awhile back.”
“Wow.”
“In the end I, well we won a little over two hundred bucks.”
“Are you serious?"
“People were betting ten bucks and then it was another bet that after the twenty-five days were up you wouldn’t talk to me again. The two hundred is from both bets combined.”
“You guys really have nothing to do.”
“Not much to do on a ship babe. You got video games, a tiny musty gym, a small basketball court, and your job.”
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