(ring)

Hello?

"Hey, it's me."

Your name came up, I know.

"I know you know." (Actually, I still don't know. Please, say your name!)

Where are you?

"Goin' over to my buddy's."

What are you going to do?

"Gonna go out, see a band."

Which band?

"Some shitty band playing on Sixth Street."

Not my thing.

"Yeah, they all suck, it's just for tourists."

Yeah.

"What are you doing?"

(I was getting ready to go out.) Nothing.

"Will you be home later?"

I don't know. Why?

"You want some company?"

Sure. When?

"About 12, 12:30?"

Okay.

"Okay, I'll call you when I'm on my way."

Okay.

"Later."

Bye.

(I went out. I left my friends early. I came home and waited.)

(He didn't call.)

~

(Several days later...ring)

Hello?

"Hey, it's me."

Well hello.

"What are you doing?"

Working.

"On what?"

Stuff. Why?

"Just curious."

Mmm hmm.

"Hey man, sorry about the other night."

That's okay.

"I got hung up at my buddy's, and it got too late, so I crashed at his house."

Ah.

"Are you pissed?"

No.

"You're pissed."

I'm not.

"You are."

You're right, I'm devastated.

"You are?"

I haven't left the house in two days.

"Really?"

(pause)

...Um, no.

"Oh."

You do whatever you want.

"I'll make it up to you."

YOU'RE going to make it up to me.

"Yeah."

How?

"Let me come over tonight."

No.

"Come on."

I'm busy.

"You're not."

I am.

"You're a liar."

I'm not lying, I'm going out.

"Where?"

Just with friends.

"Oh."

(pause)

"Then call me when you get home."

It'll be too late.

"Oh."

(pause)

"Oh, okay, well..."

I need to go get ready, I gotta go.

"Okay, well...I'll talk to you later, I guess."

Talk to you later.

"Bye."

(I didn't have any plans.)

(So I called my friends. I made plans. I went out.)

~~~

<< You Have One Text Message >>

CALL ME 2NITE WHEN YOU R HOME

(and the heart goes beat beat beat beat beat)

~~~

(ring)

"Hello?"

Okay, I'm home.

"You said you'd be out late."

It is late.

"No it's not."

Where are you?

"I'm out with my buddies."

Oh.

"You want some company?"

Oh God, here we go.

"What?"

I've heard that before.

"I'll be there in an hour."

(sigh)

"Come on."

Well, I'm going to bed, but I'll leave the door open. If you come over, you come over.

"Okay."

If you come over, just let yourself in.

"Okay, I'll see you in a little bit."

Okay.

(I left the door unlocked.)

(But I sat on the couch.)

(I waited an hour. I sat with the dog, and watched TV. Then I gave up. I went to bed.)

~~~

(I woke up to the sound of keys, dropping on the carpet. Clink.)

"Shh."

(I forgot to lock the door.)

...Hey.

"Shh, sh sh sh."

(clink clink goes the buckle of his belt. flump go his pants to the floor.)

"Let me in."

(I rolled over to face him, but he put a hand on my shoulder and rolled me back onto my side. Sliding up against my back, he wrapped his arm around me. And let out a deep breath.)

"Go back to sleep."

(And...I did.)

Comments

[Ryan]

Wicked cute, even if he screwed up. No one's perfect. It's official, I need a boyfriend.

[Glenn C]

Dan:

I think you are going to get your heart broken. Let this young twink alone and find some nice handsome guy clser to your age(like me). ;)

[Brooke]

oooh, I wish we could see what this guy looked like!!

[rocco]

Wow Awesome webblog dude!! I love it!! I'm very new to this and wouldn't mind a little help with it.

Keep in touch

Rocco

[Jennifer]

You write very well. I have been reading your blog for a few years, love it!! Have a good one!

[James]

scandalous

[Chad]

You left your door unlocked?!?! You must live in a good area and/or be very trusting! Both of which would be very good things BTW. x

[kryss]

if you need an intern, feel free to contact me, while I work on finding a job now that I'm out of college, I do lots and lots of time wasting these days, I'd be happy to help organize emails and make lists of most popular requests and topics and all!

[erik]

whoa. that's intimacy.

[johnO]

That's hot, Dan. I was completely enthralled. Sounds like you've already surrendered...

[Jane Jane]

As always, great post. I love your AG posts!!

Incidently, the very last part reminds me of when I sneak into my boyfriend's house before class except I shush one or two dogs that are in my way.

About that internship, you can always contact me while I'm getting my second degree.

Toodles.

[will]

go for it, we are only alive once we are dead for a long time . i hope you find what will make you happy love the blog

[Stefanie]

Hey Dan,
Have you seen the Spazmatics in Austin? They're a franchise but they are good. 80's rock is sweet!

[Leonard]

I want to know his name!!! Doesn't that bug you Dan?
Love the blogging but I think the real twist in this story, is that you can't remember his name! LOL I'm waiting for that post!
Good work.

[hayden]

Okay, I've got a trick to figure out his name. Ask him what his full name is, like first, middle and last. The only way this can fail is if the name he goes by is some weird, obscure nickname, in which case you're screwed. But it's worth a try, right?

[Jessica O.]

The sly way I find out a name or info is swap drivers liscense, say something like "My liscense picture is wack" show him yours, then ask to see his. Works every time.

[Ryan]

Very good idea, Hayden, the license swap will definately work. Everyone likes to look at other people's licenses, especially when they're in their teens and early twenties...

[Lisa]

Dan, you should seriously think about writing a book or something. You have what it takes to keep people enthralled and coming back for more ...

[Erica]

Aaargh... you lost the perfect opportunity! When he didn't show up and then called a few days later... you could have forced him to say his name after "Its me" with a "Me who?" in a slightly snarky tone. After all, you had the right to be a little po'd at that point.

The only other option is to get him drunk, wait for him to pass out, then search his wallet.

[s]

do you ever think he might read this?