Skip a few days

Tegan : is it giving cute and casual or is it giving u didn't even try
Tally : cute and cas
Tegan; ok thank u
Tally ; why do u want cute and casual
Tegan : I'm going bowling with ben for our first date don't tell mum cause she'll just want to know everything .
Tally ; bowling for a 1st date
Tegan : he said getting a meal for a first is to romantic
Tally: but still bowling
Tegan; if it don't botherd me shouldn't bother u
Tally ; is gonna take u to McDonald's on your next date
Tegan; i love McDonald's
Tally ; ok and when mum and dad get back from work where should i say u are
Tegan ; say I'm with ben just don't say.its a date
Tally ; ok
Tegan ; right see ya
Tally ; have fun
Tegan; will do

I walk down stairs and the door goes

Tegan : hi
Ben ; hey u ready to go
Tegan : yh

I walk out the door and we walk to his car and he opens the door

Tegan : ooo very kind of u thank u
Ben ; thats ok

He shuts the door and he gets in and he starts driving

Tegan: what happend to your face

I put my hand on his cut

Ben ; i was in training today and we were kicking the ball around and someone stuck there hand out and they had long nails and just scratched my face.
Tegan : ow
Ben ; it hurts
Tegan; i bet
Ben ; when i got home i called my sister and said how do i cover this I'm meeting someone
Tegan: no u didn't
Ben ; i did and she just goes theres no covering that up u either cancel or deal with it
Tegan : makes u look tuff
Ben ; oh yh i got in a fight
Tegan; oh shit hot

He starts laughing and he carrys on driving and we get into town and we head to the bowling ally .

Tegan : are u ready to lose
Ben ; we will see who the loser is at the end of the game
Tegan : it will be u
Ben ; take your go

I pick up a ball and i take my turn and i get a strike

Tegan: ok i wasn't expecting that first round
Ben ; ok maybe i have no fucking chance but what a bowl that was
Tegan : no u got this

He gets up hugging me and i sit down and he has his turn and we play the game of bowling and i did end up winning .

Ben ; good game
Tegan : oh it was great game
Ben ; to be fair it was even tho i lost oh well do u want to get a drink and play some pool
Tegan: yh I'll get the drinks what do u want
Ben ; i can get them
Tegan : u payed for bowling so i will get the drinks now what do u want...wait let me guess red bull
Ben ; yes please I'll set up the table
Tegan : ok

I go to the bar and i get us our drinks and when i go back the table was set up

Ben : ready
Tegan: yh

He hands me a cue and he breaks

Tegan : i have a question
Ben ; ok
Tegan ; so u know how your hair is always on point
Ben ; most of the time when I'm on the pitch its a mess but yes
Tegan: would u let james Madison give u a hair cut
Ben ; absolutely not he would stiff me up big time
Tegan: what if u get payed million pounds
Ben ; i don't know
Tegan; it will grow back
Ben ; but i will be seen in public with the deadest trip james would mess me up so much.
Tegan: but a millon pounds
Ben ; would u let chris cut your hair
Tegan; yh i know how to put on wigs I'd spend the million on getting wigs .
Ben ; the whole millon
Tegan : no to be honest i have enough wigs but i want a millon pounds
Ben ; a millon pounds does sound good
Tegan ; it does
Ben ; shit

He pots the black ball

Ben ; fuck sake
Tegan : another game
Ben ; yh

I put the money in and i set up the table and we play a few rounds and we both won 2 games each .

Ben ; right we are never going bowling again
Tegan : why
Ben : because i don't want to lose again

I let out a little laugh

Tegan ; what if i let u win
Ben ; no
Tegan : fine no bowling again
Ben ; well atchally it depends if u would want to go on another date
Tegan: is that u asking
Ben : yh
Tegan: no
Ben ; ok
Tegan: I'm joking yes
Ben: no i don't want to now
Tegan: ohh
Ben : fine i guess we can

He puts his hand on my knee and i hold onto his arm

Ben : what do u want to do for a date
Tegan: i don't know
Ben : thats great help
Tegan: well i don't know
Ben ; well choose what we did today so u need to choose
Tegan ; i don't know
Ben: oh my God

I start laughing

Ben ; ok i go away in a few days so how about when i get back u have an idea for a date
Tegan ; sounds like a good idea
Ben ; ok sorted
Tegan: where are u going
Ben ; Denmark
Tegan; holiday
Ben ; like a Christmas party with the football lads
Tegan : ah ok so its gonna be boozy
Ben ; i think so and were all wearing customs
Tegan : what do u mean customs
Ben: just customs
Tegan: whats yours
Ben : um...tinker bell

I burst out laughing

Tegan : tinker bell
Ben ; I'm gonna look like a fool but I'm gonna be drunk and I'm the only wearing so I'm gonna be fine
Tegan ; oh u are so sending me photo of u dressed up as tinker bell
Ben : and let u have an embarrassing photo of me no chance
Tegan: u will send me a photo
Ben: i can send u a photo

I look at him and he starts laughing

Ben ; get your head iut the gutter i didn't mean that u dirty minded
Tegan: shut it and i mean it u will be sending me a photo of u dressed as tinker bell
Ben ; no I'll send u a photo of my face but no tinker bell
tegan: just mean
Ben ; i am so sorry
Tegan : mmm

He stands up

Ben ; come on

I stick my hands out ans he grabs them pulling me up

Tegan; thank u

He wraps his arm around me and we walk out the bowling ally

Tegan; what are your plans for Christmas
Ben ; go to milton Keynes and spend it with my family and eat so much food
tegan : i can't wait for the food
Ben ; pigs and blankets
Tegan: i love them and turkey
Ben : all of it
Tegan: u got all your Christmas shopping done
Ben ; yh i am all done.
Tegan : oh wow ok
Ben ; i dread the wrapping
Tegan; oh i enjoy wrapping
Ben ; u can wrap mine for me then
Tegan; i find it therapeutic so i will happily wrap for u
Ben ; weirdo
Tegan : i know
Ben ; are u done Christmas shopping
Tegan; almost
Ben ; so bad
tegan : i have 10 days to get everything
Ben ; exactly 10 days
Tegan ; I'll get it done
Ben ; what are your plans for Christmas

We get in his car

Tegan : my whole family is staying at frannys familys place and were all celebrating together
Ben ; how many people are gonna be there
Tegan ; to many
Ben ; fair enough

He starts driving and we get back to mine

Tegan : thank u for tonight i enjoyed myself
Ben ; so did i

We look at each other and he slowly moves over and i lean over kissing him and he kisses me back.

Tegan: I'll see u soon
Ben : yh
Tegan : thank u again

I get out the car and i walk inside

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