"Hey Alexis. What's up?" My friend Becky said through the phone. It was the next day after I met Harry. He was such a gentleman walking me home.
"Hey I was wondering if you wanted to come over for a bit? I have some things to tell you." I said while petting my dog who sat in my lap. He thinks he's a lap dog but he's not. His name is Gibson and is a big golden doodle. He's the cutest dog you could ever have.
"Oooooo some things? I'll be right over!" And then the line went dead. I laughed at her childishness and started tidying up the house, Gibson following behind. Becky and I have known each other since we were little in kindergarten.
While I waited for Becky I made lunch for us and giving some of the scraps to Gibson. The doorbell rang and I couldn't help but skip with Gibson trailing behind to the door and open it seeing my best friend.
"Lexiiiiii!" Becky squeaked and pulled me into a hug. I laughed and hugged her back. "Hi Gibson!!" She got down on her knees and pet the big animal.
"I made lunch for us." I took her hand after she stood back up and skipped to the kitchen again. I could hear Becky laughing behind me.
"So what did you want to tell me?" She asked as she sat down on the island eating her sandwich.
I sat next to her picking up my sandwich, "Well, I met someone yesterday. Actually today."
"Who?" She looked confused; her brows furrowed and nose scrunched slightly.
"Okay, so you know how I told you Thomas was cheating on me?" I turned my body towards Becky as she nodded. "I met the girls boyfriend. The one that cheated with Thomas." I couldn't help the smile on my face thinking about Harry.
Becky started laughing, "How did you meet him?"
"I was walking home last night in the rain and bumped into him. And then he asked me if I wanted to have tea with him so I said yes." I took a drink of my water not making eye contact with Becky and gave Gibson part of my sandwich.
"How do you know it was her boyfriend though?" She was so concerned with the situation.
"We were both having a bad day and so we talked about it and we were having a bad day for the exact same reason and he said it would've been funny if they cheated together. Turns out they did." I took a bite of my sandwich after explaining the events of last night.
Becky just sat there laughing. "What if they end up together and then you and this guy end up together? That would be hilarious. You got his number right?" She drank her water then set her empty cup down.
"Yeah. He gave me his phone and said that he was hoping we could do that again." I could feel my cheeks burning up.
"Oh my gosh Alexis! You gotta text him now. Invite him over! What's his name again?" She blabbed.
"I'm not texting him now! And his name is Harry. I have to wait for the right time to text him and not sound psycho when I just saw him at 1 in the morning." I started fiddling with my fingers.
"1 in the morning? How late were you out with him?" She had that smirk where you know she was being dirty minded.
"Not like that you dummy!" I couldn't help but laugh at her. I grabbed our empty plates and rinsed them off in the sink while Becky continued.
"Well what does he look like? Then I'll tell you if it should've been like that." I just rolled my eyes and smiled.
"He had curly long hair and pretty green eyes. He was tall and lanky and a gentleman. What else would you like to know?" I asked turning around leaning against the counter.
"That's all I need to know in order to tell you you should've banged." Becky left the kitchen with Gibson and went to the living room with me following behind her and plopped down on the couch turning on the tv. Gibson jumped onto the couch and laid in my lap. I pet his curly hair.
"That would be bad Becky... But he was so good looking." The images of Harry flashed through my mind thinking about how he would stare intently at me or how he would twist his rings around his long fingers.
I felt my phone buzz in my back pocket. I fished it out and looked at the caller ID. It was Harry.
Harry: hello beautiful x
"Becky, Harry texted me." I smiled at his text and hit Becky's arm to get her attention.
"What did he say?" She squealed.
"Hello beautiful with an x." I smiled even bigger at the kiss at the end.
"Dude you have to go out with him! He was the one to text first." Becky hugged a pillow to her chest with a huge smile. "Man I wish I had a boyfriend like that."
"He's not my boyfriend." I mumbled. I fiddled around trying to think of what to say.
Me: hello handsome x
I hit send and bit my lip nervously. "I texted him back." I looked towards Becky, my heart beating faster than usual, and smiled.
"What did you say?" She asked quickly.
"Hello handsome with an x." I giggled at my cheesiness.
"You two are cute. I hope you guys become a thing!" Becky was always the one trying to set me up with guys because I never liked going out with anyone and then I found Thomas which was a big mistake.
My phone buzzed again.
Harry: What are you doing tonight? Because I was hoping that maybe we could go out somewhere. xx
"He wants to go on a date!" Becky screamed in my ear. I didn't realize she was reading over my shoulder.
"Becky I think I'm gonna go deaf because of you." I scratched my ear and gave her a fake scowl. "I'm kidding." I gave her a cheesy smile and laughed seeing her lip pouting.
"What are you going to say to him?" She asked while petting Gibson.
"That I'm free and going." I laughed.
Me: my schedule is pretty full but I think I can make some room for tonight 😉
I sent the message hoping he would smile a little. "I wonder what you guys are going to do tonight."
"I have no idea. How should I dress?" I could feel the nerves rising.
"I think you should go casual." Becky winked at me.
I started petting Gibson again. "This should be fun."
