I Never Planned On You

Day 24/35- Eve

I wake up at 7 am to a ding on my phone. I grab it off of my nightstand and see a text from Ben,

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE BABAY

I quickly type back a response,

YOU TOO BABAY

And then fall back asleep.

I wake up about 2 hours later when someone is repeatedly knocking on my door.

"Go away!" I groan, putting my face in my pillow.

"Unlock the door!" I hear. TERESA!

I jump up and open the door to see my best friend on the planet standing in front of me.

"TERESA!" I screech, jumping her.

"Calm down!" She laughs.

"I missed you so much!"

"I missed you too!"

"Why are you here so early?" I ask.

"The fam is going out to breakfast in 20 minutes." She says.

"Okay, let me just get changed." I tell her and she nods, walking away.

I shut the door and remove my onesie pajamas that Josh bought me, replacing them with leggings and Ben's sweatshirt that says BROOKLYN. I slip on socks and my Nike sneakers before putting my hair up in a loose ponytail. I apply some mascara, not bothering to put any other makeup on, but not wanting to look like a total slob. I grab my phone and walk downstairs after going into the bathroom to brush my teeth.

"Morning." I say to my family, sitting down at the kitchen table.

"Hey, sweets." Dad says as I scroll through my twitter feed.

"Where are we eating?" I ask.

"We were thinking IHOP, does that sound good to you?" My mom asks.

"Yeah, that's good." I say, smiling, remembering when Ben ate the whole kitchen of IHOP.

When we arrive at IHOP, the smell of fresh bacon makes my mouth water. We get seated at a booth near the back.
I quickly pull out my phone and take a picture of the menu, sending it to Ben,

Thinkin of ya

A moment later he responds,

I didn't eat for two days after that

I smile and put my phone back in the sweatshirt pocket.

"What has you all giggly this morning?" Dad asks.

"Honey, leave her be." Mom says.

"Whatever you say, Lils." He replies, putting his arm around mom's shoulder.