You know a lot of things. You're 24 now and your birthday was yesterday.
You especially know you love him.
[[talk to him]]
Right when you get to work, you go to message him.
It turns out he messaged you first.
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")[Hey]
//He knows exactly when you get to work.//
[[Good morning]]
[[I love you.]]
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[Good morning]
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")[Good morning to you too! Even though it's 1 p.m.]
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[And you've been up for the past five hours, how do you even do it]
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; ")[I'm enthusiastic for my job]
[[you want to change your wallpaper]]
You ask him to pick your wallpaper.
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[Pick out my new wallpaper for me]
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")[Hmm... I dont know
What is it right now?]
[[nature/forest]]
[[cityscape]]
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[It's a forest/nature background]
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")[That gives me an idea
We should go walking sometime]
[[What should you change it to?]]
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")[We literally both live in the city why would you want to see it again when you JUST escaped it?!]
[[That's a good question]]
[[because...]]
What should you change your background to?
[[A picture of him.]]
[[A quote.]]
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")[I have a good question! What are you going to change your wallpaper to?]
[[Oh right...->What should you change it to?]]
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")[Because?]
because....
...Is this an inside joke?
[[Yes.]]
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[I’m putting you as my background.]
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")[Aww that’s sweet I’m blushing
You might want to be careful. What if someone gets on your computer or you accidently show them your desktop?]
[[I want to see your face every time I get to work.]]
[[I'm not going to worry about it.]]
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[I think I'll put a quote]
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")[Neat, send me a picture of it when you find one]
You search for one.
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[I want to see your face every time I get to work.]
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")[God I love you so much…]
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[I love you a whole lot more than you know]
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")[Aww
Oh how was your birthday? Did you have fun?]
[[You weren't there...]]
[[It was great but I missed you... I still miss you...]]
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")[It’s sweet but… I don’t want them to know. It’s not time.]
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[I know.]
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")[Anyways, did you have fun for your birthday?]
[[Sure]]
[[we can't keep doing this]]
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[You werent there]
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")[I know
If you would have went somewhere in the middle of the day with no indication as to where they would suspect something]
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[Maybe we should tell them then]
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")[What]
You sigh to yourself and lean back in your chair.
//(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[He just has to do this, doesn't he?]//
[[...->Talk to him the next break you get.]]
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")[I want to make it up to you!
Maybe I can get my roommates to leave for the weekend and you can come over for a day
Do you think (css: "font-size: 25px; color: #E8DE00; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")[♑] will let you have a day off?]
[[I can try.]]
[[
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")[That doesn't sound convincing]
You look at your schedule and realize it's time to work.
Message him back?
[[Yes]]
[[No]]
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")[If they found out they...
Besides, it's none of their business]
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")[I miss sharing moments with us and our friends together because we're still a secret
I can't stand it]
You can tell he knows what you mean but it's obvious he doesn't agree.
Finally, after noon traffic, you sit down at your desk.
You get on Skype and message him.
[[Him. Him. All of him.]]
You decide to message him one last time before you set your Skype on Do Not Disturb
What do you message him?
[[I want to tell them]]
[[I want to see you more often]]
You decide not to message him back.
You get to work. An hour and thirty minutes passes.
//Why didn't I message him//
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")[I thought I was going to have to say it first.
I love you too.]
You consider if you said it too soon...
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana;")[I loved you the moment I saw you]
(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")[Aww! Well I guess better sooner than later, right?]
[[Right...]]
[[Maybe]]
Yes it is
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")[Okaaaay
Anyways
]
You message him and tell him you want to tell them, then you get to work.
An hour passes, then your phone rings.
[[Pick up phone]]
Still, I want to see you more often
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")["Hello."] You say in a serious tone, and wait for his familiar voice to say something.
A sigh is heard, then you hear him talk.
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")["Don't tell me you already did it..."]//
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")["Of course not, I want to do it together."]
//(css: "font-size: 25px; color: #7400CC; font-family: font-family: Book Antiqua,Palatino,Palatino Linotype,Palatino LT STD,Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500;
")["Together? Can't we just not do it at all?" You can hear how worried and stressed he is.]//
You think it's about time you were honest with all of your friends. And plus, if you do tell them and they're chill with it you can ask your friends if he can come with since he's your boyfriend.
[[.....]]
I guess I can try.
(css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")["I love you,"] you whisper as silently as possible, (css: "font-size: 24px; color: #9500BF; font-family: Verdana; ")["but we need to tell them."]
Silence. An inhale.
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")["Okay, B."]
It's time to get to work, so you decide you'd call him next break.
You don't check Skype until two hours passes.
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