Owen: Best sexual experience.
Poppy: Uh…
Braden: Did the foot fetish scare you away?
Poppy: Shouldn’t the threesome have done that already?
Braden: Did it?
Owen: Too soon? Rewind. What’s your relationship dealbreaker?
Poppy: Liars. Your turn, truth or dare?
Owen: Don’t I deserve a follow-up question to that?
Poppy: Rules are rules. One question per turn.
Owen: Ah… so you’re a stickler for rules, I’ll remember that. Fine, I’ll go with a truth.
Poppy: Give me a minute. I need to think of something and grab another beer.
Owen: I’ll grab one too. We can have a drink together.
Poppy: For some reason, no.
Braden: I’m glad. But regardless, I don’t plan on sharing you again.
Poppy: I’m not yours to share.
Braden: Not yet.
Poppy: Not ever.
Braden: We’ll see about that.
What the heck?I pad into the kitchen for my third beer, completely perplexed at the situation. Tossing my empty bottle into the trash, I open the fridge for another and return to the couch. If someone had told me I’d be sitting here talking with a potential date and a past hookup, I’d have called them insane. Even crazier is that “past hookup”is a phrase in my vocabulary.
At least this is fun. I like the option of chatting through text,rather than the stress of meeting in person and having to beon.It’s easier to be myself and not panic over my appearance or how I sound.
But whatever this is with Braden is crazy. I figured I’d never talk to him again, let alone be bantering back and forth. I’m not sure what this means, or where to go from here, but I’m already in this mess, so I’ll see it through. At least it’s only over the phone.
Owen: Did I lose you?
Poppy: I’m here. Just had to get settled. What’s the biggest misconception about you? Cheers, by the way.
Owen: Cheers to you. Let me think about it. Don’t go anywhere.
Poppy: I’ll be waiting.
I’ve got to be quicker at transitioning between conversations.
Braden: What are you doing tonight other than texting me about your stinky feet?
Visiting the Twilight Zone. Having a conversation with two men at once like some hussy. Wondering what the hell is happening right now.
Poppy: Relaxing. I’ve hardly been able to since I’ve been back.
Braden: I wish I could help you with that.
