[The phone had looked new. All packaged. Even had a nice screen protector. And she'd bought a case for it. One that was supposedly Swiss Army tested and waterproof. Of course, none of that actually stopped the screen from smashing into a thousand pieces, but. Well. She was trying.
But she found a number had already been put into her phone.
"James" was now changed in the contact book to "Creepy Guy" with the name noted in the comments. She wanted plenty of warning if/when he called or texted.]
Expensive gifts for a stranger is kind of creepy. You know that? I hope you know that.
[James gets the text while he's working on putting together the trial hearing statements. He usually burnt the midnight oil for clients, but this was a Very Important one. One that demanded more attention than usual.
When he reads the text, James taps his forehead with his phone in slow, deliberate movements.
This is why we don't do things impulsively a week before the full moon, self. They result in bad first impressions.
Still. He can fix this. Maybe.
James forces himself not to reply immediately, and instead finishes the page he's highlighting before opening his phone again and ordering dinner before opening the message once more. It's been twenty minutes.]
I do. I'm just not sure your poor phone deserved that. You can return it if you like.
[The pause is good. It means (she thinks) he isn't waiting by his phone for any contact from her. Plus it gives her time to customize the background on it, record her voice mail message...]
Depends. Is this a gift-gift or a well-now-you-owe-me-gift?
[Three guesses on the correct answer there, and the first two don't count.]
[He glances at his phone as it lights up again. And he waits. A little shorter on time now, he's just starting to clean up his pile of work because his food should be coming any minute now and he doesn't want to make a mess.
After he's stacked up all the books that he collected, James leans on the pile and begins texting again.]
Gift-gift.
I didn't mean anythi -
I'm sorry. I didn't mean for it to -
[He comes close to typing out an apology for giving her the phone. From her question, he realizes that this is something crazy people do and he wants to let her know he isn't crazy but...he's listened to some of his female co-workers complain about guys and texting before. Less is more, or so he thinks from what he's overheard.]
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But she found a number had already been put into her phone.
"James" was now changed in the contact book to "Creepy Guy" with the name noted in the comments. She wanted plenty of warning if/when he called or texted.]
Expensive gifts for a stranger is kind of creepy. You know that? I hope you know that.
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When he reads the text, James taps his forehead with his phone in slow, deliberate movements.
This is why we don't do things impulsively a week before the full moon, self. They result in bad first impressions.
Still. He can fix this. Maybe.
James forces himself not to reply immediately, and instead finishes the page he's highlighting before opening his phone again and ordering dinner before opening the message once more. It's been twenty minutes.]
I do. I'm just not sure your poor phone deserved that. You can return it if you like.
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Depends. Is this a gift-gift or a well-now-you-owe-me-gift?
[Three guesses on the correct answer there, and the first two don't count.]
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After he's stacked up all the books that he collected, James leans on the pile and begins texting again.]
Gift-gift.
I didn't mean anythi -
I'm sorry. I didn't mean for it to -
[He comes close to typing out an apology for giving her the phone. From her question, he realizes that this is something crazy people do and he wants to let her know he isn't crazy but...he's listened to some of his female co-workers complain about guys and texting before. Less is more, or so he thinks from what he's overheard.]
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[Because the phone is nice. Plenty of space on it, a brand new model, and exactly her style.
Which might be why she can't help a bit of a joke.]
Surprised you didn't include a good case.
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Thought just leaving it up to you would be less...
[What was the word she used? James scrolls up in the text window a bit before finishing with:]
creepy than getting you one of everything.
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[It's not her fault she goes through phones. They're just usually the best thing she has on hand.]
You new in town? Haven't seen you at the Jolly Roger before.
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[It's not exactly the conversation he wants to have right now. Being vague will have to do, but he's sure that she won't forget that.]
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What do you do?
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[Cue the blood-sucking jokes.]
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[When your family is sort of part of a mob... It helps to ask.]
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[He knows exactly why she says it though. After all, he's met her father.]