I Met You

nch his face, "not a proud moment, I swear, but okay, I will tell you, I did not choose this, I am trying to get out of this mess." His cell began to run again, and his expression changed to one of pure dread and annoyance: "Yes?" He responded without a care in his words, and I pressed my lips at how he was behaving; clearly girl trouble; perhaps he was hiding from a girlfriend or an ex; that must suck, but it would not make sense given what his family does for a living; they are the world's leading hacking company, and they have purchased other companies to keep themselves hidden from the public; my friend Ted and I are obsessed with his family's role in all of this. After a while, I realized how uncomfortable this was for him, so I decided not to push him any further; from what I am seeing, he is had a rough day. "Hey, if it is okay with you, I do not want you to explain anything to me; in fact, let us just call it a truce; you have had a fantastic day, and so have I; right now, I need to go home to do some things." He looked at my hand, which held my cell phone, and said, "You mean your plumbing problem? I can send someone and have it paid for; you have literally given me fresh air to breathe; I have never needed a free friend; I mean, what I mean to say is that I did not have to elevate you or something like that, or call in a favor that my company could." I laughed at how hard he was trying to clarify. I understood what he meant by a true friend who did not want anything from him, but in reality, even though I was older, I wanted third base with the