Awkward
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“Fawn, I…I…” Ted stuttered, not knowing what to say. “Look, you’re a good looking girl.” He guessed. He never really thought of her that way. “But… but…” How to put it right?
“Relax, Ted.” Fawn’s laugh was higher pitched than usual. “Did you think I was serious?”
Did he? It sounded… yes, he had.
“You did.” Another laugh and a slap on his arm. “Goodness, Ted. You can be such a goof sometimes.”
She had been joking. Thank the good… Ted relaxed, feeling a bit foolish and a whole lot relieved. “I’ve had a lot on my mind.” He used as an excuse.
“We’re friends, Ted, and okay, friendship is a good base for a relationship, maybe even the best, but we’re friends.”
“We are.”
This time when she put her hand in his, Ted didn’t have the heart to pull away. They were friends. It meant nothing. Right?
“You really think I’m good looking?” Fawn preened.
“Sure.” He shrugged.
“You don’t think I’m too large…” She flung her shoulders back. “You know…” She looked down. “There?”
What? Ted swallowed. She wanted him to comment on her chest? “I wouldn’t know.” He felt his face grow hot.
“Come on, Ted, you’re a guy. Take a look. Tell me what you think?”
So he did and felt a thousand times worse. This was his friend. He shouldn’t be looking there. And what would Nancy say?
But Fawn was expecting an answer.
“They’re okay.”
“Okay?” Her face fell.
He groaned. This was never going to end. “They’re okay, nice, whatever. Can we stop talking about it now?”
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Read more about an older Nancy, Anne’s business partner, in Breach Of Trust, available May 2008
on February 6th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Kim!
I suddenly realized I have gotten used to seeing your posts on the loop and at drunkwriters, but haven’t been over here in an eon! So here I am.
I like the ‘Nancy Meets Ted’ title - gives off a ‘When Harry Met Sally” vibe. And I like how the names feel exactly equivalent to each other. Yes, I’ve been told I spend too much time thinking about character names…..