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👋[hand waving emoji]
… hi
🍔[burger emoji] 🍰[slice of cake emoji] ?
……….
what?
wanna grab lunch?
oh
yeah, sure
😁[grinning emoji] 👍 [thumbs up emoji]
*
hey, thanks for suggesting lunch. I had a great time
😊[smiling/blushing emoji]
😋[yum emoji]
we'll have to go again
I feel like I haven't seen you much lately
💯[100 emoji]
🤗[hug emoji]
have you become allergic to words?
😂[laughing with tears emoji]
no
okay
well, what about dinner tomorrow?
👍[thumbs up emoji]
🤷[person shrugging emoji]
.... what does that mean?
is that a maybe?
where?
oh
my place?
👍[thumbs up emoji]
😁[grinning emoji]
I'll see you at 6 then
🍕[pizza emoji]? 🌮[taco emoji]? 🍝[spaghetti emoji]?
....... are you trying to ask me what I'm gonna cook?
🤨[raised eyebrow emoji]
🤢[sick emoji]
Okay I got that one. RUDE
😂[laughing with tears emoji]
😘[kissing heart emoji]
🙄[rolling eyes emoji]
I'll get takeaway, okay?
👏[clapping emoji]
there's a new Thai place I've been wanting to try, how does that sound?
😋[yum emoji]
.......... okay then
I'll see you tomorrow
👍[thumbs up emoji] 🥳[partying face emoji] 😁[grinning emoji]
*
…. 👋[hand waving emoji]
hey
what’s up?
… 😊[smiling/blushing emoji]
😍[heart eyes emoji]
🥰[face with three hearts emoji]
................
what?
🌃[night with stars emoji] ❤️[red heart emoji]
......... you had a good night?
that's great buck. me too
💋[kiss emoji]
🔁[arrows clockwise emoji]
…….
👁️[eye emoji]
🫀 [anatomical heart emoji]
............. what's with the emoji dissection?
😡[rage emoji]
I'm gonna be very happy when you go back to SPEAKING to me
✋[raised hand emoji]
👉[pointing right emoji] 👂[ear emoji]
… okay buck
👁️[eye emoji]
🫀 [anatomical heart emoji]
🤘[metal hand sign emoji]
…..
🙂[slightly smiling emoji] ….
I have no idea what you're saying
😩[weary emoji]
did you go home and get drunk?
omg no I'm not drunk
just forget it
done
good night
goodnight buck
*
hey
what're you up to today?
nothing much
you?
wanna hang out?
definitely
😊[smiling/blushing emoji]
wanna meet somewhere, or should I come over?
depends what you wanna do
I'm open to suggestions
🚵[mountain biking emoji] ?
if you want
or we could stay in
maybe just come over and we can decide once you're here?
sounds great
see you soon
👁️[eye emoji] 🫀 [anatomical heart emoji] 🤘[metal hand sign emoji]
oh, we're back to this are we?
you know that heart emoji is disgusting right?
...........
wow
okay then
what?
nothing
just pretend I didn't send it
is this better?
👁️[eye emoji] ❤️ [red heart emoji] 🤘[metal hand sign emoji]
it's definitely less gross
but I still don't know what it's supposed to mean
seriously?
something about going to see a heavy metal concert?
what?
no, that’s…
maybe I should ask Chris to translate your texts from now on
omg
nevermind
I'll see you when you get here
sure will
see you soon
*
hey, are you okay?
of course
why wouldn't I be?
sorry about what happened
it’s fine
………
are WE okay?
of course we are
okay
good
maybe we need to avoid video games for a bit 😅[sweat smile emoji]
……. maybe
hey, um
can I ask you something?
sure
what is it?
.... were you just pretending not to understand the emojis I sent you?
so that I’d stop?
no
it's okay if you were
Buck, I legit had no idea what you were saying
....... okay
well, doesn't matter now anyway
tell Chris I say hi
will do
*
hey, you got a minute to chat?
sure
what’s up?
so remember how I said I was gonna ask Chris to translate all your emojis?
.............
I thought you were joking
nope
anyway
he seems to think you were trying to tell me you're in love with me
...........
what do you want me to say?
‘sorry’?
no
I want you to tell me if he's right
why?
because it's important
..... right
okay
fine
he’s right
........ wow. okay
you're in love with me?
yeah
but don't worry I got the hint
what hint?
when you practically threw yourself off me?
after playing video games?
omg, buck
I didn't know how you felt!
maybe not, but it was pretty obvious I was about to kiss you
you want me to come back over and wrestle you again?
I….. what?
you were?
I wanted to kiss you, Buck. .... that's why I pulled back
that and my phone alarm going off
wait
you wanted to kiss me?
yeah
omg
I thought…
I thought I'd freaked you out
no
maybe I freaked myself out a little bit
wow
I would never have forgiven myself if I'd kissed you and you didn't want me to
but ............ you do want me to?
I absolutely want you to
okay
… okay?
let's make that happen
wow
okay
now?
now works
so I should come over?
yes please
okay
I’m on my way
great
I can’t wait to see you
😊[smiling/blushing emoji]
😏[smirking emoji]
hey, Eddie?
yeah?
👁️[eye emoji] ❤️[red heart emoji] 🤘 [metal hand sign emoji]
smh
I love you too
🧡[orange heart emoji]
you do???
yeah
😍[heart eyes emoji]
that is the best thing I've ever heard
now get over here so I can show you how much
yes sir 😏[smirking emoji]