Kali
You can’t keep ignoring me!
Ben
You know some people have better things to do than meddle in their best friends' lives.
Kali
We’re not meddling. We’re fixing things!
Ben
Right. Because it was all our fault in the first place... :-)
Kali
It was! We broke them up!
Ben
On Thanksgiving Eve 2014…
Kali
Do you remember it any differently? Oh, wait. You don’t remember ANYTHING.
Ben
I do remember. Some things. We were at a bar…
Kali
Becca and Andy were meeting a bunch of their high school friends.
Ben
There were jagerbombs…
Kali
Disgusting. But, yes.
Ben
It’s all a little bit fuzzy after that.
Kali
SHOCKER. Let me refresh your memory. I saved my texts with Becca from that night.
Kali
Ready for a trip down memory lane?? :D
BECCA2014
Kali! Where r u?
KALI2014
Hey! By the bar. Where r u?
BECCA2014
Near the back. I want to introduce you to someone ;)
KALI2014
Oh, God. Not this again.
BECCA2014
You don’t have to marry him. Unless you want to. :)
BECCA2014
Actually, there’s a gazebo nearby where if you kiss at midnight...
BECCA2014
it’ll guarantee you get married!!!
KALI2014
Let’s cool it with the marriage talk, mom.
BECCA2014
Well, at least come meet him. He’s a fiction writer. And he’s super cute ;)
KALI2014
I’m still talking to Ben.
BECCA2014
Why??? He’s such a loser.
KALI2014
I know. But he totally has a crush on me.
KALI2014
And he’s been buying my drinks all night. :)
BECCA2014
All part of his loser plan!
KALI2014
Relax. We’re just going for a walk ;)
BECCA2014
Hey. Have you seen Andy?
BECCA2014
He’s been acting weird all night. Like he’s avoiding me.
KALI2014
I thought he seemed kind of nervous.
BECCA2014
And he kept calling all our friends to make sure they were coming...
BECCA2014
and he hasn’t been talking to any of them!
BECCA2014
WAIT. I THINK I JUST SAW HIM LEAVE WITH SOMEONE!
KALI2014
R u sure it was him???
BECCA2014
YES. He was wearing that stupid denim jacket he bought yesterday.
BECCA2014
And he was with some girl!!! Do you see him?!?!?
KALI2014
No. We’re already near the park.
KALI2014
Becca, I wasn’t going to say anything, but…
KALI2014
Andy was talking a lot with that bartender.
BECCA2014
The one with all the piercings???
BECCA2014
OMG. I don’t see her behind the bar anymore!
BECCA2014
Do you think they left together???
KALI2014
I don’t know. Wait. I see a couple on a park bench.
KALI2014
I can’t tell. It’s so dark! It could be him…
BECCA2014
What r they doing???
KALI2014
You don’t want to know…
KALI2014
Major make-out session.
KALI2014
Wait. Something happened. They’re leaving.
KALI2014
I think whoever it is, they’re headed back toward the bar.
BECCA2014
Andy just texted me. He says he’s looking for me! COINCIDENCE???
BECCA2014
I can’t believe he cheated on me!!! I’M BLOCKING HIM.
KALI2014
This is SO messed up. You don’t deserve this!!!
BECCA2014
You know if I wanted to cheat, I could!
KALI2014
You totally could. What about that writer guy? You said he was hot.
BECCA2014
YEAH! Maybe it’s my turn to make a mistake!
BECCA2014
And Kali? Andy’s going to regret this.
Ben
Woah, woah, woah. First off… I did not have a crush on you.
Kali
That’s all you have to say???
Ben
NO. I have way more to say. This is all wrong.
Kali
Says the guy who can’t remember.
Kali
Face it - I pushed Becca to hook up with that writer...
Kali
and I’m pretty sure you were egging Andy on all night to go after that bartender...
Ben
No. We did not. It’s all a misunderstanding.
Ben
I found my chats with Andy from that night.
Ben
I store everything in the cloud.
Ben
Do you want to know the truth?
ANDY2014
What’s up? Been spending a lot of time with Kali I see ;)
BEN2014
I knoefw she’s tottally into me...
ANDY2014
You all right, buddy?
ANDY2014
Think you’ve got a real shot with her.
ANDY2014
Becca says she hasn’t dated anyone in years. Probably really desperate.
BEN2014
Totaly getting the desperate vibe. I’m way out of her league :)
ANDY2014
It’s good to have confidence.
BEN2014
Speakign of. You’ve been spending a lot time with that bartender.
ANDY2014
There’s a reason for that.
ANDY2014
Not the primary reason.
ANDY2014
All will be revealed in time. :)
BEN2014
Come on. Im your best friend.
ANDY2014
So you looking to close the deal with Kali?
BEN2014
Don’t change the suject.
BEN2014
And yes. Thought maybe I’d take her on a little stroll down to that gazebo.
ANDY2014
Uh, you know the legend right?
ANDY2014
Never mind. Hey. Don’t be gone too long. I need you back here in 10.
ANDY2014
Trust me. You’re not going to want to miss it.
BEN2014
Ok. Hey! Can I borrow your jacket? I forgot mine.
ANDY2014
Sure. It’s piled in that booth somewhere.
BEN2014
Tahnks man! You’re the best bro I’ ever had.
BEN2014
Woah. I look good in denim!
ANDY2014
You can’t keep it :). Be back in 10, right?
Kali
First off, I had no idea you were that sloppy.
Kali
SECOND, I WAS NOT DESPERATE.
Kali
AND THIRD, THE JACKET?!?!!?
Ben
Yes. The jacket. When Becca thought she saw Andy leaving the bar with SOME GIRL...
Ben
that was ME in Andy’s denim jacket leaving with YOU!!!
Kali
And then I told Becca to make out with that writer!
Ben
That’s not the worst of it.
Ben
Why do you think Andy was acting weird all night?
Kali
I don’t know. Full moon?
Ben
And why did I HAVE to be back in 10?
Kali
Umm, so you could buy his next round?
Ben
NO. Because he was going to PROPOSE TO BECCA!
Ben
Think about it. He WASN’T hitting on the bartender.
Ben
He was working with her so she would stop the music.
Kali
Oh, no. So Andy never cheated?!
Ben
No. He was probably psyching himself up in the bathroom then went to propose to his girlfriend...
Ben
and instead found her making out with some dweeby writer in the corner.
Kali
SO IT IS ALL MY FAULT!!!
Ben
Stop with the blame. We just have to get them to realize is was all a big mistake!
Kali
Yeah, right. Becca’s so convinced he cheated on her, she’ll never change her mind!
Kali
She needs to see Andy in a whole new light.
Ben
Then she needs to come to NYC.
Kali
Ben, this way worse than I thought. We have to make this right.
Ben
We will. And I know exactly how to make it happen.
