Ten Texts Immortalised Here Because I Can't Bear to Delete Them Otherwise and My Inbox is Crowded.

1. 'O.K then, where should I go? Do you need anything?' Chilli night—persistence pays.
2. 'Not a bad day - I was nervous because I can feel eyes on us. However I will discuss at length. At the pub with coppers, asking me who I am texting - I said my secret lover.' And it is still a secret nearly eight months later. Who said girls can only keep a secret for twenty-four hours? Oh, I did tell one person. But they will take it to their grave. Maybe.
3. 'You are insane - but I like the idea, I will ring you in 15-20 mins.' The texts have a narrative time-line. The boy discovered my insanity early. I don't mind because then he knows exactly what he is dealing with. We did go ice skating.
4. 'Thank you. I enjoyed my Barefoot balcony introspection - watching ze world go by under a sunny sky.'
5. 'I hope my special friend Charlston and her little dog are ok - message from her admirer.' I often thought V— was only my friend to be Bodhi's friend. I could understand that. He did hang around after Bodhi went to Nirvana though so maybe there is more to this small 'r' than appears.
6. 'P.S. You are my favourite calltaker.'
7. 'Have you got enough books to last you through the night?' Caring, a sense of humour, and not afraid to take the p—s. I think the ratios work quite well.
8. 'Dear Charlie, the plain and simple truth is that I am incredibly lucky to have met a beautiful person like you. You are always a free person. I just can't work out the randomness of your book reading piles.' I like to keep a bit of mystery around myself—appears to be working. Possibly may be that not even I can work out the randomness of the book reading piles. They just work, that is all that matters.
9. 'Charlie, you are like a beautiful warm drug to me. I am addicted.' This is text that breaks a heart with sweetness. Eek. Wow.
10. 'When I win tattslotto will you run away with me?' Yes. Can we come back for visits though?