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Today was crazy! I got flowers from Kurt, asked out Ray, and then this. Jake, a really nice man that works in the neighboring suite saw me talking to Ray in the hall. He was bustin' my chops a little and said "I bet that's not your boyfriend!" I told him I didn't have a boyfriend anymore. That he and I broke up a couple months ago. He was surprised "WHAT? Why didn't you tell me!?" He then informed me that Brent always talks about me. "He does?" I asked. He said that he does and inquired as to whether I thought he was too old for me, or if he wasn't my type. I told him that wasn't it at all. I kind of filled him in, and said that he knows my ex and that I'm not sure what he told Brent but I think he's under the impression from my ex that we may be getting back together which is not the case all. He took it upon himself to play matchmaker. He apparently ran into Brent in the hall or bathroom or something, because out of nowhere, about 20 minutes later Brent pops in to ask how my weekend was, mind you, he has barely spoken to me since the weekend that he told me he saw my ex.
At any rate, he proceeds to inquire as to whether I was seeing anyone, I told him I asked someone out today. He said "You did? Aww...I'm right down the hall and you asked someone else out?" as he started to walk a was hanging his head dramatically. I said to him "I don't know, what happened? I thought we were supposed to go out for beers and the next thing I hear you're hanging out with [the ex] having beers! I didn't know." He came back over to me and said "It wasn't like we went out for beers, it was a bachelor party and we had a couple of beers. I like you, I was just weary because I didn't know how you would feel about that." I told him I didn't know, how that would work, I know the ex would be hurt if he found out that Brent and I went out on a date. But that doesn't change the fact that I like him, and he likes me. Brent said to me "Well, maybe he just wouldn't have to know about this." I told him "Oh, he doesn't get to know anything about my dating life!" Then I said "Well lets do it then, what's your schedule like this week? All I have is school." He said "You have to let me know, am I second in line to the this other guy now?" I told him I didn't have plans, and to let me know when he was available. He said that "From Friday on" he was available, I told him I thought I had class on Saturday morning but that was it. So, he told me to let him know. I need to talk to him tomorrow and see if he wants to go out on Friday or Saturday!